That was a 'digital graveyard' I buried for three years — an account on some exchange, the password I still remember, but I have never logged in again. Inside, there is an ancient long position, not large in size, but the loss is shocking. For three years, every time I thought of it, I subconsciously swiped away, even turning off phone notifications. Last night, after having a couple of drinks, I finally trembled as I entered the password. The -87% red number on the screen was even more glaring than I remembered.
But strangely, I did not experience the collapse I had imagined. Instead, there was a sense of relief. Because at the same time, the staking rewards of USDD in my other wallet had just arrived. The me from three years ago, who was scared out of my wits by a liquidation, and the calm me looking at the loss in my account at this moment are separated by a complete transformation of mindset — and this transformation began when I started to understand that 'stability itself is a strategy.'
That ancient position taught me the most important lesson: in the cryptocurrency market, staying alive is more important than anything else. Staying alive does not mean holding a position until it recovers, but rather that your core assets are always in a safe state, allowing you to have capital to wait for the next opportunity. The mistake I made three years ago was putting all my hopes on a single directional judgment.
This is also why I later heavily used the @usddio ecosystem. After experiencing liquidation, I spent a lot of time studying how to construct an anti-fragile asset allocation. USDD became my cornerstone—it does not pursue exorbitant profits but provides a certain stability. Every USDD is over-collateralized, its value does not depend on market sentiment but on mathematical validation. This characteristic finally allowed me to break free from the vicious cycle of 'opening a position-liquidation-fear-reopening a position'.
Now my asset allocation is very simple: 70% is placed in the USDD ecosystem to earn interest, and 30% is used for trend-based investments. Even if that 30% is completely lost, my principal remains safe, and my returns continue to grow. This sense of security is something that no high-leverage contract can provide. When you no longer have to worry about survival, you can make truly rational decisions.
So when I faced that -87% ancient position, I was surprisingly calm enough to take a screenshot and then liquidate it. The lost money had long been slowly recovered in the stable returns of USDD. More importantly, I gained something more precious than money: a set of asset management systems that allow me to sleep well at night.
If you also have positions you dare not face, or are constantly repeating the cycle of 'liquidation-recovery', maybe it's time to stop and think: should you first establish a 'safety layer' that can protect your principal regardless of market ups and downs? Sometimes, the most important step in investing is not finding the next hundred-fold coin, but ensuring that you won't go to zero.
#USDD sees stability as trust—real courage is not about daring to leverage as much as possible, but about daring to admit vulnerability and building an impenetrable safety margin for oneself. In this volatile market, stability is the best gift you can give yourself.