Here’s 12 brutal mistakes I made (so you don’t have to))
Lesson 1: Chasing pumps is a tax on impatience Every time I rushed into a coin just because it was pumping, I ended up losing. You’re not early. You’re someone else's exit.
Lesson 2: Most coins die quietly Most tokens don’t crash — they just slowly fade away. No big news. Just less trading, fewer updates... until they’re worthless.
Lesson 3: Stories beat tech I used to back projects with amazing tech. The market backed the ones with the best story. The best product doesn’t always win — the best narrative usually does.
Lesson 4: Liquidity is key If you can't sell your token easily, it doesn’t matter how high it goes. It might show a 10x gain, but if you can’t cash out, it’s worthless. Liquidity = freedom.
Lesson 5: Most people quit too soon Crypto messes with your emotions. People buy the top, panic sell at the bottom, and then watch the market recover without them. If you stick around, you give yourself a real chance to win.
Lesson 6: Take security seriously - I’ve been SIM-swapped. - I’ve been phished. - I’ve lost wallets.
Lesson 7: Don’t trade everything Sometimes, the best move is to do nothing. Holding strong projects beats chasing every pump. Traders make the exchanges rich. Patient holders build wealth.
Lesson 8: Regulation is coming Governments move slow — but when they act, they hit hard. Lots of “freedom tokens” I used to hold are now banned or delisted. Plan for the future — not just for hype.
Lesson 9: Communities are everything A good dev team is great. But a passionate community? That’s what makes projects last. I learned to never underestimate the power of memes and culture.
Lesson 10: 100x opportunities don’t last long By the time everyone’s talking about a coin — it’s too late. Big gains come from spotting things early, then holding through the noise. There are no shortcuts.
Lesson 11: Bear markets are where winners are made The best time to build and learn is when nobody else is paying attention. That’s when I made my best moves. If you're emotional, you’ll get used as someone else's exit.
Lesson 12: Don’t risk everything I’ve seen people lose everything on one bad trade. No matter how sure something seems — don’t bet the house. Play the long game with money you can afford to wait on.
7 years. Countless mistakes. Hard lessons. If even one of these helps you avoid a costly mistake, then it was worth sharing. Follow for more real talk — no hype, just lessons.
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Many believe the market needs trillions to get the altseason.
But $SOL , $ONDO, $WIF , $MKR or any of your low-cap gems don't need new tons of millions to pump. Think a $10 coin at $10M market cap needs another $10M to hit $20? Wrong! Here's the secret
I often hear from major traders that the growth of certain altcoins is impossible due to their high market cap.
They often say, "It takes $N billion for the price to grow N times" about large assets like Solana.
These opinions are incorrect, and I'll explain why ⇩ But first, let's clarify some concepts:
Market capitalization is a metric used to estimate the total market value of a cryptocurrency asset.
It is determined by two components:
➜ Asset's price ➜ Its supply
Price is the point where the demand and supply curves intersect.
Therefore, it is determined by both demand and supply.
How most people think, even those with years of market experience:
● Example: $STRK at $1 with a 1B Supply = $1B Market Cap. "To double the price, you would need $1B in investments."
This seems like a simple logic puzzle, but reality introduces a crucial factor: liquidity.
Liquidity in cryptocurrencies refers to the ability to quickly exchange a cryptocurrency at its current market price without a significant loss in value.
Those involved in memecoins often encounter this issue: a large market cap but zero liquidity.
For trading tokens on exchanges, sufficient liquidity is essential. You can't sell more tokens than the available liquidity permits.
Imagine our $STRK for $1 is listed only on 1inch, with $100M available liquidity in the $STRK - $USDC pool. We have: - Price: $1 - Market Cap: $1B - Liquidity in pair: $100M ➜ Based on the price definition, buying $50M worth of $STRK will inevitably double the token price, without needing to inject $1B.
The market cap will be set at $2 billion, with only $50 million in infusions. Big players understand these mechanisms and use them in their manipulations, as I explained in my recent thread. Memcoin creators often use this strategy.
Typically, most memcoins are listed on one or two decentralized exchanges with limited liquidity pools.
This setup allows for significant price manipulation, creating a FOMO among investors.
