What's the crypto mistakes in 2025 that you don't wanna repeat ?

[O.G boy]

As the title already explained about the question, I will write about my mistake that I made last year, and I really don't want to repeat that mistake again. 2025 was a good year for me as a crypto user; I made some handsome money from the trading and crypto marketing as well. Though I lost some funds, on average I made some good funds. The biggest mistake I made this year was during my ETH trading. Made good profits from my ETH holding, but due to mistakes I missed the biggest opportunity.

I have been holding a couple of ETH that I bought for an average of 1400-1600 USDT, so when it went ATH, I took advantage a couple of times and made good profits. Last time, I bought it back and set up a target price. When the price was near my target, I cancelled selling and used stop loss. It was fine using a stop loss since I thought it could pump more. But unfortunately ETH started dumping, and I cancelled the stop loss due to fear of loss. I thought it could hit my stop loss and pump again. That's how SL was cancelled and never put back. As a result, ETH dumped hard; if I hadn't cancelled the stop loss, then I would have my ETH double right now.

So always changing my mind during trading cost me a lot. This was the biggest mistake last year that I really don't want to repeat. Not going to cancel stop loss or have to replace stop loss.

What is your mistake that you don't want to repeat? Share it so we can learn from each other.

## my mistake was from the angle of trusting friends and copying from friends what dey do y making money not knowing that life is all about understanding what u are doing and also ready to take risk without complaining. Although I gain by luck and loss more by chance and over trading, infact try to overlapping interest when the market rises by investing almost all my capital to gain in return it was a big mistake I can't try what with this 2026.

[Peanutswar]

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What is your mistake that you don't want to repeat? Share it so we can learn from each other.

One of the common. Getting FOMO when the trend changes. In the previous year of 2024 I made some of my holdings to become profitable and I made an early liquidation now that time the price of the bitcoin does not matter much because it's just range around the 70kish price which is actually I didnt not expect to get sky rocket by the start of the year of 2025. Imagine if I made a holding until that time of 2024 with the price as of now with the bitcoin. One of my regrets get doubt with the market and not having a good analysis at that time. People are really skeptic about the Bitcoin to reach just the 60k and thats enough. By this time for the coming cycle I wont do the same mistake without proper execution I now tracked most of my swing trades for a good opportunity to make an entry even though tooks another cycle.

[livingfree]

I guess my mistake in2025 was not taking profits from my holdings. I know as a bitcoin holder you have to hold for a certain period of time, but last year I made a good amount of profits but didn't take any.

I think that many Bitcoin holders didn't take profits on this bull run of 2025. It's not a mistake but that's commitment.

Because if you can hold it until the next bull run, you'll still be no doubt in profit if you hold onto it.

Others do think that if you have never sold on this recent bull run, you didn't make any money. You did but you didn't take it out and it's considered as you simply continue to get invested for the next cycle.

[Bobrox]

I think that many Bitcoin holders didn't take profits on this bull run of 2025. It's not a mistake but that's commitment.

Because if you can hold it until the next bull run, you'll still be no doubt in profit if you hold onto it.

Others do think that if you have never sold on this recent bull run, you didn't make any money. You did but you didn't take it out and it's considered as you simply continue to get invested for the next cycle.

I have fatal mistake last year not taking profit at coins receiving from airdrop project because believing will break out higher price, dilemma about the cryptocurrency bull run of 2025 success hit most expensive price and how come easily for us believing price keep raise up but finally get down drastically. I hold several altcoin already break out most higher price but believing with many top whales predicting about the end of 2025 bitcoin will hit to $150k and make altcoin get up too.
Finally not earn much profit but get loss after many altcoin holding dump, wait more next bull run moment will come this year or long term to be holder after missing the great bull run in 2025. I won't repeat any more with the fatal mistake last year if this year get opportunity to sell never waiting any more to hold again.

[The Cryptovator]

I think that many Bitcoin holders didn't take profits on this bull run of 2025. It's not a mistake but that's commitment.

Because if you can hold it until the next bull run, you'll still be no doubt in profit if you hold onto it.

Others do think that if you have never sold on this recent bull run, you didn't make any money. You did but you didn't take it out and it's considered as you simply continue to get invested for the next cycle.

I know selling at ATH is quite complicated since we really don't know where ATH will be marked. But once Bitcoin or any other coins break the previous ATH and pump more, then for me it's reasonable to take advantage of the volatility. I did it with Ethereum a couple of times, and last time, due to stop loss cancellations, I failed to take the advantage. If it was successful, then I would have more ETH in my wallet. I know it's a pretty risky game to place a stop loss, but unless you learn to take the risk, you can't be a gainer. Holding for long terms is also risky, but we are taking that risk as well.

