2025-12-31 12:21:18

Having seen quite a few operation routines of projects like $RIVER, there are basically two scripts. One is to start dumping endlessly right after launch, until it hits zero; the other is to pump the price to the extreme, pushing it until participants can’t take it anymore before stopping. But honestly, both paths lead to the same end — the project going to zero.

Why is that? It’s simple: the chips are all in the hands of the manipulators, and retail investors only get scraps. The contract side profits heavily, while the spot side is hammered down hard. After the storm passes, contract traders count their money, and retail investors are left exposed. Some have seen through this routine long ago, but still can’t stop new people from jumping in. That’s just how the market is — there will always be people trying their luck, while the manipulators are always waiting for the right opportunity.

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DAOplomacy

· 2h ago

ngl the tokenomics on these pump-and-dumps are structurally... let's say non-optimal. liquidity dynamics create unfortunate perverse incentives, historically speaking

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GasGuzzler

· 7h ago

This is a typical pump-and-dump scheme. Knowing it doesn't help; new retail investors keep coming in one after another. Retail investors will always only get leftovers; the big players have already calculated the exit points precisely. Contract leverage is truly a bloodsucking machine. A single manipulation can lead to liquidation. The same old advice: if there's no information advantage, don't play. It's probably a trap to be harvested. I just want to laugh at projects like $RIVER. They are pumped to sky-high prices and then crushed into shambles—classic textbook-style harvesting. Instead of gambling on luck, it's better to do proper research. But who listens? Greed is always the most deadly.

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UnluckyMiner

· 7h ago

After playing for so long, still jumping into the pit, who’s to blame? --- Contract explosion, spot market crash, a classic combo punch. --- I've known this routine for a long time, but I just can't stop being greedy. --- The happiest moment for the market maker is when retail investors lose the most. --- Seeing through it all but still coming in, this is the gambler's fate. --- There will always be people trying to pick up bargains, but they'll never succeed. --- Can't even get the leftovers, how can they expect to turn things around? --- $RIVER's recent pump is really clever, it has worn out everyone's patience. --- Ultimately, it's a matter of human nature; greed is never satisfied. --- Both scripts are just plays performed for retail investors.

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InfraVibes

· 7h ago

Retail investors are just the liquidity providers for the whales, really. --- It's the same old story, manipulating the market to shake out retail investors is just a new trick to cut the leeks. --- Still coming back after seeing through it—that's the gambler's mentality. --- Futures make the money, spot market drinks the soup, always the truth. --- I stopped touching projects like $RIVER a long time ago; I've paid enough tuition. --- Whales are waiting for opportunities, retail investors are waiting for miracles, uh, that really hits hard. --- No matter how clearly you explain, some people just want to try if they are the lucky ones. --- All the chips are in the hands of the whales, what are we really playing for? --- Both paths lead to the same place, but some still have to walk both just to be sure. --- This is how the market truly operates—brutal but real.

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ProposalDetective

· 7h ago

It's the same old trick, I've seen it too many times. Retail investors are always the leeks. The happiest moment for the big players is when retail investors are still dreaming of doubling their money. Two paths lead to zero, what about the third? Is there one? To be clear, having the chips in hand makes you the boss; we're just here to play along. I directly pass on this kind of project, it's not worth it. There will always be people willing to be cut, and there will always be big players sharpening their knives. Cycle repeats. Once you see through it, don't get involved, but still, some people rush in.

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PumpingCroissant

· 7h ago

Same old trick again, all the chips are in the hands of the big players, and retail investors are just the leeks. --- That's right, but when the opportunity really comes, I still can't resist jumping in. That's human nature. --- So what if you see through it? If you haven't made enough money, you still have to keep going. That's the mindset of a gambler. --- The contracts get fat while the spot market crashes wildly. The strategy is just that simple and brutal. --- If you knew it was a trap, would anyone still jump in? Not greedy is not an option. --- There are always people who think they can catch the top, but in the end, they all become the last bagholders. --- Two paths lead to the same end: showing retail investors what it means to be powerless to turn the tide. --- The big players are waiting for an opportunity, retail investors are waiting for a turnaround, but in the end, both are just waiting in vain.

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