I've been in crypto for a little over 5 years. Here are the painful mistakes I made so you don’t have to repeat them: → When tokens pumped, I took screenshots instead of taking profits. Every time, the price dumped after. → I trusted KOLs who said, “this project will moon.” Most of them went straight to zero. → I refused to sell, always aiming for the top. DCA’ing out would’ve saved me so much pain. → I staked tokens with long unlock periods. When price spiked, I had nothing liquid. By the time I could sell, it had crashed 50–100%. → I held tokens that dropped 98%, hoping for a comeback. 99% of them never recovered. → I provided liquidity to volatile LP pairs. The APY looked great, impermanent loss wiped it all out. → I got greedy during big runs and didn’t sell. I held the bag instead. → After good wins, I jumped straight into new plays, without thinking. Most of those profits vanished. You don’t need to be a genius in this game. You just need to survive and surviving means managing risk, killing greed, and learning when to step back.