2025-12-24 11:30:08

When the market is cold, exchanges or projects are still burning money to boost incentives, trying to retain users and trading volume... This trick is really clever.

They talk about accounting losses on one hand, while using real money to boost activity on the other—how is this calculation made? Is it about holding out until the bull market rebounds, or just waiting for that day? This "buy users at low prices" tactic can indeed stabilize the basic situation in the short term, preventing being swept away by competitors. But the problem is, are these active users driven by genuine demand or just arbitrage players exploiting the system?

When the market turns and incentive policies tighten, those who only came for rewards will immediately run away—what you might be retaining are not real users, just spending money to prolong the life. Instead of doing this, it's better to think about how to truly build product competitiveness in a bear market, so that when the bull market comes, you can harvest real growth.

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ForkThisDAO

· 2025-12-26 12:59

The army of "Brick Moving Heroes" is really the best cover for harvesting profits. They swarm in with a little reward, and as soon as the market changes, they disappear. The exchange's move is essentially self-deception, just waiting to see what happens.

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LiquidityWitch

· 2025-12-25 08:24

Hmm... this is just paying the people who exploit the system, the kind that run away right after.

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 2025-12-25 01:02

Really, a bunch of arbitrage traders get incentivized and get shaken out, and as soon as the market turns, they run away. Is it really worth spending this money?

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TokenVelocityTrauma

· 2025-12-24 12:00

Relying on throwing money to keep people? Wake up, that's all false prosperity. Playing this game in a bear market is just slow suicide.

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ProbablyNothing

· 2025-12-24 11:59

The tactic of burning money to keep people is tired of seeing. When the bull market comes, they'll just run away again. It's better to focus on making a good product.

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LiquidityWizard

· 2025-12-24 11:56

Really, watching these projects shout poverty while throwing money around, it feels like watching a "Last Hurrah"...

This kind of incentive policy will eventually have to be paid back; you can't keep wool-harvesting forever.

Instead of burning money to boost activity, it's better to develop some real, competitive products.

Hey, just asking, who has truly stayed because of incentives?

Waiting for the bull market to turn around and harvest, but the prerequisite is surviving until then, haha.

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FarmToRiches

· 2025-12-24 11:56

Isn't this just giving benefits to the搬砖侠? As soon as the incentives stop, everyone will leave immediately, haha.

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GateUser-e87b21ee

· 2025-12-24 11:54

Using incentives for short-term gains is satisfying, but in the long run, you're really digging your own grave. Those who exploit the system won't be able to stay for long.

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GateUser-74b10196

· 2025-12-24 11:53

Using incentives to retain users? Basically, it's just building prosperity with money. As soon as the market turns, the true nature is revealed.

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HalfPositionRunner

· 2025-12-24 11:52

In plain terms, it's like drinking poison to quench thirst. During a bear market, the money spent only attracts the woolly party, and not a single one can be retained.

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