On June 16, a 26-year-old trader with 40,000 followers on TikTok was kidnapped by four assailants on the night of June 13 to the early morning of June 14, 2025. They beat him and demanded a ransom of 50,000 euros in cryptocurrency. After checking the victim's account balance, they found insufficient funds, and the kidnappers subsequently released him. 🥲
BuidlPad is a special presence, it was the front ICO deity @coinlist which later performed poorly. So it's the project that my former Binance colleague @ErickNomad started.
I asked him before, what frequency do you want to achieve for your ICO? He said, if there are no good projects, we can just not launch at all. You could say the KYC card on the @Buidlpad platform is too difficult and some users find it unfriendly, or you could say the product still has a lot of room for improvement. However, Erick's industry aesthetics, professionalism, and character are praised by everyone who has collaborated with him.
Currently, the second phase of the platform is launching @SaharaLabsAI, and in one day, 60% of the whitelist has already been oversubscribed in the secondary market.
Earlier this year, their first project @Solayer_labs created a sensation in the market as soon as it launched.
The ICO price of Solayer was $0.35, with public financing of about $10 million, which at the time belonged to the type of "slightly high market cap, difficult to judge."
But the result was:
In less than a month after its launch, it was listed on Binance, and then it landed on many Tier 1 exchanges, with a peak price of $3.28, resulting in a 930% return on investment in just over 70 days.
Of course, Solayer did not shoot up all at once, it dropped initially after the opening; the reason is simple: early users cashing out, valuation disputes, and the market not being hot enough. But this decline actually washed out some short-term chips, laying the groundwork for the subsequent rise. Compared to the previous IDO price, as long as you didn't buy at the peak, you basically made a huge profit.
From Narrative to cashing out speed, it completely fulfilled the expectations of "top-tier public offerings."
You have to know, at that time, IDOs for general projects were very low. But Erick's choice is always to opt for the best possible major projects that could lead the market, rather than looking at who is cheap or good in the short term. Solayer came out with a direct FDV of 350 million, and the public was in a wait-and-see state, not expecting that it would later peak at nearly 7 billion in market cap.
So everyone was waiting to see the second project, but BuidlPad did not rush to harvest. Instead, it took a full 5 months before releasing the second project — @SaharaLabsAI.
During this period, @BuidlPad also launched the emerald card for Solayer that I mentioned in a previous tweet. It not only brings a 4% deposit yield, but also allows cardholders to earn @Solayer_labs points and additional rewards from partners when spending with the card.
Additionally, users who have passed KYC at @Solayer_labs and hold the emerald card can directly access the sales interface of @SaharaLabsAI without needing to go through KYC again.
It can be seen that @BuidlPad not only meticulously selects projects but also truly empowers the "high-IQ user group" through a series of mechanisms — privilege cards, community incentives, project participation — deepening the binding of the platform and community, and co-constructing a high-quality ecosystem for long-term participation and mutual prosperity.
Because of this, what they produce is not just popularity, but a series of special projects that possess structural and long-term value time and time again.
BuidlPad is a special existence, born from the former ICO god @coinlist, which later performed poorly, leading to the former CMC CEO @ErickNomad starting this project.
I previously asked him, what frequency do you aim to achieve for ICOs? He said, if there aren't good projects, then it's fine not to launch at all. At the @Buidlpad platform, you can say the KYC process is too difficult and unfriendly for some users, and you can also say the product still has a lot of room for improvement. However, anyone who has collaborated with Erick praises his industry aesthetic, professionalism, and character.
Currently, the platform's second phase launch is @SaharaLabsAI, which has already achieved a 60% premium on the whitelist in just one day.
Earlier this year, their first project @Solayer_labs made a splash in the market as soon as it went live.
The ICO price of Solayer was $0.35, raising around $10 million in public financing, which at the time was categorized as 'slightly high market cap, hard to judge.'
But the result was:
Within less than a month of launching, it was listed on Binance, and then it landed on many Tier 1 exchanges, reaching a peak price of $3.28, resulting in a 930% return on investment in just over 70 days.
Of course, Solayer didn't rise straight up from the start; it did experience a dip at the opening, for a simple reason: early users cashing out, valuation disputes, and the market not being hot enough. However, this drop actually washed out some short-term chips, laying the groundwork for later gains. Compared to the previous IDO price, as long as you didn’t buy at the peak, you basically made a huge profit.
From narrative to cashing out speed, it completely fulfilled the expectations of a 'top-tier public offering.'
You must understand that at that time, IDOs for general projects were very low. But Erick’s choice is always to opt for the best possible candidates that could emerge as leaders, rather than looking for short-term cheap options. Solayer came out directly with a 350 million FDV, and the public was in a wait-and-see state, never expecting that it would later peak close to a 7 billion market cap.
