2025-12-24 12:24:57

In the crypto market, the business logic of some manipulators is actually very straightforward:

Pump the coin price → Trigger market FOMO → Quietly offload → The project eventually collapses or disappears

The reason this process is so effective is that once a project hits zero, there is almost no effective accountability mechanism afterward. Investors face extremely high costs to defend their rights, while operators have already earned dozens or even hundreds of times their initial investment through this cycle.

There are many such cases in the market: within just a few months, certain tokens soar from negligible prices to peaks, leaving participants dazzled. By the time they react, liquidity has already vanished. This not only tests investors' risk awareness but also exposes the gaps in current on-chain project governance.

For newcomers, understanding this logic is crucial—be wary of projects that grow too quickly and lack fundamental support, as they often lay the groundwork for the upcoming crash.

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BearMarketBuyer

· 22h ago

This set of tactics to fleece retail investors has been played out long ago, yet some still keep pouring money in... Basically, it's an information gap; new retail investors will never be able to react in time. And these broken tokens, why are the gains so outrageous? There must be some tricks involved. The project team has long since run away; seeking rights protection? Don't be ridiculous, tracking on the blockchain is a joke. Coins that surge rapidly are never good projects; remember this rule. Anything without fundamental support is just a trap, and retail investors will eventually be the ones to buy in. It's 2024, and people are still playing these old tricks—it's truly outrageous. That's why I only buy projects with real use cases when bottoming out. By the time liquidity disappears and I realize it, it's already too late.

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BlockBargainHunter

· 12-24 12:55

Traders make hundreds of times profit, retail investors lose everything, even their pants. This is Web3. --- It's the same old trick again, FOMO buying wave after wave. When will there be a cure? --- Honestly, no one fears when no one is in control. When it hits zero, it’s as if it never existed. --- Pump, dump, disappear—that cycle is so fast, how can it be so stable? --- Damn, I saw this kind of thing again. Do people really believe in fundamentals? --- Only when liquidity disappears do you realize the truth. It’s too late, brother. --- This is the logic of the crypto world: either you are the whale or you are the leek. --- A must-read for newcomers, but probably a waste of time. You still have to pay tuition to understand. --- Accountability mechanisms are just a joke; early movers win everything. --- It’s always the same. Every time, I fall for it. Truly incredible.

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MevTears

· 12-24 12:54

Really, I've seen too many projects like this. You can tell the outcome the moment they start pumping. Basically, it's just a rug pull, and you can't catch up. A tenfold increase in new coins? First, ask yourself if you can survive this wave. When liquidity disappears, it's a total loss of capital. That's the most heartbreaking part. Every time, someone gets blinded by FOMO, and then there's no turning back. There should have been mechanisms to restrain these manipulators long ago. Look at the fundamentals? Many people don't even check, they just chase the price increase. The projects that go to zero have long since run away, and we're left crying here.

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FromMinerToFarmer

· 12-24 12:51

Having entered the market for almost half a year and still got wrecked, this script of cutting leeks never fails to work. --- Seeing the price go up makes me want to go all in, but by the time I wake up, I’ve already become the bag holder...so exhausting. --- Reset to zero and want to defend your rights? Wake up, there are no police on the blockchain. --- Those skyrocketing scam coins, I don’t even look at them now, I’ve learned to be smart. --- Basically, it’s an information gap. They knew the news early and already ran, while we’re still in the comment section asking "Will it go up again?" --- Project teams run after they finish scamming, investors are quite united haha... united in losing money together. --- Why are there still so many people jumping in despite knowing it’s a trap? FOMO is truly the strongest killer. --- Fundamentals? What fundamentals does a new coin have? It’s just gambling on the mood of the market maker. --- That’s why I only deal with mainstream coins; small tokens are not worth playing. --- It took me two losses to realize that the faster something grows, the faster it dies—that’s a law.

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AltcoinTherapist

· 12-24 12:39

This method of cutting leeks is really too familiar; every cycle, a batch of people has to die. I just want to know, when can we send these big players inside? Another must-read post. After reading this, newcomers can enter the market with fewer pitfalls. Basically, it's an information gap; they are always one step ahead of retail investors. I've seen too many projects that increase a hundredfold in three months and then go straight to zero—it's truly surreal. But some people still can't understand this logic and keep chasing highs...

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MagicBean

· 12-24 12:29

This is the eternal script of the crypto world, a curse that no one can escape I've seen through it long ago, but the problem is that knowing and avoiding are two different things If you can't chase, just accept it. This is the rule of the game Indifferent, anyway the money is always the market maker's Newcomers need to be more cautious, don't be fooled by pump and dump schemes All the nice words are bullshit, either make money or get cut A tenfold increase in a month? Just run away, don't wait for zero This stuff has been seen through, repeating every cycle The key is to have your own judgment, otherwise you won't even know how you died

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