Recently, a major exchange has become the butt of a joke again—an internal employee was exposed for insider trading, but the account’s profit ended up being exactly $1. Was this a coincidence or a hint? Some speculate it’s an advertisement for an altcoin codenamed “$1.”

The incident started when on-chain data monitoring found that a wallet address suspected to belong to an employee of the exchange built a position precisely before a project listing, but ultimately only made a $1 profit. This operation was either a deliberate setup or the most failed case of front-running in history. The community has exploded, with some joking, “If even insider trading loses money like this, maybe it’s time to rethink your trading skills,” while others suspect it’s some kind of crypto metaphor.

Regardless of the truth, this move has already become an industry laughingstock. A reminder to everyone: don’t blindly trust any “insider information.” On-chain data can speak, but sometimes, what it says is a joke.