The confession of "Onshore Old Leek" in the crypto world: How did I outperform BTC and steadily achieve A8?

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What is the best thing that cryptocurrency can give you?

= The return that changes life

What is the ugliest thing that cryptocurrency can take away?

= All the earnings you have ever received

I know why you are here, the reason is the same as mine:

= Make money. The money that changes lives.

We know it's possible because we have all heard those success stories. But to be honest, you have also heard about those who have nothing in cryptocurrency and have never turned their lives around.

So, the real question is: what distinguishes these two types of people?

What is the real formula for success? How to avoid "losing everything"?

This is exactly what I will detail in this article.

As you know, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has been growing. I believe it will continue to grow and may even reach 1 trillion dollars one day.

· The global stock market is currently at 126 trillion USD,

· The global bond market is worth $140 trillion,

· The real estate market is approximately $400 trillion,

· The cryptocurrency market is only $3.5 trillion.

Bitcoin (BTC) is already one of the top five assets by market value globally, and I am not surprised at all that it may become the largest asset in the future. In the next 24 months, I believe Bitcoin will surpass Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple, becoming the second largest asset in the world.

But unfortunately, if the market continues to grow and you are still losing money, there is definitely a problem. It could be that your approach is incorrect, or that your strategy or skills need improvement.

In any case, something needs to change.

The most important change, and the one that most people get wrong, is the expectation. They see someone achieving 50x or 100x returns and then jump in to chase the same profits.

I've seen too many people like this. Some even made a lot of money for a while, feeling invincible, only to lose it all quickly. Why? Because they never built a system, lacked discipline, and didn't set truly reasonable goals.

I was able to achieve an eight-figure fortune, not because I am a genius, but because I set realistic expectations. Before entering the cryptocurrency space, I spent over a decade navigating the stock market. My goal was simple: to achieve a 40% annual compound growth rate (CAGR). After seven years of compounding, my capital multiplied tenfold. I did it, and I am extremely proud.

I know that for most cryptocurrency traders, hearing a 40% annual return might feel like a failure, but at that time, it was already at the top level. The greatest investor in history, Warren Buffett, has achieved an average annual compound growth rate of only 19.8% since taking over Berkshire Hathaway in 1965.

19.8% makes him a legend. Sounds low, right?

But can you maintain a 19.8% return every year for 60 consecutive years? Through wars, market crashes, economic recessions, and chaos?

This is true strength! It's not about the fleeting huge returns, but rather the quiet, monotonous, and consistently outperforming the market returns.

In the stock market, how do you determine that your returns are good?

= Continuously outperform the market.

What about in cryptocurrency?

= Continuously outperform Bitcoin's performance.

You may wonder, why should you outperform Bitcoin? Because if you can't, what’s the point of investing in other coins? You might as well just buy Bitcoin and do nothing.

Just a reminder, Bitcoin has increased more than 10 times over the past five years. Do you know how many people lost money during this period? Many. If they had just bought and held Bitcoin, the return could have reached 1000%.

About outperforming Bitcoin, for example:

· If Bitcoin performs +30% this year, and you earn +40%, you are excellent.

· If Bitcoin drops -25% this year and you only lose -15%, you are still excellent.

To measure this, you need at least 5-10 years of performance to determine if you are good at it. So, as I mentioned before, this is a long-term game.

This is a game of patience, a snowball game.

So, forget about the question of "how to quickly 100x." The real question is: how to continuously outperform Bitcoin's performance and never go to zero?

The answer is portfolio design.

· The design should be durable;

· The design should compound interest;

· The design should protect against downside risks while seizing upside opportunities.

Even if you incur losses, there is still a great opportunity to win in the long run. This is the philosophy behind how I build and design my investment portfolio.

Alright, now let's talk about how to actually outperform Bitcoin.

First, ensure that your portfolio holds 100% Bitcoin. This way, you are effectively matching Bitcoin's long-term performance.

Then, I will borrow, with the loan amount not exceeding 50% of my Bitcoin holdings. The annualized interest rate for borrowing is usually around 5%. I will use these funds to do a few things:

Short-term trading, up to 3 months

I only get involved with projects that have strong fundamentals and can easily achieve 2-3 times returns, usually those that have fallen during a bear market but still have solid products. I typically exit when I see a profit of 50%-100%.

For example, if you've been following me: $ETH, $PENGU, $ANIME, $COOKIE, $KAITO, as well as some that I haven't really made public: $HYPE, $RAY, $JUP, $SUI.

I actively accumulate during a bear market and sell after making a profit of 50%-100%. When the bull market arrives and all coins reach historical highs, I usually stop trading.

$KAITO and $HYPE are my key projects for this round. However, when they drop, I sometimes add to my position and make short-term trades.

Cycle Ace, single-cycle high-confidence investment, up to 12 months

This really makes me happy. Currently, I allocate at most 10% of my funds, but before reaching the eight-digit mark, I allocated nearly 20%. The early success stories were $UNI and $CAKE, at which point I hadn't yet named this strategy "Cycle Ace." Last year, I participated in the TGE (Token Generation Event) of $HYPE, achieving a 10x return within a month. Now I'm holding $KAITO, which has already doubled and remains strong.

The cycle ace has two conditions: "screening" and "timing".

The filtering criteria are high-quality founders who are rapidly developing, a strong community, products that are actually being used, and projects that are gaining attention while still in their early stages.

In terms of timing, I only start looking for opportunities in the first year after Bitcoin's halving, and exit at most two years later. This rule has not changed so far, but there may be adjustments in the future.

angel investment, up to 24 months

The only reason I created this X account was to gain better angel investment opportunities. So far, it has been effective; through introductions from friends I know, I have come into contact with excellent project parties.

I currently support more than 15 projects. I know this is high risk and high reward, but this funding comes from lending profits, so there is not much loss for me. I have indeed invested in a few bad projects, but the overall return is still good.

With these three strategies, if I make money, I will use the profits to repay the loan and unlock my Bitcoin. This way, I'm only playing with the profits. If the profits are large enough, I will buy more when Bitcoin drops, and then repeat this cycle.

What should I do if my trading and cycle ace perform poorly? First, your portfolio is not dead; Bitcoin is still supporting you. If Bitcoin continues to grow, you can borrow more funds to keep playing.

Your combination will only be doomed under the following circumstances: you borrowed 50% of the Bitcoin, all your operations go to zero, and Bitcoin crashes by 50%. You would have to be extremely unlucky, making a mistake at every step, to encounter such a combination.

This is all my operations. I don't play with low market cap meme coins, I don't trade NFTs, and I don't engage in perpetual contracts because I'm not good at it. I've tried to learn, but I found it's not my area. If you're good at it, you can leverage Bitcoin funds to do what you're good at. Focus on your own circle of competence; everyone has different skills.

The most important thing for me is: I love my life. I design my investment portfolio in a way that ensures I can sleep peacefully, enjoy each day, do what I love, and never feel stressed about investing.

Even when I started my Web3 journey in 2017, the goal was never to get rich quick, but to slowly yet steadily accumulate wealth while enjoying the process.

In 2017, I decided to achieve a fortune of $100 million by 2030. Not by luck, not by gambling, but by building a bulletproof system that compounds over time. I feel like I'm on the right track at the moment, and that's why I'm here to share everything. You don't need to copy 100% of the time, just choose the part that suits your risk, life, and goals.

I share this not because I think I'm great. I'm still in the learning phase, working hard every day to keep up with this rapidly changing industry. I hope you can learn something from this article and find useful methods to improve your portfolio performance.