Bitcoin went from 8,000 to 68,000. I witnessed this growth curve with my own eyes. But to be honest, the biggest regret is not diversifying my funds into DeFi staking earlier — as a result, the same amount of money earned an additional 2.7 times in returns there.

As a die-hard Bitcoin fan, I used to look down on all kinds of DeFi tricks. The logic back then was very simple and straightforward: buy BTC, hold it, and time will do the rest. Doing this since 2019, the returns were indeed pretty good.

Until the beginning of this year, a set of data broke my defenses. The same $100,000 principal, if invested in Bitcoin five years ago, would now be about $850,000. But what if I used a staking plus stablecoin dual-mining strategy? Now it’s $2.3 million.

This gap made me start to reflect: persistence is a good trait, but is stubbornness worth criticizing?

If you are also someone planning to hold coins long-term, this approach might be worth trying:

**Step 1: Don’t let the returns go to waste**
Convert Bitcoin to WBTC and stake it in a protocol. You earn staking rewards while also benefiting from Bitcoin’s price increase. This is the feeling of "lying down and earning dividends," much more comfortable than just holding coins.

**Step 2: Have a buffer during downturns**
If Bitcoin consolidates or pulls back, the stablecoin earnings from staking can serve as a hedge. When prices rise, you follow the gains; when they fall, you still earn interest — something you can never experience by simply holding coins.

**Step 3: Double the utilization of your funds**
The biggest embarrassment for BTC holders is that their funds are just sitting idle. Idle time is wasted earnings, and everyone can actually calculate this.