a buddy of mine took a massive $1.5m hit during the bear market downturn. brutal timing, brutal losses. rather than sitting on regrets, he made the call to redeploy capital into some alternative positions.

here's the thing though—what's the play now? honestly? there isn't one. you ride it out. no drama, no panic, no crying about how the casino dealt you a bad hand. that's just how it goes in crypto. you enter knowing the risks, you take your lumps, and you keep moving forward.

it's not about winning every cycle. sometimes it's just about surviving the downturn and staying in the game for the next opportunity. the ones who cash out and go home never catch the recovery anyway.