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1 / Thodex (2021) Thodex, a major Turkish cryptocurrency exchange, collapsed in 2021 after its founder, Faruk Fatih Özer, abruptly disappeared. Shortly before vanishing, the exchange halted all trading, withdrawals, and deposits, locking out roughly 391,000 active users from

6 / The DAO Hack (2016) The DAO was one of the earliest large-scale experiments in decentralized governance on Ethereum. It was designed to function as a venture capital fund with no central management, governed entirely by smart contracts. Launched in April 2016, the project

4 / Ronin Network Hack (2022) The Ronin Network, an Ethereum sidechain built to support Axie Infinity, suffered one of the largest crypto heists on record in March 2022. Attackers compromised a majority of the network’s validator nodes, allowing them to authorize fraudulent

7 / QuadrigaCX (2019) QuadrigaCX was once Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. It collapsed after reports that its founder, Gerald Cotten, had died suddenly in December 2018. Cotten was allegedly the only person with access to the exchange’s cold wallets, which were said

5 / PlusToken (2019) PlusToken emerged in 2018, primarily targeting investors across Asia. It presented itself as a crypto wallet offering high-yield, low-risk returns for depositing assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EOS. In reality, PlusToken operated as a large-scale Ponzi

8 / OneCoin (2017) OneCoin emerged in 2014, marketed as a revolutionary cryptocurrency for the masses. Its public face was Ruja Ignatova, who promised massive profits alongside a polished “crypto education” program. In reality, OneCoin had no blockchain at all. There was no

9 / Imagine it's April 10, 2013. Your Bitcoin drops over 80% in a few hours. What would you have done? Held through the chaos? Sold everything to stop the bleeding? Frozen, watching it happen? Moments like that don't test your strategy --- they test your conviction. If you were

2 / The trouble started with Mt. Gox. At the time, it was the Bitcoin exchange. Roughly 70% of all BTC trades went through it. If you wanted to buy or sell, Mt. Gox was the place. But it wasn't built for what was coming. The tech was shaky. The code was old. The system was

4 / As panic spread, the price started to fall. Then it didn't stop. Within hours, Bitcoin collapsed from $266 to around $50. An 80%+ drop. Portfolios were wiped out. People stared at their screens, watching numbers bleed lower. For the first time, the crypto market felt

6 / But here's the part most people forget. Bitcoin didn't die. After the panic and the 80%+ crash, the network kept running. Blocks kept being mined. Transactions kept settling. And those who managed to hold through the chaos saw something unexpected. By the end of 2013,

7 / That crash left traders with lessons they didn't forget. Volatility isn't a bug in crypto --- it's the cost of opportunity. Centralized exchanges can fail when you need them most. Security isn't optional. And resilience matters more than timing. Those lessons shaped every

8 / Could it happen again? Yes --- and in different ways, it already has. Crypto is still volatile. Exchanges can still fail. The difference today is better infrastructure---and more informed traders. The edge comes from preparation: •Don't keep everything on one exchange. •Use

🚨 JAPAN JUST BROKE THE ONE THING HOLDING GLOBAL MARKETS TOGETHER This is NOT another Memecoin chart. This is a STRUCTURAL FAILURE. Look at what just happened in JAPAN in a single session: •JAPAN 10Y: 2.37% (+4.8%) •JAPAN 30Y: 3.90% (+8.4%) •JAPAN 40Y: 4.22% (+7.2%) That is

8 / The MVRV ratio enters danger territory. The Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio compares what the market is worth to what investors actually paid. When it pushes above \~3.5--4, price is far ahead of the capital that built it. Historically, those levels have marked

11 / The takeaway: don't be the last to leave. Bull markets are powerful---and the gains are real, until the conditions change. The goal isn't to call the exact top. It's to recognize when signals start stacking and risk shifts against you. Taking profits isn't quitting. It's

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7 / Insiders start moving their coins. On-chain data reveals what price alone doesn't. When large holders begin sending coins to exchanges, it's rarely random---they're preparing liquidity. It's the equivalent of early guests leaving the party quietly, before the lights turn on.

9 / Gains start to diminish. Price still makes new highs, but each push delivers less follow-through. Rallies stall faster. Breakouts fade. Momentum isn't accelerating anymore---it's thinning. When upside shrinks while risk stays high, the market is telling you energy is being

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10 / The outside world becomes the catalyst. Late in a cycle, markets are fragile. It doesn't take much. A regulatory shift. A macro change. Higher rates, tighter liquidity, new taxes. When positioning is crowded and leverage is high, external shocks flip sentiment fast and