I have been navigating this market for eight years. Starting with three hundred thousand yuan, I have now achieved financial freedom. Someone asked me what the secret is? Honestly, there’s no secret; it’s just a "clumsy method" that I’ve summarized after being beaten by the market countless times.

Many newcomers believe that making money depends on luck or insider information. I stopped believing in that a long time ago. Those who truly survive in the crypto world are never the smartest, but those who are disciplined and can wait. These two qualities may sound ordinary, but in this market, they are the most scarce.

**Survive first, everything else is secondary**

When I first started, I also went crazy. Once, I doubled my money in a day and was ecstatic. But what happened next? The very next trade wiped out all my gains. The harshest reality in the crypto world is: the vast majority are already out before the bear market arrives, and they never even get the chance to enjoy a bull run.

My first strict rule for myself: only use idle funds, never leverage. It’s easy to say, but when you see someone showing off leverage gains in the group, the temptation is almost suffocating. I have a buddy who tried 12x leverage, and in 8 minutes, he lost 450,000 yuan. He even smashed his phone. Ordinary people's hearts simply can’t withstand that kind of刺激.

I never invest more than 10% of my liquid assets in any single project, and at most 5% of my total funds. This is not conservatism; it’s clarity after being educated by the market.

**My asset allocation framework**

Years of trial and error have helped me develop a set of allocation strategies:

Core holdings (50%): BTC and ETH are my safety anchors. No matter how turbulent the outside world is, this part remains unchanged.

Growth positions (30%): Betting on promising sectors. Decentralized infrastructure, tokenization of physical assets, and similar directions are on my watch list.