I saw once again online a story about an investment in SHIB for $169, which supposedly grew to over $5 billion. Turns out, that's a myth — in reality, it was $8,000 at the start, which resulted in a profit of $5.7 billion. But the story is still wild.

In 2021, SHIB really took off: listings on major platforms, token burning — all of that worked. I remember stories about a truck driver who turned $650 into $1.7 million. For early investors, it was a real lottery.

Now, SHIB has fallen 93% from its peak. Over the past year, it's down 49%, and according to indices, we're still not in a full altseason. The moral: those times are gone, and now the conditions are different. It’s interesting to see when the next cycle will start.