Shenzhen University Class of 2018 alumnus Zhang Yufeng achieved financial freedom through cryptocurrency one year after graduation and donated 50 million yuan to his alma mater.

"My friends around me often lament that they were born at the wrong time, missing out on Taobao in 2008, WeChat in 2013, and TikTok in 2018, but greater opportunities are coming. Web3 has opened a new world for young people: from SBF to ordinary students, we should all leap into the tide of the times."

On September 27, the news of "Shenzhen University Class of 2018 alumni donating 50 million" swept across social media, leading to various speculations amidst the astonishment. Labels such as "Tencent CTO's son," "founder of Singapore ABD Capital," and "CEO of a certain company" were forcibly attached to this young alumnus. This article will restore the true growth trajectory of this self-made crypto genius—Zhang Yufeng—from multiple perspectives. Zhang Yufeng's ID in the circle is @octopusfeng, hereinafter referred to as oct.

Chapter One: Breaking the Cocoon and Becoming a Butterfly—Trading Enlightenment and Cognitive Leap#

Although there are many theories about oct's wealth code, the undeniable fact is that this 2018 graduate of Shenzhen University’s International Trade major completed a donation of 50 million two years after graduation. In stark contrast to the economic winter and employment freeze, some netizens are more inclined to believe in the narrative logic of "second-generation entrepreneurs." However, those familiar with the crypto field know that oct's true identity is a legendary trader who once worked at the most controversial exchange in crypto history—FTX.

Looking back to 2018, oct, who had just entered Shenzhen University, was no different from his peers. In a recent interview, he admitted that he held a strong prejudice against trading, especially crypto trading, believing it was merely "gambling in suits," and even viewed Buffett-style value investing as a game of capital size crushing. This perception was not broken until the end of 2020—when news of Bitcoin's annual increase of 300% and its surge to $30,000 frequently appeared in the media, oct chose to put aside his prejudices and dive into the market.

If traders are divided into action-oriented and theory-oriented, oct is undoubtedly an extreme case among the former. Even after achieving his first six-figure profit through Hong Kong stocks like Xiaomi and US stocks like Bilibili, he chose to fully invest in the crypto market. In this field known as the "financial jungle," oct demonstrated a cheetah-like keen sense, and his first prey was $SOL, which later created countless wealth myths.

Through the deep research habits developed in the primary market, oct built a unique analytical framework:

Public Chain Track Selection: Noticing the development bottleneck of Ethereum's high gas fees, he focused on the "high performance and low fee" public chain track.
Judging the Strength of the Whales: Discovering the strong endorsement of the FTX exchange behind SOL, he predicted it would become an important piece of the exchange ecosystem.
Builder's Barometer: Judging the activity of the developer ecosystem through the quality of hackathons, SOL stood out among similar projects.

The real test began in early 2021 when he faced a prolonged decline after fully investing in SOL. When the price of the coin repeatedly fell below $1, oct experienced the psychological purgatory familiar to all holders. In a recent podcast, he admitted, "During that time, I was constantly torn between persistence and giving up, which even affected my daily life." Ultimately, this battle of will ended with an epic surge of SOL, gradually taking profits from an entry point of $3 to $200, completing the original accumulation of tens of millions in wealth.

Although later observers often attribute this to luck, reviewing oct's every decision point—from breaking cognitive biases to building analytical frameworks, from position management to psychological games—all resonate with the growth path of a professional trader...

[To be continued] Source of the story: 0xbeyondlee.eth

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