It's time to stop short-term speculation and believe in long-term development.

Author: Degen

Translation: ShenChao TechFlow

It's time to believe in something.

Welcome to the bull market, and we may even be entering a super cycle. Major institutions are entering the market, purchasing our assets. We are returning to a zero-interest rate era, welcoming the most optimistic presidential candidate in history, while seeing the premium in the South Korean market turn negative. These are the market conditions we have longed for—a brand new paradigm. This time, it's not just retail investors; global institutions are joining our investment frenzy.

In short: it's time to stop short-term speculation and believe in long-term development.

Some may ask, how do we transition from a past culture of short-term speculation to a long-term holding strategy? When we are accustomed to competing in a fiercely competitive market, we often end up vying against each other. However, the era of abundance has arrived, and now is the time for us to compete with the world—from Mumbai to Dubai. It’s time to bid farewell to the chaos of short-term speculation and enter the ideal realm of sustained growth.

Early Bitcoin enthusiasts had a firm belief—they were cypherpunks dedicated to creating a decentralized currency free from government control. This is why Bitcoin remains the most powerful "belief system" to this day, as it has a clear goal: to become the most decentralized network in the world, and this goal becomes more real every day. While Bitcoin is technically unique due to the invention of blockchain, its true power lies in the collective belief of its early users—their steadfast faith in its potential and technology has made Bitcoin a part of global consciousness. From an inconspicuous digital corner to being adopted by national governments, this achievement relies on belief, intention, and the power of realization.

Since the birth of Bitcoin, many altcoins have attempted to replace its status by attracting speculators to invest in these short-lived and meaningless projects to quickly amass wealth. However, Bitcoin remains as tenacious as a honey badger, continuing to increase its visibility, popularity, and acceptance worldwide.

In 2017, thousands of projects emerged with grand ambitions, claiming to offer practical functionalities that could change the world, attracting hopeful believers. These projects generated some of the most astonishing returns in financial market history in a short time. Investors who held for a few months saw returns in the hundreds of times, until the bubble burst, and their asset values plummeted by 99% or more. Those who experienced this blow no longer believe in projects that only have grand goals, as very few ICOs can truly launch practical products.

The so-called decentralized global computer is truly a joke.

By 2020, the global pandemic forced the Federal Reserve to inject an unprecedented amount of capital into the market in a short time to "save the economy." Naturally, this capital was used for speculative activities, but this time it was directed towards tokens with actual utility (ushering in the summer of DeFi), backed by real applications that users could utilize. Although these promises were not as grand as a decentralized global computing system, they were indeed feasible, even though they were essentially some Ponzi-like financial games. We threw ourselves into it because we believed it was the starting point for more innovative products. However, as the cycle ended, it turned out that all of this was just a massive Ponzi scheme, culminating in the fraudulent collapse of one of the largest exchanges, with the fastest project (Luna) evaporating hundreds of billions in market value in a single day, as nearly every innovation in DeFi was some form of an ever-expanding Ponzi yield extractor. It was all just a dream.

After experiencing these two traumas, most seasoned cryptocurrency participants have seen through the deception. Today, we understand the game—everything is just an illusion. We have gone through multiple fluctuations and are no longer young and naive. If we continue to speculate, we will choose the simplest and most meaningless projects because we have become thoroughly nihilistic about the current state of cryptocurrency. Early enthusiasts of Bitcoin and Ethereum exited after becoming wealthy. There is no longer any reason to believe those lies—we simply choose to bet on meme coins because they are inherently transparent, leading to today's situation: the most degenerate and meaningless tokens are publicly hyped to extreme heights.

However, knowing that you are investing in worthless tokens just because they will rise, how can you possibly hold such tokens until you achieve hundreds of times the return? Only a very few can do that.

On the contrary, as a rational investor, why not choose tokens that offer more than just short-term gains? Perhaps, as Vitalik said, choose those meme coins with clear goals? Why not choose true wealth and comfort? When you choose to invest in a token with a higher purpose, you will begin to attract more opportunities and blessings from the universe, all of which will serve your interests.

I find that the trauma and stress brought by cryptocurrency are best healed through alternative therapies, such as Ayahuasca and other psychedelics. These therapies can help us awaken from a lowly animal consciousness into a higher state of existence. Becoming a trader who only focuses on short-term profits is not something to be admired, as it limits our creativity and faith, making us slaves to machines. There are many paths to acquiring wealth, but the journey is more important than the destination, so choose to be a person of faith.

Perhaps, it is time for cryptocurrency traders to let go of those antisocial traders who only focus on daily short-term gains and relearn how to believe and dream. The purpose of investing is to choose projects that align with your consciousness, rather than extracting profits from different tokens every day. Since you won't leave the cryptocurrency community, you might as well enjoy your time in it.

In the temple where I practice Zen, my meditation guide has only three principles: give it your all, constantly question, and have infinite faith. The last principle applies to cryptocurrency as well. When you have firm faith in an asset that aligns with your values, short-term price fluctuations cannot shake your confidence.

My advice is to seek out tokens with higher goals and meanings, establish a connection with them on a conscious level, and remain aligned with your values. Holding these tokens can not only change your life but also have a substantial impact on the world. Good actions will lead to good results—Bitcoin, through collective belief and the power of realization, has led a new global monetary revolution.

It’s time to find a safe haven, one that not only brings economic benefits but also generates positive social impact.

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