Since we aren't institutional investors, we may take advantage of breaking ATH in order to make some extra money as long as our initial holdings aren't affected. The market definitely will drop after the break ATH; we can't see history just pump and pump. There will be pump and dump, and that's how we pull the money from the market. Holding is the better policy, but you need to hold for life, not for a lifetime. Unless we can use crypto profits in our life, then what will benefit us when we pass away and leave the crypto as it is?

[livingfree]

I think that many Bitcoin holders didn't take profits on this bull run of 2025. It's not a mistake but that's commitment.

Because if you can hold it until the next bull run, you'll still be no doubt in profit if you hold onto it.

Others do think that if you have never sold on this recent bull run, you didn't make any money. You did but you didn't take it out and it's considered as you simply continue to get invested for the next cycle.

I have fatal mistake last year not taking profit at coins receiving from airdrop project because believing will break out higher price, dilemma about the cryptocurrency bull run of 2025 success hit most expensive price and how come easily for us believing price keep raise up but finally get down drastically. I hold several altcoin already break out most higher price but believing with many top whales predicting about the end of 2025 bitcoin will hit to $150k and make altcoin get up too.
Finally not earn much profit but get loss after many altcoin holding dump, wait more next bull run moment will come this year or long term to be holder after missing the great bull run in 2025. I won't repeat any more with the fatal mistake last year if this year get opportunity to sell never waiting any more to hold again.

It is one of the dilemmas of many airdrop hunters or receivers, they won't sell it when the market is ready and open for that token they've received. And that's because of the hope that the price will pump.

Well, I've learned that the hard way in the past and that's why if I have received an airdrop as soon as it's ready in the exchange, I'll dump it without even thinking twice.

I wish that you'll have a better cycle with the next one and recovers from those losses you've made.

I know selling at ATH is quite complicated since we really don't know where ATH will be marked. But once Bitcoin or any other coins break the previous ATH and pump more, then for me it's reasonable to take advantage of the volatility. I did it with Ethereum a couple of times, and last time, due to stop loss cancellations, I failed to take the advantage. If it was successful, then I would have more ETH in my wallet. I know it's a pretty risky game to place a stop loss, but unless you learn to take the risk, you can't be a gainer. Holding for long terms is also risky, but we are taking that risk as well.

Since we aren't institutional investors, we may take advantage of breaking ATH in order to make some extra money as long as our initial holdings aren't affected. The market definitely will drop after the break ATH; we can't see history just pump and pump. There will be pump and dump, and that's how we pull the money from the market. Holding is the better policy, but you need to hold for life, not for a lifetime. Unless we can use crypto profits in our life, then what will benefit us when we pass away and leave the crypto as it is?

We can't really spot the ATH at most times. But selling near to it or at least more than the price you've bought is still a good scenario compared to most who held but never sold.

It takes some mistakes for one to take advantage of the volatility and if many have done that mistake for 2025's bull run, I'm sure that many of those who did a mistake will be wiser with the next bull run.

And before it comes, you'll also make significant moves such as accumulating more (DCA).

[qwertyup23]

I would say that the year 2025 was a significant improvement on my cryptocurrency journey compared to the previous years due to inactivity. Additionally, I was able to save majority of my BTCs that I earned in participating in signature campaigns for long-term HODLing.
However, I still regret some decisions that I made during that year especially that some portions of my BTC were mismanaged- meaning, I used them in a way that will only damage my finances (e.g. gambling, personal expenses, etc.).

I aspire to save at least 95% of my BTCs that I will earn this 2026. If possible, I would like to definitely not spend anything at all because I strongly believe that the value of BTC will increase further as the years will pass.

I don't know if I can classify mine as a mistake or just a circumstance, but I sold too much of my bitcoin holdings. I don't want to repeat that this year. I want to hold my bitcoin for a very long time without taking anything out of it; instead, I should only be adding. Last year, whenever things got too tough, I usually sell. I should have had more bitcoin than I do now if I didn't sell that much last year.

We share the same experience and I understand what you're going through.

In the previous years, I spent like 80% of my BTCs to things that are not of too importance. Up to this day, I still regret those decisions because I was not able to fully take advantage of its price that could've matured more. I just hope that I continue the trend that I followed on the year 2025 to this year of 2026.

[dzungmobile]

I would say that the year 2025 was a significant improvement on my cryptocurrency journey compared to the previous years due to inactivity. Additionally, I was able to save majority of my BTCs that I earned in participating in signature campaigns for long-term HODLing.
However, I still regret some decisions that I made during that year especially that some portions of my BTC were mismanaged- meaning, I used them in a way that will only damage my finances (e.g. gambling, personal expenses, etc.).

