2026-01-08 11:31:10

Getting this clear is crucial!

Buying coins yourself, trading coins yourself—whether making money or losing money—is usually purely a personal investment activity. Honestly, regulatory authorities generally won't specifically pursue these actions. So where's the problem?—Once you start working for others.

Bringing people in, acting as an agent to buy, charging fees, helping with fund exchanges, buying and selling to create illusions, mediating transactions... these behaviors can be quickly classified as illegal operations and may even face accomplice liability. It may seem like just helping out a little, but the legal nature completely changes.

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just_another_wallet

· 18h ago

In simple terms, playing your own game is fine, but once you help others cut profits, it really becomes a big deal. --- Agency, pump-and-dump, charging fees… with this combination, the law will directly come after you. --- So why do so many people get into trouble? It's because they haven't figured out where that line is. --- Helping with small tasks like fund exchanges can also be deemed illegal operation? Damn, that’s a bit scary. --- If you lose money yourself, no one cares. But once you become an intermediary, well, that’s another story. --- That’s why I only do my own trades, I’m too lazy to help others. --- No wonder exchanges are so strict; turns out the legal bottom line is right here. --- Really, don’t think helping a friend buy a coin is a big deal; it can turn you into an accomplice in a flash. --- It looks like helping out a friend, and suddenly it’s illegal operation. The gap is just too big. --- I just want to know how many people were dragged in unknowingly.

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LidoStakeAddict

· 01-08 11:55

Haha, this is what it means to cross the line. Playing by yourself is fine, but once others get involved, it's all over. --- The key is one word—profit. As long as there is profit transfer, it becomes corrupt. --- So those who claim to be "community operation" are just playing with fire. --- To put it simply, don't be greedy. Just do what makes you happy. --- This is true risk education, much more honest than those calling signals. --- Matching transactions probably have the greatest destructive power. It seems many people don't even realize it. --- No wonder some big V influencers are now changing their tune to say "I am just sharing opinions." Turns out, this is self-rescue. --- Personal investment and organizational management, a single word difference, are worlds apart.

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Whale_Whisperer

· 01-08 11:50

Oh, this is the key point. Playing for yourself is one thing, but once you start helping others operate, it's a completely different matter. Charging to help people pump? Bro, you're digging your own grave. If you lose money yourself, no one cares, but if you operate on behalf of others, just wait to be investigated. It may seem like a small matter, but in the eyes of the law, it's a serious crime. Remember that. These days, being an intermediary is the most dangerous, really. Don't think helping someone buy coins is loyalty; it's actually two words: illegal. Honestly, those who understand avoid these pitfalls; noobs are the ones wading into muddy waters. The law is so ruthless; your "help" could become evidence in court. Self-trading is fine, mobilizing others is a sure death. Simple and brutal but true.

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MetaverseMigrant

· 01-08 11:49

That's right, this line really needs to be clarified. Playing by yourself is fine, but once you become an agent, you're done. --- So, helping others buy coins is really just digging a hole for yourself. --- The key is here: from the moment it turns from investment to operation, the nature completely changes. --- That's why I say those people are being investigated one by one; it turns out they are all acting as agents for others. --- This article hits the point; many people haven't realized that they are already breaking the law. --- Once labeled as illegal operation, it's over. Those acting as agents in their social circles should think carefully. --- Conspirator liability is the most terrifying; trying to help actually entangles yourself.

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TokenTaxonomist

· 01-08 11:48

ngl the distinction here is taxonomically critical... facilitating vs hodling are literally different species in the regulatory ecosystem. pull up the compliance spreadsheet and suddenly everything gets darker lol

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BoredStaker

· 01-08 11:31

Playing alone is fine, but once you start acting as an intermediary, you're done. This principle is actually not hard to understand. Charging a fee for helping others buy coins? That's illegal operation. Don't ask why; the law says so. Losing a lot of money trading on your own is okay, but if you bring others in, it becomes a problem. To put it simply, once it shifts from individual investment to organized activity, the nature changes completely. You really need to understand this stuff clearly, or you'll easily fall into a trap.

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