Crypto isn’t confusing.
We are.
Most people enter crypto thinking they’re learning about technology.
But what they actually meet is themselves.
Here are the real psychological traps:
We want clear definitions.
Crypto dissolves everything we thought we understood about money and value.
We think risk exists only where we see it.
Visible volatility scares us.
Invisible inflation doesn’t, even when it's worse.
We confuse decentralization with safety.
It’s not about structure.
It’s about incentives.
We expect technology to fix psychological problems.
It can’t. It only exposes them.
Markets are emotional, not logical.
Fear and euphoria drive 90% of decisions.
Crypto changes our mental models.
Economy, state, privacy, risk...nothing stays the same.
Crypto doesn’t only change finance. It changes you.
Self-responsibility is the real learning curve.
Crypto is not a machine.
Crypto is a mirror.
And most people aren’t ready for their reflection.
— LucidLedger