2026-01-16 10:30:15

Just spotted a Twitter account with 50k followers promoting a coin at 9k market cap, with early investors claiming they got in for just $50. Classic low-cap play setup—extremely high risk territory. These micro-cap launches are breeding grounds for exit scams and coordinated pumps. If something sounds too good to be true in the Web3 space, it probably is. Always DYOR before touching anything trading at those levels.

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 4h ago

Investing 50 yuan in a coin with a market cap of 9,000? Typical of first cutting the leeks and then telling stories --- 5,000 followers hype coins, I can see through this trick with my eyes closed --- It's that kind of project that sounds too good to be true, wake up everyone --- Low market cap means high risk, this time it's really not FUD --- Coordinated pump and dump is hard to defend against, still need to DYOR, brothers --- The dream of 100x returns with 50 dollars is happening every day, but unfortunately, there are more traps --- The standard process for exiting scams, same soup, different medicine --- Web3 is a deep water, sweet words are often traps --- Number of followers does not equal project reliability, always remember this --- Can you trust a coin with a market cap of 9,000? Anyway, I don't touch it

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GasFeeCrier

· 4h ago

Putting in 50 bucks and blowing it up to a hundred times the return, I can see through this trick with my eyes closed. --- It's the same story of turning $50 into a billionaire, I'm really tired of hearing it. --- 5,000 followers selling products with a $9,000 payout... Oh my goodness, this is a blatant rug pull warning. --- Micro-market cap is truly a playground for cutting leeks; my friend lost everything because of this stuff. --- Unbelievably high returns are all traps; only lessons learned through blood can be remembered. --- These kinds of schemes are clearly carefully designed harvesting machines. Early entrants might really make money, but the later ones? Haha. --- How can anyone still believe this... Just research the blockchain yourself and you'll see through it. --- Exiting scam routines has become old, but still, some keep rushing in.

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DegenWhisperer

· 4h ago

Spending 50 bucks to get in and claiming it's a get-rich-quick story... I can see through this trick with my eyes closed.

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TokenSherpa

· 4h ago

honestly the $50 entry into a $9k mcap screams textbook exit liquidity setup... if you examine the voting patterns on past rugs, this follows literally every precedent

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RektButAlive

· 4h ago

Investing 50 bucks and expecting a turnaround? Dream on. I've seen this routine too many times—it's a classic pre-pump hype.

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ArbitrageBot

· 4h ago

Spending 50 bucks to enter and blowing it up as a get-rich-quick story—how many times has this trick been played... Can you try some new tricks next time?

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