Let me guess—you got into crypto during a bull run, bought some coins everyone on Twitter was hyping, made a little money, then lost it all in the next dip.
Yeah. Me too. Multiple times.
Most articles will tell you how to “get rich” in crypto with complicated jargon, flashy charts, and overnight success stories that sound like lottery wins.
But here’s the truth no one tweets about:
Making your first million in crypto isn’t about luck—it’s about cycles, conviction, and discipline.
I’m not a whale. I didn’t buy Bitcoin in 2011. I didn’t get in on Ethereum at $10.
I made my first million in crypto starting with a 4-figure portfolio and a brutal learning curve.
Here’s how I actually did it—and how you still can.
🚧 First: Ditch the “Moon or Bust” Mindset
If your only plan is “buy low, sell high, repeat,” you’re already playing a losing game.
The people who make real money in crypto don’t:
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Panic sell every dip
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YOLO into every meme coin
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Ride pumps without taking profit
They build conviction in real trends, allocate smart, and let compounding do the rest.
1️⃣ Understand The Cycles (And Stop Fighting Them)
Crypto doesn’t move in straight lines—it moves in seasons:
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Accumulation: Boring, crabbing, no one cares
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Markup: Breakouts, slow grind up
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Euphoria: Moonboys, influencers, FOMO
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Distribution: Smart money exits
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Crash: You cry and say you’re done forever
My Strategy:
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Accumulate during silence (when no one's watching)
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Scale in heavier as momentum builds
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Sell into strength, not when it's too late
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Rotate profits into stablecoins or BTC during peak greed
Cycle mastery = wealth. Everything else is noise.
2️⃣ Pick 3 Coins You Actually Understand
Stop trying to hold 20 tokens.
You’re not a VC. You’re not a hedge fund. You’re a person with limited time and attention.
What I Did:
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Researched 3 projects deeply (whitepapers, roadmaps, tokenomics)
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Held a core position and stopped flipping
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Focused on ecosystems with real traction (not just hype)
My picks that worked: $ETH, $MATIC, and $LINK
My picks that didn’t: $HOT, $TRX, and “whatever CoinMarketCap said was trending”
Big difference between holding strong hands and bag-holding trash.
3️⃣ Get Serious About Profit-Taking
The difference between a dreamer and a millionaire?
Exit strategy.
I set clear rules:
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Take 20% off the table every 2x
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Reinvest dips, not rips
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Convert some profits to real-world assets (yes, I bought property)
What most people do:
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Watch their coin go 10x
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Tell themselves it’ll go 20x
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Watch it go back to break-even
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Blame “market manipulation”
Greed isn’t a strategy. Exit discipline is.
4️⃣ Don’t Just Buy—Earn
Staking, yield farming, LPs—yes, they sound complicated.
But once you’ve done your homework, passive yield is your crypto superpower.
My Play:
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Staked ETH and SOL for consistent % returns
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Participated in DeFi protocols (carefully!)
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Compounded profits rather than adding more fiat
Earning while holding is how you outperform just holding.
Just be smart: avoid sketchy APYs and unaudited contracts.
5️⃣ Your Network = Alpha
The best trades I ever made didn’t come from YouTube.
They came from private Discords, Telegrams, and conversations with actual builders.
Surround yourself with:
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Smart degens who do real research
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People who’ve lost and learned, not just won
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Developers, not just influencers
Join communities with brains, not hype.
🔥 My Biggest Mistake (and What You Should Avoid)
I once turned $5k into $140k in 7 months with altcoins.
Guess how much I cashed out?
Zero.
I watched it fall to $30k, panic sold, and rage-quit.
Now? I keep a rule: “When it feels like I can’t lose—take money off the table.”
Learn from my pain. Don’t let a 7-figure dream die because you refused to take 6-figure wins.
🎯 Final Thought: Crypto Isn’t Magic. It’s Strategy + Conviction.
Your first million won’t come from luck.
It won’t come from buying the next $PEPE or guessing the next Solana.
It’ll come from:
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Mastering cycles
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Staying patient
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Taking profits
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Reinvesting wisely
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And learning faster than you lose
You don’t need 100 trades.
You need 3 good ones, with size and timing.
Crypto rewards the prepared, not the impulsive.
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