{"content":"A Decade of Crypto Trading Taught Me This Brutal Truth After a decade of trading crypto—through bull runs, crashes, and every trap in between—I’ve learned one undeniable truth: the game is designed for you to lose. Exchanges don’t just facilitate trades; they manipulate them. Wash trading, spoofed order books, and sudden liquidity drops aren’t anomalies—they’re standard tactics to exploit retail traders. In 10 years, I’ve seen three patterns repeat relentlessly: Pump-and-dumps are institutional plays—whales and exchanges collude, leaving retail holding worthless bags. "Liquidity" vanishes when you need it most—your stop-loss triggers, then the price reverses instantly. The more you trade, the more you lose—fees and slippage quietly drain your capital. The data doesn’t lie: Over 90% of retail traders lose money in crypto. Why? Because exchanges profit from your losses, your fees, and your desperation. The Only Way to Win? Stop Playing Their Game. After 10 years, my advice is simple: Walk away. If you must trade, do it with extreme skepticism—assume every price move is manipulated. The house always wins. Will you keep feeding it? #MarketPullback #TradingAdvice ","images":["https://d2kdcqywr8ua22.cloudfront.net/uploadfile/article/blog/2025052025/05/23/1813a4e6533a49e7b476a670db7261a9.png"],"tags":[],"tradingPairs":[],"quotearticleid":0}