In this space, reputation isn't built overnight—it's earned through choices that cost you.

I've watched millions cycle through my accounts while building what I have today. Not because I'm reckless, but because I refused to play the game everyone expects influencers to play. No pump-and-dump schemes. No exit liquidity for my followers. Zero tolerance for that playbook.

The DMs keep coming—monthly retainers that could change my life. Five figures. Sometimes six. Projects wanting me to shill their tokens to my audience. I've turned down more money than most people see in years, and I'd do it again without hesitation.

Why? Because once you cross that line, you can't uncross it. Your word becomes worthless. Your followers become exit liquidity. And the credibility you spent years building evaporates in a single thread.

Some call it leaving money on the table. I call it sleeping well at night. In a space filled with grifters and mercenaries, staying clean is the ultimate flex.