Turning 30,000 of principal into 60 million sounds like some kind of mysticism or dumb luck.

But the truth is often much more boring—just four words: being able to endure.

Last weekend, I grabbed coffee with an old hand in the crypto circle. This guy has been in the crypto market for a full 9 years and has gone through three complete bull and bear cycles.

He pulled out his phone and casually showed me his account history: starting capital of 30,000, current net worth of 60 million.

I stared at that curve and asked him, "How did you do this? Any tricks?"

He picked up his coffee and smiled calmly: "Nothing else, just being able to endure more than most people."

In that moment, I suddenly understood—

This market never lacks for smart people; what it lacks are those who can outlast the rest.

**① Never go all in—this is the first lesson for survival**

"The most expensive lesson in crypto is almost always paid by going all in."

He told me he has a hard rule: no matter how crazy the market gets, his position cap is always 30%.

While others go all in and bet their future, he just slowly rolls his snowball.

After three cycles, wave after wave of people have been liquidated or left the market, but he’s still firmly at the table.

**② Don’t touch what you don’t understand—you earn from knowledge, not hype**

During DeFi Summer, he didn’t chase the trend;

When new narratives were being hyped one after another, he only held on to his three mainstream coins.

He kept daily records, studied candlestick patterns, and reviewed every single one of his trades.

He said something I still remember:

"Play with what you truly understand—time will naturally reward you."

**③ Stop-loss is faith—it’s not cowardice, it’s to survive for the next round**

On the whiteboard in his trading room is a note:

"The market won’t go easy on you just because you’re reluctant to let go."

Stop-loss is never about losing money; it’s about keeping a future path alive.

He’s never broken this rule in 9 years.

**④ The hardest discipline: Endurance**

Being able to watch others get rich overnight without being tempted;

Being able to endure ten crashes without doubting your own system;

Being able to execute your strategy to the end, without being ruled by fear or greed.

If you can do these, you go from being a gambler to a true player.

Before I left, he told me:

"True experts never live for the thrill—they live by discipline.

Geniuses can live off inspiration, but veterans only trust the system.

Only those who have survived a full cycle have the right to talk about financial freedom."

The endgame in crypto never belongs to the smartest people.

It belongs to those who take simple things—

And do them to the extreme, over and over again.