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The October 10 Crypto Crash, One Year Later: How $19 Billion Got Liquidated in a Day
On October 10–11, 2025, over $19 billion in leveraged crypto positions were force-closed in 24 hours, the largest liquidation event on record. Here's how a liquidation cascade works and what it teaches about leverage.
If-Then Rules for Crypto Trading: How to Turn "I Know Better" Into Actual Discipline
Knowing your bad trading habits doesn't stop them. If-then rules, a well-researched psychology tool, connect a specific trigger to a specific response. Here's how to write them for a 24/7 crypto market.
Risk of Ruin, Explained: The Math Behind "How Much Can I Risk Per Trade?"
Win rate alone doesn't tell you whether a trading system survives. Risk of ruin does — and the math behind it traces back three centuries. Here's how it actually works, including a close look at how Holdy Lab's calculator computes it.
Why You Hold Your Losing Coins and Sell Your Winners Too Early
There's a well-documented reason traders sell winning positions fast and ride losing ones for months hoping for a rebound. It's called the disposition effect, and it's been measured in thousands of real brokerage accounts.
Revenge Trading in Crypto: Why Your Risk Goes Up Right After a Loss
The urge to immediately win back a loss with a bigger, faster trade has a name in behavioral finance — and research shows it reliably makes things worse, not better. Here's the mechanism and how to interrupt it.
Why Most Crypto Day Traders Lose Money (It's Not Bad Information)
Large studies of real trading accounts keep finding the same thing: losses track behavior, not access to information. Here's what the research actually shows, and what to do with it.
Why Most Crypto Traders Don't Actually Know Why They Lose Money
The gambler's fallacy and related biases don't just affect casino players — research shows they shape decisions by loan officers and judges too. Here's why your own trading patterns are invisible to you, and what actually surfaces them.
Crypto Wallet Security: Hot vs Cold Wallets, Seed Phrases, and the Scams That Actually Work
How hot and cold crypto wallets actually differ, why your seed phrase is the only real security boundary, and the specific scam patterns that drain wallets every day.
How to Research a Crypto Project Before You Buy: A Practical DYOR Checklist
A step-by-step framework for researching any cryptocurrency before investing — whitepaper red flags, team verification, tokenomics, and the on-chain checks most people skip.
Meme Coin Radar: What's Hot, What's Dangerous, and How Degens Actually Check a Coin
What's moving in meme coins right now, the specific scam patterns costing traders billions in 2026, and the on-chain checks experienced degens run before buying anything.
3 Simple Crypto Trading Strategies for Busy Filipinos (No Chart-Watching Required)
Dollar-cost averaging, swing trading, and moving-average trend following — three approaches that work without staring at charts all day, with real return data and who each one actually suits.
Best Crypto Trading Tools for Filipino Traders in 2026
Portfolio trackers, charting platforms, and economic calendars worth using alongside your exchange — what each one actually does and which fits your trading style.
Crypto Money Management for Filipino Traders: How Much Should Actually Touch Crypto
Before position sizing or stop-losses matter, there's a bigger question: how much of your overall money should be in crypto at all. A practical framework for Filipino traders and savers.
Crypto News Roundup: New Listings, Airdrops, and Regulatory Moves Affecting PH Traders
What changed this week for Filipino crypto traders: a disputed BSP freeze report, new six-area token review rules, the current airdrop landscape, and how to tell a real airdrop from a scam.
Crypto Risk Management for Filipino Traders: Simple Rules That Work
A practical risk management framework for crypto traders in the Philippines: the 1% position sizing rule, stop-loss placement, and how to adjust exposure across market regimes.
From FOMO to Plan: 3 Stories of Filipino Crypto Traders (and What You Can Learn)
Three composite, illustrative stories built from patterns commonly discussed in Filipino crypto communities — what FOMO actually costs, and the specific rule each mistake points to.
How to Buy Crypto in the Philippines Using GCash and Maya (2026)
A practical walkthrough of buying crypto in the Philippines through GCash's GCrypto and Maya's crypto feature — fees, coin selection, limits, and what to check before you fund either wallet.
Top 5 Crypto Trends Filipino Traders Are Watching in Late 2026
Stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, Bitcoin ETF flows, prediction markets, and AI x crypto — the five narratives shaping the market in late 2026, and what each one actually means for traders in the Philippines.
Best Crypto Exchanges for Filipinos in 2026: Fees, Safety, and PHP Support
A practical comparison of the best crypto exchanges for traders in the Philippines in 2026 — PHP support, fees, BSP licensing, and which platform fits your trading style.
Degen Trading in the Philippines: Meme Coins, Risks, and Reality
What degen trading actually is, why it's popular among Filipino crypto traders, and the rules that separate a controlled high-risk play from an account blow-up.
This Week in Crypto (PH Edition): Regulation, Prices, and What Filipino Traders Should Watch
A PH-focused crypto news recap for mid-September 2026: BSP and SEC regulatory moves, GCash/Maya updates, and how global bitcoin and ethereum price swings affect Filipino traders.
Crypto Trading for Beginners in the Philippines (2026 Guide)
Learn how to start crypto trading in the Philippines: step-by-step guide, local payment methods, risks, and simple strategies for beginners in 2026.