Here's a question that hits the nerve: In the crypto world, what’s more heartbreaking than a contract liquidation?

It’s not missing out during a waterfall market or getting trapped after chasing a high. The real crushing blow is when the profits you painstakingly earned from the market are converted into fiat and deposited into your account, only for your bank card to suddenly be frozen. WeChat and Alipay are all disabled. The money is right there, watching you helplessly, but you can’t do anything.

Recently, I heard about a trader who completed an OTC exchange of 500,000 USDT, and his bank card was frozen on the same day. His tone was full of helplessness — it’s not about losing money, but feeling like being locked in a "black room," seeing everything but being unable to reach anything.

Such incidents happen far more often than you might imagine. Having analyzed the crypto market for many years, I’ve seen too many cases of "earning in vain." Many people mistakenly think that competition in the crypto space is just about reading charts and catching trends, but they are completely wrong. The real dividing line is: **Can you secure your profits safely**.

On the surface, you’re just battling the market, but there’s an invisible risk lurking — illegal fund chains. Nowadays, scammers’ tactics are becoming more sophisticated, often using ordinary traders’ accounts as "transit stations" for fund circulation. When law enforcement investigates, all accounts along the chain may be frozen and verified. Whether you are truly innocent or not requires thorough investigation.

The good news is that most of these passive freezes can be resolved. This is based on practical experience from multiple cases. Just remember these three steps:

**Step 1**: Don’t rush to call the bank for an explanation, as that will only make the situation more complicated.

**Step 2**: Organize all transaction records thoroughly — OTC chat logs, transfer screenshots, order receipts. The more details, the better.

**Step 3**: Proactively contact your bank to find out which police department issued the freeze order and how to cooperate with the investigation.

Mastering this process can significantly speed up the resolution. Safe withdrawal is always the final step in a prudent trading strategy.