Xiaoming lost 19,000 USDT. Some people say he has a limitless future; others praise that his project has promise—while Xiaoming nods and keeps watching his phone, with his long position floating at a loss of 19,000 USDT, which is basically like working for three months for nothing.

Someone asked him, “Is the pressure on you big lately?” Xiaoming said, “It’s not too bad—just that the market has been a bit volatile.” But in his heart, it’s bleeding. He sighed: “This is probably the daily life of a crypto startup founder—talking about a bright future, while the account is full of green negative numbers.”

And recently, there’s a meme in the crypto circle that’s been especially popular: a person standing at a fork in the road—left side says “funding rates look bearish,” right side says “ETFs are flooding in like crazy,” and in the middle it says “retail traders get chopped.”

Xiaoming looked at it, took a direct screenshot, posted it to his Moments with the caption: “Isn’t this my long position?” As a result, the comments were full of “Bro, hang in there.” Xiaoming…