2026-01-12 18:38:30

To be honest, the hype tactics in many crypto projects are always the same: attention from well-known figures → retail investors FOMO and follow suit → founders cash out and leave → chaos on the chain. Who benefits? The project team gets rich. Who loses? The retail investors following along. This is the current situation.

So there are only two investment paths: either play it honestly with meme coins for fun and accept the risks; or choose projects with real applications, reputable teams, look at financial reports, examine technology, and see real users. Don’t be led by the flow of celebrity influence, because the ones who often end up with the blame are small retail investors. Founders can switch projects and continue to profit, but once you’re labeled as a loss, it’s hard to turn things around. The ones who always attract trouble are the followers chasing the trend, not the market makers.

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UnluckyLemur

· 01-15 16:53

It's the same old story... Influencers hype it up, retail investors lose money, project teams count their cash, a perfect closed loop. Whether to choose meme coins or actual projects, honestly, it depends on whether you can accept losing everything. Once labeled as a loser, you'll never turn things around in this lifetime, really. The big players are laughing their heads off, and the FOMO followers always take the blame. Instead of FOMO, it's better to recognize your own capabilities.

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OffchainOracle

· 01-15 03:19

It's the same old tired script of cutting leeks... I'm already tired of it. If I had known earlier, I would have just gone all-in on meme tokens, at least the loss would be more satisfying. As soon as a big influencer retweets, retail investors rush in. They really deserve it.

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Layer3Dreamer

· 01-13 13:13

theoretically speaking, this whole pump-dump mechanism is just a recursive SNARK of incentive misalignment... the asymmetric information vector here is *chef's kiss* predictable tbh. but yeah, most people treating cross-chain arbitrage opportunities like they're playing meme roulette lmao

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DefiOldTrickster

· 01-12 19:08

Oh no, you're so right. I've been scared off by all the cuts. The wave from two years ago, I followed a well-known figure's recommended project, and now it's just my "tuition," haha. Now I only dare to play meme coins for entertainment or settle down in DeFi mining, betting on on-chain data. Retail investors are just this fate, used by the whales as a cash machine.

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pumpamentalist

· 01-12 19:08

Ah, here we go again with the old script of cutting leeks. I'm tired of it. Does anyone really believe that celebrity influence can make money? Playing meme coins for fun is okay, but taking it seriously is just ridiculous. The key still depends on the team and actual use cases. Don't be fooled by the hype.

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metaverse_hermit

· 01-12 19:07

Wake up everyone, this is the truth of the crypto world. --- Same old story, how many times have we seen this and still have people falling for it? --- That's right, but how many can really do it? --- I've played meme coins before, just for the thrill, even if I lose, I accept it. --- The most heartbreaking thing is "being labeled as a loser makes it hard to turn around," so true. --- The founders are indeed just changing aliases to continue their scams, while retail investors have to bear this for a lifetime. --- Looking at financial reports and technology? Ha, how many retail investors actually do that? --- I think the key is to have your own judgment; blindly following the trend is really not the way. --- Dreaming? Talking nonsense and still ending up as a leek (retail investor). --- This logic is clear, but it's just very hard to implement.

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GweiObserver

· 01-12 19:01

It's the same old trick again, tired of seeing it --- I knew it was like this long ago, but some people still jump in --- Sounds nice, but in reality, it's either getting cut or lying flat --- I just want to ask, how many retail investors who analyze financial reports and technology truly understand? --- Playing meme coins is fun, better than being trapped in some legit project --- Founders switch projects to continue cutting, retail investors just carry the loss label, the gap is really big --- Always say don't FOMO, but in the end, it's still about luck, haha --- The most heartbreaking part is the second half, those chasing the trend always get slapped in the face

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ZKSherlock

· 01-12 19:00

actually... the whole "influencer mentions coin → retail fomo → founders dump → rekt" cycle is just a failure of basic information theoretic reasoning, right? people treat social signals as cryptographic proof when they're literally the opposite. zero epistemic rigor whatsoever.

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BridgeTrustFund

· 01-12 19:00

Wake up, everyone. I've seen this trick too many times. Chasing celebrities is less important than following the logic. Don't be led by the rhythm. That's true, but most people still fall into the trap. Playing meme images for fun is okay, but it's ridiculous when it comes to investing. The most heartbreaking thing is this — once the loss label is attached, there's really no way to turn things around.

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MoneyBurnerSociety

· 01-12 18:58

Bro, my losses over the past six months have been the real-life lesson from this article. It hit hard.

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