2026-01-19 21:49:15

Launching an ICO with limited interest, then airdropping the proceeds to existing cap token holders—it's a structural approach to token distribution. Thing is, early participants jumping in on YT hype don't typically see breakeven, let alone profit. The math just doesn't work out for most retail buyers caught up in the buzz.

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RunWithRugs

· 20h ago

Damn buddy, it's the same old trick of cutting the leeks... No matter how much YouTube hyped it up, what's the use? Retail investors are the ones losing anyway.

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DefiVeteran

· 20h ago

See through but don't say anything, I've seen this trick before. The YouTube crowd keeps hyping it up every day, but retail investors are still the same bunch of leeks.

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All-InQueen

· 20h ago

Oh my, it's the same old trick again. No matter how much YouTube hyped it up, it's still retail investors taking the fall in the end.

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airdrop_huntress

· 21h ago

I've seen through this trick a long time ago. Airdrop distribution is basically just a variation of harvesting retail investors. No matter how loudly those YouTube creators hype it up, retail investors who get in are just destined to be harvested. The math is right there...

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DaoResearcher

· 21h ago

According to the tokenomics model in the white paper, this ICO-first and airdrop distribution mechanism was actually mentioned by Vitalik Gaverin in a paper — incentives are incompatible, just two sides of the same coin.

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