Some people in the crypto world have been losing money for eight years: it's not a matter of time, but a crisis of mindset.

Investors who have been in the crypto space for years yet still incur losses are often not due to lack of time or opportunity, but stem from fundamental mindset issues. Some people claim to have been in the industry for eight years but haven’t mastered even the most basic skills, revealing a deep level of self-deception behind their words. For example, someone might verbally say, “This time I want to make ten times the profit,” only to ask questions like “Where can I see the total market cap of the crypto space?” The eight years of experience seem to have produced no real knowledge or growth.

Hypocritical Mindset: Saying One Thing, Doing Another

Some investors excel at contradiction. They are reluctant to unfollow content creators they once followed, secretly questioning their strategies while publicly criticizing those who help them. When the market fluctuates, they immediately change their tune—yesterday criticizing a certain KOL, and when the market rebounds, they turn around to endorse them, even borrowing others’ names to attack. This inconsistent behavior pattern is common in the market.

The same logic applies to investment decisions. Some see a historic major bottom with their own eyes but only dare to take a 15% profit before panicking and exiting. They fantasize about tenfold gains but are afraid of normal market fluctuations. They can’t handle the psychological pressure during normal volatility yet still dream of supernormal returns. This is not a matter of courage but a severe misalignment of cognition and expectations.

Emotional Fluctuations: Stance Swings with K-line Movements

The cruelest aspect of market laws is that they test each person’s beliefs through time and trend. Some people’s stance switches so quickly that it’s astonishing—within less than a week, their attitude can change 180 degrees. Emotions come and go freely, adjusting their principles with market swings—asking today “Should I chase the high?” and confidently declaring “I bought 50 Dogecoin” tomorrow, only to be confused and ask what to do the day after.

This decision-making process lacks logical consistency. Beliefs change with K-line reversals, stances shift with market trends—appearing active, but actually just being led by market sentiment. Every loss is rationalized as an “accident,” every profit overinterpreted as “skill.” Under this cognitive framework, losses become inevitable.

Capital Dilemma: Holding Millions but Thinking Narrowly

The most frustrating phenomenon is that some losers are not lacking capital. For example, an investor might have 10 million in funds but make fatal mistakes in asset allocation. They might even give their account password directly to a trading coach, only to blow up 4 million in a contract operation. This is not just losing money but a complete denial of their own asset management ability.

According to market logic, a person’s actual trading style must match their capital size. If their mindset is still stuck in small-scale trial and error, but their capital reaches the tens of millions, the market will eventually harvest to achieve “matching.” In other words, some people are not suited to hold 10 million positions; a capital scale of 500 yuan is more appropriate for their decision-making ability. For large assets like relocation funds, it’s more rational to first deposit them into secure tools like Alipay.

Market Validation: Only Harvesting Until Mindset Matches

Looking back at market cycles, some people remain active in the industry simply because they haven’t been completely cleared out by the market. But the market’s patience is limited—it ultimately only verifies, not redeem.

From 2023 to 2026, market changes show that when the entire network is bearish, opportunities appear at the bottom; when everyone is bullish, risks hide at high levels. Persistently choosing the opposite direction of most people requires not courage but a verified, logically consistent approach. Even if some see the opportunity for Bitcoin to rise from 70,000 to 150,000, they may still fail to grasp it due to mindset issues.

The final conclusion is harsh: some people’s losses in the crypto space over eight years are no accident. Market laws repeatedly verify these investors’ problems until their capital size, decision-making ability, and psychological resilience truly align. In this process, the market is ruthless—only using losses to teach everyone that success is not about time accumulation but about a genuine transformation of mindset.