Last month I was on X when I stumbled upon a post by Lens Protocol (a decentralised social media protocol). I applied for a lens profile months ago and my application was still pending at that time. So I took the bold step of reaching out to them. Mind you, the lens profile was selling for around $300 a year or two ago, so it was very scarce, and to be frank, I did not believe I would get my application approved. My comment under their post was more of a playful banter.
Surprisingly, Lens Protocol contacted me via dm and offered to hasten my application process. Normally, I would have hesitated but this was going from the official account. So I gave my details and my application was approved in a couple of minutes. I got two NFTs (a lens profile and handle) valued at $150 (for free) which proved useful in getting my Gitcoin Passport score of the threshold.
Check out this short thread on projects with potential airdrops.
I intended on holding the NFTs for a long time in anticipation of further airdrops from either Lens or any of their many social dapps (Lens Protocol did an airdrop weeks ago). However, I decided to sell when the value of the NFT began to drop and I needed the money to farm some other airdrop. I managed to get $60 for one of the NFTs and kept the other one. Now it would interest you to know that as of today those two NFTs are trading for less than $5.
We are currently in the bull run and with that comes the pressure of stacking more tokens or selling, especially when the coins in your bags are not doing great (I did not mention names). Unfortunately, that is the fastest way to lose money this season. The truth is that there are no easy answers as to what to do with your portfolio. There are no rights or wrongs. It is a matter of perspective and luck. You should determine your goals before a bull market and avoid being swayed by market whims.
I have one goal for this bull run: to fund my new life. Yes, I am not anywhere close to the figure I have in my head, nevertheless, I am close. I have been making all the right moves and have seen glimpses of what the future holds (for me). I am also prepared for gains and losses because it is all part of the game (I will speak more extensively about this in my next post).
So, I want to use this medium to encourage those about to give up on the bull run. It is only getting started. You can start with zero dollars and end up with a couple thousand dollars. I will add that this is the best time not to have a lot of money so as not to blow it off on meme coins. Now you invest your time and intellect, find the right projects for you and do away with all sentiments. Take all the risk you can now, this is not the time to be conservative (with your time). Remember there are no rights or wrongs in this market. So stack the odds in your favour.
By the way, I got a new Lens profile yesterday for $4. I plan to get another for my other wallet. This is one of those rare occasions where I ate my cake and had it, but hey, this is the bull run, you can get away with bad decisions (or lose all you have).