I. Introduction#
Many friends online and offline are curious about why I can hold $shib for a long time. Multiple versions of this story have been shared on different occasions. Last year, due to continuous losses, I was not in the mood to organize my thoughts. Now, taking advantage of the market downturn, I will review this experience and summarize insights that may be useful for the next bull market.
This article is by no means a boast (after all, the money made during the hype has mostly been given back), but I hope to share this journey with you as we endure the winter together, waiting for the day of resurgence.
From late January to early February 2021, $doge saw a tenfold increase. At that time, I was forced to stop-loss my $doge long position due to Bitcoin's drop from 40,000 to below 30,000, and in my regret, I realized a key point: I must closely follow Elon Musk's movements. This laid the groundwork for my subsequent investment in $shib.
That period is unforgettable: working during the day while goofing off, struggling to sleep at night, and mingling in communities to ease my anxiety. Every time I saw friends in the group posting returns of several times or even dozens of times in the early morning, the inner turmoil was indescribable.
Before buying $shib, many veteran players had already achieved A8 wealth by holding bnb/cake or participating in DeFi mining. Meanwhile, my 200,000 principal from a 2019 China Merchants Bank loan shrank to 100,000 by 2020, and at the beginning of 2021, it was only 200. The gap was stark. I realized that if I continued to operate with mainstream coins and regular altcoins, I would not only fail to catch up but would also become a bag holder. The strong desire to seize a new opportunity and amaze everyone grew stronger.
II. The Wheel of Fate Starts Turning#
Looking back at this trading screenshot, it has already been two and a half years, as if it were yesterday.
On the morning of March 15, I sent this message in a small group, which contained a lot of information: the night before (14th), I had deeply researched $shib. Although I can't claim to be the first gold digger in the country, there was no discussion found in WeChat search at that time. Due to a lack of market validation, I hesitated to build a position. On the morning of the 15th, I saw Mr. Li @liping007 calling for a buy in the group, and I immediately followed suit.
The small group promoted $shib for the first time
Mr. Li's leading investment record
Checking on-chain data, I purchased about 650 billion tokens that day, valued at 5.31 million U at the current price of 0.00000817, and 57.43 million U at the historical peak of 0.00008836. Although it looked good on paper, the actual amount I received was far from it.
On-chain transaction proof
An interlude: Golden Finance once released a news flash about $shib, but due to the platform's lack of credibility, group members did not pay much attention.
Second promotion of $shib
After building my position on March 15, I experienced a brief doubling before a continuous decline. Before April 16, due to the need to cash out $fei, I sold 20,000 U at cost price, and my remaining 30,000 U position was halved to 15,000 U.
At the end of March, the entire network was hyping the stablecoin $fei, and I invested about 2 million in full. The sideways period of $shib was exceptionally torturous: with no funds to operate and witnessing my friends' coin prices soaring. I once fell into despair as my funds dwindled to zero, but fortunately, a turning point came half a month later.
III. The First Round of Violent Surge (Resignation Turmoil)#
On Friday, April 16, $shib was listed on the MEXC exchange. Coincidentally, my entrepreneurial partners were gathering in Shenzhen, and while talking all night, I kept a close eye on the market, watching the coin price soar more than 20 times in three days. At this point, the locked position in $fei was no longer important.
It's hard to explain the composure I had at that time; perhaps the obsession with getting rich was too deep. I even managed to successfully trade and acquire low-priced chips during my clearest moments.
Recharge record at gate.io
Special thanks to gate.io: although the UI interaction is lacking, the transaction record query system far exceeds its peers, supporting quick retrieval across all time periods.
First round of skyrocketing candlestick chart
On Monday, April 19, while communicating at work via WeChat, I was suddenly unjustly criticized by my boss:
Sudden workplace conflict
The repressed emotions exploded instantly. After a half-hour reprimand, I calmly announced, "I am resigning." At that moment, the experience was comparable to that of a male protagonist in a reversal web novel, especially when I thought about the value of my $shib holdings being 600,000 to 700,000 U, and with the funds from $fei, it could reach the million U level, giving me confidence.
The resignation incident was quite interesting: to keep a low profile, I falsely claimed I was resigning due to a long-distance relationship. My boss tried to persuade me to stay for half a month, until during a team-building event, he candidly said, "I made seven to eight million and need a break." The other party forced a smile and said, "Buying a house in Shenzhen would spend it all," to which I smiled and said nothing. A week later, when the market value of $shib soared to the 20 million level, he inquired about my situation and fell completely silent.
IV. High-Position Cash-Out (Zoo Carnival)#
After a pullback on April 20, the trend stabilized, coupled with favorable news such as Elon Musk's rocket launch support, Xue Manzi's buy call, and the three major exchanges listing one after another, my confidence in holding increased significantly. On May 8, the day OKEx was listed, I missed the peak sale due to a lunch with my former boss, deepening my resentment towards him.
Following Huobi's listing, I judged that Binance would not follow suit in the short term, so I cashed out my entire position. Unexpectedly, Binance quickly listed within 48 hours, causing me to miss A9-level profits. After that, the zoo concept went crazy for a week, ultimately ending with a crash on May 19, marking the conclusion of my story with $shib.
The three major exchanges listed consecutively
V. Summary of Experiences#
The appearance of large profits is luck, but the essence is a gift of fate. However, those who change their fate seem to have stumbled upon it by chance, but there are multiple prerequisites:
- Driven by Ambition: Firmly believe that "if others can do it, I can too," not just hindsight, but the key to breaking the situation.
- Extreme Hard Work: I once suffered from kidney stones due to staying up late researching projects, but the accumulated knowledge helped seize the opportunity.
- Never Give Up: With this momentum, I surpassed most of my peers, and in a bear market, it is even more necessary to hold on and wait for the wheel of fate to turn.
- Risk Management: The painful lessons from this round of pullbacks are a must-learn lesson for the next bull market.
May every dreamer in the crypto world find their own $shib.
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