Sometimes I honestly miss the old crypto market. Not because it was clean or safe, but because it felt alive. Every day something new was moving. New coins. New narratives. New chances. You could open charts and feel excitement instantly.
Back then it was normal to see 3x or 5x moves. Sometimes even 10x did not shock anyone. Retail money had power. Momentum mattered more than fundamentals. Speed mattered more than patience. It was chaotic, but that chaos created opportunity.
Then slowly things started changing. Governments began paying attention. Regulations came in. Compliance became important. Exchanges tightened rules. KYC turned from optional into standard. At first it didn’t feel big, but underneath the market structure was shifting.
The biggest change was not price. It was movement. Coins stopped flying randomly. Liquidity stopped behaving wild. Hype stopped lasting. The market became heavier, slower, more controlled.
Personally, I liked the old movement more. It rewarded risk. It rewarded being early. Even mistakes sometimes paid. Today mistakes are punished immediately. There is no forgiveness in the market anymore.
Now most retail traders are struggling. Portfolios are down 90 percent. Some even more. Not because people stopped trying, but because they are still using old strategies in a new market. They are playing a game that no longer exists.
When regulation came, big money became more comfortable. Institutions entered. Funds entered. Structured capital entered. This type of money does not chase candles. It waits. It buys during boredom. It exits during excitement.
Retail traders on the other hand still chase pumps. Still overtrade. Still use high leverage. That worked in the past. Today it slowly drains accounts This is why so many people feel crypto is harder now. It is not harder. It is just different. The market rewards patience instead of speed. Discipline instead of emotions. Planning instead of gambling.
Governments entering crypto did not kill it. They changed who wins. They brought legitimacy, but they removed the easy money phase for most people. That is the uncomfortable truth.
Crypto did not betray retail. Retail refused to adapt the market has grown up. Systems are stronger. Infrastructure is deeper. Capital stays longer. But excitement comes slower. Opportunities are fewer, yet more meaningful.
I still miss the old chaos sometimes. The adrenaline. The fast wins. But I also understand why it could not last forever. Freedom always attracts control once it becomes big enough the game changed. The rules changed And survival now depends on who is willing to change with it.
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