From a complete beginner to a seasoned crypto veteran, how many market cycles have you experienced on Gate?

What year did you join Gate? Do the math—how long have you been in this market?
Time is a truly fascinating thing.
When you first entered the crypto market, you may have thought the bull market would never end, that BTC would rise as soon as you bought it, and that every pullback was an “opportunity to get in.”
After going through several market cycles, you eventually realize:
The market’s greatest talent is constantly teaching overconfident people a lesson.
When you first saw a surge, you may have chased in; when you first encountered a crash, you may have panic-sold; after successfully buying the dip for the first time, you started to think you had found the pattern; then the market hit you with another major swing, teaching you once again to “respect the market.”
That is probably the growth trajectory of many Gate users.
Your first trade may have been simple, but it opened the door to an entirely different experience.
From looking only at prices to studying fundamentals; from following other people’s calls to trying to make independent judgments; from going all-in to learning to keep some funds in reserve.
Even your mindset changed.
Back then, a 10% rise: Sell quickly and lock in profits.
Later, a 10% rise: Check whether the underlying logic has changed.
Back then, a 10% drop: It’s over!
Later, a 10% drop: First, let’s see why it fell.
That is the “tuition” the market has made us pay.

Of course, there must also be some moves that seem particularly hilarious in hindsight.
For example, forgetting why you bought something right after buying it, discovering only after selling that the rally had just begun, or researching for half a day only to realize that your reason for placing the order was simply that “many people in the group were buying.”
So this time on Gate Square, I’d like to hear everyone’s stories.
What year did you join Gate?
What did you buy in your first trade?
What were your proudest moments?
And which moves still make you laugh when you think about them?
Feel free to write down your own trading stories.
Because the market will keep creating new candlesticks, but what is truly worth preserving are the stories from the journey we have taken together.#Gate用户突破6000万