#数字货币市场洞察 After being in this space for so long, have you ever wondered: why have so many people around you made money, but so few actually stick around in the end?

The answer is simple—most people never even think about those three words: "stay alive."

When you first enter the market, everyone’s eyes are shining. Chasing hype, aping meme coins, playing momentum plays, wishing every altcoin could do a 10x. So what happens? After a few rounds of getting rekt, your account goes from five figures to four, from fully loaded to empty. In the end, what do the survivors hold? Nine out of ten have their core positions back in BTC.

**Bitcoin isn’t a belief, it’s a lifeline**

A lot of people think BTC moves too slowly, not exciting enough, and prefer to gamble on those altcoins that can pump 50% in a day. But here’s the harsh truth of this market: the more exciting something is, the more likely it’ll wipe you out completely. Alts can drop 90% from the top, projects rug whenever they want, and one wick can liquidate your whole futures account. But Bitcoin? It’s always here.

It won’t make you rich overnight, but it also won’t drop you to zero overnight. That’s not being conservative—that’s risk management.

**Where do newbies stumble most? One word: impatience**

They ape in when others call trades, panic sell at the slightest dip, chase pumps and sell bottoms—every emotion is written in their trade history. But this market is never short on volatility; what’s actually valuable here is time.

If you started DCA-ing into BTC three years ago, even if you just put in a little each time, your portfolio would look better than those day trading every day. Making money is never about luck or sprinting; it’s about accumulated knowledge and the power of compounding over time.

**You think you’re playing the market? You’re actually just fuel**

Every hype cycle needs bag holders, every emotional peak needs liquidity. Those who don’t understand risk management, have no clear logic, and go all in on alts—they’re the intended targets for the harvest. The market isn’t a casino, it’s a battlefield. The people at the top of the food chain always keep their core positions in quality assets, not aping into ten different alts every day.

**Everyone who survives knows this iron rule: don’t die first**

Get-rich-quick stories happen every day, but there are fewer and fewer people who actually make it through a full bull and bear cycle. Learn not to lose money first, then think about how to make it; secure your core position first, then test the boundaries. When you truly survive a full cycle, you’ll realize—so-called “value investing” isn’t something you believe in from the start, it’s something you’re educated into by the market, down to your bones.

**For everyone just starting out**

Stop trying to prove you’re a genius—just make sure you don’t get knocked out first. In this space, just surviving is the rarest skill. Only those who make it through get to talk about enjoying the rewards of the cycle.