At the age of 33, looking back at my 8 years in the cryptocurrency world, there are always people coming up to ask: Did you really make money?

The answer is quite straightforward — during the market trend from 2021 to 2023, my account steadily reached an 8-digit figure. Now, when I go out, I stay at hotels that cost 2000 yuan a night, living a more relaxed life than many 80s who are doing real business or running online stores.

Some people keep asking for the secret. In fact, it has nothing to do with talent or luck; it all relies on a set of "simple methods" — the 253 phased investment method. With it, I have genuinely secured over 20 million in profits. Beginners can follow it and avoid stepping into a lot of pitfalls.

Taking the most familiar BTC as an example, if you prepare 100,000 yuan as a fund pool, you can implement the method in three steps.

The first step is "2": first take 20%, which is 20,000, for a lightweight trial. Keeping the position light means you won't panic no matter how the market fluctuates; the risk is completely manageable. I've seen too many beginners go all in as soon as they enter the market, feeling elated when it rises and losing their composure when it falls. This step effectively blocks that pit.

The second step is "5": the remaining 50%, which is 50,000, is added in phases. If the market rises, wait for a pullback before taking action. If it falls, add slowly at the pace of "10% for every 8% drop." This way, regardless of how the market jumps around, the holding cost can be gradually averaged out, avoiding being trapped by entering at a single point.

The third step is "3": wait until the trend is fully established; for example, after BTC breaks through a key point without falling back, then add the last 30%, which is 30,000. The entire investment pace is steady and calm, instead resembling an anchored position, solid and secure.

This method may seem "simple," but in the cryptocurrency world, it is precisely the "simple methods" that last the longest. Now that the market is still in a volatile phase, I have seen many beginners chasing highs and selling lows, always looking for a "shortcut," resulting in significant losses overnight that make them doubt life. Meanwhile, by relying on the principles of "253" — "stay calm, don't be greedy, and invest in phases" — I have instead grounded myself amidst the fluctuations.

In fact, the hardest part in the cryptocurrency world has never been finding some "magical operation," but rather learning to exercise restraint. Restraining the greed to go all in and also restraining the fear that comes from falling prices.

There was a time when I was also blindly stumbling in the darkness of the cryptocurrency world, unable to find my way. Now, I finally have a "light" in my hand.

This light has been shining all along; it just depends on whether you are willing to follow it.