There are exactly three people who know I was ever into crypto. Me, the Telegram admin who disappeared, and whoever's been ignoring my support ticket for weeks now.
Everyone else thinks my sister's wedding got delayed because the venue wasn't available. Truth is I genuinely believed I'd replace the money before anyone noticed, even sold my bike thinking I was "all in" on the opportunity of a lifetime.
Portfolio was up almost 4x at one point. I convinced myself taking profits was for people who lacked conviction. Group kept saying "10x is loading" right up until the coin got delisted and the chat went dead silent.
Dad asked once what happened. I said, "Share market mein loss ho gaya."
He just shrugged, said "Hota hai."
Wish it was actually that simple. Still unlock CoinDCX every morning while the chai's getting cold, not because I expect the number to change, I think I'm just checking whether I've accepted it yet.