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Ask Leo: What Is Your Biggest Crypto Regret?

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So many of us have taken actions in this space that we've sort of regretted taking at some point. It could be selling early, buying late, FOMO, not buying that crypto or NFT you were told could go ×10000 which later happened, buying shitcoins which crashed to oblivion, storing money on an exchange which got hacked etc.

I personally don't have much regrets in the crypto space because I don't dwell on them and I take responsibility for all my actions. However, there's one action that I feel was costly and if I had known better at the time, I'd probably have stayed away from it. I was new to cryptos and online investments and so I invested a couple cryptos (Bitcoib and Ethereum)into platforms which I didn't know where infact Ponzi schemes and I eventually got scammed of almost all my cryptos.

This was at the early stage of my crypto journey when I was pretty new to the idea and the potentials of the space. Why it still feels like a regret sometimes is because all that crypto that were lost via the scam could have turned into a fortune today but then, who knows, I was new and naive and may have still lost it through other means.

I've since stayed away from Ponzi schemes or anything that promises me really high returns in a short while. I've also tried to focus in building my portfolio which has ultimately made me feel better and not having the time to think much about my past experiences.

In my opinion, regret is inevitable in this space but manageable and doesn't require much dwelling upon. What has happened has happened and you can't change that by thinking and wondering what would have happened if you had taken or didn't take some actions. The crypto space has quite alot of opportunities for everyone and we would definitely hit a jackpot(many jackpots in this case) if only we recognise our mistakes, learn from it and make sure they don't ever happen again.