Many people in the early days of the crypto world have had this experience—hearing from others that a certain project is good and then buying in, only to get caught in the market. I have experienced it myself.

In early 2023, I first came into contact with DUSK. At that time, my crypto friends were praising it as a privacy coin with good compliance and potential for the future. I had only been in the market for a few months then, filled with the fantasy of "quick doubling," and without hesitation, I bought 1000 DUSK on the exchange, with a cost basis of about 0.1 euros.

The days after buying looked like this: when the price rose to 0.15 euros, I was excited and calculating my gains; when the price dropped to 0.05 euros, my account shrank by half, and I started to regret deeply, even considering cutting losses. That period was especially tormenting—staring at the candlestick chart every day, every rise and fall affecting my mood.

Looking back now, I realize I was just a typical "crypto rookie"—completely unaware of what DUSK actually is, how its underlying technology works, or its ecosystem development direction. I was just blindly following the trend. This approach was doomed to fall into a trap because short-term price fluctuations are essentially a black box; you can never truly grasp the project's real value just by watching the charts.

However, it was this loss that later changed my perspective. I stopped focusing on short-term market movements and instead began studying the ecosystem progress and technical plans released by the Dusk Foundation—these are the things truly worth paying attention to.