"Gambling Addiction Series — Rideshare Driver"$SOL

A 32-year-old rideshare driver secretly invested in cryptocurrencies while his pregnant wife was unaware. During the New Year, he was wiped out with a loss of 390,000 yuan. This time, no one is there to back him up.
These past few days, I can't help but think back to 2022, when the pandemic restrictions were just lifted. I was still in a daze, not knowing what to do next. Later, my wife persuaded me to take 100,000 yuan and buy a car, so I started driving for rideshare services. Honestly, those days were the most stable and happiest times of my life. I would wake up early every day, wash up casually, then head downstairs to get into the car and open the app to accept rides. Seeing the deposits coming into my phone one after another, I was tired but felt hopeful about the future.
Earning from rideshare was decent; making four or five hundred yuan a day was steady. At first, I was full of confidence, thinking I finally had a stable job.
Until one day, a passenger did some quick math with me. He had also driven for rideshare before. He said, "Just the car costs over 100,000 yuan. After deducting electricity bills, insurance, and considering the battery's depreciation—getting worse each year—by the end, most of the money I earned was spent on the car. It might be more profitable to work a regular job and earn a steady salary."
His words made me feel lost. At that time, I had just gotten married, and our family expenses were quite high. Every meal was a feast of fish and meat, and the dishes were never left overnight; leftovers were thrown away. I bought clothes twice a season, one wash and one change, so I couldn't save any money. I realized that saving alone couldn't solve the problem. It was better to find ways to increase income. If I could earn three or five ten thousand yuan a month, I wouldn't feel so anxious.
In early 2023, I visited my uncle's house for the New Year. During a casual chat with my cousin, he mentioned virtual currency investments. He said he had made about 80,000 to 90,000 yuan in the past two months just from this. I was short on money at the time, and hearing this, my eyes lit up. I became very interested. The more we talked, the more excited I got. I immediately asked him for the download link to the exchange platform and carefully learned how to trade from him.
At first, I didn't dare to touch major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, thinking they were less volatile and would earn slowly. Instead, I focused on the Dogecoin my cousin mentioned and the recently popular ARB. Although these were altcoins, they had big price swings, and trading contracts offered a great chance to amplify profits.