When noise hits fever pitch, pay attention to what's actually happening on-chain.

Every cycle brings the same script: doomsayers screaming doom, panic-driven exits, and doom-scrolling through Twitter takes. But zoom out—the real story isn't in the noise.

While sentiment spirals, developers are shipping. Real protocols upgrading. Infrastructure expanding. The infrastructure of Web3 doesn't stop for market cycles; it compounds.

This is the ultimate tell. In bear markets, the builders separate from the talkers. Code doesn't lie. Progress doesn't care about sentiment.

The ones quietly stacking value, studying the tech, understanding what's actually being built—they get it. They're not fighting the cycle; they're using it.

Technology trends upward regardless of price action. That gap between narrative and reality? That's where the next cycle gets built.