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Recently, I’ve been thinking about a question: how does cryptocurrency make money? A lot of people think it’s just buying and selling coins to profit from the price spread, but it’s actually far more than that. This market is still in a “blue ocean” phase, with plenty of opportunities—what matters is finding a way that fits you.
I went through all the ways I could think of to make money—roughly a dozen. Some are completely free, but they take time. Others require you to put in money, but their returns are also more stable. No matter which one it is, if you can make money and it suits you, it’s

Just happened to have a friend ask me what futures are, so I’ll go ahead and organize my understanding and share it with everyone.
In fact, futures have a pretty long history. In agricultural societies, farmers feared natural disasters the most. When there was a bumper harvest, prices would crash; when the harvest was poor, prices would skyrocket. These uncontrollable risks really gave everyone a headache. Later, smart people came up with a solution—agreeing in advance on the future transaction price and time—so they could lock in the risk. This concept gradually evolved into today’s futures.

Recently, someone asked me about pre-market trading in the US stock market, so I might as well share my understanding. To be honest, many retail investors don't realize how important this period really is.
Pre-market trading refers to trading activities that occur before the official market opens. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ usually start accepting pre-market orders as early as 4 a.m. Eastern Time, until the official opening at 9:30 a.m. This period seems short, but it contains a huge amount of information. Corporate announcements, economic data, overseas market movements—these can

Recently, a friend asked me how to safely store crypto assets and how to choose a cold wallet. This is indeed a good question because on-chain activity is so frequent now, many people find hot wallets convenient, but managing private keys and seed phrases is really a headache. I’ve seen quite a few people around me lose assets due to poor management, so the demand for cold wallets is indeed rapidly increasing.
Actually, the principle of cold wallets is not complicated. In simple terms, it involves storing your private keys on an offline device, mainly including hardware wallets, paper wallets,

Recently, more and more people around me are paying attention to cold wallets. At first, everyone used hot wallets for convenience and quick access, but as holdings increased, security issues started to surface. Stories of lost private keys and forgotten seed phrases are all too common, so now many are considering acquiring a cold wallet to properly manage their assets.
Honestly, choosing the right cold wallet is not easy. The hardware wallets on the market come in many varieties, with significant differences in specifications and prices. I spent quite some time researching this, and found tha

Recently, I have been delving into two legendary figures in Japan’s trading world, and I found that their stories are truly worth studying. One is BNF, revered as the “god of trading,” whose real name is Takashi Kotegawa. The other is CIS, who is known as the strongest retail trader. These two aren’t just long-time friends—their experiences are also strikingly similar.
Both of them started trading during their university years, gradually building from small capital into being able to manage assets worth hundreds of millions of yen. Even more impressive is that they both became famous in the sa

Meta pre-market dropped more than 7 points, mainly because the company suddenly announced a significant increase in capital expenditure, leaving the market a bit confused. Raising expenditure expectations is usually a good thing, but at the same time, regulatory risks were mentioned, and investors probably worry that this money might go to waste. Tech giants are now spending heavily on AI infrastructure, but the uncertainty around regulation definitely makes people uneasy. What do you think, is this a normal market reaction or an overreaction?

Recently reviewing the performance data of the U.S. stock market in 2023, I truly realized how crazy that year was. The Nasdaq rose over 40 points, the S&P gained more than 22%, and the Dow also hit new highs. Interestingly, at the beginning of the year, Wall Street bigwigs were almost unanimously bearish, but they got thoroughly proven wrong.
I looked at the institutional forecasts at the time; major investment banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and JPMorgan predicted the S&P would reach around 4,000 to 4,200 points at best, but it shot straight past 4,700. It seems these professional

Recently, some friends asked me how to participate in the Hong Kong stock market, and I found that many people still have quite a few questions about it. Rather than saying that the Hong Kong stock market is mysterious, it’s more accurate to say that its rules are similar to those of the U.S. stock market. Once you understand the ins and outs, you can find an approach that suits you.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange currently has more than 2,600 listed companies, with a total market capitalization of 38 trillion Hong Kong dollars. Big companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and BYD are all listed there.

