What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Into Crypto

How I Turned £10 Into £77,000 — Then Watched It Disappear Like My Hopes and Dreams.

I haven’t earned that million yet.

But aiming for a million takes you further than aiming for nothing.

If I lost money, I didn’t really lose it.

I paid for education.

And education is always expensive.

I had just come home from work.

Hair messy. Brain tired. Energy gone.

Still in my factory boots, I collapsed onto the sofa and did what any overwhelmed adult might do after a long day:

I bought a token called HarryPotterObamaSonic420Inu.

Why?

Because the name made me laugh.

Because it was trending.

Because it felt like wild, silly magic.

And clearly, I wasn’t in the best mindset to make responsible decisions.

But in that moment, I felt like a financial genius.

“This is it,” I whispered, opening Coinbase Wallet like it held my future.

“This is my chance.”

And for a short time, I was right.

Sort of.

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The next morning, I opened my wallet — and couldn’t believe my eyes.

£40,000.

From a £10 token.

I stood up. I couldn’t breathe.

For a split second, I thought, “Should I Google how to buy a flat in London as a crypto millionaire?”

It sounded ridiculous — and yet, it didn’t feel impossible.

Looking back, that moment became one of my first real experiences of paying for education.

An expensive lesson I now share almost for free — so others don’t have to learn it the hard way.

But the very next day…

£1.82.

Saying I was disappointed would be an understatement.

It felt like being slammed by reality.

I blamed myself for not selling.

Greed had taken over.

You always think, “Just a bit higher, then I’ll exit.”

But I didn’t.

I just sat there, in that quiet, soul-crushing silence —

the kind where even your past self feels embarrassed.

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But I wasn’t done.

Not yet.

“Let’s try again,” I thought.

“Surely it’ll work this time.”

So I invested more: £100.

And again, the price skyrocketed.

£2,000… £5,000… £77,000.

I was back.

I felt confident, in control.

I was already imagining new plans and new beginnings.

But then came the twist:

I couldn’t sell.

Trading had been locked by the developers.

The liquidity pool? Fully under their control.

The smart contract? Far from decentralised — more restrictive than any traditional system I’d ever seen.

The price kept climbing.

But not for me.

I was holding digital numbers that looked like money — but weren’t.

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And that’s how I learned what a rug pull really feels like —

emotionally, financially, and mentally.

But surprisingly, that disaster turned out to be the best investment I ever made.

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I began reading smart contracts.

I checked whether developers could remove liquidity.

I started understanding real utility.

I learned to spot red flags faster and more clearly.

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This blog isn’t about winning.

It’s about learning.

It’s about making mistakes — and learning how not to repeat them.

I’m CryptoMama.

And I turned £10 of chaos into a journey more valuable than any online course.

Welcome.

This is where it begins — with honesty, experience, and the roadmap I wish I had when I started.