2025-12-31 12:26:37

Every January 3rd, we remember the moment when Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Bitcoin Genesis Block in 2009. Over a decade has passed, and this ecosystem supported by retail investors and enthusiasts has always maintained the spirit of decentralization—no market maker can fully control the market direction.

Speaking of the listing of spot currencies, this is a well-worn topic. Many traders are pondering: will we see more mainstream coins or potential projects listed on mainstream platforms for spot trading in the future? Every time a new coin is launched, it attracts a wave of retail attention. Compared to the spot holdings of those top-tier exchanges, there are still some highly anticipated coins that have not yet gone live.

Anyway, January 3rd reminds us to revisit our original intention—the core value of the crypto world has never been about price fluctuations, but about the decentralized system itself. The participation of retail investors is precisely the source of vitality for this ecosystem.

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 2h ago

Decentralized spirit? Ha, sounds nice, but it's still the same hustle now. Wait, when will this coin go live? I need to buy the dip. Talking about original intention every day, no one mentions it when prices are rising. An ecosystem supported by retail investors, but retail investors are still just leeks. It's January 3rd again, reviewing the original intention, and next year we'll have to review it again.

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GasFeeBeggar

· 2h ago

Decentralized spirit? Bro, do you still believe in that now? Haha Wait, you said there are no big players, but every time a new coin launches, it's the big investors who go crazy first. What about the original intention? When it comes to price fluctuations, who still cares about that? Retail investors are just another name for 'chives,' don't fool yourself.

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PessimisticLayer

· 2h ago

The spirit of decentralization sounds great, but I wonder how many true retail investors are still around now. We've all seen the hype during new coin launches; more people get shaken out than profit. Looking back at the original intention isn't a bad thing, but who still truly believes in that now? Wait, if there's no market maker to fully control it? Then what’s with the perfectly synchronized rises and falls? An ecosystem supported by retail investors, but in the end, big players shake out retail investors—interesting.

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AirdropATM

· 2h ago

The decentralized spirit sounds good, but the ones who can really make money are still those who bought early. The manipulators can't control it? Ha, aren't we retail investors already getting cut enough? The launch of spot trading is, frankly, just a new trick for exchanges to harvest retail investors' funds.

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DAOplomacy

· 2h ago

honestly the "back to fundamentals" narrative hits different every jan 3rd but like... let's be real about those sub-optimal incentive structures we're ignoring. spot listing cycles arguably just expose path dependency issues nobody wants to admit, ngl

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MoneyBurnerSociety

· 2h ago

Decentralization spirit? I actually interpret the spirit of BTC as "my money goes to decentralization." Every time a new coin launches, I can precisely avoid the pitfalls—professional level.

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