2026-01-15 06:21:19

There are some coins in the crypto world that you really shouldn't touch. This is not superstition, but lessons learned through bloodshed time and again.

The market exhibits an extreme trend called "guillotine"—a certain coin may plummet over 70% vertically within a few hours or even a day, dropping without warning or buffer. It looks like a sharp blade coming straight down.

This situation is definitely not a normal correction. Regular market pullbacks are gradual, moving slowly downward. But "guillotine" is different; it reflects that the main players or large funds have completely abandoned the market, fleeing at full speed regardless of consequences. They are too lazy to maintain the order book and just want to cash out as quickly as possible.

Many people see the sharp decline and have a deadly thought: this is a chance to scoop up bargains. Wrong. Behind what seems like "cheap low-price goods," there is often a chasm where liquidity has dried up and the project has been internally abandoned. Bottom fishing is like trying to catch a rapidly falling knife with your bare hands. $G

The routine after a sharp drop is basically fixed: long-term downward decline continues to torment you, occasional small rebounds are just to lure lucky ones back in, and finally, this coin is gradually forgotten by the market, becoming history.

If you are truly unlucky and get caught, never wait for a miracle. As long as there is a decent rebound opportunity, you must exit immediately to preserve the remaining principal, then shift your focus to projects with healthy trends and sufficient liquidity. Holding onto bad coins will only cause your losses to erode your funds and energy infinitely.

People who have been in the crypto space for a long time understand one principle: success is not about what you do, but about what you know not to do. Recognizing and avoiding these obvious traps, your win rate is already ahead at the starting line. One last piece of advice: your goal should never be to rescue a plummeting coin, but to protect your principal and wait for truly clear opportunities that belong to you.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 5h ago

That guillotine section was written so perfectly. I only understood it after getting cut myself... Now whenever I see a crash, my first instinct is to run. I don't even care if it's the bottom anymore.

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LiquidityNinja

· 5h ago

Buying the dip on a crashing coin is suicide. I've already been cut twice by the guillotine. This thing is like catching knives; if you can't handle it, you'll be covered in blood. When liquidity dries up, it's basically a dead coin. Don't hold onto illusions. Seemingly rebound attempts are just bait. As soon as there's a rebound, you should escape. Don't be greedy. Holding onto worthless coins is slow suicide. Switching to good projects is the way to survive.

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GateUser-6bc33122

· 5h ago

I've seen too many guillotine executions, and those who take the knife never end well... My older brother is right, the key is to know when to let go, which is much harder than making money. Buying the dip, buying the dip, and ending up losing everything—this is the daily life in the crypto circle. Sell on the rebound, don't be greedy. Without this insight, you'll end up losing everything sooner or later. My blood and tears lesson is that greed always gets you—just like this article says, getting trapped and doubting life. Have you really experienced the feeling of holding onto a coin? Every day opening your wallet makes you want to smash your phone. Liquidity drying up is truly a bottomless pit. The big players have already run away, and we're still waiting for a miracle.

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AirdropLicker

· 5h ago

Those who bottom out and get chopped are basically just showing how to turn money into lessons. Once the chopping block appears, liquidity is already dead. No matter how cheap, it's a trap. It should have been clear long ago that not all crashes are worth catching. That's right, holding onto worthless coins is really just wasting life. Run at the first sign of a rebound, don’t even think about turning things around. Making money in the crypto world depends on knowing which coins to absolutely avoid. Too many people fantasize about miracles after a sharp decline, ending up with nothing left. Doing nothing is indeed more valuable than doing something. Coins with dried-up liquidity, don’t even bother to catch them. Don’t be greedy when losing money; take the opportunity to exit.

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