Usopp

> be me > 2002 - quit school at 11 years old - worked as door to door ice-cream salesman - earn $10-$50 per day > 2003 - dad passed away - mum was ill so stayed home as a housewife - no income in the family at all - we 4 brothers between age 12 to 18 started working part-time to fend for ourselves and the family > 2006 - 2009 - worked in a fast food restaurant - $5 per hr - worked in telecommunication company - $6 per hr > 2009 - 2011 - entered army - started e-commerce shops while in the military - sold fashion and electronics products - racking in $2000 per month > 2011 - 2015 - finished serving my military - started new fashion brand (fail) - started wooden accessories brand (fail) - started working in a wine retail store for $1200 per month while trying out new e-commerce stores - started working in construction industry as a coordinator > 2015-2017 - saved up $20k after working forever - moved overseas to try physical businesses - average wages here was $130 per month - opened an electronic store in the biggest mall of the country - opened a bar and cafe - set up motorbike helmet brand - met my girlfriend who is now my wife ❤️ > 2017-2019 - business partner moved back home to be with wife - we closed the business (some didn't go well) - we sold the bar - didn't know wtf to do now - heard about crypto, bought my first btc - got into trading, traded btc pairs, lost some btc (fk) - btc went up to $20k, thought it was going to the moon, didn't sell. - $100k portfolio crashed - I started selling btc between $3k to $6k to feed myself from time to time (fk me) - left 4 figs - low cost of living helps to cruise through early years - made 5 figs > 2019-2021 - moved to europe to be with my gf - covid happened - portfolio crashed to 4 figs again, kept grinding - stuck in 16sqm studio trading for 6 months - sometimes I didn't get out for 2 weeks due to curfew - moved to another 2 countries due to visa issues - stayed 3 months in one, another for 2 years - spent 12-16 hours daily learning - traded 4 figs all the way to mid 6 figs with spot trading - I fooking made it! (until do kwon and sam said lol) > 2022 - life always throws you a curveball - went on long trip holiday, had stables in defi projects - luna and ust crashed - multiple protocol collapsed - lost 6 figs - ftx collapsed followed by dominos falling 1 by 1 - lost more, devastated asf > 2023 - comeback arc - moved back to Singapore tgr with my gf - proposed and got married with my wife - first hand experienced that wedding is bloody exp - portfolio getting slimmer but kept grinding - slowly stacking up 4 figs every month > 2024-2025 - got into airdrop space - made $30k+ in 2024 for farming airdrops - started content creating on X - building arc, 12-16hours daily - built 300 followers to 45000 followers - made 6 figs profit from airdrops and infofi > now - been working non-stop for 23 years - not giving up - still here - have complete faith in the future of crypto - learning and building every single day - life is good

@KierianV the project had exposure to drift 😭

@Usoppu what happened???

my $5000 worth of stablecoin is now worth basically nothing 🥲

@zaimiri it is what it is, all for the tek 🥲

@Usoppu sheeet so sorry unc

@Yemiola_eth Happened to many during anchor protocol UST

@Usoppu It’s is so disheartening tbh Imagine if someone put his entire portfolio here and wake up to this He will nearly be in comma

The constant wave of exploits we're seeing now is becoming truly exhausting. To be honest, I'm disgusted. My $5000 USDC+ position on reflectmoney is now worth almost nothing because of their exposure to the Drift hack. ​It's a heartbreaking reality for the DeFi space. We're no longer just dealing with simple code bugs - we're seeing highly sophisticated, coordinated attacks that create massive ripple effects. When a foundational protocol gets hit, it wipes out smaller projects and innocent users who didn't even realize they had that secondary exposure. ​I'm fortunate that this won't affect me much at all as this is a very tiny % of my entire DeFi portfolio, but that isn't by accident. I've worked hard to build a specific plan designed to minimize losses in situations exactly like this. By strictly diversifying my entire stable portfolio across dozens of different protocols, I've essentially insured myself against the "house of cards" effect. The yield that I get out of my entire portfolio can cover this back in just few months. ​But most people aren't positioned to manage risk this way, and seeing "stable" assets vanish is exactly what drives both retail and web3 users away for good. It's sad to see the space I love struggle with this level of fragility, and it's a reminder that in DeFi, your risk management plan is just as important as the yield and airdrop you're chasing.

