2025-12-24 09:53:29

Recently, there has been an interesting market phenomenon. A major investor bought the dip in Aster with $2 million, and this move looks very impressive. But upon closer thought, it’s quite intriguing — this investor already holds hundreds of millions of Aster tokens, essentially acquired at almost zero cost.

On the other hand, retail investors have already exited at prices above a certain level. Then, as soon as this $2 million dip-buying operation appeared, it acted like a signal, attracting a large number of retail investors to jump back in. From another perspective, the cost pressure for the big investor with $2 million is completely different from the psychological pressure for retail investors risking two U.S. dollars.

This is a common phenomenon in the market — information asymmetry, differences in cost structures, combined with psychological expectations and game theory. The actions of major investors often have an impact on retail investors that exceeds expectations. Whether this round of Aster’s operation is simply a market move or has deeper intentions, everyone’s understanding may vary.

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zheng

· 9h ago

According to the project plan: ＊100% revenue: 80% planned for buyback, 20% retained ＊Let's say 80% for buyback: actually 40% used for automatic buyback, then another 40% retained, claiming it's for reserves and not buyback ＊Let's say 40% automatic buyback: actually 20% used for burning, then another 20% retained, claiming it's for airdrops ＊So, the actual amount burned is only 20% of the revenue 🤣🤣 ＊Finally, 20% burned, but how much is the actual daily income?? ＊Currently, 78.4 million tokens need to be unlocked each month ＊Conclusion: The monthly unlocking pressure is more than 10 times the support from burning! And this process will continue until mid-2027! ＊Additionally, there is a massive bomb of 3.5 billion tokens still waiting to be unlocked! Note ⚠️⚠ On 12.23, the buyback amount was 400,000 USDT, with a corresponding burn amount of 200,000 USDT On 12.24, the buyback amount was 320,000 USDT, with a corresponding burn amount of 160,000 USDT And this month's unlocking amount is 78.4 million tokens!!

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WalletDetective

· 12h ago

It's the same old trick again, big players cutting in waves... Wait, 2 million to buy the dip? Is that real? Still pretending to buy the dip with zero cost? Impressive acting. The retail investors' role as bagholders is about to show again. One move by the big players, and we follow along, no matter how you think about it, it's a loss.

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RatioHunter

· 12h ago

Here we go again with this routine. Big players can move their fingers freely, while retail investors rush in to get slaughtered. 2 million USD is just a drop in the bucket for them, but for us, it means selling a kidney. --- Basically, it's information asymmetry that’s harvesting retail investors. This game has never been fair. --- Pouring another 2 million at zero-cost chips—this logic is truly brilliant. No wonder the ones making money are always that group. --- It’s always the same. Big players flex their muscles, retail investors get hyped, then suffer heavy losses. When will they learn their lesson? --- That’s why I now have to think for three seconds whenever I see big players’ orders—are they real this time? --- Aster’s move this time is less about bottom fishing and more about setting traps. --- So the question is, how can we avoid being fooled by this trick? Sometimes I feel like there’s no answer.

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LiquidityNinja

· 12h ago

It's the same old trick again. Large investors build positions at zero cost, trapping retail investors. When $2 million is thrown in, everyone follows suit. Truly classic.

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BlockchainFoodie

· 12h ago

honestly, this is giving major farm-to-fork verification vibes except it's all backwards... like imagine a michelin chef buying at "wholesale" while home cooks think they're getting the deal of a lifetime. the asymmetry here? worse than a supply chain without proof-of-freshness checkpoints fr fr

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