Five minutes ago, I withdrew the last fifty thousand from my account. The light from the screen reflects on my face, and my hands are a bit shaky. I know this might be the last chance, or it could be the last grave.
Having been in the crypto world for so many years, I have celebrated during bull markets and suffered during bear markets, but the two demons of greed and fear have never left me, like a maggot gnawing at my bones. Watching others achieve hundredfold returns makes me FOMO to the point of sleepless nights; when my own holdings drop, I panic and sell at the lowest point. This cycle repeats, my account shrinks, and I am mentally and physically exhausted.
Today, I set three iron rules for myself, which are also lessons learned through hardship:
1. Only trade TON, ignore others.
2. Never use leverage, avoid life and death situations.
3. Block out all noise, focus only on my battlefield.
I know this is against human nature. But today, I want to talk about not TON, but the card that allowed me to find a bit of 'calm' in the crazy market after countless mindset explosions — USDD.
USDD: In the mad bull and desperate bear market, my only 'calming agent'.
When you bet your last fortune on the table, what is most important? Not the hundredfold dream, but the confidence to not exit the game. For me, USDD is that confidence.
What is it?
In simple terms, USDD is the 'digital dollar' on the chain. 1 USDD is always pegged to 1 dollar. But it’s not the dollar figure in a bank that might be frozen; it’s a hard currency running on the blockchain, truly belonging to you.
Why has it become my lifeline?
When the market crashes and fear consumes everything...
I no longer need to awkwardly exchange for fiat (slow and troublesome). One-click to convert assets to USDD.The value is firmly anchored at 1 dollar.. Watching my position's market value plummet, but the USDD position remains unchanged, that kind of 'safety net' mentally allows me to calm down instead of panicking and selling at a loss.When the hot topics are flying around, and greed continues to tempt...
The TON I’m holding hasn’t launched yet, but a certain meme coin has increased tenfold overnight. In the past, I would have FOMOed in, and then lost everything. Now, I will keep the reserves in USDD.Looking at its steady 1 dollar is a repeated reminder to myself: your discipline is 'only trade TON'.It helps me keep my hands off.When it’s time to 'fire', when the real opportunity comes...
In a bull market, there are often sharp declines; a decline is a golden pit. When the opportunity arises, are you holding a depreciating altcoin or stable USDD?USDD is my 'reserve ammunition depot', allowing me to always have bullets to pull the trigger in times of panic.
Beyond tools: USDD is a 'trading mindset'.
I gradually understand that in the end, trading cryptocurrencies is a game of mindset. What USDD gives me is not just a stable coin, but a sense of controllable rhythm.
It is the 'ballast' of my positions: no matter how aggressive my positions are, I will keep a portion of USDD. This allows me to sleep at night.
It is the 'transfer station' of my operations: after selling for profit, I don't rush to find the next target, I first return to USDD to rest. Avoid getting hot-headed.
It is the 'physical anchor point' of my discipline: looking at it reminds me of the vow of 'no leverage', because it itself cannot be used for leveraged borrowing (on most platforms).
Back to the fifty thousand I mentioned at the beginning.
If a part of this last bullet exists in the form of USDD, my mindset would be completely different. I wouldn't feel it's a 'gamble everything all in', but more like a 'precise strike with backup support'.
The final resonance: we all need a guarantee of 'not exiting the game'.
Brothers, I know that feeling. The excitement of going all in, the despair of being deeply stuck, the anxiety of missing out, we have all experienced it. In this 24-hour non-stop meat grinder market, we need a 'safe house'.
USDD is the fortress I found on this bloody battlefield, built on a stable foundation. It cannot guarantee my profits, but it can ensure that I am not knocked off the table in the most extreme storms, keeping my most precious chips and sanity.
Now, I need to keep an eye on my TON. But I know that no matter how fierce the storm, a part of my value is quietly lying in USDD, stable as a mountain.
This is my story, and also the meaning of USDD — it’s not about teaching you to win, but about helping you not to lose.