With your very long time experience in this market and the forum, I feel surprising to know that you mismanaged your bitcoin fund for gambling. Personal expenses are things you must do and if you can not have good income for spending, I see it is normal to sell your bitcoin received from signature campaign.

You actually did well with good plan and actual practice of saving your bitcoin earning for long term hodl. With your own regrets for 2025, using bitcoin for gambling, I hope that you will spend less for gambling in 2026 and future years while increasing your bitcoin added to your holding portfolio. It can be from your signature campaign or your job salary.

[sokani]

What is your mistake that you don't want to repeat? Share it so we can learn from each other.

My regret was not liquidating the amount of Bitcoin I had in mind to sell when it hit an ATH. $120k was my target price, and Bitcoin was able to achieve that, but out of greed, I sold only 10% of my bag and held onto the rest, thinking Bitcoin would reach $150k, but now it looks very unlikely this will happen.

[SOKO-DEKE]

The mistake I will not like to repeat again is investing in new projects that I did not know much about. Toward the end of 2024, I invested in some new altcoins, thinking they would bring me some profit in a short period of time, as we were expecting an altcoin season where many altcoins reach another all-time high.As I was buying all these new project tokens, it was encouraging because I was seeing positive movement in them. However, after a short period, when the Bitcoin price dropped, they dropped very seriously. That was how the prices kept dropping gradually, with some of them losing over 70%.

Because of this, I started selling them, even those that had lost over 70%. I sold everything, as I thought it was very possible that there would not be an altcoin season again. Therefore, I have promised myself that I will never invest in new tokens again.

[Pressurizedem]

As the title already explained about the question, I will write about my mistake that I made last year, and I really don't want to repeat that mistake again. 2025 was a good year for me as a crypto user; I made some handsome money from the trading and crypto marketing as well. Though I lost some funds, on average I made some good funds. The biggest mistake I made this year was during my ETH trading. Made good profits from my ETH holding, but due to mistakes I missed the biggest opportunity.

I have been holding a couple of ETH that I bought for an average of 1400-1600 USDT, so when it went ATH, I took advantage a couple of times and made good profits. Last time, I bought it back and set up a target price. When the price was near my target, I cancelled selling and used stop loss. It was fine using a stop loss since I thought it could pump more. But unfortunately ETH started dumping, and I cancelled the stop loss due to fear of loss. I thought it could hit my stop loss and pump again. That's how SL was cancelled and never put back. As a result, ETH dumped hard; if I hadn't cancelled the stop loss, then I would have my ETH double right now.

So always changing my mind during trading cost me a lot. This was the biggest mistake last year that I really don't want to repeat. Not going to cancel stop loss or have to replace stop loss.

What is your mistake that you don't want to repeat? Share it so we can learn from each other.

None of us are proud of the mistakes we made in the year 2025 and when it comes to trading. It's very volatile and we should use good strategy especially the ones thats beneficial and suits our standards in the market. Trading have also been the most valuable thing I strongly anticipate because staying on top require one to be more open to learning and also risks in the system.

I've made quite double mistakes and have vow to myself never to repeat it. It's the same thing with OP mistake but mine was due to Fear, Uncertainty and Doubts all flowing in my mind. FUD is not a good thing for any trader, this factory ruined things and opportunities for me in 2025. Consequently, I'm trying to push myself back up although it's not going to be an easy one but with discipline and consistency, we can strain to any level of our targets.

[Smartvirus]

I guess my mistake in2025 was not taking profits from my holdings. I know as a bitcoin holder you have to hold for a certain period of time, but last year I made a good amount of profits but didn't take any.

I think that many Bitcoin holders didn't take profits on this bull run of 2025. It's not a mistake but that's commitment.

Indeed, a lot of investors didn’t take profit and it’s hardly because of a commitment to the Bitcoin revolution but for most, they didn’t even realize that the bullrun is here. When we think about the bullrun, we hope to see moves like we saw in 2020 where, you find steep movements with Bitcoin price but this season wasn’t the case. It’s being identified with series of pumps and dumps. Even now, we still expect some pumps and quite frankly, what we tend to be looking for could have changed.

[livingfree]

I guess my mistake in2025 was not taking profits from my holdings. I know as a bitcoin holder you have to hold for a certain period of time, but last year I made a good amount of profits but didn't take any.

I think that many Bitcoin holders didn't take profits on this bull run of 2025. It's not a mistake but that's commitment.

