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2025 Investment Review: Doing the Right Things with the Right People
It's the end of the year, so it's time for a review. To be honest, I’ve pretty much stepped on all the pits, and I didn’t seize many opportunities, but at least I managed to participate in a few hot projects' dips at the last minute of the year, so I guess there’s some gain.
The most painful lesson from holding positions is—sticking to being a holder, the more I hold, the more foolish I become. The criticisms of certain projects mid-year now look like blood and tears lessons. Experiences with projects like $ZKJ are enough to show that just complaining is useless; you need to learn how to find true value amid volatility.
The biggest insight is that having the right people by your side is very important. Whether you can seize market opportunities often depends on the channels through which you obtain information and the timeliness of your decisions. I will also review the pitfalls I’ve stepped into and the final gains in detail later, but the core logic is clear: Web3 investing requires calm analysis, not blind holding.
Choosing the right people really makes you win half the battle; information gap is so cruel.
We've all stepped into the $ZKJ trap before; thinking back, it's still quite speechless.
Buying the dip in a few hot spots at the end of the year, hoping to turn things around next year.
Holding coins is not about faith; you need to be able to read the market charts.
Being with the right people is truly crucial; information gaps are so cruel.
I've also stepped into the ZKJ trap before, and now I don't even want to mention it.
Finally, bottom fishing saved some face; otherwise, it would have been a huge loss.
Calm analysis sounds easy, but actually doing it is really hard.
The confidence I had at the beginning of the year has now become a joke.
I'll wait for your detailed review to see what lessons can still be learned.
Getting the right people is indeed key; information gap is money gap, no doubt about it.
How are those few projects you bottomed out on now? Can you share?
Is it the most painful when the projects you criticized mid-year have now risen?
Calm analysis vs blind holding, it's easy to say but really hard to do.
Having stepped on so many pits, would you dare to go all in again next year?
By the way, how was ZKJ finally handled? Did you cut losses?
Web3 is like this; the mindset of making quick money is the most undesirable.
Why is it so difficult? I knew I should calmly analyze the results, but I still cut losses.
Holders are also exhausted. Holding on for so long makes you start doubting your life.
That ZKJ wave was really a blood loss. Just consider it tuition fees; the next time has to be even more ruthless.
Information gap is life. Whoever knows first wins.