So everyone was waiting to see the second project, but BuidlPad did not take advantage of the heat to reap rewards. Instead, it took a full 5 months before the second project was released—@SaharaLabsAI.
During this period, @BuidlPad also launched the emerald card for Solayer that I mentioned in a previous tweet. It not only brings a 4% deposit return but also allows users to earn @Solayer_labs points and additional rewards from partners when spending with the card.
Additionally, users who have passed KYC at @Solayer_labs and have the emerald card can directly access the sales interface of @SaharaLabsAI without needing to do KYC again.
It can be seen that @BuidlPad is not only carefully selecting projects but also truly empowering the 'high IQ user group' through a series of mechanisms—privilege cards, community incentives, project participation—deepening the binding of the platform and community to build a high-quality ecosystem of long-term participation and shared prosperity.
Lastly, it’s worth noting that @BuidlPad adheres to a 'better to have less than to have a lot' approach. Each project and batch of user qualifications is not just casually thrown out as benefits. Instead, they are meticulously selected, and only after filtering and establishing user trust qualifications is the signal released.
Because of this, what they produce is not just hype, but special projects that possess structural and long-term value time and time again.
BuidlPad is a unique existence, a project launched by former CMC CEO @ErickNomad after the previous ICO god @coinlist did not perform well.
I previously asked him how frequently he wanted to conduct ICOs. He said that if there are no good projects, it is better not to launch at all. On the @Buidlpad platform, some users might find the KYC process too difficult and unfriendly, and the product still has much room for improvement. However, everyone who has collaborated with Erick praises his industry aesthetic, professionalism, and character.
Currently, the second phase of the platform has launched @SaharaLabsAI, which has already achieved a 60% premium on the whitelist within one day.
Earlier this year, their first project @Solayer_labs caused a sensation in the market as soon as it went online.
The ICO price of Solayer was $0.35, raising approximately $10 million in public funding, which was considered a type that was “slightly high in market cap, hard to judge” at that time.
But the result was:
In less than a month since its launch, it was listed on Binance and subsequently on many Tier 1 exchanges, reaching a peak price of $3.28, which means a 930% return on investment in just over 70 days.
Of course, Solayer didn’t soar all the way from the start; it did experience a dip at the opening, for a simple reason: early users cashing out, valuation disputes, and the market not being hot enough. However, this downturn actually washed out some short-term chips, laying the groundwork for the subsequent rise. Compared to the previous IDO price, as long as you didn't buy at the peak, you basically made a fortune.
From Narrative to realization speed, it has fully met the expectations of a “top-tier public offering”.
You should know that at that time, IDOs for general projects were usually very low. But Erick’s choice is always to select the best potential leading projects, rather than looking for the cheapest in the short term. Solayer came in with a 3.5 billion FDV, and the public was in a wait-and-see state, not expecting that it would later peak at nearly 7 billion in market cap.
So everyone waited to see the second project, but BuidlPad didn’t take advantage of the momentum to harvest. Instead, it took a full 5 months to release the second project — @SaharaLabsAI.
During this period, @BuidlPad also launched the jade card for Solayer that I mentioned in a previous tweet. It not only brings a 4% deposit return but also allows cardholders to earn @Solayer_labs points and additional rewards from partners when spending.
Additionally, users who have completed KYC with @Solayer_labs can directly enter @SaharaLabsAI’s sales interface with the jade card without needing to do KYC again.
It can be seen that @BuidlPad not only carefully selects projects but also truly empowers the “high-IQ user group” through a series of mechanisms — preferential cards, community incentives, project participation — deeply binding the platform and community together to co-build a high-quality ecosystem of long-term participation and mutual prosperity.
In conclusion, @BuidlPad adheres to the rhythm of “better to be short than to be wasteful,” and every project and batch of user qualifications are not randomly distributed benefits. Instead, they are carefully screened and released only after accumulating users and trust qualifications.
It is precisely because of this that what they produce is not just hype, but one after another special projects with structural and long-term value.
BuidlPad is a special existence, born from the failed performance of the former ICO god @coinlist. Later, it became the project initiated by the former Binance OG listing head & CMC CEO @ErickNomad.
I previously asked him, what frequency do you want to achieve for your ICO? He said, if there are no good projects, then there’s no need to issue them continuously. On the @Buidlpad platform, you could say that the KYC card is too difficult and unfriendly for some users, or you could say that the product has a lot of room for improvement. However, Erick's industry aesthetics, professionalism, and character are praised by everyone who has collaborated with him.
Currently, the second phase of the platform has launched @SaharaLabsAI, which has already seen a 60% premium on the whitelist in just one day.
Earlier this year, their first project @Solayer_labs created a sensation in the market as soon as it went live.
The ICO price of Solayer was $0.35, raising about $10 million in public financing, which at the time was considered a type with "slightly high market value, hard to judge."
