While top institutions are shouting "$1 trillion," smart people are quietly checking escape routes.
Today, a 2026 outlook report from 21Shares, a leading crypto asset management firm, went viral. The report is filled with enticing figures: stablecoins exceeding $1 trillion, ETPs reaching $400 billion, RWA (Real-World Assets) reaching $500 billion… It's like a glittering map of wealth is slowly unfolding before you. Many have already begun celebrating, as if these figures will be achieved tomorrow. But please allow me to pour some cold water on your enthusiasm before you get carried away. As a veteran who has eaten cold bread in a bear market and witnessed too many "this time is different" myths shattered in a bull market, my job is not to paint a picture of paradise for you, but to help you identify the disguised cliffs on the road to paradise.
Ant Financial partners with Google and VISA for AI payments, why do I want to advise you to "run fast"?
This morning, a seemingly "unremarkable" piece of news pierced my back like an ice pick, Ant Financial announced that its AI risk control system has processed $15 trillion in payment transactions with an accuracy rate of 90%, and has developed new protocols in collaboration with Google, MasterCard, and VISA. Many people's first reaction is: "The giants are entering, blockchain is a big boon!" But I immediately recalled that glorious financial report before Nokia was disrupted by the iPhone. When the giant of traditional finance begins to skillfully wield the weapon of "AI + blockchain," the "disruptor narrative" of our crypto world is entering its most dangerous moment, not being strangled, but being "reconciled" and "surpassed."
Another company bought 10 bitcoins, but why is the market still flat?
This morning when I came across this news, I almost sprayed my coffee. A Spanish listed company named Vanadi Coffee 'seriously' announced that it had increased its holdings by 10 bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to 129, and thus 'honorably' ranked 100th on the global list of publicly traded companies by holdings. My first reaction was not excitement, but rather a desire to laugh. After laughing, there was a deep sense of vigilance. When you see one cockroach, there may already be a hundred in the dark. But when you see the hundredth cockroach, you have to ask yourself: has this room become a cockroach nest?
When Musk Becomes the 'Political Reality Show Director,' How Do We Survive in the Crypto Market?
Just now, the world's richest man, tech mogul, and owner of Twitter (now X platform), Musk, once again ignited a global powder keg of public opinion with just a few short words, conveniently raising the blood pressure of political elites worldwide. His controversial remarks about 'Nazi symbols' under the EU flag acted like a precisely placed opinion bomb, causing mainstream media figures to be thrown into chaos. However, just as politicians and editorialists are busy with their critiques, we, the 'old Chinese medicine practitioners of the crypto world,' exchanged knowing smiles and silently opened the on-chain data browser. Why? Because we are too familiar with this script. When Musk begins to play the role of 'political reality show director,' the volatility of sentiment in the crypto market is often not far from an explosion.
3000 yuan adventure in cryptocurrency: My classmates are celebrating, while I choose to 'survive'
Hello, I am the compass. Just last week, I received two messages. One was from my university classmate group, where a brother who used to sleep above me shared a screenshot with the caption: 'This month has been lucky, +50%.' The other was from a friend who runs a restaurant, who sent four words at three in the morning: 'Back to zero, tired.' You see, the cryptocurrency world is so magical. On the left is the enticing legend of financial freedom, and on the right is the silent warning of losing everything. At this moment, you might be holding the 3000 yuan you saved from your summer job, standing at this crossroads, heart racing, eager to try.
Withdrawal Safety Warning: Every profit of yours may fall at the "last mile"
Friends, I am the compass. In my six years as an analyst, the most concerning consultations are often not about "what to buy", but about "how to safely withdraw money". Last week, two fans sent me screenshots of their accounts being frozen; they did not make operational mistakes, but due to improper payment methods, the hard-earned six-figure funds were instantly "frozen". Today, we won't discuss market predictions, but rather a crucial question that determines whether you can truly "take away profits": How to safely navigate the unseen minefield of the "last mile" when digital assets turn into RMB?
