Last year's big rally saw me watch my Bitcoin unrealized gains plummet from 300% to 80%, and the question of "when to take profits" hung like a sword over my head.

I casually asked ten veteran traders and surprisingly received eleven different answers: "Watch the K-line patterns," "Set stop-loss and take-profit levels," "Sell in batches"... a wide variety of advice. It wasn't until I met an old miner who has been holding since 2017 that he threw out a sentence that woke me up:

"Real cashing out isn't about selling Bitcoin at all; it's about converting it into something that never depreciates."

The next day, I started experimenting: whenever the price rose enough, I would exchange a portion into stablecoins. This isn't cutting losses and leaving; it's changing vehicles mid-ride.

You're worried that the destination on the highway is forever out of reach, but the smart move isn't to jump out, it's to get into the train that will eventually arrive at the station.

Why is "perfectly timing the Bitcoin top" fundamentally a false proposition? Three reasons trap everyone:

**Timing is too illusory** — selling too early leads to regret and missing out; selling too late risks a pullback. There's never an optimal point.

**Human nature always interferes** — greed makes you hold on tight; panic pushes you to sell. Repeatedly cutting losses is driven by emotional hijacking.

**Taxation is a roadblock** — a single sale can trigger enormous tax liabilities. Many haven't even calculated this.

So the real solution is to redefine "exit":

It's not about returning to fiat from the crypto world, but shifting from volatile assets to stable value. The mindset is completely different.

That's why stablecoins have become my most trusted transfer station:

**You're still in the game** — funds are always on-chain, ready to re-allocate to BTC at any time.

**Profits are realized** — floating gains are instantly converted into real assets.

**Regulatory pitfalls are avoided** — on-chain transfers, zero tax events, no questions from banks.

Later, I summarized a three-step approach: continue holding Bitcoin as principal, cycle the unrealized gains into stablecoins. This way, you can enjoy long-term growth without being knocked out by short-term volatility. It’s like capturing growth dividends while also having safety insurance.