Christmas Special: Crypto Chats with Non-Crypto Folks

How are you going to survive Christmas?
This might come in handy, because we’re coming in hot with our very own survival guide on how to deal with non-crypto people during the holidays!

This article, provided by none other than our excellent researcher, Adam Novocký, who went above and beyond to bring all of this together, offers some much-needed practical advice to keep your holiday chit-chat in check.

The cryptocurrency markets have been green for some time now, and you may have already received a text from your high school classmate, ex-coworker, or distant relative asking you about crypto when you know very well they were calling it a scam over the past 3 years and undermining your judgement.

Bitcoin hit 100k, Ethereum was 4k and memecoins have already minted a few millionares from the trenches of dexscreener. You know you have the upper hand now and all the right to scream from the bottom of your lungs a gut-wrenching “I told you SO!”, but do you really want that?
Let’s take a look at some strategies, but instead of trading strategies and portfolio pies, we will discuss how to deal with people oblivious to the decentralized future of finance, digital assets, and memecoin theses.

The Incognito

This strategy is not only about privacy, but rather not showing all your cards, engaging in digital self-preservation, and even strategic deception. By not declaring yourself as the crypto overlord, you can save yourself a lot of hassle and sanity.

The beauty lies in simplicity: no PnL screenshots, no "this is not financial advice" disclaimers, and most definitely no microcap recommendations whatsoever. By this approach, you can simply bypass countless calls and messages about high gas fees, -30% drawdowns, and rugpull complaints from your friends and family.

This strategy works especially well if you have significant holdings and understand that usually the loudest voices have the smallest bags (looking at you, crypto Twitter). You can very easily pull the "I lost everything on LUNA" or "I panic sold during the FTX crash" cards if people ask you.
Meanwhile, you can keep building your portfolio in silence without the psychological toll of people asking you for advice or blaming you for their 3,000x leveraged long getting liquidated.

The Educatooor

This strategy is focused on channeling your inner Vitalik Buterin and steering the conversation from "Wen number go up?" to actually educating people on the importance and significance of decentralization. Not only will you seem like a wise sage or time traveler, you may actually change some people's minds about crypto.

Instead of flexing your gains or telling them to buy $WIF because "the dog literally has a hat, ser," try explaining some simple concepts first, like "Why does Bitcoin matter?" or "Why is Ethereum the global computer?" Also, try to read the room—if you don't yield at least a few head nods or "Ahhaa's," try simplifying instead of moving to MEV or single-slot-finality (save the zkSNARK explanations for later).

This strategy works well if you have a great understanding of the concepts yourself and also understand the network effect. More educated market participants are cultivating a more sophisticated and stable market environment.
Moreover, it can be very satisfying watching someone go from "Crypto is a scam" to later discussing Based Rollups while helping them choose a hardware wallet.

The Smart Money

This strategy is more focused on how you react to others' strategies. If someone starts bragging about their 20x on some random memecoin, it's your time to shine and remind them that it might be a good idea to realize some of the profits or discuss risk management (before their diamond hands turn into coal).

You don't need to mention that you pulled multiple 50x gains or bagged a hefty airdrop just for being early in that one Discord—let them have their moment and make some efforts to stop them from losing it all on ElonDogeRocket V2.
Even though the crypto space is mostly a PvP arena, seeing your friends and family succeed may be as satisfying as not getting stopped out before the next leg up (or at least almost as satisfying).

The Intelligent Investor

This strategy focuses more on how people perceive your approach to crypto markets. If you decide to openly discuss your gains and holdings, do you really want to say out loud that you made six figures on CHILLGUY, just because you're "a chill guy"?

The strategy applies especially when your uncle, who only buys bonds and thinks crypto is a Ponzi, asks about crypto ETFs. Talk about how institutions are adopting crypto, how regulations are changing, and how popular stablecoins are in developing countries.
Regardless of whether your net worth is in Solana memecoins, DeFi tokens, or Bitcoin, by not making the crypto space look like just a collective of degenerates, you help everyone. People may get more serious about crypto, and you may not look crazy for holding 1% supply of some week-old frog token (which is totally a governance token, right?).

The Exit Liquidity Seeker

Perhaps the most misunderstood strategy—you're playing 4D chess all the time, but your moves depend on how much you want to mess with others. If your annoying cousin (who called Bitcoin a scam in 2021) asks about memecoins, you might just tell him about that "amazing new project with a Binance listing coming soon" that you've been underwater on for a month.

We don't recommend this strategy, and you might face some pretty uncomfortable calls later, but hey, it's a zero-sum game, and there's a block button for a reason. Just remember to keep screenshots of you saying "DYOR"—they might come in handy during next year's Christmas dinner.

The underexposed coping

This strategy is for those who panic sold their blue chips at the bottom, following the tried and true "buy high, sell low" methodology that we've all mastered at some point. Now you're watching from the sidelines as your old bags pump to the moon, and that weird cousin who bought a memecoin "because the logo was cute" is somehow up 20x.

The pain is real—especially as you realize your perfectly timed exit from ETH at $900 would've been a life-changing hold. The move here is to become a "long-term fundamentals guy" and talk about how "price doesn't matter," "true decentralization takes time," and "we are still early"—all while quietly thinking about that bag of $WIF you dumped right before it did a casual 50x.
When someone starts bragging about their "great" sub-100k entry on Bitcoin, you can subtly nod along and mention that you're still accumulating like Michael Saylor and cope while sitting in stables.

So there we have it, anon—2024 turned out to be quite the rollercoaster, from the depths of post-FTX depression to the euphoric highs of Bitcoin breaking through 100k like a hot knife through butter.
We've seen institutions FOMO harder than a degen's first memecoin trade, liquidations more brutal than your family's questions about crypto during last year's Christmas dinner, and enough "we are so back" posts to fill a Layer 2's entire block space.

While the urge to spend your holidays glued to dexscreener hunting for the next Solana gem might be strong, remember that even the most dedicated chart warriors deserve some quality time with their families.

From our team at Moonlanding to you and yours, here's to a 2025 filled with face-melting rallies, perfectly timed entries, and absolutely zero "ser, what happened to my funds?" moments. May your portfolios pump to unimaginable heights, your airdrops be plentiful, and your TPs actually get hit this time.

Stay based. Stay solvent. And most importantly—stay away from 125x leverage during family dinner.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, you beautiful degens!