Recently, there’s been more and more arguing in the secondary market about royalties. Put simply, everyone wants free trading, but creators still have to eat. In the past, I also sided with the idea of “zero royalties for more liquidity,” but later I realized that once everyone takes it for granted that they don’t pay, the content will only keep becoming more and more like an assembly line—and in the end, what people can still trade is just emotions.

What’s more, lately we’ve seen cross-chain bridges get stolen, and the kind of quotes that come out when an oracle occasionally “malfunctions”… the moment something like that appears, everyone suddenly cooperates in perfect silence to “wait for confirmation.” The market isn’t without rules—when risks show up, it will end up making rules for itself. Royalties are the same: people complain about it being a hassle in normal times, but when you really need creators to keep producing, they also hope the creators won’t leave.

My approach is pretty simple: don’t chase short-term hype as much—focus more on whether the project has clearly explained royalties, distribution, and incentives. If I can afford to buy, I’ll support a little; if I can’t, I won’t join the excitement. Position management matters more than taking sides, so I’ll go with that for now.