Crypto Is Only As Hard As You Make It

Crypto is only as hard as you make it.

You ever see those traders who are in the trenches 24/7, flipping memecoins, hopping on every new NFT trend, and stressing over every candle? Yeah, they make a lot of money. But at what cost?

Then there’s the other group. The ones who just pick solid projects, hold through the cycle, and barely check their portfolios. They’re still making life-changing gains, but they aren’t losing their sanity over it. They’re the real outliers.

Both paths work. But one of them actually lets you enjoy your wealth.

Path One: The High-Stress, High-Reward Grind

If you want to maximize your gains, you have to be willing to live in the chaos. That means:

• Constantly watching the market – Every move matters. Miss one major rotation, and you’re left behind.

• Emotional rollercoasters – One day you’re up 5x, the next you’re down 70%. Welcome to the game.

• Scams, rugs, and manipulation – Play in the trenches, and you’ll get dirty.

• Extreme volatility – If you’re not watching, a single event can wipe out months of gains.

This is the path of the full-time trader. It’s lucrative, sure. But it’s also brutal.

I know because I’ve seen it firsthand. I’ve tried to catch airdrops, sniped NFTs, watch memecoins get birthed on DEXs and tried charting the 5m chart.

There’s no breaks in this game. You eat, sleep, and breathe crypto. Your emotions rise and fall with every price movement. If you aren’t constantly plugged in, you’re at risk of missing the next big move.

It’s the fastest way to make millions. But it’s also the fastest way to burn out. And it’s far from guaranteed.

Path Two: The Simple Way to Get Rich

Then there’s the path that doesn’t leave you with heart palpitations every time Bitcoin wicks down 15% in a day. This one is much easier:

1. Find strong projects early – No chasing pumps. Just stacking solid assets before they explode.

2. Hold through the cycle – Ignore the noise. Zoom out.

3. Minimal stress – Maybe check in once a week. Maybe not. Either way, you’re not glued to the screen.

Does this method make you as much as the first path? Maybe not. But here’s the thing, it makes you enough.

And if you play it right, enough is all you need.

The biggest advantage of this method? Peace of mind. You don’t have to be a prisoner to the market. You can actually live your life.

Lots of people bought Bitcoin in 2017, held through the bear market, and didn’t touch their wallets until 2021. They weren’t worried about daily volatility. They weren’t making 10 trades a day. They weren’t stressed.

And guess what? They still made generational wealth.

How Much Money Do You Really Need?

Most people in crypto get wrecked not because they’re bad at investing, but because they don’t know when to stop. They think they need to squeeze out every last dollar.

But if you already have the wealth to live freely, do you really need to be sweating over the next 2x trade? Even if you’re still on your path to wealth, do you want to be stressing when you get there?

For most people, the difference between making $5M and making $10M doesn’t change their actual lifestyle. Either way, you’ve already made it.

So why stress yourself out trying to make the absolute most money when you could just sit back and enjoy life while also making life changing wealth returns?

There’s a reason why the biggest players in crypto aren’t grinding every day. Do you think Michael Saylor is day trading Bitcoin? Do you think CZ is flipping NFTs? No. They buy, they hold, and they focus on the bigger picture.

Most people who get rich in crypto don’t do it by making a thousand trades. They do it by making a few good ones and letting time do the work (this is true in traditional investing as well). Buffett doesn’t day trade.

Why This Works (And Why Most People Won’t Do It)

The hardest part of crypto isn’t finding the right investments, it’s holding them long enough to get the real gains.

But let’s be real, most people can’t handle it. They:

• Get shaken out on dips

• FOMO into tops

• Overtrade and overcomplicate things

Meanwhile, the biggest winners are the ones who just sat on their hands and let time do the work.

• The early Bitcoin guys? They just held.

• The ETH believers? They ignored the FUD.

• The Solana buyers during the bear market? They laughed while everyone else panicked.

They didn’t trade every day. They just waited.

And let’s not forget that the people who lost money in crypto are often the ones who tried to be too smart.

• They over leveraged.

• They got shaken out of good trades.

• They thought they could outplay the market.

The market doesn’t care how smart you are. It only cares about patience, conviction, trends, and timing.

Both of these strategies work, but you need to ask yourself these questions:

• Do you enjoy trading, market watching, and constantly being on edge? If so, the first path might be for you.

• Do you want to be wealthy without the stress? If so, the second path is a no-brainer.

It all comes down to what kind of life you want to live.

There’s no shame in either approach. Some people thrive in the chaos. Others prefer to step back and let time do the work. The key is knowing which one suits you best (path 2 suits me best). That’s exactly why I made the Crypto 100x Blueprint. I tried path 1 because it is the most common path pushed onto crypto investors. From this, I knew there had to be a different, better way to make just as much return. This is how path 2 was born.

Most people overcomplicate this game. They think they have to suffer to make money. But the truth is, you can make a fortune without losing your mind.

The choice is yours. Grind every day and stress over every candle? Or invest smartly, sit back, and enjoy the ride?

Crypto is only as hard as you make it. Choose wisely. Join the new rich and don’t trade your time for money. Especially in the crypto world.