My Binance journey began with that buzzing old computer in my sophomore year.
Back then, after the lights went out in the dormitory, I would rely on that weak Wi-Fi signal to start researching Binance. At first, I knew nothing, and the candlestick charts made my head spin; I just knew to invest a few hundred yuan I saved from tutoring. When I made my first 30 yuan, I excitedly treated my roommate to a bottle of soda, but I didn't dare to explain why.
The most memorable moment was when I followed the operations of a so-called "expert," thinking I could make a small profit, but the next day I woke up to find my account had shrunk by half. During that morning's calculus class, I couldn't focus on a single word; my mind was filled with those glaring green numbers. I had originally planned to buy a pair of sneakers I had liked for a long time, but I didn't end up buying them.
After suffering a loss, I calmed down. I stopped blindly following trends in the forums and began to diligently read articles from Binance Academy, learning what a white paper is and what position management means. I treated this process as a self-study course, though I felt a bit of pain paying the tuition.
Later, I started to try dollar-cost averaging. I saved a bit of money each week from my milk tea and taxi fares and consistently invested it. I no longer worried about the ups and downs over one or two days; instead, my mindset became steadier. That app transformed from a “source of anxiety” that I had to open dozens of times a day into a quiet corner of my asset allocation.
I believe that Binance has given me not just knowledge about the market, but also a new understanding of wealth and the future. It allowed me, a novice, to truly experience the meaning of planning, patience, and risk management for the first time. That bit of profit might seem trivial to others, but for me, it was my first successful realization of independent understanding. This exploration on Binance has become the most vivid elective course I’ve taken outside of my university textbooks.