The essential difference between mainstream coins and MEME coins.

Some people's opinion is that you can't turn around in the crypto world without playing with MEME coins. At first glance, this seems reasonable, but in the end, it often results in losses. This is because the essence of MEME is to act as a counterparty to retail investors, with 85% of retail investors providing liquidity for whales and front-runners.

What is a counterparty? Taking $giggle as an example, it has risen again. At this point, retail investors may still pua themselves: it would be great if they didn’t cut losses. But if you don't cut losses, it certainly won’t rise. Because when you (most retail investors) cut, the liquidity lightens, allowing the whales to push it up. It's not that Binance wants to give you money, hence the pump.

The next scene is that retail investors who previously cut losses on $giggle will rush in again, only to be cut once more. This is also the meaning of the pump. This is a standard zero-sum game: if you make money, the whales lose money. Compared to whales, you have no capital advantage, no information advantage, and no time advantage—what makes you think you can win? Based on the words of two saints?

With so many MEME coins emerging today, not a single one has truly managed to break out of the circle, earning money from outsiders or benefiting from industry growth. What is earned is merely a transfer of wealth within the market; this is not trading coins, this is called wealth transfer.

Mainstream coins, on the other hand, are completely opposite. Retail funds, especially small retail investors, can no longer buy mainstream coins, feeling that it’s not stimulating enough, and liquidity becomes lighter. How many people are there willing to bottom-fish ETH and BTC in this wave of decline?

Mainstream coins earn the dividends brought about by the overall expansion of the crypto market, with outside individuals entering through various means, the first priority being to allocate BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, etc. Especially financial institutions like MicroStrategy and BitMine, which have continuous buying power; this part is actually big money.

From 1011 until now, the chips held by mainstream coin whales have also increased, becoming more concentrated. The upcoming rise of mainstream coins will not be inferior to altcoins. If you want to make money in the crypto space, you need to learn to befriend time and gradually become rich. Prioritize allocating mainstream coins!