I’ve read *Those Things About the Ming Dynasty* three times, and I happened to come across this piece today. I thought it was quite good, so I’m reposting it to share.
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I have a friend who was so excited after finishing *Those Things About the Ming Dynasty* that he couldn’t sleep. He told everyone he met: “There is only one kind of success: living your life on your own terms!” Then he quit his job to open a bed-and-breakfast—and lost 800,000.
He came to ask me: “Did I misunderstand it?”
I said: “You didn’t misunderstand it. You just saw the inspirational

Sectors/indexes yesterday and MTD/YTD

🚨 TOP 10 TradFi LOSERS
🔻 Credo Technology: -19.98%
🔻 Palo Alto Networks: -9.16%
🔻 $CRWD : -6.17%
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🔻 $PLNTR : -5.97%
🔻 GitLab: -5.94%
🔻 Strategy: -4.18%
🔻 Snowflake: -3.67%
Credo is the biggest loser, down almost 20% in 24 hours 😳

#SNDK
SanDisk (SNDK) is currently around the $1,522 level based on your quoted price. The latest market data available today shows SNDK trading around $1,536.87, after closing at $1,566.70, with the latest session showing a range of roughly $1,513–$1,609.61. That means your $1,522 level is sitting very close to an important short-term decision zone rather than being far away from the current market structure. The stock remains one of the strongest semiconductor names of 2026, but after such a massive advance, the key question is no longer simply whether SNDK can rise; the bigger question is w

Bitcoin just entered September, historically one of BTC’s weakest months.
But I’m not closing my long. 👀
Entry: $58K
Current: $78K
Position: 50 $BTC
Unrealized PnL: +$1M
ROI: +172.65%
I’m trading the chart, not the calendar.
September can bring volatility. I’m still holding the bullish setup.

My first trade: bought at the “peak”
When I first registered on Gate last year, Bitcoin was around $62,000. I was scrolling through posts on the feed when I saw an expert say, “BTC will hit $100,000 by year-end. If you don’t get in now, it’ll be too late.”
I panicked as soon as I heard that, quickly depositing all the 20,000 RMB I had saved and buying 0.05 BTC. My entry price was $62,800, and it started falling right after I bought. When it dropped to $60,000, I reassured myself it was a “normal pullback.” At $58,000, I told myself it was a “technical correction.” By the time it hit $55,000, I

$MOVR 2nd leg pump coming 🔥🔥
1$ coming 🔥🔥
Easy 25/30% gain from here

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Whether you are trading BTC, ETH, or other popular cryptocurrencies, every trade can provide valuable lessons. From analyzing market trends and identifying potential

Bitcoin plunged to around 76,100 in the evening before staging a strong rebound, reaching as high as 77,400 before meeting resistance and retreating again. The price has now fallen back to around 77,000. Overall, the market is showing a rebound correction after a sharp drop, but the rebound high of 77,400 remains below the afternoon resistance zone, with bulls failing to achieve an effective breakout. The bearish structure remains unchanged.
The 77,400 level is the short-term resistance tested by the evening rebound. Together with the 77,800 and 78,400 levels above, it forms a progressively lo

Sequoia partner Doug Leone reveals he got a colonoscopy with no Novocaine to see if he was really a badass
"I had to get a colonoscopy. And I had to go to a meeting right after that. I told the dentist, drill without any Novocaine.”
“My whole life, I wanted to see if I was a badass or not. Am I a fake badass that has this envelope nobody could tell, or am I really a badass on the inside?"
"He drilled and I jumped. And I told the doctor, I won't move again. And I didn't move again. I used the trick of thinking what it must be like to go to war and lose an arm or two legs. That's pain with conse

The big one is here: Moonshot AI has secretly filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, officially kicking off its IPO!
Is this truly the first year of AI? Zhipu went public in January, MiniMax followed a day later, and now KIMI is here. DeepSeek is also reportedly preparing for an IPO.
A whole bunch of AI foundation-model companies are ringing the bell this year. Is this really an AI golden age, or an AI bubble?
It feels like the private-market investors have had their fill and urgently need retail investors in the secondary market to take over their bags. 🧐

$XRP Goes 🚀🚀🚀

$MRVL has hit first target in the subscribers chat.
From 210 to 203.9 low so far.

I just switched the software to the background, and it plunged in an instant. Is it playing hide-and-seek with me? 😏
While everything else was running, $CRCLX was still stubbornly holding on. Every push upward fell just short, and volume failed to follow. No one was taking it higher—clearly a bull trap. This kind of move is a classic case of repeatedly luring in longs before suddenly changing direction. I went short directly, entering at 94.88, and then went about my business. Honestly, I barely watched this trade. When I came back, the price was already down to 88.42, and +350.75% was in th

I am the most wronged one among 192,837,465,657,483,920,160,000,000: I freeloaded my way into crypto by registering, then woke up to find my account at zero😂😂😂

Others entered crypto after careful consideration and half a year of research; I simply registered an account because I felt awkward refusing a friend’s invitation.

As it turned out, this free account gifted by fate had quietly marked out my tuition fee—and it was quite expensive.

The beginning: An account I felt awkward refusing

To be honest, I registered on Gate back then purely out of social obligation. A friend sent me an

Is this a rebound? It feels more like CPR for my empty account, doesn’t it? After reading the bearish news, I stared at the {K线} for a long time, and the more I looked, the more something felt off. $OP did rebound, but every volume spike came with a bearish candle, while all the bullish candles had shrinking volume. This kind of volume-price structure can be summed up in one word: short.

Entered at 0.12629, now at 0.09513, with +244.87% secured. This move gave us the answer; those who kept up with the pace have all had their share.

Position management: Take profit on 80% and lock it in, wh

Ethereum is consolidating under pressure within a narrow range today and has not followed BTC in its deep decline. After testing support at 2390 several times intraday, it quickly recovered and is currently quoted at 2402, holding the round-number 2400 level and demonstrating clear resilience against downside pressure. Unlike BTC, which is primarily driven by U.S. dollar liquidity, and gold, which is pressured by U.S. Treasury yields, ETH’s pullback is mainly attributable to profit-taking after its earlier surge and deleveraging among leveraged longs. Staked holdings and institutional buying h

BREAKING: Bitwise launches Premium RWA Vault PAPY on Morpho, lending AUSD against tokenized real-world assets.
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