2026-01-05 03:28:07

Who is still involved in those obvious crypto scams? Smart project teams have long seen through it—this trick is no longer workable. Market education has been effective, and retail investors have learned their lesson. Rather than saying they have a conscience, it's more accurate to say they were awakened by the market and regulations. The real IQ tax has been upgraded and no longer manifests as blatant Ponzi schemes.

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NFTRegretDiary

· 01-08 02:16

Naked Ponzi schemes are dead, but the tricks have upgraded... now they’re playing more advanced scams --- Market education? Wake up, the retail investors will always be retail investors, only the scammers have become smarter --- This sounds so convincing, I want to see who has truly "found their conscience" --- Upgrading and renewing is still a scam; changing disguises doesn’t change the fact that they’re still taking your money --- Smart project teams are really just scared, not enlightened --- So what tricks are popular now? Let’s learn and defend ourselves --- Projects forced to wake up by regulators will still get exploited, just with more covert methods --- This analysis sounds good, but I see many projects still playing the same game

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BetterLuckyThanSmart

· 01-06 05:40

Only after going bankrupt do you realize the need for repentance—that's the story of Web3.

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RugDocDetective

· 01-05 23:09

The old tricks are indeed outdated, but do you believe that new tactics are ten times more covert than before?

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StablecoinEnjoyer

· 01-05 03:58

Low-level scams are indeed no longer played, but you say the retail investors have learned their lesson? I think they are just changing disguises to continue the scam. --- The most terrifying thing is the upgraded IQ tax; thinking you’ve seen through it all. --- Forced to wake up? Ha, once regulation relaxes, they will still be eager to act. --- The truth is that the threshold for making money has lowered, while scammers’ creativity is actually increasing. --- I don’t understand why some people still believe in the project team’s integrity; once the money is in place, anything can be achieved.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 01-05 03:58

Low-level scams are indeed dead, but do you really think the project teams will have a conscience? Ha, it's just a different trick to keep scamming. --- As soon as regulations tighten, they start pretending to be serious. I find it amusing. --- Has the rookie mentality improved? Ha, when the next wave of new coins comes out, there will still be people rushing in. --- Upgrading the IQ tax is a good way to put it; it's just more covert, still the same old tricks. --- Instead of waiting for them to repent, it's better to think more with your own brain, everyone. --- A new generation replaces the old; there are always newbies to take over. --- Naked Ponzi schemes are dead, but many are just changing faces. --- They talk nicely, but it’s only after being beaten and waking up that they start to restrain themselves. Don’t believe it? Give them another chance to try.

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MetaverseVagabond

· 01-05 03:55

Low-level scams are indeed no longer played, but do you believe that high-level project teams are more ruthless? Changing a disguise, changing the narrative, they still cut deep without hesitation.

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GateUser-40edb63b

· 01-05 03:53

From a different perspective, there haven't been fewer scammers; they've just upgraded their tricks, making them harder to see through than before.

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BoredApeResistance

· 01-05 03:51

Scams have long evolved; who still falls for the old, primitive tricks? Now it's all about sophisticatedly harvesting profits, making it hard to defend against.

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PretendingToReadDocs

· 01-05 03:38

Low-level scams are indeed no longer played, but upgraded versions of the scam methods have increased, just with more sophisticated wording, still the same logic.

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