You don't always need multi-billion dollar investments to change the market cap or increase a token's price.
Limited liquidity combined with high demand can drive prices up due to basic economic principles. Keep this in mind during your research. I hope you've found this article helpful. Follow me @Bluechip for more. Like/Share if you can #BluechipInsights
Long liqiudation Levels: 388 Short liquidation Levels: 274
Delta remains green as buyers passively scale in during this choppy range. If 95–96K is reached, there isn’t much short interest, most participants are attempting to go long.
Overall, across most HTFs we have more liquidity to the downside rather than upside.
I’ve mentioned many times that when liquidity is being built, it’s often front run several times. The reason is to build confidence, encourage over leveraging, and then, when the timing is right, trigger liquidations.
Based on 7 examples, $BTC retraced 6 times 1-2W after.
Yes, we may see higher deviation wicks, as shown in previous examples. However, the core idea remains: narrative buildup first, followed by an inverse narrative reversal after.
An indicted politician launched a memecoin “to fight antisemitism.”
It hit $580 million in eleven minutes.
Then collapsed 80% in three.
That’s not volatility. That’s a controlled demolition with a moral alibi.
The genius was the cause. Who criticizes a token fighting hate? The narrative wasn’t marketing. It was a shield. Anyone questioning the mechanics could be positioned as dismissing antisemitism itself.
Meanwhile the liquidity pool was a trapdoor waiting to open.
$3.4 million pulled. Cascade triggered. Half a billion in “value” transferred from retail dreamers to connected wallets in the time it takes to read this post.
This is the template now.
Disgraced figure plus righteous cause plus thin DEX liquidity plus coordinated exit equals the cleanest wealth transfer in financial history. No prospectus. No disclosure. No recourse.
The antisemitism framing is what makes this unforgivable. Actual hate is a real problem requiring real solutions. Using it as cover copy for a pump scheme doesn’t fight bigotry. It monetizes moral seriousness while picking pockets.
That’s not activism. That’s atrocity wearing righteousness as a disguise.
PUTIN JUST VISITED THE ONLY ALLY WHO ACTUALLY FIGHTS FOR HIM
🚨 🇷🇺 🇰🇵 Everyone sees the ceremony.
Here’s what they’re missing:
North Korea is the ONLY country with a mutual defense treaty with Russia that has actually been activated.
Not Iran. Not China. Not BRICS.
Just Kim.
June 2024. Putin and Kim signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Article 4: “In case any of the two sides is put in a state of war by an armed invasion, the other side shall immediately provide military and other assistance with all means in its possession.”
That’s not partnership language.
That’s NATO Article 5 language.
And it’s already been invoked.
April 2025. North Korea officially acknowledged deploying troops to Russia.
Legal justification? Article 4.
Kim personally determined Ukraine’s Kursk incursion triggered mutual defense.
11,000+ troops deployed.
3,000 to 6,000 casualties.
North Koreans are dying for Putin in European trenches.
Now compare to Iran.
January 2025. Russia signs “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” with Tehran.
47 articles. 20-year term.
What’s missing?
A mutual defense clause.
June 2025. Israel and US struck Fordow and Natanz. 30+ Iranian generals killed.
Russia’s response?
Verbal condemnation.
Zero military intervention.
Deputy FM Rudenko: “Moscow is not obligated to provide military assistance to Tehran.”
Iran got the treaty that binds Russia to nothing.
North Korea got the treaty that binds Russia to war.
The hierarchy is now visible.
NK shells delivered to Russia: 4 to 6 million
NK troops in Ukraine: 11,000+
NK casualties: 3,000 to 6,000
Kim’s word for this: “Alliance.”
Putin’s word: “Comprehensive partnership.”
Only one of them is telling the truth.
Kim called Russia their “most honest friend.”
He meant it literally.
Russia is honest with North Korea.
Russia lies to Iran.
The authoritarian “axis” everyone fears?
It has one real member.
China won’t fight. $578B trade with US caps commitment.
Iran can’t get a defense clause.
BRICS provides profile, not protection.
Only Kim delivers bodies.
Consensus is pricing a global authoritarian bloc.
Reality is pricing a two-country alliance propped up by North Korean infantry.