The rules of the financial market game, in essence, are a redistribution of wealth.

Many people talk about Bitcoin, often emphasizing "technological innovation," "financial democratization," and "future trends," but these are just packaging. Peel back this layer, and the true face of the market is only one word: competition.

The crypto world is not a cooperative game, but a confrontation game. Your gains come directly from others' losses, and vice versa. This is a zero-sum game.

To understand this clearly, consider a specific example:

You have an account with 300U, and you invest 50U to go long. Your judgment is correct, and the market starts moving. At the same time, a large holder has 100,000U and also invests 50U to go long.

Then, the market suddenly performs a technical probe—shakeout.

The result is: you get liquidated, while the large holder remains unharmed. Your funds are wiped out, and the large holder's game truly begins.

Making money in the market doesn't depend on how strong your judgment is; it depends on how long you can survive. Small funds die quickly, large funds last longer. Your directional judgment is completely aligned, but your roles are entirely different—you are liquidity, and they are predators.

Retail investors often imagine themselves as "trend followers," but their actual role is "providers of market liquidity." When you are excited and entering the market, large funds are systematically offloading; when you panic and cut losses, smart capital is quietly building positions. Every emotional fluctuation of yours becomes someone else's most stable source of profit.

The market is not a casino; it is a brutal arena. Information asymmetry, capital volume, risk tolerance—these are the keys to victory or defeat.