'The Binance Alpha points rule has changed again!' As soon as the news broke, the entire crypto circle was instantly flooded. Many felt a jolt in their hearts: is it over, is it more competitive? Do retail investors still have a chance?
But don't rush to conclusions. This adjustment appears to have raised the threshold and increased the difficulty, but if you are willing to think a layer deeper—it may be quietly reconstructing the game rules. And this time, the main characters may not be those studios with hundreds of accounts, but ordinary players like you and me.
Let me break down three key points to help you understand what’s really appealing about this update.
▌One, Studios Retreat, Retail Investors' Survival Space Returns
What was the previous situation like? Studios registered accounts in bulk, automated scripts operated, easily occupying the top of the points leaderboard. While you manually operated one account, they ran five hundred—this was not competition on the same dimension at all.
The new rules have significantly increased the complexity of operations and the cost of account maintenance. To score high, an account needs to invest real time and strategy. This immediately shuts out those 'robot players' and fast-food-style studios. They either have to throw in more money and technology (costs skyrocketing) or simply exit the market.
The result is: the competitive environment has become cleaner, retail investors can finally breathe, truly earning points by 'playing'.
▌Two, it’s not that the threshold is high, it’s that the platform is giving you 'special treatment'
Many people only see the rules tightening, but fail to understand the 'bias' in the platform's design. Binance Alpha has actually been doing one thing: rewarding real, active, and loyal users.
Under the new mechanism, simply inflating volumes no longer works, but deeply engaging in the ecosystem—such as continuous sign-ins, participating in new coin research, joining community discussions, providing feedback, etc.—can be recognized by the system and given higher weight.
In other words, if you play one account seriously, the platform can see it. It may reward you through hidden benefits, exclusive airdrops, whitelist opportunities, etc., and these are things that the studios' 'net-casting' operations can never obtain.
▌Three, New Gameplay, New Strategies: Retail Investors Can Also Play Beautifully
The rules have changed, and the gameplay must also upgrade. If you are still at the stage of 'clicking wherever there is a click', you might soon fall behind. The following suggestions may help you find the right direction:
Focus replaces spreading out: Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Choose a few projects you truly believe in, engage deeply, and accumulate weight;
Integrate into the community: Speak up more, interact more. Many projects give additional rewards to active community members;
Keep learning: Rules are constantly changing, and those who can quickly understand mechanisms and adjust strategies can continue to profit.
So, don’t be scared by the 'points rule upgrade'. It seems like a limitation, but in fact, it’s a liberation—releasing opportunities from machines and bulk operations and returning them to real users.
Now, the stage is being rebuilt. The spotlight is shining above your head.
Whether to step forward this time is up to you to decide.