But the result was:
Within less than a month of going live, it was listed on Binance, and later on many Tier 1 exchanges, reaching a peak price of $3.28. This means that in just over 70 days, the investment yielded a return of 930%.
Of course, Solayer did not soar right from the beginning; it dropped initially after opening for a simple reason: early users cashed out, valuation disputes, and the market was not hot enough. However, this drop washed out some short-term chips, laying the groundwork for the subsequent rise. Compared to the previous IDO price, as long as it wasn't the peak price, investors basically made a fortune.
From Narrative to cash-out speed, it fully met the expectations of "top-tier public offerings."
You should know that at that time, IDOs generally had very low projects. But Erick's choice is always to select the best possible leading large projects, rather than looking at who is cheap and good in the short term. Solayer directly came with a 350 million FDV, and the public was in a wait-and-see state, not expecting it to later reach a market value of nearly 7 billion.
So everyone was waiting to see the second project, but BuidlPad did not take advantage of the heat to harvest. Instead, it took a full 5 months to release the second project—@SaharaLabsAI.
During this period, @BuidlPad also launched the Emerald Card for Solayer that I mentioned in my previous tweets. It not only brings a 4% deposit yield but also allows card usage to earn @Solayer_labs points and additional rewards from partners.
In addition, users who have passed the KYC at @Solayer_labs and obtained the Emerald Card can directly access the sales interface of @SaharaLabsAI without needing to undergo KYC again.
It can be seen that @BuidlPad not only meticulously selects projects but also genuinely empowers the "high IQ user group" through a series of mechanisms—preferential cards, community incentives, project participation—deepening the binding of the platform and community, building a high-quality ecosystem for long-term participation and co-construction.
Lastly, I want to say that @BuidlPad adheres to the rhythm of "better to have fewer than to have shoddy ones." Every project and every batch of user qualifications are not randomly handed out as benefits. Instead, they are carefully screened, after accumulating users and trust qualifications, only then released as a signal.
Because of this, what they produce is not just popularity but again and again special projects with structural and long-term value.
BuidlPad is a unique entity, born from the failure of the former ICO god @coinlist, and later, the former Binance OG listing head & CMC CEO @ErickNomad started this project.
I previously asked him what frequency he wanted to achieve for ICOs. He said that if there are no good projects, they can just not launch at all. At the @Buidlpad platform, you could say that the KYC card is too difficult and not user-friendly for some users, or that the product still has a lot of room for improvement. However, Erick's aesthetic, professionalism, and character in the industry have earned praise from everyone who has collaborated with him.
Currently, the second phase of the platform is launched by @SaharaLabsAI, and in just one day, there is already a 60% premium in the whitelist.
Earlier this year, their first project @Solayer_labs created a sensation in the market as soon as it went live.
The ICO price of Solayer was $0.35, raising approximately $10 million in public financing, which at the time was considered to have a "slightly high market value, difficult to assess" type.
But the result was:
In less than a month, it was listed on Binance, and subsequently on Upbit, Kraken, and other exchanges, reaching a peak price of $3.28, leading to a 930% return on investment in just over 70 days.
Of course, Solayer did not skyrocket right away; it did drop initially due to early users cashing out, valuation disputes, and insufficient market heat. However, this decline washed out some short-term chips, laying the groundwork for future increases. Compared to the previous IDO price, as long as you weren't buying at the peak, you basically made a profit.
From Narrative to cashing out speed, it fully realized the expectations of a "top-notch public offering".
You should know that at that time, IDOs generally had very low project quality. However, Erick's choice has always been to select the best potential candidates to emerge as leaders, rather than looking for the cheapest options in the short term. Solayer directly came in with a 350 million FDV, and the public was mostly in a wait-and-see state, not expecting it to later peak at nearly 7 billion market value.
So everyone waited to see the second project, but BuidlPad did not reap the rewards immediately. Instead, it took a full 5 months before the second project — @SaharaLabsAI — was released.
During this period, @BuidlPad also launched the emerald card for Solayer, which I mentioned in my previous tweet. It not only brings a 4% deposit yield but also allows cardholders to earn @Solayer_labs points and additional rewards from partners when spending.
Moreover, users who passed KYC at @Solayer_labs and obtained the emerald card can directly access the sales interface of @SaharaLabsAI without needing to do KYC again.
It can be seen that @BuidlPad is not only carefully selecting projects but is also empowering the "high IQ user group" through a series of mechanisms — privilege cards, community incentives, project participation — genuinely deepening the binding of the platform and the community, and building a high-quality ecosystem of long-term participation and mutual prosperity.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that @BuidlPad adheres to the philosophy of "better to have none than to have bad", where every project and every batch of user qualifications are not randomly distributed benefits. Rather, they are carefully selected and released only after accumulating users and trust qualifications.
