People often DM me asking: how to tell if a project is legit? Let me share my approach:

It's all about the people. Whether investing or speculating, at its core you're betting on the people behind it. Focus on the team's background, track record, influence, capability, and execution — that's the most crucial part.

We're now in the era of monetizing influence, the era of shilling. Whoever has a stronger background and greater influence can go further and higher. Trump and Milei have both launched their own coins. And you're telling me you want to go all in on a Web3 project but you won't even show your face? Who are you trying to fool?

Early crypto was a grassroots carnival; anonymous projects could fool people for a while with ground promotion. Now it's different. Those old folks who used to play pyramid schemes and money games have evolved into playing storage and optical modules. Dumb money is getting rarer, and retail investors are getting smarter.