I started investing in cryptocurrency with $1,000. Within a year, I built it up to $30,000 before being completely wiped out by perps. I'm glad I learned that costly lesson, because in retrospect, it was cheap and kept me away from perps forever. I made my first fortune through arbitrage, but I missed out on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of Binance. I'm not sad, though, and I'm glad I stayed online throughout the entire surge. This was my first time witnessing a crash like this, so I could handle the losses. I even made some money from it—not a huge one, but I'm grateful nonetheless. Learning from past experiences is the only way to become a better trader and person. Let's move on.