2026-01-14 23:23:04

Tokens can help projects raise funds quickly, sounds good. But what about reality? Most AI agents don't actually need a huge capital pool to operate and develop. Often, tokens become a tool for founders to quickly arbitrage—benefiting themselves while users foot the bill.

In the past two years, the virtual digital currency market has indeed been chaotic. The barriers are low, and the costs are not high, so waves of people rush in to issue tokens for fundraising, just to quickly make money and then disappear. The result? An increasing number of investors get cut, and market trust continues to decline. Classic Ponzi schemes keep playing out—later investors' money subsidizes earlier ones, and this game is bound to collapse.

The problem is clear. How to purify the ecosystem is a question that market participants and platforms should seriously consider.

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DeFi_Dad_Jokes

· 01-17 22:19

Basically, it's a leek harvesting field, nothing new I'm already tired of the routine of issuing tokens for fundraising; truly serious projects don't rely on this at all Another round of leek harvesting, ecosystem purification? Overthinking it Raising funds quickly is fast, running away even faster, and retail investors are the ones who suffer This market has long been rotten, does anyone really care? Tokens are just a cover, mainly because the founders want to cash out early Ponzi schemes can't last forever and will eventually explode; it all depends on who takes over last The problem isn't with the ecosystem, but with no one wanting to build genuinely; it's all about grabbing money

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digital_archaeologist

· 01-16 20:55

It's a scam, that's exactly the scam. The early coin issuers are having a blast, and those who come later to take over... haha --- Instead of thinking about purification, it's better to consider who dares to really intervene. --- Anyway, most projects don't need that much money at all. Coin issuance is just a cover for cutting leeks. --- Ponzi games have been played until now, and newcomers are still pouring in continuously. This is far from over. --- The most outrageous thing is that these people even confidently justify their fundraising reasons, but in reality, it's just outright theft. --- If trust is gone, it's gone. Anyway, there's always another batch of forgetful people coming. --- Low threshold and low cost—that's why garbage projects keep piling up.

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GasFeeTherapist

· 01-14 23:51

Basically, it's just the same old trick of harvesting "leeks" with a different disguise, nothing new.

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ConsensusDissenter

· 01-14 23:49

Basically, it's just a new trick to cut leeks, same old wine in a different bottle. Token fundraising? Uh, it sounds fancy but it's actually just a more covert rug pull. Another big talk about "ecological purification," but in the end, it's just the利益方 protecting each other. After this round, the only ones truly making money are that group of people. Us? Keep taking the bait. Feels like it's easier to launch a coin now than to write code. It's crazy. Maybe someday there will be a "new regulation," but it's really just a name change to continue the scam.

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0xDreamChaser

· 01-14 23:33

Basically, it's a new trick to harvest retail investors, just a different guise with the same old tactics. I've heard too many stories: it's always the founders getting rich while retail investors lose everything. And they still talk about "purification"? This ecosystem survives precisely because of information asymmetry.

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