Survival Guide Amidst a Major Crash: How to Keep Calm and Turn Crisis into Opportunity

Red-flagged charts, accounts evaporating by the hour, and fear creeping into every message from investors. Moments like these are not unfamiliar to anyone who has gone through several cycles in the crypto market.
The only difference between survivors and those eliminated from the game is not luck, but Mindset, Discipline, and Strategy. If you are losing sleep over the market, this article is for you.

1. Psychological Management: The Deciding Factor Whether You Stay or Get Eliminated
   During sharp crashes, price is not the biggest enemy – emotions are the real killers.
   When the market is rising: FOMO makes you buy at the top. When the market is falling: FUD forces you to sell at the bottom.
   This is a cycle that 90% of investors get stuck in.
   The principle I always follow through many cycles is:
   Don’t act on the crowd’s emotions, act according to your own plan.
   When social media is flooded with bad news, influencers are silent or adopt a pessimistic tone, it’s not time to panic, but to calmly review your portfolio:
   Which assets have systemic risk? Which are just being sold off with the market? Which can be discarded without mercy?
   Keeping a cool head in panic is already a huge advantage.
2. Capital Allocation Strategy: Don’t Put All Eggs in One Basket
   One of the most common mistakes among individual investors is betting all capital on a single scenario.
   The strategy I apply is tiered portfolio allocation, to ensure that even with strong market volatility, the account can still “breathe”:
   40%: Bitcoin & Ethereum – market pillars
   35%: Layer1 / Layer2 projects with ecosystems and real cash flow
   25%: Emerging sectors with long-term potential (Infrastructure, modular, restaking, RWA…)
   This allocation helps to:
   Reduce the risk of total portfolio collapse
   Always have capital to rotate when opportunities arise
   Avoid the psychological trap of “all-in and praying”
3. Seize Opportunities When Blood Flows: Cheap Doesn’t Mean Trash
   During major crashes, the market does not distinguish between good and bad; everything is sold off.
   This is when value and price disconnect.
   I focus on two main groups:
   Group 1: Leading Blockchains
   Large market cap
   Ecosystem actively functioning
   Having developers, users, and on-chain cash flow
   These projects may drop sharply in the short term, but their survival through cycles is very high.
   Group 2: Infrastructure Solving Core Problems
   Scalability
   Cross-chain interoperability
   Security, data, liquidity
   This is the “backbone” of the industry, not a fleeting trend.
   Most importantly: don’t buy because others say so, only buy when you understand:
   What does the project do?
   Where does it make money?
   Can it survive if the market remains bad for a long time?
4. Risk Management: Survival Is More Important Than Making a Lot of Money
   In crypto, the winner is not the one who makes the most profit, but the one who is not eliminated from the market.
   I always adhere to three unbreakable principles:
   Don’t use living expenses for investing
   Always set stop-loss points before entering a trade
   Never let one trade destroy the entire account
   Specifically:
   Apply the Core – Satellite model
   60–80% of assets in safe investments
   20–40% for high-growth opportunities
   Periodic portfolio rebalancing
   DCA regularly, never try to catch the absolute bottom
   The market offers multiple opportunities, but only to those with remaining capital.
5. Long-Term Mindset: The Key to Staying Through Multiple Cycles
   Crypto is not for the impatient.
   Even in a bull market, 30–40% drops happen. If you only look at short-term charts, you will always live in worry.
   Focus on:
   Product development progress
   On-chain data
   Real-world application of technology
   Blockchain is still in its very early stages. Current volatility is just a small wave in a long cycle.
   The furthest ahead are not the fastest runners, but those who don’t give up halfway.
   Conclusion: Become the Winning Minority
   When the crowd:
   Chases the top → we reduce risk
   Panics and sells → we deploy funds strategically
   Screams in despair → we calmly control the portfolio
   It’s not magic, but the result of discipline and correct thinking.
   Crypto does not promise overnight wealth.
   Only those who:
   Manage risks well
   Stay patient with their strategy
   Continuously learn and update
   …can stay long enough to reap the rewards.
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