Crypto Journey Part 4 💡 | From Liquidations to Long-Term Vision

The morning after my BTC short got liquidated, I barely made it to my U.S. Embassy interview — exhausted and frustrated.

But somehow… it went well ✅

I came home and made a decision:

🔁 No more futures.

📈 Back to Spot investing — with a clearer mind.

I deposited around $1,000 and started over.

This time, I went deep on #CoinMarketCap, researching hundreds of tokens. That night, I began buying $10–$15 worth of every coin that looked promising.

By the end of the night, I held over 30 different cryptocurrencies.

I didn’t know it yet, but this was my first real lesson in diversification.

What happened next?

The market started recovering fast — it was December 2022, and the famous “Santa Rally” had begun 🎅📈

I saw some coins grow from $10 to $15 or $20. Gains were small, but steady.

Still, I realized I had spread myself too thin.

So I made another move —

💡 I sold the small winners

💰 Consolidated into fewer coins with larger positions

💱 Started buying stablecoins with fiat for flexibility

In early 2023, my portfolio grew to between $10K–$14K.

I focused on new promising projects, like:

🚀 #Aptos

🌐 #SUI

🔗 #ARB

…and others I believed in long-term.

That’s when I also got curious about airdrops.

I kept seeing posts and videos about people making real money from simple tasks — especially with the hype around Arbitrum and Aptos.

But back then, I was still just a spot investor — buying, holding, and watching.

I hadn’t yet joined the airdrop game… but I was getting ready.

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👉 In Part 5, I’ll talk about how I started actively hunting airdrops, joined campaigns, and discovered the power of being early.

Have you ever been part of a successful airdrop? Or missed one and regretted it? Let’s talk below 👇

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