#数字资产市场动态 Take a look at how the pioneers in crypto assets entered the market
The timeline of these veteran players in the crypto space is quite interesting. Xu Mingxing was the earliest, encountering $BTC in 2011 through a source in a TV series. Sun Yuchen came a year later, purchasing directly on Taobao in 2012. By 2013, several key figures entered the scene—Li Xiaolai was a hardcore player who borrowed money and used leverage, Bao Erye directly went all-in on crypto after giving up his pork business, and Li Lin was still experiencing the process of buying crypto assets, which didn’t go very well and instead sparked his idea to start an exchange. He Yijun was already exploring this field with CZ back then.
Interestingly, Zhao Changpeng only officially entered in 2015, by which time $BTC had already gone through a cycle. His approach was quite aggressive—selling his apartment to go all-in. From the trajectories of these early participants, it’s clear that opportunities in the crypto market are truly built on timing insight and execution ability.
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RektRecovery
· 1h ago
ngl, timing is everything but survivorship bias hits different here—we're just not talking about the ones who yolo'd and got absolutely liquidated into oblivion back then
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GateUser-6bc33122
· 17h ago
Xu Mingxing's group really did bet right, but I still admire CZ the most. He only entered in 2015 and was able to sell apartments and go all-in. That mindset... ordinary people can't learn it.
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NFTArchaeologis
· 17h ago
Buying coins on Taobao is so detailed, it feels like browsing an antique shop... Back then, authentic records were probably even rarer than what's on the chain now.
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BlockchainWorker
· 17h ago
Selling an apartment and going all-in is really a bold move; CZ's courage is unmatched. But to be fair, entering in 2015 was indeed late, missing out on the craziest wave.
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HashBandit
· 17h ago
ngl back in my mining days i was making the same bets but with way less conviction... these guys' execution tho? selling apartments, dumping life savings, that's actually insane. but here's the thing—timing alone doesn't cut it anymore, network congestion literally murdered margins for newcomers now. btc at 2015 prices vs today's gas fees... completely different game entirely
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AirdropCollector
· 18h ago
Selling an apartment to go all-in... it's really ruthless, but luck is also a form of strength.
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TokenomicsTinfoilHat
· 18h ago
Selling apartments to go all-in is a brilliant move. In 2015, daring to play like this truly shows that only a gambler's mindset can win in the crypto world.
#数字资产市场动态 Take a look at how the pioneers in crypto assets entered the market
The timeline of these veteran players in the crypto space is quite interesting. Xu Mingxing was the earliest, encountering $BTC in 2011 through a source in a TV series. Sun Yuchen came a year later, purchasing directly on Taobao in 2012. By 2013, several key figures entered the scene—Li Xiaolai was a hardcore player who borrowed money and used leverage, Bao Erye directly went all-in on crypto after giving up his pork business, and Li Lin was still experiencing the process of buying crypto assets, which didn’t go very well and instead sparked his idea to start an exchange. He Yijun was already exploring this field with CZ back then.
Interestingly, Zhao Changpeng only officially entered in 2015, by which time $BTC had already gone through a cycle. His approach was quite aggressive—selling his apartment to go all-in. From the trajectories of these early participants, it’s clear that opportunities in the crypto market are truly built on timing insight and execution ability.