People overlook a key detail about what happened when FriendTech exploded onto the scene. The ones who actually profited most? The traders—names like Cobie, Ansem, and Hsaka dominated the leaderboards. Here's the thing: token prices moved in lockstep with trading performance. The better you were at trading, the higher your share went. It was almost mechanical—profit potential directly translated to valuation. Everyone chased returns. Everyone wanted to be associated with winners. But that's also exactly why the whole thing eventually collapsed. The system was gaming itself. People weren't buying the product; they were buying the trader's track record. Once that narrative broke, there was nothing left underneath.