2026-01-02 12:24:22

Honestly, this is the current situation—four people playing together, and the casino always being the exchanges and project teams. Everyone is aware of this, yet they still have to grit their teeth and participate. Because there are no better opportunities outside, at least here you can see funds flowing.

The ironic part is that everyone is confident they are the smartest and can make money at the expense of the other three. But over a year, what happens? Fees, slippage, various squeezes—basically, all working for this ecosystem.

The crypto world is just so realistic: it's not that your skills are the problem, but that the entire market itself is just that big. Without new funds constantly pouring in, all that's left is a brutal fight for existing assets. Four people sharing one market—how can everyone make money?

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 7h ago

It's really heartbreaking; over the year, we've been feeding the exchanges. Everyone thinks they're the chosen one, but in the end, all the fees are eaten up. Instead of studying K-lines every day, it's more cost-effective to directly buy exchange stocks. Once new funds dry up, it's a dead end; no one can stay unaffected.

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blocksnark

· 8h ago

Wake up, everyone. At the end of the day, we're all working for the exchanges. Transaction fees are the real money-maker.

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ZenZKPlayer

· 8h ago

Wow, that really hits close to home. I don't even want to admit that I'm among these four people. Over the course of a year, half of the profit is eaten up by fees. It really feels like working for the exchange.

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retroactive_airdrop

· 8h ago

It's so heartbreaking—over the course of a year, fees eat up more than half of the profits, and there's basically no money made. It's just a game of hot potato; those who get in early profit, while latecomers take the fall. How is that possible? It's a zero-sum game; for someone to win, someone has to lose. This is the real truth of the crypto world—more heartbreaking than any technical analysis. I've seen through it long ago—it's just a big casino, with exchanges and project teams always winning.

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