【From Trump to Sun Yuchen: Big Shots' Recommendations vs Real Value, How Should We Choose?】
In the past few days, two big news stories have emerged——
On one side, Trump attempted to remove the Federal Reserve's Cook but failed, trying to “insert his own people” to intervene in interest rates without success;
On the other side, Sun Yuchen's 3.5 billion was suddenly frozen. Just a few days ago, he had dinner with Trump's son and promoted products, which caused WLFI to surge by 12%, attracting a bunch of people to rush in only to be stuck.
These two events seem unrelated, yet point to the same truth:
Relying solely on big shots' recommendations and hype-driven projects and policies is ultimately unstable.
Trump wants to influence interest rate cuts? The Federal Reserve did not agree.
Brother Sun promoting products and driving prices? Once the money froze, the market immediately crashed.
But there are counterexamples in the market:
Like USD1, which quietly amassed 100 million USD TVL on-chain, deeply engaging in lending, collateral, and LP mining in these real scenarios, becoming a “utility token” that many people actually use.
It does not rely on Trump’s endorsement but is supported by underlying protocols like Lista DAO—TVL exceeding 3 billion USD, allowing USD1 to generate, lend, and earn returns, firmly supporting user demand.
So the conclusion is clear:
Whether in traditional finance or the crypto space,
Relying on big shots' recommendations is not as good as looking at real use cases;
Chasing hype is not as good as choosing a solid ecosystem.
