#数字资产市场动态 Bear markets are like a magnifying glass, exposing many problems.



Recently, MetaMask adjusted the default transaction slippage settings on mobile, which seems like an internal optimization but actually shifts the cost onto users. This approach might look good in the short term, but in the long run, once users realize they've been taken advantage of, trust becomes very hard to rebuild.

In contrast, some projects continue to invest during the same harsh winter. For example, the $Max community not only refuses to hold back but also continues to promote educational projects in Pakistan—real investments of hard cash, not just issuing press releases as if the job is done.

These two choices reflect completely different philosophies. One focuses on short-term data, willing to cut as much as possible; the other believes that a healthy ecosystem is more valuable than immediate gains.

When the market is mired in internal conflict and reputation becomes a scarce resource, projects that genuinely benefit the community and society tend to gain stronger stickiness due to this "antifragility." Price volatility is normal, but the reputation and actual influence a project accumulates are what support its long-term value. Smart capital is now starting to see clearly—projects that want to survive longer and those that only aim for quick profits have very different fates in the end.
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PermabullPetevip
· 8h ago
MetaMask's move is truly brilliant; surface-level optimization is actually just secretly exploiting users. Once such a thing is discovered even once, trust is gone. In contrast, projects that are still investing real money to do meaningful work are especially admirable for their persistence during a bear market. Short-term scams and long-term operations really have different outcomes in the end.
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AlwaysQuestioningvip
· 8h ago
The methods of squeezing retail investors are becoming more and more sophisticated, and this is the most terrifying.
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SchrodingerWalletvip
· 8h ago
Damn, MetaMask's move this time is really amazing. Users are still happily unaware that they've been quietly taken for a ride. Real money vs. issuing a press release, the difference is huge.
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AirdropHunterXiaovip
· 8h ago
Another case of being exploited... MetaMask's recent actions are really frustrating, giving off the ruthless tiger eating people without blinking an eye vibe. Honestly, compared to projects that constantly issue PR, seeing $Max genuinely working on education in Pakistan is a bit surprising—who still believes in long-termism these days? Trust in the crypto world is just like that; once broken, it's hard to repair, and the gap widens.
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TokenEconomistvip
· 8h ago
actually let me break this down—the core mechanism here is basically misaligned incentives, ceteris paribus MetaMask's slippage tweak is just extracting rent from users' transaction flow... think of it like traditional banking charging hidden fees except it's baked into the protocol layer, way worse
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LonelyAnchormanvip
· 8h ago
No matter how fast the knife is, it can't keep up with the speed at which people's hearts drift apart. MetaMask's move is indeed quite clever.
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AirdropNinjavip
· 8h ago
A bear market is indeed a test of strength. MetaMask's recent actions are truly outrageous; on the surface, they claim to optimize, but in reality, they're secretly exploiting users. Users will eventually catch on to this behavior. Projects with true vision can persist and focus on doing real work even in the cold winter—that's what long-termism should look like. The short-term thrill of harvesting profits can't replace long-term trust in the ecosystem. Simple logic.
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