Why I’m Not Selling Everything — And How My Bags Will Pay Me for Years

3 weeks ago

For a long time, crypto ran on the “four-year cycle” story.
Halving happens, Bitcoin pumps, altcoins go crazy, then the crash hits.
Rinse, repeat.

That playbook is gone.

Institutions are here now — hedge funds, pension funds, ETFs.
They’re not dumping billions in BTC or ETH just to buy devaluing fiat.
They take profits, but their game is permanent capital: hold the core position, earn yield, and ride the waves.

If they’re doing it, so am I.

Taking Profit Without Selling

Selling everything at “the top” is a dream that rarely works.
The smarter move is to keep your assets and use them without losing the upside.

Lending protocols make this possible:

Put crypto up as collateral
Borrow stablecoins at low or zero interest
Cover expenses or invest elsewhere — while your crypto keeps working for you

My Double Exposure Problem (and Why pTGC Is Different)

My biggest holding is pTGC, bought with $PLS on PulseChain.
Normally, that’s risky because of Heart’s Law: if pTGC is priced in $PLS, it rises and falls with $PLS.

But pTGC’s tokenomics fight back:

0.5% burn — shrinking supply every trade
0.5% to liquidity — whales feel safe knowing they can exit
1% reflections — holdings grow automatically
2% to DAO — often used to buy back and burn more pTGC

Even if $PLS dips, these mechanics help hold the floor and grow my stack.

My Personal Plan

Take Out 25% of Principal in Fiat
Enough to cover ~3 years of living costs so I’m never forced to sell at the wrong time.
Put the Rest Into Yield-Producing Assets
- Stake LEO on Arbitrum as sLEO — earns USDC yield
- Liquidity pool between LSTR:LEO — steady returns + exposure to both assets
- Future LUSD opportunities — when Leo’s stablecoin launches, I expect LP pairs like LEO:LUSD or LSTR:LUSD to pay well
  - Based on following Taskmaster and Khal for years, I expect the LSTR team to make holding LUSD attractive, maybe even a CD-style yield like Hive’s HBD (15%) with extra benefits
Keep Earning L1 Tokens Through Content
Posting on Blurt and InLeo gives a steady stream of HIVE, BLURT, and LEO to stack or spend.
Use Lending Instead of Selling
Borrow stablecoins against my crypto when I need liquidity, then pay it back when the market is favorable.

Why This Works for Me

This isn’t “HODL and hope.” It’s building a machine:

Cash for years of living costs
Assets earning yield daily
New tokens earned through content
Exposure to upside without losing my position

The four-year legend might be dead, but with the right mix of yield, hedging, and smart tokenomics, I can ride out whatever comes next — and still be holding strong when the next big wave hits.

LeoStrategy is a 25% beneficiary of my posts until LEO flips HIVE.

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