@Defriedshallots 100%. I have not shared much and try to keep my mouth shut each time I have the urge to share just because I'll be the one to get blamed when shits happened I also have web2 friends who were hit hard by both defi and Cefi during Luna UST and nv come back ever to crypto

yeaaa I really hate to see this as well I've been very excited about the possibilities of DeFi and want to share it to my friends and family But seeing the frequent exploits we're getting it's rly difficult For small everyday users like me, if risk isn't managed properly, it would take forever to recuperate if we get hit by these For me I choose to create my anchor positions only in well established protocols that have been through cycles

@0xBossmang 100%. Ultra red flag

@Usoppu stay humble indeed! you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat service staff.

when i lived in cambodia, i used to hoop with an expat community. the competition was fierce - most of these guys had played for good tier teams in their home countries - so it was always a good game. one night we went out to a restaurant, things took a turn. a simple communication mix-up happened with the local staff due to language barrier, and suddenly, a few guys in the group started verbally abusing them. they were shouting vulgarities and calling the staff "stupid" over a minor mistake. 1) english isn't their native language. 2) we were guests in their country. i was so disgusted by the lack of basic respect that i cut ties with the group right then and there. after a decade of living overseas and observing expat circles, i’ve noticed a recurring theme. when people land high-paying roles in developing economies, the "expat bubble" starts to warp their perspective. they mistake a fat paycheck and a lower cost of living for a boost in social hierarchy. it’s easy to let a big salary go to your head when you're suddenly living like royalty, but it doesn't give you a pass to treat people as "lesser than." money should buy you comfort, not a license to be arrogant. if your paycheck grows but your character shrinks, you aren't "leveling up" - you're just losing yourself in the exchange rate. stay humble.

@adesan_n I was away outside of my country for more than a decade so have lived and travelled quite a bit in some countries 🙏

@Usoppu Bro you have lived everywhere

@N1cryptoholic @ether_fi yes I used to use only cdc, I've spent so much using their cards that I got back all my staking money from just cashback over the year (I sold when it's went up few x after accumulation) the perks have also changed over the years so it's not very attractive for old users anymore

@Usoppu @ether_fi I use @ether_fi and cdc card, I’m using the etherfi card a lot more these days as they seem to offer more, I think cdc need to up there game or more people will jump ship

what crypto card would you recommend in the market right now? I'm currently using 3 myself but would like to explore more outside of these 1. @ether_fi Don't need any token lockup for the lowest tier that comes with 3% cashback in ETH, 1% in fx fee outside of usd, always have campaign to get back 10%+ cashback for restaurant and grocery txn. Very easy to top up with crypto 2. @useTria I have the highest premium tier which I subscribed to $225 annually, 6% cashback but distribution is every 3 months (I've accumulated $537 so far but still waiting to get the 1st batch of cashback back), 1 % in visa fx fees. I top up with crypto, very straightforward. 3. @cryptocom I have my card since 2018 and was the 1st batch of people to get it, you need $5k cro to lock or pay $300 annually to get the green tier that I have. It gives you 3% cashback in CRO and it comes with 4 free airport lounges annually, you also get $800 free atm withdrawal and some perks like 6 months free spotify and netflix. I always top up with debit bank card (0 fx fee when using 7 currencies) visa fx rate is exceptionally good, sometimes I get rate even better than the rate on Google (I've 5 cards in my family)

@sagar2803 @ether_fi Most projects have entry level cards but the incentives are definitely not as attractive as ethfi from what I know

@Usoppu @ether_fi The EtherFi one is interesting purely because of the no lockup requirement. Most cards make you hold their token to unlock anything decent which defeats the purpose.

@jade_defi @ether_fi One of the easiest to on-board fr

@Usoppu @ether_fi Etherfi remains the best crypto card by far.

@eeelistar @ether_fi Not available for Singaporean but I might sign up using my wife kyc

@Usoppu @ether_fi Join the KAST family!

@waleswoosh I am absolutely fine ser

@Usoppu Rip

@enesonchain I usually have 5 figs in every defi protocol, for whatever reasons, i didn't have crazy a lot of trust in this one as well, so I put $5k only and didnt talk about it even once on my account at all

@Usoppu holy fuckkkkkkkkkk man in the beginning i put $10k but started to withdraw slowly as i didnt trust the team even tho they are backed by a16z i hope you can take it back

@R2D2zen very lucky that its like very tiny % of my defi portfolio, gonna be withdrawing most of my LP out now, too much hacks nowadays mfers

@Usoppu That’s painful

@ProwisestD 1) have never talked about this project on my acc since i diversify a lot 2) even if I did, its always dyor in crypto, contract risk is always there 3) useless comment, blocked

@Usoppu And your followers were into it

@Defriedshallots yea i wrote something related to this before like you can still have exposure by dabbling in defi and whatnot but don't need to risk your portfolio by trading with 10x leverage etc

@Usoppu Agree with this take I feel like I wouldn't get out of crypto but will definitely spend less time when I do hit that goal

thats the ultimate goal, earn enough from crypto and get the fook outta here. go travel the world, pick up new skills, volunteer, learn languages, read a lot, spend time and hang out with your fam and loved ones etc There’s so so so much more to life than chasing even more millions, only to risk losing everything you have built up during this process

@litocoen massive congrats mate, i am becoming one in may cant wait!

@ashen_one i rmb i felt like i aged at least 6 months after the massive wedding ended

although they’re so damn expensive and cause way too much stress i think throwing a massive banger wedding is worth it if all the most important people of your life pull up there.