Hello, I am the crypto manager

Author: Yanz, Deep Tide TechFlow

A trendy outfit, a "attitude" little shop, a mix of Chinese and English expressions, personal style reflected in every strand of hair, overlooking all visitors with a noble attitude, forms the current public's deconstruction and mockery of the host.

The true meaning of the host is dissolved in the jest of "mainly ignoring people," but as a synonym for the initial professional responsible person, that group of people has always been there.

Some say the crypto industry is a "paradise for super individuals," where a group of true hosts are active.

Some spend only 30 minutes a day building a job information matching platform, becoming an indispensable public infrastructure in the industry; some persist at the table during a bear market, becoming well-known whistleblowers; some step away from industry giants, choosing to let results speak; and some build physical spaces in the city, bridging communication for more newcomers.

We found some crypto hosts, each of whom can be considered a super individual; here are their stories.

Crypto Fearless: Choose Passion, Stay at the Table

I am Crypto Fearless, a Web3 whistleblower and community builder.

The door to the crypto world opened to me during a few offline events. There, I first encountered the basic concepts of the industry and token knowledge, and I was immediately captivated. With curiosity and enthusiasm, I sent out several resumes, first stepping into a blockchain media company, and later moving to Huobi Exchange.

Life at a major crypto company is no different from most internet companies; it follows established processes and completes work tasks step by step. I traversed different positions: marketing operations, brand public relations, research analysis, and community management.

At the end of 2021, I bid farewell to life at the exchange and began exploring possibilities outside of full-time work. While searching for a new job, I pondered a question: in this industry, besides working for others, is there another way to survive?

This question is not difficult; the crypto world is inherently suitable for the existence of "super individuals." Whether researchers, traders, bloggers, KOLs, or community organizers, as long as they find suitable monetization methods, they can live quite well.

After leaving the company, my life rhythm changed completely. I usually get up around 10 to 11, scroll through my phone, browse news, and start working around 2 after lunch until dinner. There may be meetings or appointments with friends during this time. After dinner, I either trade, play games, or exercise, usually not falling asleep until one or two in the morning. This lifestyle contrasts sharply with the typical nine-to-five worker, and the most precious thing is freedom. Without the constraints of a corporate framework, I can explore life at my own pace.

Now, my energy is mainly divided into two parts: one is managing my personal IP, including Twitter, Binance Square, and Xiaohongshu; the other is operating crypto communities, providing professional services for projects.

Starting in September 2022, the Crypto Fearless account has now accumulated over 200,000 followers, which is actually an unexpected gain. In early 2025, dissatisfaction with projects in the crypto circle surged, especially with the two popular trends of VC coins and meme coins facing heavy criticism. I took the opportunity to disclose some insider information, unexpectedly becoming an overnight success, and thus continued down this path.

Operating crypto communities is also a very important part. Although it is my interest, this path is not without obstacles. The most challenging moment was during the bear market, especially the year after the FTX collapse. Market liquidity dried up, monetization became difficult, project funds were tight, and budgets were sharply reduced. I could only take on various gigs, doing some thankless jobs to make a living, such as agency operations, advertising promotion, and offline event planning; these were all "hard-earned money."

Despite the hardships, one of the things I feel most accomplished about is staying at the table, regardless of the storms.

Many people choose to leave after making a fortune or suffering a huge loss, or become disillusioned with the industry after a failure. Some may not adapt to the freelance lifestyle and cannot find their way to the table. But I firmly believe that as long as you stay in this industry, even if you only occupy a small position, it is much better than in those highly competitive and shrinking industries. After all, the crypto world is still on the rise, with more liquidity and opportunities.

For newcomers wanting to develop in the crypto circle, my advice is to take it step by step. It's best for newcomers to work in a company to gain experience; after accumulating 1 to 3 years of work experience, they can seek circles that provide information advantages and high-quality interactions, finding platforms that promote mutual growth; after 3 years, everyone may find their unique path that suits them.

The most important thing is to find what you truly love. If you are obsessed with programming, go develop; if you are good at socializing, go build communities; if you can't find a particular hobby for a while, treating making money itself as an interest is also acceptable. I once wrote in a tweet: Starting with interest and finding what you love is the best.

Antoniayly: 30 Minutes a Day, Connecting Talent and Opportunities

I am the founder of the Web3 job platform abetterweb3.

