That night, I opened three contract orders in one go, and before sleeping, my account only had 50.8U left.
My phone was heating up, my palms cold, I shut down Binance, feeling for the first time that I should leave this circle.
🕯️ That night, I scrolled through the Alpha channel from top to bottom, but my mind was even more confused.
BTC plummeted, DOGE dropped from 0.22 to 0.17, and the MEME sector was a mess.
Aside from the remaining AR and MATIC in my account, I had no more liquid funds.
I was unwilling, opened the Binance Alpha column, hoping to find some hope.
That page has over 20 projects, with a leaderboard, task list, AB tokens, BR tokens...
I looked at those tutorials on 'how to farm points' and 'how to maximize leverage', and the more I looked, the more irritated I became.
I've tried this points farming thing.
I clicked on 20 articles, and my BR barely increased by a few points, and in the end, my behavior was deemed 'abnormal' by the system.
While I was farming, I was talking to myself:
Is there a project that doesn't require leveraging or technical skills, allowing me, as a 'small investor', to survive?
Then, I stumbled upon—CAILA.
⚡️AI×DePIN×Meme, still Fair Launch? Isn't this the project of my dreams?
To be honest, when I saw the name CAILA, I thought it was another meme from a local dog.
But the more I looked, the more something felt off:
• The physical device Marco weather station has been deployed, and the data can be verified on-chain;
• Weather Agent + on-chain identity system, the concept is very new, but the mechanism is simple;
• No VCs, no reservations, relying entirely on community tasks and fair releases.
More importantly, the threshold is not high.
A second-hand Marco only costs 40U, and with the remaining 10U, I can buy some $CA to participate.
At that moment, a voice suddenly appeared in my heart:
Brother, this is a project that can turn the tide with effort and rhythm.
I went ALL IN.
🧠 Deploying devices, signing on-chain, and completing tasks, I chased the rhythm like a madman.
Others only did the airdrop for the first few days, but I never missed a single time:
• Wake up at 5 am every day to check in and upload weather data;
• At night, I looked at the task list, compared activity levels, and set up automatic reminders;
• In the TG group, someone had their device not updating, so I went to teach them how to troubleshoot;
• Others worry about wear and tear mechanisms, I have already written a 'multi-account risk avoidance manual'.
Every day felt like 'fighting an on-chain battle'.
To others, this is a little game,
In my eyes, this was my last chance.
🪙 Finally, in the fifth week, I saw a 'number' added to my account.
At that time, $CA started to release, and my node ranking entered the top 20%.
The system issued the first round of rewards + trading pairs went live, and $CA surprisingly multiplied several times after opening.
I didn't rush to sell, I was watching the trend, doing liquidity while arbitraging.
By the time I stepped onto the stage, my account had already turned into 961U.
I was stunned for three seconds, then... laughed.
💡 While others completed 20 Alpha tasks and couldn't qualify; I completed one CAILA task and regained my confidence.
Did you think I made 900U?
No, that's not it.
What I earned back was:
• After a liquidation in the crypto contract, it was the first time I made money through 'practical operation';
• Let go of the anxiety of 'pointless points', and truly participate in the project's rhythm;
• I understood what 'on-chain identity = real value' means;
• I regained that state of 'I can control everything'.
🧨 You can never predict the next opportunity, but you can choose not to give up.
Now, CAILA is still operating, and more Marco devices are being deployed, $CA is entering a new round of empowerment.
And I, from a retail investor knocked down by liquidation,
I became a player who truly understands 'on-chain participation'.
If your account only has 50U left now,
Don't chase after Alpha you don't understand, and don't listen to KOLs shouting random orders.
Find a project you can deeply participate in, just like I chose CAILA back then.
Because you don't know, that 10U,
It might just be your ticket to another stage of life.