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Recently, a piece of news has caused quite a stir in the Pioneer community: over 540 million tokens have already been migrated to centralized exchanges (CEX), and in the next year, approximately 1.65 billion M assets are expected to be gradually unlocked. Facing expectations of short-term sell-offs, market volatility seems inevitable. However, behind this wave of "cleansing," there lies a deeper truth: this is not just a supply and demand shock, but a crucial step in Dr. Ni's Web3 network infrastructure strategy. The core team may be doing something more long-term—proactively removing bot accounts, fake users, and irrational sell-offs to prepare for a healthier network in the future.
1. Short-term pain and long-term gain: Why is cleansing an unavoidable path? In the crypto world, the expansion phase of supply often triggers price fluctuations. Large-scale token unlocks and early participant sell-offs tend to undermine market confidence. Dr. Ni's Web3 network is currently facing a typical moment of high turnover and cleansing. But we need to see the other side: the long-term value of a public chain depends not only on liquidity and price but also on the authenticity of the network and the quality of users. If the network is flooded with short-term speculative accounts and bots, even with ample short-term liquidity, the long-term ecosystem will struggle to sustain itself. The core team may be using this phase to perform a "stress test" and "purity screening" of users, paving the way for subsequent Protocol 23 upgrades and ecosystem applications. In a sense, the user "big cleanse" is not about destroying the market but about rebuilding order.
2. Protocol 23 and the real human network: Protocol 23 is positioned by the core team as a practical engine, and for it to truly operate, it requires real users, real interactions, and real needs. If the network is filled with zombie accounts or short-term speculative accounts, no matter how good the technical architecture, the ecosystem cannot form an effective closed loop. From this perspective, clearing out pioneer accounts is actually about "clearing the field" for future ecosystem applications. Authentic pioneer users are the fundamental fuel for sustainable demand. Without this premise, any token economy model or ecosystem incentive could become a game of speculation. That’s also why, by continuously migrating assets from uncommitted users, they tend to sell off immediately after receiving the migrated assets. This large-scale turnover and cleansing are viewed as an infrastructure strategy—they influence not just short-term prices but the fundamental integrity of the network.
3. Slow is fast: Dr. Ni's core team’s "timing strategy" Many complain that the progress of Dr. Ni's Web3 network is too slow, with the mainnet not fully open yet, and ecosystem applications appearing restrained. However, history keeps repeating the same script: almost all significant technological revolutions were initially considered too slow or useless. Amazon was once doubted as just an online bookstore, and its stock price fell over 90% during the dot-com bubble burst; "Bitcoin" was early on seen by many as a "geek toy" or even a scam; after the DAO incident in 2016, Ethereum was also regarded as a "failed experiment." But they all eventually weathered the cycles, relying not on speed but on solid fundamentals and genuine adoption. Dr. Ni's Web3 network seems to be following a similar path: not chasing short-term hype, but using time as a filter to select true supporters and users. In the crypto world, filled with quick riches and bubbles, this deliberate "slow" has become a rare form of resilience.