In July 2021, I was still working in post-investment at a VC. Post-investment work is somewhat like being a nanny, trying to meet various needs of the projects as much as possible. Hiring is one of those needs.

Some projects would ask: Can you help me find an operations manager? Can you help me find a marketing manager? Do you have any reliable engineers to recommend?

While matching these needs, I often saw information in my social circle about people who had just left their jobs or were looking for opportunities.

Gradually, I realized that the crypto circle lacked a platform that could bridge these two gaps—projects need reliable people, and reliable people can't find reliable companies. This is a resource mismatch issue, and the solution is actually quite simple: just a Notion database and a Telegram channel. As long as the information is shared, those in need will naturally match.

Breaking the information monopoly and lowering the thresholds for both sides is something I want to achieve. Many job sites require you to log in and register a resume to see information, or force you to choose an identity, where job seekers can only see job postings, and recruiters can only see resumes. I want to change this model, making all information open to everyone. To be honest, looking at other people's resumes is quite interesting, and it satisfies many people's curiosity.

From July 2021 to now, I have been operating this platform alone. The platform operates very simply: form tools and Notion make up my automation system. When someone submits job or recruitment information, it automatically syncs to my review database. Every morning and evening, I spend half an hour reviewing this content, moving qualified information to the public database.

For recruiting companies, I conduct basic screening, at least requiring the company to have an official website and Twitter account, which is the most basic requirement. Companies without these are likely to be shell projects and are directly filtered out.

However, the first few months were very tough because no one was willing to share their life experiences on a strange platform; this is a very private and trust-filled action. I could only go to developer forums to find materials, transporting some public resume information to my channel. Perhaps the matching demand in the job market is indeed very rigid; this state lasted for about a month, after which people began to actively submit resumes and job information.

What surprised me was that although I did no promotion, the platform developed steadily through word of mouth and showed a 45-degree growth. Occasionally, friends would suddenly contact me, saying their friends found jobs through my platform, even some good companies they never thought of. This is the source of my sense of achievement and my motivation to continue.

Currently, abetterweb3 is a purely public welfare platform, with only a small income from the Telegram channel's dividend plan (accumulating about seventy to eighty dollars now) and no other profit model. But seeing it truly helping people and achieving its original intention is enough.

Many things you can't imagine how they will turn out after a few months, but if you persist, even if you only spend 30 minutes a day, after 4 or 5 years, you will find that you have accumulated significant value.

Essentially, the problems currently criticized in the crypto circle are all human issues. Whether the product is well-developed or the project is viable, the root lies in talent. I hope my platform can serve as an infrastructure to help retain some talents willing to stay in this industry, rather than letting them all flow into the AI industry.

If possible, I still hope to develop the platform into a website, changing the currently primitive maintenance method to improve user experience. But regardless, the original intention of letting information flow freely and helping talents and opportunities match better will not change. After all, isn't the original intention of the internet information sharing?

Yuliana: Strategist, Let Results Speak

I am Yuliana, the founder of a crypto project incubator.

After entering the Web3 industry, I worked at Bybit and Morph. They are well-known, well-funded, and have excellent team backgrounds and resources. But for me: no matter how hard I worked, some results always seemed beyond my control. In an environment of extreme internal friction, I invested a lot of energy and time into work, only to find that not only was the output disproportionate to the input, but I sometimes also struggled with the results in areas I was good at and wanted to pursue, which prompted me to start my own business.

Running an incubator is a conviction. In 2021, I made an attempt, but after eight or nine months, I returned to work in a company. In May of this year, I restarted my incubation business.

Helping projects with overall marketing and growth is the main business direction. The team is small, about six people; I am responsible for taking cases, bringing in more resources, communicating project needs, planning and strategizing projects, and pushing execution. This streamlined structure allows us to respond flexibly to market changes while maintaining high execution efficiency.

The projects we take on can generally be divided into two types: one is those with phased needs that only require completing specific tasks; the other is projects that require deep involvement, where I act like a CMO, helping them analyze development dilemmas, formulate overall plans, solve data indicator issues, enhance market heat, and meet data indicators. The biggest challenge on this path often comes from the project's willingness to cooperate.

