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10.9BTC
Today was pretty good, and I gave three entry levels
Two trades were profitable; in one, I realized something was off and let everyone exit at breakeven
Although the gains weren't that big, I also said the day before yesterday
Today was about scalping short-term moves, but the fluctuations were small, and watching the market made me sleepy
So I exited a bit early on the next move. Tomorrow, I'll keep at it
Watching the market, chatting, and trading the range!
My own short position is also showing unrealized profit today.
Let's continue tomorrow!!$BTC $GT $ETH #Gate亮相TOKEN2049 #GateWCTCS9全球交易赛 #GateWCTCS9全球交易赛
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XianyuIsAboutToTurnThings
2026-10-09 22:01
Puppies was launched on February 11, 2024, inspired by Elon Musk’s tweet “I love puppies.” It caused a sensation immediately after launch, but the project team subsequently dumped and exited. Holders from more than 60 countries in the international community are jointly building this meme coin, aiming to create a 10,000x crypto legend. Puppies Ethereum contract:
0xcf91b70017eabde82c9671e30e5502d312ea6eb2
Puppies has been added and liked multiple times by Elon Musk’s mother. Hurry and get in at the bottom.
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LeekRebel
2026-10-09 21:59
I just counted them—my wallets across five chains add up to nearly twenty addresses: Ethereum mainnet, Arb, OP, Solana, and a few testnets... Every time I want to check a token, I have to spend three seconds figuring out where I put it. It’s seriously annoying.
I tried one of those multi-chain aggregator wallets before. They’re pretty convenient, but I never felt completely at ease—worried that one bug could wipe everything out. Now I keep my core assets on hardware wallets and store my day-to-day holdings separately by chain. I only keep one or two frequently used addresses per chain and write them down in a local memo—don’t laugh, it’s low-tech but it works.
Speaking of on-chain labeling tools, I use them too, but recently I’ve seen people say the data lags behind and that whales can deliberately wash their labels to mislead others, so I’m even less willing to trust them completely. Anyway, I keep my own notes: what each address is used for and when it was last active. Knowing that gives me more peace of mind than anything else.
That’s it for now. I’ll organize that pile of small-cap tokens on Solana tomorrow. Feels like another batch is about to turn into zombie assets...