From Selling Houses to Pay Off Debts to Stability: The Five Lessons I Bought with 3000 Million
Hello, I am the compass. Today we won't talk about K-line charts or macro trends; I want to tell you a true story. You might have heard a similar version of the first half of this story: a young person, with a modest startup capital, rides the waves of the market, and the account numbers roll to a dizzying height. Yes, that was once me. But today, I want to tell you the second half of this story, the part that very few people are willing to mention: when the tide goes out, how I fell heavily from that dizzying height to the bottom, where I had to sell assets to fill the gaps. That experience was worth 3000 million.
Oh dear, trading cryptocurrencies until going bald and losing money like a dog? Back when I had 10,000 USDT left with 3,000 USDT, I almost smashed my phone, but later I relied on this 'Three-Step Method' to make a comeback to 25,000 USDT!
Brothers, wake up! If you are currently staring at the K-line as if looking at your ex's chat history, feeling tangled, afraid of a pullback when it rises and scared of the abyss when it falls, then congratulations, you are right in the 'trap for retail investors' in the crypto world. I used to be like this too, during the bull market in 2023, chasing hot trends until I was exhausted, turning my initial capital of 10,000 USDT into 3,000 USDT in half a year, it was tragic. I stayed up late every day refreshing exchanges, and when a hot trend emerged, I went all in, only to end up either trapped or liquidated. Haha, looking back now, I wasn’t trading cryptocurrencies, I was just a free laborer for the whales! But later, I learned my lesson and invented the 'Three-Step Steady Method', which successfully pulled my account back to 25,000 USDT without ever being liquidated. This is purely personal experience sharing, not a myth; I just want you to take fewer detours and get more beauty sleep. 😏
A Decade in the Cryptocurrency World: How I Turned 2400 U into 38,000 with Three 'Dumb' Principles
Hello everyone, I am the Compass. In the cryptocurrency world, where wealth myths and shattered stories unfold daily, I have spent a full decade. I have seen some people grow their accounts a hundredfold overnight, and I have seen more quietly return to zero in the next fluctuation. What impresses me most are not those dazzling numbers, but the experience of a friend who once started with 2400 U and gradually rolled his assets up to 38,000 U amidst the market's turmoil. No insider information, no metaphysics. His story is similar to my own journey from 5000 U to where I am today, validating a truth: in this rapidly changing jungle, those who survive and move steadily forward often rely not on the sharpest spear, but on the sturdiest shield.
Turning ten thousand into a million? No, first learn how to 'not get wiped out.'
Friends, I am the compass. Almost every month, I receive the same question in the backend: 'Old Luo, I only have 10,000 in capital, how can I quickly roll it into one million in the crypto circle?' Eight years ago, I asked myself the exact same question. At that time, I was staring at the flickering candlestick chart, like staring at a game console, firmly believing that the next fluctuation would be my opportunity. I stayed up late, anxious, and traded frequently until my account balance told me a cruel truth: the most expensive tuition in the market is mistaking 'diligence' for 'ability.' I truly had an epiphany when I accepted a counterintuitive fact: in this zero-sum game jungle, 'surviving' is not a state, but a high-level skill that needs deliberate practice.
From the Edge of Bankruptcy to Eight Figures: My Crypto 'Mine-Sweeping' Diary
Friends, I am the compass. Eight years ago, I entered this bizarre market with fifty thousand borrowed dollars and an unrealistic dream of getting rich quickly. Today, my assets have reached a level I once dared not imagine. But if you think this is a story about 'courage' and 'luck', you are mistaken. This is a report about 'survival'. I spent eight years in the world's most brutal 'mine-sweeping game' in the crypto world, meticulously noting down where things would 'explode'. Today, I want to show you my map.
