When the internet bubble burst in 2002, many people thought the internet was finished.

But what truly came out later was precisely a group of companies with trillion-dollar market values.
Crypto now feels very much like that stage. An industry’s development is never a straight upward line; it will definitely have peaks and valleys. Many who have witnessed the peaks ultimately end up leaving during the valleys.
Especially now, the relationship between AI and Crypto is very subtle.
AI is more like a productivity revolution—taking center stage and driving changes in efficiency, content, code, and the way knowledge work is done. Crypto, on the other hand, is more like the underlying structure of production relations and value allocation. In the short term it looks passive, even making it seem less “sexy.”
But in fact, the two are inseparable.
AI creates new productivity, while Crypto redefines how value flows, how it belongs, and how it gets settled.
So at this stage, many times, you don’t need to make any earth-shattering choices.
As long as you’re still in both the AI and Crypto industries, keep observing, keep learning, and don’t get left behind when things are at a low point—you’re very likely already standing at the entrance to future reward opportunities.