Indeed, a lot of investors didn’t take profit and it’s hardly because of a commitment to the Bitcoin revolution but for most, they didn’t even realize that the bullrun is here. When we think about the bullrun, we hope to see moves like we saw in 2020 where, you find steep movements with Bitcoin price but this season wasn’t the case. It’s being identified with series of pumps and dumps. Even now, we still expect some pumps and quite frankly, what we tend to be looking for could have changed.

We're still expecting some for it but I think that everyone has the idea on what we'll be going through soon.

And that's when the market is likely to go down by this time. Although we still have enough time to see how the market reacts and we as holders and those who haven't made profits yet.

You can continue to hold and make that commitment because even I've sold a bit, I have that commitment still intact on me.

[PrivacyG]

I guess I am experiencing the same way. I know I am very optimistic about bitcoin and its future, but I think the way I accumulate bitcoin isn't good enough. I know I can buy more if I want more, but the fact that it could suddenly drop its value any time, that made me realize that I should stick to my limit, and spend only just my pure extra money.

Maybe I can stretch more my patience this year and increase my faith with bitcoin so that I can also risk more. But sometimes, its just easier said than done. When you have the funds, you will start prioritizing things other than bitcoin. But still thankful, I have small amount of bitcoin in my wallet.

There is always more Money you can avoid wasting every year and you can put it in Bitcoin instead.  Particularly today, we spend a lot of Money on a lot of things we do not even need.  But Money is limited too, I wish I could buy ten times more Bitcoin.  Only if I had a tree that grew green bills.  Or even better, one that grew some Satoshis I could harvest.

[maydna]

I can say that too greedy makes me lost the opportunity to takes profits. That is right because this happens to me last year where I can take bigger profit but because I want more profit, I delay that and not closing my trade. The other mistake is I don't monitor the market at that time so I don't know if the price suddenly change directions.

I am shock and forgot to close my trade. After the price down for some levels, zaappp I realized that I made a mistake and directly close it without taking too long. I also forgot to use stop loss but fortunately, I don't lose in trading and still have profit although small and not as I expect.

[coinlary]

I can say that too greedy makes me lost the opportunity to takes profits. That is right because this happens to me last year where I can take bigger profit but because I want more profit, I delay that and not closing my trade. The other mistake is I don't monitor the market at that time so I don't know if the price suddenly change directions.

I am shock and forgot to close my trade. [Edited out]

The crypto trading  market entirely is a risky market. I'm not talking about memecoins though, as those ones are pure gambling and I wouldn't advise anyone to even try messing around with them unless you're planning to risk money for a 'low chance profit'.

Have you ever tried calculating how much you could make if you just invested and hold BTC instead of losing it on trading?
Maybe you should think about that and choose a direction yourself anyway (I don't know how much you trade, though).

[Razmirraz]

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There is always more Money you can avoid wasting every year and you can put it in Bitcoin instead.  Particularly today, we spend a lot of Money on a lot of things we do not even need.  But Money is limited too, I wish I could buy ten times more Bitcoin.  Only if I had a tree that grew green bills.  Or even better, one that grew some Satoshis I could harvest.

If most people were aware of this, the amount of Bitcoin collected might have exceeded expectations. Spending money in places that are not really needed is wasteful and makes things difficult for ourselves financially, here we have to be wise in using it. Someone who has studied Bitcoin in depth will continue to try to get as many Bitcoins as possible by focusing more on more realistic ways to increase income and invest in Bitcoin. Planning is needed to increase income and optimize expenses to make it easier to accumulate Bitcoin to achieve future financial goals.

[Gozie51]

I have been holding a couple of ETH that I bought for an average of 1400-1600 USDT, so when it went ATH, I took advantage a couple of times and made good profits. Last time, I bought it back and set up a target price. When the price was near my target, I cancelled selling and used stop loss. It was fine using a stop loss since I thought it could pump more. But unfortunately ETH started dumping, and I cancelled the stop loss due to fear of loss. I thought it could hit my stop loss and pump again. That's how SL was cancelled and never put back. As a result, ETH dumped hard; if I hadn't cancelled the stop loss, then I would have my ETH double right now.

This is just a critical lesson for those who don't use SL. Sometimes you forget to apply it and all your funds disappear. Trading is very risky and the more reason SL was introduced, to cut out your losses. It is more important than TP even though TP is for taking profit but if you have funds safed by SL, you can be grateful at the long run. Sorry about that buddy.

What is your mistake that you don't want to repeat? Share it so we can learn from each other.

Hey... I don't know if mine is mistake or ignorance of when to take out profit. I didn't know a certain coin I bought was already on ATH with more than 100% profit but it dried up because I was expecting it to keep rising hehehe.