Crawling Back from the Edge of Liquidation: My Eight 'Stupid' Principles
I have seen too many people rush into this market with dreams of changing their fate, only to leave in silence with broken accounts. Whenever someone asks me, 'How can one turn things around in a desperate situation?' I always think of that night when I had only two thousand left in my account; it wasn't the beginning of an inspirational story, but a moment that forced me to abandon all illusions and re-examine the rules. What I'm sharing today is not a secret to overnight wealth, but a survival guide that helps you stay alive through the storm and ultimately find your direction. These principles are very simple, even a bit 'stupid', but they are the armor forged from countless lessons.
In the crypto world, living long is the highest level of skill.
Hello everyone, I am the compass. In the city of Shenzhen, new wealth myths are born every day, and old legends quietly fade away. On this stage, which condenses all human desires in the crypto world, I have seen too many stories that are as brilliant as meteors but fleeting; they once precisely captured every wave but lost all their chips in an unintentional pullback. The truly cruel truth is: in this market, many know when to attack, but those who know how to build defenses and keep themselves at the table are few and far between.
In Shenzhen, how I outperformed 99% of cryptocurrency players with the 'Fool's Strategy'
Hello everyone, I am Compass. In Shenzhen, a city known for 'making money' and 'speed', my life is like an outlier; there’s no 996, no ineffective socializing, just a studio with a view of the sunset and two houses without mortgage payments. My friends say this is 'lying down to win', but only I know that this enviable composure comes from the past eight years I have spent practicing a set of 'anti-efficiency survival philosophy' in the most volatile market of the cryptocurrency world. I have never been liquidated and have never believed in the 'All-In Myth'. However, my returns have quietly outperformed most players around me. What I'm sharing today is not a powerful medicine that can double your investment in three days, but rather the foundational mindset that can help you 'live long and continue to make money'.
3000 yuan in the cryptocurrency world: is it a joke, or the true beginning of your comeback?
Friends, I am the compass. If someone tells you that he can change his destiny in the cryptocurrency world with 3000 yuan, you would probably laugh. This amount isn't even enough to have a decent Japanese meal in a first-tier city. But today I want to seriously say: this 3000 yuan might be the most important ticket for you to transform from an 'audience' to a 'player'. I have seen too many people who, with the thought of 'I'll do well when I have a capital of 100,000', remain stagnant forever. Meanwhile, some others, with a small amount of money, have learned the survival rules that will benefit them for a lifetime in the market, and when opportunities arise, they make an astonishing leap.
From losing a million to earning ten million: what truth lies behind the reversal of a 'retail investor'?
Hello everyone, I am Luopan. Today I want to tell a true story, not about myths, but about 'rationality on the edge of a cliff.' This August, I received a shocking screenshot of a position from a friend in Shanghai, with long positions in Ethereum and SOL, like two monuments, firmly standing at a periodic peak. The floating loss was steadily above 1 million USD. He only asked one question at that time: 'Lao Luo, should I cut my losses?' I can imagine the anxiety he felt, unable to sleep all night, from this side of the screen. But the most fearful thing in investment decisions is to respond to panic with panic. I did not immediately give him the answer of 'cutting losses' or 'holding on,' but instead did two things: first, I set aside the profit and loss numbers and looked only at the structure of the chart itself; second, I assessed whether his logic for buying was completely wrong or just poorly timed.
The Pain of Slapping Your Thigh: Why Do You Always Get Out Before the Surge?
Dear friends, I am the compass. Today we won't talk about K-lines or draw trend lines; we will discuss a kind of heartache that people in the crypto world are most familiar with: watching the coins you sold soar into the sky. I understand this pain too well. In 2023, a Layer2 project I carefully researched, after rising 15%, I 'smartly' chose to take profits. Later, it landed on mainstream platforms and achieved an epic increase of 20 times. During that time, I felt like I had a fishbone stuck in my throat every day; that feeling of 'I could have' regret was ten times more painful than losing money directly. Why do we always become 'bystanders in a bull market, cannon fodder before the surge'? Today, I want to talk to you about the art of 'holding on'.