Recently, I've been looking into DeFi-related content and found that many people still have only a superficial understanding of liquidity mining. Actually, this thing isn't as complicated as it seems. Today, I want to talk with everyone about what DeFi liquidity mining really is and how to make money through it.
Let's start with the basic concepts. Liquidity mining is called Yield Farming in English. Simply put, it means you put your tokens into a trading platform or platform's liquidity pool, and the platform rewards you. But there's a prerequisite here—you first need to understand what liqui

Recently, people have been asking me how to identify a bear market. Actually, that’s a great question. Many people’s understanding of a bear market is still stuck at the level of “stocks are falling,” but a real bear market is far more complex than that.
Let’s start with the definition. A bear market generally refers to a decline of more than 20% from a peak price. This standard applies not only to stocks—bonds, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies all count. For example, in the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Index fell from 36,952.65 in January 2022 to 29,260.81 in September, officially en

Recently, people have been asking me how to mine Bitcoin, so I might as well organize the latest mining situation.
Speaking of Bitcoin mining, the core is actually one thing: miners use mining machines to keep records for the network, and the system rewards them. This logic has remained unchanged since 2009, but the path of mining has completely changed from the era of Satoshi Nakamoto back then.
I’ve noticed a clear change. In the early days, a regular computer could mine, then it evolved to GPUs, and now to specialized ASIC miners. Basically, this process means: the barrier to entry is getti

Recently, many people have asked me if there are other ways to make money from the crypto market besides trading. To be honest, if you still think the only way is to buy low and sell high, that's too limited. I’ve found that many beginners actually don’t know how many methods there are to acquire cryptocurrencies. Today, I’ll organize the mainstream ways I’ve learned about.
Let's start with free methods, which are especially suitable for people without capital but with plenty of time. Airdrops are the most direct way, where project teams give away tokens for free. There are two forms: one requ

In recent reviews of the historical cycles of the US dollar exchange rate, I found some interesting patterns. From the collapse of the Bretton Woods system to today, the dollar has gone through eight distinct periods of ups and downs, and each stage has been driven by different economic policies and global events.
In the 1970s, the dollar entered a depreciation phase mainly because the gold standard failed and the oil crisis hit. Later, Fed Chair Volcker delivered aggressive interest-rate hikes to 20%, which turned the situation around. The US Dollar Index then kept strengthening. But this per

On Friday, I looked at the market dynamics, and there are new statements from Trump again, possibly restarting the "Freedom Plan" operation, which still has some impact on the geopolitical situation. At the same time, the US non-farm payroll data for April surged by 115k, far exceeding expectations, indicating that the labor market remains resilient. These factors combined have made market sentiment somewhat complex.
I focused on a few key assets. Gold rose 0.61 on Friday, stabilizing above $4,700, with a high of $4,749. According to the AO indicator, bearish sentiment in the market is strengt

Recently, I often have to handle international remittances and foreign exchange transactions at work, and I realized that I still have quite a few gaps in my understanding of currency symbols from different countries. For example, the US dollar symbol has several different ways of writing—sometimes I see $, sometimes US$, sometimes USD, and sometimes I’m not sure exactly how to use them. Later, I understood that although these currency symbols look simple, they are indeed very important in international trade and investment.
Currency symbols are actually image abbreviations used to quickly ide

Recently, many beginners have been asking about the concepts of limit-up and limit-down boards, so I decided to organize some knowledge points on this topic. To be honest, understanding these two concepts is not difficult, but many people still tend to make mistakes when trading.
First, let's define them. A limit-up board is when the stock price rises to the maximum allowed increase, and the price is frozen there, unable to go higher. Conversely, a limit-down board is when the stock price drops to the maximum allowed decrease and is frozen. Taking the Taiwan stock market as an example, the dai