All In on Crypto - What Crypto Taught Me About Risk, Regret, and Starting Over

At 23, Ethan Nguyen thought he had cracked the code.
After a failed business left him broke and in debt, he went all in on crypto — with nothing but a cracked phone, borrowed money at 30% interest, and a desperate hunger to win.

What followed wasn’t a rise. It was a rollercoaster.

Set between 2017 and 2020, this memoir captures one of the most explosive and unforgiving eras in crypto history — from the wild ICO wave and the Bitcoin bull run to the brutal crashes and the rise of leverage trading.

From pump-and-dump schemes and midnight trades in dusty internet cafés, to brief moments of profit and long stretches of regret — this is the true story of how a young trader learned the difference between chasing freedom and surviving it.

This isn’t a book about getting rich.
It’s a story about the lessons that stick:
– What crypto can teach you about fear, greed, and timing
– Why most coins — and even most people — are just noise
– And how to stop going broke, even when you're making money

For anyone navigating volatile markets — or life in their twenties — this is your reminder that surviving is sometimes the real success.

Raw, honest, and surprisingly grounded,
All In on Crypto is a rare look at the emotional side of risk.