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Retail investors are often wiped out not by the project team’s own actions, but by the big players in the short-selling game. These institutions smash the market with short positions, and once market sentiment FOMO kicks in, retail investors follow suit and buy in, ultimately taking the loss.
It may seem complicated, but it’s actually easy to understand with on-chain tools. Most legitimate startup projects are required to securely lock their tokens into liquidity pools when they are listed on exchanges — this is a standard procedure for exchanges and recommendation agencies. Projects that truly want to do meaningful work also dare not follow Luna’s crazy minting approach, as bad reputation could cost them their lives.
So next time you see a sharp drop in token price, don’t immediately blame the project team. Check if big players are behind the scenes shorting the market. Projects with real use cases and genuine efforts usually have very transparent token unlock mechanisms.
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Another project blaming others? Wake up, look at the on-chain data before speaking
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After the Luna incident, how many projects still dare to play like this... there really aren't any
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The key is that most people don't even look at the lock-up mechanisms before rushing in, serves them right
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This is why on-chain tools are necessary, don't just listen to stories
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I agree, but honestly, some projects are still fishing in troubled waters
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The problem is retail investors simply don't have time to check these, they can only follow the trend
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Large institutions short and crush retail investors, this has become the norm
That wave of Luna indeed scared people, but now the project has much stricter token lock-up requirements.
The key is to learn how to read on-chain data instead of just listening to community hype.
When the price drops, first check if big whales are shorting; don't rush to criticize the project team.
In fact, most project teams have already backed down; no one dares to play the crazy token printing game anymore.
Someone should have explained this clearly long ago
I understood Luna's situation from the start; not all crashes are the project team's fault
Check on-chain, and the story changes
Another wave of retail investors being repeatedly exploited by institutions, it's time to wake up
Nowadays, legitimate projects lock up their tokens honestly, only fake projects act recklessly
The price plummeting? First, see who's behind the short-selling activities
I still remember that Luna incident; the project team was truly crazy.
On-chain data quickly exposed the truth, stop always passing the buck.
This is the real way to cut leeks, much harsher than the project team.
No wonder they're always the bagholders; turns out the tricks are so deep.
I got caught in Luna's drop, and now I look at the holding data first when the coin price falls.
Institutions love this trick, while retail investors still foolishly wait for a rebound.
Whether a project is actually working can be seen directly on the chain.
To be honest, most project teams are now afraid to act recklessly.
As for those without locked positions, I just pass directly—too ridiculous.