Many newcomers enter the crypto world with the "hundredfold dream," but after a wild ride, their accounts are wiped out. The crypto space is never short of wealth creation stories; what’s scarce are those who survive.

When I first tried with 100U, I set strict rules for myself. First, never fully commit — split the principal into two parts: half for open positions and half kept in reserve. No matter how tempting the market, don’t touch that 50U. Second, stop-loss must take priority over greed; any single loss exceeding 20% is cut immediately. Cutting losses is painful, but it’s better than holding on until the position explodes. Lastly, only trade mainstream coins like Ethereum with controllable volatility; avoid those wild altcoins, no matter how attractive they seem.

Why choose 100U? Losing it isn’t fatal, but it’s enough to experience the fear of liquidation and learn to respect the market. It’s like swimming — you should start in shallow water; jumping straight into deep sea is akin to inviting death.

The reality is harsh. In the first phase, I used 50U to open a 20x leveraged ETH long position, but when the market suddenly plunged, I was stopped out and lost 10U. The temptation of high leverage is strong, but the risk is even greater — I later switched to a fixed 10x leverage, which could drop to 5x during volatile times. That lesson was worth the tuition.

How to turn a 80U account around? The key is to find the rhythm. I started using grid trading: every 5% dip in ETH, I add 10U; when it rises 5%, I sell some to lock in profits. Small funds rely on swing trading rather than hodling coins long-term. In three weeks, the account grew back to 200U. The core of this strategy is: don’t be scared by short-term fluctuations; instead, treat them as the trader’s fuel.