Three survival principles in the crypto world: Bitcoin standard, swapping altcoin pumps for Bitcoin, passive cash-out. When the market is good, use Bitcoin as the base currency—never use stablecoins as the base currency. When altcoins pump to the exchange rate pressure level, swap them back to BTC. The BTC you’ve earned can be cashed out via C2C. The only thing you can truly hold onto is the portion you’ve cashed out. As cycles shift, the assets in your account are just numbers waiting to shrink.