When you step into the crypto community, you'll find that most well-known KOLs are actually doing four things repeatedly: promoting referral programs, selling various training courses, spreading market sentiment, and promising their fans what "certain returns" mean.
The underlying business logic couldn't be clearer. These people don't care whether you can achieve long-term stable profits; their real goal is only one—making you trade frequently so they can continuously earn commissions from the spread.
Therefore, every time the market fluctuates, you'll see them shouting signals in major channels: "Must rise! Guaranteed profit!" Their voices are urgent, their intensity fierce, flooding the channels with FOMO anxiety—aiming to trigger your irrational decisions and make you blindly open positions.
The full-market crash on October 11th taught everyone a profound lesson. Every major pitfall essentially is tailored for participants who have no risk management awareness. In this market, the true differentiation among retail investors occurs in two stages: the first is who can protect their principal from being wiped out during volatility; the second is who can truly reap the benefits when the main upward wave arrives.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. If you can thoroughly understand these logics, your perception of the crypto world will elevate to another level.
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GasWhisperer
· 12-27 09:58
mempool never lies... kols tho? pure fiction on the chain. 10/11 was just a fee spike separating the prepared from the liquidated.
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GovernancePretender
· 12-27 09:57
I've heard too many KOLs' promises, and in the end, my wallet was empty.
That October was truly bloodshed; those without risk management all lost everything.
Thinking that understanding this logic will make you money? Not necessarily.
To put it nicely, they just want us to work for them.
Preserving the principal is more important than anything else. Once you realize this, you've won.
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BearMarketMonk
· 12-27 09:53
In plain terms, the little guys are always cutting their own losses.
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ProposalDetective
· 12-27 09:46
It's the same trick again. I only realized after being ripped off myself.
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UncleWhale
· 12-27 09:41
It's the same old story, the topic of KOLs harvesting retail investors.
Sounds nice, but it's actually a game of chance.
The October wave indeed wiped out quite a few people, just by looking at how they were trying to buy the dip.
Those who truly make money never go around shouting about it.
Risk management is real; only when stop-loss is set properly do you dare to sleep peacefully.
That's how this market is, do you understand? It's just a pit.
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PositionPhobia
· 12-27 09:37
I'm frustrated again with this same script, KOLs only have these tricks
Only after losing money do you realize that capital protection is more important than anything
The louder the call for signals, the more you lose, this is true
I saw through that wave in October; it's not a technical issue at all
Honestly, it's about who survives longer, not who makes more money
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PanicSeller
· 12-27 09:33
Another article teaching people how to spot scams. The points are correct, but... why does it always feel easier to talk about than to do?
Clear as it is, when the market rises and falls, isn't it still chaos?
I also suffered quite a bit during the October wave, and I am still reflecting on where I went wrong.
But the most heartbreaking part is, no matter how prepared you are, you need capital to take risks. Without funds, how can you protect your principal?
Just want to ask, do truly stable and profitable people really exist, or are they just bragging?
When you step into the crypto community, you'll find that most well-known KOLs are actually doing four things repeatedly: promoting referral programs, selling various training courses, spreading market sentiment, and promising their fans what "certain returns" mean.
The underlying business logic couldn't be clearer. These people don't care whether you can achieve long-term stable profits; their real goal is only one—making you trade frequently so they can continuously earn commissions from the spread.
Therefore, every time the market fluctuates, you'll see them shouting signals in major channels: "Must rise! Guaranteed profit!" Their voices are urgent, their intensity fierce, flooding the channels with FOMO anxiety—aiming to trigger your irrational decisions and make you blindly open positions.
The full-market crash on October 11th taught everyone a profound lesson. Every major pitfall essentially is tailored for participants who have no risk management awareness. In this market, the true differentiation among retail investors occurs in two stages: the first is who can protect their principal from being wiped out during volatility; the second is who can truly reap the benefits when the main upward wave arrives.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. If you can thoroughly understand these logics, your perception of the crypto world will elevate to another level.