Most people in crypto end up falling into one of these two traps. Either they keep holding “dead coins” hoping for a miracle comeback, or they chase “inflationary coins” that drain investors dry.
I almost lost 20,000 USDT when I first started because I didn’t understand this.
So today, I’ll break down the truth behind both types — so you don’t repeat my mistakes.
1. The Walking Dead Coins
These are the so-called “projects” that stopped evolving years ago. No dev updates, no real roadmap, just empty tweets trying to ride every passing trend — one day it’s AI, next day it’s metaverse. Their communities are ghost towns, and exchanges can delist them any time. I once held one that went to zero overnight after a delisting notice — couldn’t even sell. In the end, all you’re left with is a “digital relic” from a team that disappeared long ago.
2. The Endless Inflation Traps
These tokens print new supply like there’s no tomorrow. Every unlock turns into a sell-off, insiders dump, and retail gets left holding the bag. Projects like OMG or STRAT crashed over 99%, and FIL keeps sinking after every unlock — it’s a cycle of pain. You think you’re buying a dip, but you’re really just funding someone else’s exit.
My advice:
Don’t chase cheap prices — most of them are cheap for a reason. Don’t fall for nostalgia — dead projects don’t come back. And never touch coins with endless unlocks or uncontrolled inflation.
Protect your capital first. Opportunities come later.
Today, Nikkei reported that the BOJ can do a rate hike at its Dec 18–19 meeting.
This was not what markets were expecting, and this news caused the Japan bond yield to spike.
As soon as yields started to go up, the markets started going down.
This is because every time the BOJ has raised rates, Bitcoin and altcoins have seen sharp downside moves.
Japan has been a major source of cheap liquidity for decades, and when Japanese policy tightens, carry trades unwind, liquidity pulls back, and the markets dump hard.
Another reason is the upcoming Dec 19 quarterly options expiry, when a large amount of stock and ETF options expire.
These expiries are worth trillions and often push markets lower before positions settle.
Now that these two events are happening close together, the downside pressure on the market is clearly higher.
Also, Bloomberg reported that BOJ is planning more rate hikes in 2026, which will make things worse.
I think if BOJ does a rate hike, the market will experience a flash crash before reversal.
If somehow the rate hike doesn't happen, the market could rally into month's end.