2026-01-17 06:24:21

Some folks I know who scored big in crypto seem to have lost something along the way—maybe their patience or their conviction. They used to preach about disrupting traditional finance, gripping their bags through wild swings worth millions, convinced the next bull run would validate years of waiting.

Then the market changed. Now you see people taking profits in weeks, sometimes days. The average hold period has shrunk dramatically while entry points stay tight. The romance of long-term conviction faded when liquidity accelerated and opportunities multiplied. What used to be a 5-year thesis became a quarterly check-in. The difference between hodlers from 2017 and 2024 is night and day—not just in strategy, but in mentality itself.

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NFTArchaeologis

· 17h ago

It's really heartbreaking... Former believers have now all become swing traders.

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BearMarketMonk

· 22h ago

To be honest, this is just the result of survivor bias... The early believers' faith hasn't changed, it's just that the cycle has torn people's hearts apart. Holding for five years vs. frequent cutting, ultimately it's still unable to resist one's greed... Those people haven't lost patience, they've just been defeated by the temptation of liquidity. From a 5-year argument to quarterly review, isn't this the survival rule that the market has taught us? Those who believe have long accepted their fate. As for mindset... after experiencing one or two rounds of sharp declines, you'll understand. The so-called faith is just that they haven't been wiped out enough.

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WalletWhisperer

· 22h ago

the holding time collapse is just transaction velocity data screaming—you can literally profile this in the chain. those '17 believers had accumulation phase psychology, now it's just algorithmic churn. whale behavior completely inverted. pattern recognition never lies.

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TokenVelocity

· 23h ago

This is the reality. Idealism died on the first 100x coin. How much is the faith value of hodl worth? Fast in and out is still the best. The group from 2017 has already made their profit, now it's all fast-food traders playing. Honestly, it's just impatience. Seeing others make quick money causes the mindset to collapse. There's nothing surprising about it; human nature is like that. Who can truly resist temptation? This wave of new retail investors has never experienced a real bear market, so it's understandable. From believers to speculators, it's just one step. Liquidity has poisoned an entire generation of crypto people.

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HashRatePhilosopher

· 23h ago

It's all market manipulation; faith really can't withstand the test. --- Basically, it's greed. No one can resist the temptation of quick money. --- Where are those true believers from 2017 now? They've probably been trapped for a long time haha. --- That's why I don't believe in long-term narratives; it's just self-soothing. --- From five-year plans to quarterly reviews, this shift is a bit ironic. --- The most heartbreaking thing is that once the money is in hand, all faith is gone. --- When liquidity increases, opportunities arise, and human nature is revealed. --- The mindset of holding coins has changed, for real. The rhythm is completely different. --- Another story of "I made money but lost my soul"? --- The mindset issue is indeed significant, but maybe it's also because this market is changing too fast.

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TrustMeBro

· 23h ago

That's so true. The early believers who recharged their faith back then are now all short-term quick traders. This change is really damn outrageous. Really, one by one, they went from evangelists to scalpers. It's quite ironic, huh? The romance of HODL is dead. Now it's just a game of cutting leeks, two completely different species. The mentality has collapsed, brother. Back then, shouting about holding for ten years, now it's clear in seven days. Truly human nature. In essence, patience lost to greed—that's the real bull and bear transition. The group from 2017 should reflect now. Ideals lost to reality, a bit regrettable. When liquidity increases, minds start to watt out. No one talks about faith anymore. But on the other hand, quick in and out profits are quite substantial too. It's just that the flavor has changed.

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