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#GateMeme PONS dropped 40%—is it actually expensive?
Over the past few days, PONS has fallen from nearly $1 to around $0.6.
If you only look at the candlestick chart, it is hard to say that it is strong.
But if you turn off the chart and only look at how much PONS is currently earning: over the past 24 hours, the platform generated more than $6 million in fees, while actual protocol revenue still exceeded $1 million; over the past 7 days, protocol revenue approached $10 million.
Across the entire Launchpad sector, PONS remains in the top tier.
More importantly, PONS's revenue is not merely staying on paper.
Part of the protocol revenue is used to buy back and burn PONS. The cumulative revenue generated for PONS holders has now exceeded $10 million. So its underlying logic is actually different from that of many crypto public-chain projects that have only a story, no revenue, and rely purely on token sales and value extraction.
But recently, I have also been thinking about a question: Could PONS enter a negative spiral?
Meme hype declines → trading volume declines → PONS revenue declines → buybacks decrease → PONS price falls → market hype declines further.
This is PONS's biggest risk right now.
PONS's revenue has indeed started to decline from its peak recently, so we cannot simply take $1 million in daily revenue, multiply it by 365, and claim that it must be worth several billion dollars.
What really matters is how much revenue it can retain after the hype fades.
If PONS can continue to steadily earn $500,000–$1 million per day in the future, I believe its current market cap of more than $400 million is not high, and $1 billion will only be a matter of time.
But if its future revenue falls all the way from $1 million to $300,000, $100,000, or even tens of thousands of dollars, then PONS, which looks very cheap now, will not actually be cheap.
So when I look at PONS now, I am no longer too concerned about whether it will be at $0.5 or $0.7 tomorrow. I am more focused on whether PONS can continue making money after this Meme frenzy ends.
Robinhood Chain's daily DEX trading volume still exceeds $2.6 billion, its TVL is approximately $920 million, and its stablecoin supply exceeds $1 billion. This ecosystem has not disappeared because of PONS's price decline.
What PONS is truly worth looking forward to may not be making money from Memes forever.
If it can gradually evolve from a Meme Launchpad into an asset issuance and trading infrastructure on Robinhood Chain, its ceiling could be far higher than what we see today.
Conversely, if it ultimately turns out to be merely a money-printing machine in this Meme boom, its revenue will end when the boom ends.
So I don't think PONS is a price question right now.
Rather, it is a more interesting question: Is this $1 million in daily revenue merely a flash in the pan, or the starting point of a new “hype”?
Let's wait and see.$PONS ‌

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Sharp pullback in ZEC triggers $28.37 million in liquidations over 24 hours
ZEC has retreated approximately 16% from its recent peak, resulting in $28.37 million in liquidations within 24 hours.
Long positions accounted for $23.75 million of the liquidations, meaning the downturn hit bullish trades the hardest.
The $1,050–$1,100 range has emerged as a key short-term support level for $ZEC . As ZEC pulled back roughly 16% from its recent high, selling pressure in the futures market intensified, triggering a strong wave of liquidations. Total ZEC-related liquidations reached $28.37 million over the last 24 hours; long positions accounted for $23.75 million of this total, while short positions made up $4.62 million.
Data indicates that investors betting on a continued rally found themselves on the wrong side of the trade during the sudden pullback. Selling pressure mounted as the price fell, with $11.49 million in liquidations recorded in just 12 hours—$9.40 million of which came from long positions.
Volatility was also evident across shorter timeframes. A total of $1.34 million in liquidations occurred within a four-hour window, with $1.19 million stemming from short positions. This scenario highlights how rapidly market sentiment can shift following a sharp rally.
The imbalance in ZEC liquidations revealed that long positions—opened in anticipation of further gains—came under heavy pressure during the sudden price drop. Bullish technical outlook remains intact
Despite sharp sell-offs, ZEC’s technical outlook presents a stronger picture compared to the period prior to the breakout. On the daily chart, the price continues to hold well above key moving averages: the 50-day average stands at $689, the 100-day average at $646, and the 20-day average at approximately $910, while the longer-term average hovers near $531.
Meanwhile, the significant gap between the current price and the trend indicators in question highlights the pace of the recent rally. ZEC surged from below $500 to over $1,200 within a few weeks. This strong momentum triggered both profit-taking and forced futures deleveraging.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has retreated from the overbought zone to around the 64 level. Although the indicator remains above the neutral threshold, it signals a loss of momentum compared to the previous period.
In the short term, the $1,050–$1,100 range is being monitored as a support zone. If ZEC holds above this band, a search for sideways equilibrium and a renewed attempt at recovery could follow. A decisive break below this area could deepen the pullback toward the moving average near $910.
The recent fluctuation resembles a corrective reset following a rapid surge; however, price action is likely to remain volatile until volatility subsides and buyers reclaim recent highs.
ZEC is known as a privacy-focused cryptocurrency. Recent price action has once again demonstrated how quickly the direction of leveraged trades can shift for such assets. Currently, market focus has shifted to whether the support zone will hold and the extent to which volatility will stabilize.
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These coins have been a bit interesting lately…
$SUI ‌ is now at 0.7404, down 5.67% over the past 24 hours, and giving back another 3% in the last 4 hours. This pullback looks more like a normal breather after the prior run-up—SUI’s ecosystem activity was quite high recently, and funds came in aggressively. Once the short-term profit-taking bids loosened, price slid down. Key support is around 0.7325 (the 24-hour low). If that breaks, you may need to look toward 0.72 for a bottom. Resistance: first around the prior high at 0.785. My take: in the short term, it’s mainly consolidation and digesting gains—don’t rush to chase; wait for it to hold before acting.
SEI is now at 0.0447, down 6.8% over the past 24 hours and down 5% in the last 4 hours—so it’s weaker than SUI. This move is clearly in line with the broader market’s retreat. On-chain narratives haven’t had any notable new breakthroughs recently, attention has cooled, and selling pressure has shown up. Support to watch first is 0.0443 (the 24-hour low). #AppleSeptemberEvent