2026-01-04 06:23:52

The bull run's opening act versus where we're at now—quite the contrast. Early on, you had that pure euphoria driving things: fresh retail money pouring in, every dip getting bought instantly, and nobody asking too many questions about fundamentals. The narrative was simple: prices only go up. Entry points felt obvious, and the crowd was just getting started.

Now? The market's matured. Institutions are picking apart whitepapers, whale movements get analyzed to death, and sentiment swings wildly on regulatory headlines. The easy gains are gone. What moves the needle today requires actual conviction about adoption or tech progress—not just FOMO. Sure, the bull structure's still intact, but it's demanding way more from traders and builders alike.

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GasFeeSobber

· 01-04 06:53

Really, the days when foolish money was everywhere are gone. Now, you really need to have some substance.

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BoredApeResistance

· 01-04 06:43

The early days of purely foolproof upward trends are gone. Now you need to have some real skills to make money.

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NFTArtisanHQ

· 01-04 06:40

ngl this reads like deconstructing the death of mechanical reproduction but make it crypto... early euphoria was pure aesthetic chaos, now we're in the curatorial phase where fundamentals matter. the paradigm shift from price-goes-up narratives to actual conviction about tech adoption? that's where the real *proof of creativity* emerges. institutions killed the romance but saved the rigor.

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NFTregretter

· 01-04 06:32

That kind of foolish rapid rise in the early days really won't come back. Now, you need to have something real.

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