I remember once, I communicated very clearly with the project owner, but their technical team thought it was not their focus and was unwilling to cooperate on development. What could have been completed in 7 days was delayed to 14 days, and the communication process was filled with resistance. No matter what I said, there were always doubts and challenges, and some even spoke very rudely.

"At that time, I just gritted my teeth and worked through the weekends, often communicating late into the night, just to get things done." Although the process was difficult, the results were good; the project data showed significant improvement, achieving results beyond expectations. As a result, the project's attitude completely changed, and subsequent cooperation became smooth.

Whether the project party is clear about its phased needs is the foundation for establishing cooperation. Some projects lack clear goals and a clear roadmap, making it difficult to make substantial progress even with communication, while teams that have clear goals and are willing to accept professional advice and execute can fully leverage the value of limited resources. This has also become one of my criteria for selecting partners.

In my view, in the rapidly changing crypto industry, becoming an influential person is the core of success: either become a super individual, amplifying your influence through social media and other channels, or start a company, build a strong brand, and work with clear goals and strong execution to make your presence known in the market.

One thing I firmly believe is that you must have a very clear sense of purpose and be results-oriented. The crypto industry is ever-changing; success requires not only professional knowledge and execution but also clear goal orientation and result-oriented thinking. Whether as an individual or a team, only by clearly knowing what you want and being willing to put in continuous effort can you find your place in this field full of opportunities and challenges.

CC: Stay True to Your Original Intention, Align Knowledge and Action

I am CC, the founder of a Web3 physical space (Web 3 Space).

In a provincial capital city, I have a store called "Web3 HUB." In a space of over 700 square meters, the business mainly revolves around four cores: hosting and organizing events, selling Web3 peripheral products (hardware wallets, rings, headphones, watches, etc.), shared office space, and a newcomer incubator.

This choice largely stems from my experience in traditional industries. After more than a decade of entrepreneurship, I have opened bars, cafes, restaurants, and beauty salons, accumulating some successful cases in traditional industries, chains, and branding. After entering the crypto circle in 2018, I found that there were no "teachers" in this circle; all learning had to be gained through continuous trial and error, which is the biggest difference from traditional industries.

At that time, I wanted to create a public platform as a bridge, allowing more people and newcomers to communicate and share.

In 2020, my experience at the Hong Kong Blockchain Week had a great impact on me. I realized that if every city could have such a place where people from all over the world could gather, communicate, and share, how wonderful that would be. So, I decided to take action.

Now, Web3 HUB operates from 9 AM to 9 PM every day. If there are events or parties, it extends to 2 AM. We hold two public classes each week, relying on traditional domestic traffic platforms like Xiaohongshu, Douyin, and video accounts to attract all new friends, entrepreneurs, or job seekers interested in Web3 and AI, building a bridge for their communication.

As a physical space, Web3 HUB incurs over 200,000 in operating costs each month, and it can be very tough when business is bad. During a bull market, many projects and public chains are willing to come out for offline exchanges and sharing; during a bear market, everyone focuses more on self-survival and is less willing to socialize. At this time, my experience in the traditional Web2 field becomes an advantage. Our space is not entirely vertical to Web3; during a bear market, we also host some traditional Web2 events, such as Douyin courses, new media courses, English lectures, and psychological counseling courses, to keep the space operational.

In my view, making more people aware of our brand is one of the most successful things we have done. Currently, in just Chengdu, we already have three to four thousand members. This has changed many people's impression that Web3 ultimately has to issue tokens. In fact, the blue ocean of Web3 is vast, and many resources can be linked without issuing tokens.

As someone who has started a business in the crypto circle, as long as you adhere to the principle of "staying true to your original intention and aligning knowledge with action," you won't do too badly in the circle. The threshold for starting a Web3 business is very low; too many people talk one way and do another, and some even issue tokens to cash out and leave. But since I started my business, I have never wavered from my original intention, which is to make our brand and space better.

In the future, we hope to set up similar spaces in Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Singapore, and throughout Southeast Asia. For everyone, as long as you respect the industry, keep learning, and study and research any new narratives, striving not to fall behind, you can achieve results in this opportunity-filled industry.

From being mocked as "mainly ignoring people" to the real existence of "super individuals," crypto hosts are continuously writing their own life chapters. Whether it's the persistence of 30 minutes or years of exploration, they have become accustomed to freedom and are proving that in this decentralized world, the most valuable resource has never been capital, but people.