The crypto world itself is a huge secondary trading market; without trading, you are out of the frontline.
This issue organizes the types of trades and their characteristics in the crypto world for 2025 according to market popularity.
1⃣ AI Token Track 🤖 AI tokens: 35.7% market share.
Ability requirements.
▶️ Need to understand both technology and blockchain knowledge.
▶️ Research time > Trading time.
▶️ Project analysis ability is key.
▶️ Most projects are experimental in nature, with very high risks; be prepared for risk management and long-term investment.
It's not simply about "buying AI concepts"; you need to truly understand technical applications.
2⃣ Meme Coin Status 🐸 Meme coins are still strong: 27.1% market share.
The threshold for long-term profitability is higher than you think:
▶️ Need to monitor social media 24/7, then sweep from night until dawn.
▶️ Complete trading decisions in seconds; one second can make a big difference.
▶️ Psychologically endure a drop of 90%+.
To become a successful meme trader, the focus is on information processing and emotional gathering.
3⃣ Futures Trading 📈 Futures/Derivatives: A game for professional players.
Hard requirements:
▶️ Must be proficient in technical analysis.
▶️ Leverage management is a matter of life and death.
▶️ Starting capital is a few thousand dollars.
▶️ Psychological quality must withstand liquidation pressure.
This is suitable for people transitioning from traditional finance.
4⃣ Airdrop Mining Status 🪂 Bad news for airdrop farmers:
▶️ Success rate is only 0.7%; if you don’t do it, there’s definitely none; if you do it, there’s a chance; an old saying.
▶️ Requires 3-4 hours of multi-chain operations daily, which consumes patience.
▶️ Gas fees are rising; it was meant to be a free ride, but in the end, realizing you've been hit back is frustrating.
Hourly wage may be less than working a regular job, not even comparable to scientists.
5⃣ IDO Participation Threshold 🚀 IDO/New Coin Launch:
Competition is fierce: requires a large amount of platform token staking.
▶️ Project research ability must be professional level.
▶️ Most projects cannot fulfill their promises.
▶️ First-mover advantage is disappearing.
It’s no longer a game of "just rush in"; cost-effectiveness is gradually decreasing.
6⃣ DeFi Yield Strategies 💰 DeFi mining has evolved:
New requirement: Deep understanding of protocol mechanisms.
▶️ Must know how to calculate impermanent loss.
▶️ Smart contract risk assessment ability.
▶️ Needs active management and adjustments.
The era of passive mining is over; the focus is that buying mining machines is also costly.
🏹 You can only say that there is no free lunch in the world; if you don't spend time researching, you will have to bear costs in other areas.
Choose your own track and achieve perfection; that's the real deal.
