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Recently, a leading exchange launched a meme ranking feature, and it’s quite interesting to compare this with the trend of $irys.
I have figured out two perspectives:
First of all, what is the lifespan of those VC coins that have gone live on Alpha? $irys is a typical example. If you look at its K-line trend after going online, it initially surged to attract attention, then began to fluctuate and distribute in the mid-term, and later basically just continued to decline. This rhythm can be seen in many VC coins.
In simple terms, the Alpha mechanism provides these projects with a brief window of traffic, but whether they can survive through this window depends on the project's own ability to generate value. Relying solely on early hype and VC endorsements makes it difficult to maintain long-term value.
The market is becoming increasingly intelligent, and retail investors are starting to learn to judge the timing of entry from a lifecycle perspective, rather than blindly chasing highs.
Retail investors really need to wake up, stop catching a falling knife.
The example of irys is too typical, it's completely a textbook case of being played for suckers.
It's always that group of people making quick money, while the retail investors are still studying the Candlestick charts, those guys have already run away.
Retail investors are much smarter than before, but most still can't change their habit of chasing the price, haha.
The Alpha window period is like a schedule for playing people for suckers; who can survive depends on real skills.
As for the leaderboard, to put it bluntly, it's just for the project party to collaborate on hype, don't believe it.
The ability to generate revenue is key; without it, it will eventually come to an end.
Retail investors have really become smarter now, no longer just chasing the hype, which is a good thing.
The Alpha window period is only a few days; missing it means saying goodbye forever.
The life of VC coins is so short; relying on endorsements won't last long.
Speaking of which, this ranking really shows some patterns; if you watch the market closely, you can still make some profits.
Early traffic ≠ long-term value; this truth is now understood by everyone.
VC coins are just like this, no fancy mechanisms can save projects that lack blood-making ability; instead of studying the leaderboard, it’s better to study how to avoid pitfalls.
The Alpha window period sounds sophisticated, but to put it simply, it’s just the market maker’s surge signal to the retail investors.
What’s so smart about the market? It’s still those same guys chasing the price, otherwise, how come they always step on landmines?
Your angle is good, but I feel the problem isn’t in the lifecycle; it’s that nobody really cares about the project value.