Common Mistakes When Investing In Crypto

I've spent $20,000 on Bitcoin. Here's what most people get wrong: The biggest returns don't come from: • Following crypto influencers • Trading daily swings • Chasing new coins They come from: • Understanding the fundamentals • Staying liquid enough to never panic sell • Ignoring the noise Most painful lessons learned: • FOMO buying at all-time highs • Trading on emotion • Checking prices every 5 minutes • Believing "this time is different" The truth nobody tells you: Making money in crypto isn't about being right. It's about not being forced to be wrong. Translation: Don't invest what you can't afford to lock up for 5+ years. Simple strategy that worked: • Buy when others panic • Hold when others FOMO • Never invest emergency funds • Think in decades, not days The hardest part? Doing nothing when everyone else is doing something. $20,000 later, here's what I know: The best investors aren't the smartest. They're the most disciplined. P.S. What's your biggest crypto lesson learned? 👇

Stop trying to get rich quick. My top 15 learnings from investing in the crypto markets: 1. Never invest in something because someone told you to. Do your own research. Develop your own conviction. And then ask others questions about your thesis. Analyze their answers to figure out if you know more than they do. Do this enough and you’ll develop conviction in your view vs the market view. 2. Write. The thoughts in your head aren’t real until you write them out. 3. Study onchain data. Artemis 4. Observe the market. If you aren’t observing the market, you are the market. Write out notes on a monthly basis about what you are seeing in the market. Observe the fear and greed of your friends and associates. The market is always telling you something. 5. Price moves first. This is extremely unique in crypto. Price. Moves. First. Fundamentals come later. Study Solana over the last year if you don’t believe me. 6. The name of the game is survival. Only invest what you are comfortable losing. If you are up at night worried about your investments, you’ve already lost the game. 7. Always leave some cash on the sideline. I keep a higher portion of my portfolio in cash than most (+10%). It keeps me calm. And I always feel like I can go on offense when an opportunity presents itself. 8. Never chase an opportunity out of FOMO. The next opportunity is right around the corner. Be patient. 9. Meditate daily. Meditation is the practice of observing your thoughts. Practice being mindful of that voice in your head. Do this enough and you’ll get better at observing your emotions and not let them get the best of you. This is a superpower not just for investing but for life. 10. Don’t forget to take profit. The market doesn’t owe you anything. Your price target isn’t real. Always re-assess and take profit or get out of a trade as information changes. 11. Never, ever, attach your identify to an investment. This is probably the biggest mistake I see in crypto, which is known for online communities, which function like cults. Everyone knows what happens to cults when everyone drinks the kool-aide. 12. Stay humble. Just when you start to think you’re a genius is when the market will hand you some L’s. 13. Pattern recognition is real. Why? Human behavior. 14. If you don’t understand macro, you don’t understand crypto. 15. Stop trying to get rich quick. Name of the game is *time in the market.* _______ The most obvious thing I see in the market right now? SOL will outperform ETH. Solana infra will outperform Ethereum infra (e.g. Pyth > Chainlink) Solana DeFi will outperform ETH DeFi (e.g. Jupiter > Uniswap) Solana memes will outperform ETH memes (e.g. Giga > Pepe) [none of this diminishes ETHs significance long-term. just the reality of the market today] SUI and TIA look like the alt L1 plays this cycle. What would you add? Data: Solana vs Ethereum Daily Fees powered by @artemis

The hidden truth about crypto investing most people ignore: I've analyzed 1000+ crypto projects over 5 years. Here's what separates winners from losers: Smart investors focus on: - Team track record and delivery history - Real-world adoption metrics, not Twitter hype - Revenue models that make actual sense - Development activity on GitHub - Partnership substance, not just names While others chase: - Price predictions from random influencers - Token launches without product validation - Projects with zero real users - Promises of instant wealth - Hype-driven marketing stunts The brutal reality: 93% of projects that focused on price over product failed within 18 months. But 72% of projects with strong fundamentals survived the bear market. My golden rule: If you can't explain the project's value to a 12-year-old in 30 seconds, don't invest. The market rewards patience and research, not gambling and guessing. What's the most important metric you look at before investing in a crypto project?