2026-01-15 12:56:37

Projects with a market cap of a few hundred thousand suddenly pulling out tens of thousands of dollars may not seem like a big deal, but the key issue is that those large holders are too concentrated. Once they make a move, retail investors following the trend swarm in, chasing each other. This phenomenon is actually quite common—large holders eat the meat, retail investors drink the soup, and no one really loses out, so there's no need for excessive criticism.

The BSC chain has recently become popular again, feeling like it has returned to the wild growth period of Solana back in the day. At that time, new projects emerged endlessly, trading volume was explosive, and the ecosystem was very vibrant. Now, the trading volume and project enthusiasm on the BSC chain do have a bit of that nostalgic flavor from that era. Market rotation works like this—hotspots shift, and the chain ecosystem will fluctuate accordingly.

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ParanoiaKing

· 10h ago

Retail investors getting wiped out is a routine operation, just get used to it. This wave on BSC is indeed a bit crazy, but it doesn't feel as wild as back when Solana was booming. Big players take the profit, we just share the leftovers, who can we blame? Honestly, you still need your own judgment, otherwise you're just a victim of the harvest. This cycle just never seems to stop...

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RooftopVIP

· 10h ago

Big whales eat the meat while retail investors drink the soup. This trick is getting old. BSC is indeed hot right now, but it feels like it's just a change of packaging without changing the recipe. How long it can last remains to be seen.

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HappyToBeDumped

· 10h ago

Retail investors are drinking soup? Buddy, your words are quite interesting, but I keep feeling like I'm drinking urine.

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SoliditySurvivor

· 10h ago

BSC this round is really crazy, it feels like the same old tricks of cutting leeks are repeating again.

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MysteryBoxOpener

· 10h ago

Whales always use the same tricks to cut leek profits; how could retail investors not suffer losses? BSC is starting again, cycling like this every time. I'm just watching to see how long this wave can stay popular. Honestly, it's just a continuous influx of new retail investors, with old projects taking turns to rise. I got caught in the Solana wave before; now looking at BSC, there's nothing new either. Whales eat the meat while retail investors drink the soup? Wake up, we can't get any of the soup at all.

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SmartMoneyWallet

· 10h ago

You talk nicely, but this chip distribution clearly shows that the whales are accumulating... Moving tens of thousands of dollars out of projects with a market cap of hundreds of thousands, and look at the on-chain data, the concentration has long exceeded 80%, right? Retail investors are just drinking soup? Wake up, that's toxic soup. As for the BSC hype this time, honestly, it's just capital rotation and speculation, without real ecological support, a pure concept game. Solana at least had technological iterations back then, but what about now? Just competing on cheap GAS fees, and various air projects with layers of retail investors. Looking at the on-chain transaction volume data, 90% of it is wash trading.

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