2026-01-06 17:51:33

I looked at some market data analysis and especially want to discuss a phenomenon.

No matter how aggressively retail investors play on Solana, the real money-makers are not the winners — instead, it's the group selling tools. During the last meme season, the entire industry chain of the Solana ecosystem literally siphoned over 4 billion USD from the market. This is not an exaggeration; how exactly was it divided?

First, platforms like Launchpad that issue tokens took in about 1 billion USD. These platforms set up the stage for project teams to perform, retail investors rush in to participate in subscriptions, while the platforms collect fees for listing and transaction fees. Users suffer huge losses, while the platforms are instead rolling in profits.

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MevSandwich

· 01-09 11:40

Selling shovels always makes money; this is how the gold rush era was like. Really, the platform is making a killing, while retail investors are being squeezed dry one by one. That group on launchpad is really just lying back and counting money, while we’re risking everything below. 40 billion just disappeared like that, outrageous. Tools will always be the last winners; this time I truly understand. Retail investors' hard-earned money, platform fees—this formula will always hold true.

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AirdropFatigue

· 01-09 08:05

Damn, this is the real truth. Retail investors are still dreaming of counting coins, while the platforms have long since counted themselves out. --- That bunch at Launchpad really makes money lying down; even if users lose everything, they still take the money. --- 40 billion was just sucked away like that, while we struggle below and the platform goes crazy above. --- That's why I say participating in subscriptions is just paying an IQ tax; I should have seen through it long ago. --- Those who sell shovels always make more money than those digging for gold, and it's been that way throughout history. --- No wonder every bull run has some people getting rich overnight while others go bankrupt; turns out the market is designed this way. --- So the real winners are never retail investors, never. --- The meme season looks lively, but behind the scenes, it's all harvesters turning. --- No wonder Solana is so fast that even losing money on it is faster than on other chains. --- I knew there was something off about participating in these launchpads, now I understand.

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TradFiRefugee

· 01-09 05:43

Those who sell shovels always make the most stable profits... This time I see through it, but I still have to get in next time.

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GraphGuru

· 01-06 18:21

It's the same old trick again, launchpad vampires really have nothing to say.

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AirdropHarvester

· 01-06 18:11

Those who sell shovels always make the most, retail investors are still dreaming.

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PerpetualLonger

· 01-06 18:05

I knew it, I got cut again this time, but I saw very clearly — the truly profitable games are not in the price of the coin, but in the ecosystem. I will continue to increase my position because Solana will definitely break new highs in the long run; this wave is just a shakeout.

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