Many people enter the crypto space with the same dream: to quickly turn around with small capital. But very few can achieve continuous growth from 1000U, 2000U.

You've probably seen these typical cases on social media: those with capital, patience, and the ability to seize cycles—steady year after year; the "battle gods" using tenfold leverage—only to disappear after a few months of excitement; those who rely on heavy bets to turn things around—either getting liquidated or starting to seek stability from then on. These are no coincidences.

When beginners ask how to get started, my answer has never changed. There are two paths, both traveled by others. One is to concentrate efforts on solid fundamentals and technical setups, making precise bets to earn the first bucket of gold. The other is to diversify, splitting funds into 2 to 3 parts and investing in 2 to 3 promising targets, thereby spreading risk.

But no matter which path you choose, one principle must be strictly followed: once a project has a significant increase, withdraw the principal first. Let the remaining profits continue to run. This is the "zero-cost holding"—the safest and smartest way for small funds.

The real dilemma is that spot market movements are always slow, easily trapping traders, and most people simply can't endure it. No matter how good the strategy, it often fails to materialize. That’s why many eventually give up.

Where is the true difficulty for small funds? First, without a sufficiently high win rate, growth is impossible. Second, pursuing a high reward-to-risk ratio inevitably lowers the win rate, and frequent drawdowns can repeatedly crush confidence. Third, small funds actually need less to get rich overnight and more stable compound growth with low drawdowns—that’s the way to survive the longest. Fourth, going long or short isn’t the key; whether you can sustain profits is the critical line. Fifth, heavy positions are a big taboo—those who dare to heavily leverage are already in a different league in terms of win rate and psychological resilience.

There’s a phrase that might hit home: stop dreaming "once I have 1 million, I can make steady money." Honestly, if you can’t handle a few thousand now, giving you tens of thousands will just make you lose it all again.

The only way for small funds to turn around is to be steady and careful, act precisely when needed, minimize mistakes, and persist with the power of compound interest. In this market, slow is fast—not just empty talk—endurance is truly more valuable than speed. It’s hard to go far alone, but if you can find a reliable circle, get firsthand information, and keep a rational pace, you can progress steadily.