Because of this, what they produce is not just popularity, but once again, special projects with structural and long-term value.
@BuidlPad is a special existence. It is the project founded by former ICO god @coinlist, which later performed poorly, and the former Binance OG listing head & CMC CEO @ErickNomad.
I asked him before, what frequency do you want to achieve for your ICOs? He said that if there are no good projects, there is no need to launch at all. On the @BuidlPad platform, you could say that the KYC process is too difficult and not user-friendly for some users, and you could also say that the product still has a lot of room for improvement. However, Erick's aesthetic, professionalism, and character in the industry are praised by everyone who has collaborated with him.
Currently, the second phase of the platform has launched @SaharaLabsAI, and within just one day, 60% of the whitelist has already seen a premium in the secondary market.
Earlier this year, their first project @Solayer_labs made a huge splash in the market right after its launch.
The ICO price of Solayer was $0.35, with public financing of about $10 million, which at the time was considered to be of “slightly high market value, difficult to judge”.
But the result was:
In less than a month after going live, it was listed on Binance and subsequently on exchanges like Upbit and Kraken, reaching a peak price of $3.28, meaning an investment return of 930% within just over 70 days.
Of course, Solayer did not soar straight up at the beginning; it did experience a drop after opening. The reason was simple: early users cashing out, valuation disputes, and the market not being hot enough. However, this drop washed away some short-term tokens, laying the groundwork for a subsequent rise. Compared to the previous IDO price, as long as investors did not buy at the peak, they basically made a profit.
From narrative to cashing out speed, it completely fulfilled the expectations of a “top-tier public offering”.
You need to know that at that time, IDOs generally had very low prices. But @ErickNomad's choice is always to opt for the best potential leading projects rather than looking for who is cheap and good in the short term. Solayer directly came up with a 350 million FDV, and everyone was in a wait-and-see state, not expecting it to later soar to nearly 7 billion in market value.
So everyone was waiting to see the second project, but @BuidlPad did not take the opportunity to harvest. Instead, it took a full 5 months to launch the second project — Sahara AI.
During this time, @BuidlPad also launched the emerald card for Solayer, which I mentioned in my earlier tweets. It not only provides a 4% deposit return but also allows card users to earn @Solayer_labs points and additional rewards from partners when spending.
Moreover, users who have passed KYC at @Solayer_labs can directly access the sales interface of @SaharaLabsAI with the emerald card without needing to go through KYC again.
It can be seen that @BuidlPad is not only genuinely selecting projects but also continuously empowering the “high-IQ user group” through a series of mechanisms — privilege cards, community incentives, project participation — truly deepening the binding between the platform and the community, building a high-quality ecosystem for long-term participation and mutual prosperity.
Lastly, I want to say that @BuidlPad adheres to the rhythm of “better to be short than to be excessive”, where every project and every batch of user qualifications are not casually thrown out as benefits. Instead, they are signals released only after carefully screening, accumulating users, and establishing trust qualifications.
Because of this, what they produce is not just heat but one special project after another with structural and long-term value.
Many KOL friends have discussed with me that they feel the market's attention is disappearing.
In my view, this is an inevitable product of the AI social media era.
1. InfoFi uses AI to assess content quality. Having AI as a judge will inherently favor content created by AI, unless the platform itself intervenes with some subjective judgment of personal preferences for certain KOLs, which we call 'direct bribery'.
This logic is simple; for example, if a human judges a beauty contest for dogs, the winner will not necessarily be the most beautiful dog. Aesthetics and content are inherently unquantifiable.
Philosophical realm
2. Most human aesthetics and attention have been fragmented.
From reading books to finishing the story of Xiao Hong and Xiao Qiang in two minutes; from in-depth research into innovative projects advancing blockchain to today being collectively referred to as VC coins, I don’t care what you are doing; to researching MEMES to the point where people are too lazy to study them today.
It is undeniable that the proportion of users in our industry is increasingly shifting from investment attributes to impulsive gambling attributes. The reason why the MEME craze coincides with the tail end of a bull market is that this is a super negative-sum game, where ultimately, most people lose their fortunes in exchange for a few months of dopamine-fueled dreams of getting rich.
I find myself following fewer and fewer accounts that I enjoy; there are fewer quality individuals with real skills who are willing to share. After all, sharing is not an obligation for excellent people; those who need it must have a deeper understanding to motivate them to continue creating.
(Sharing a source of calm for me from a corner of my office)
The first time I see layoffs can be exhilarating; it's been too many years of political correctness, poetry, and distant dreams. Now, it finally shows at least a tendency towards a more pragmatic team.
Competition is always good; the old man will eventually eat through his resources.
However, on the other hand, I truly believe the era of Ethereum is coming to an end. Ethereum has successfully transitioned developers from never building on blockchain to a time when everyone can build. Ethereum has accomplished its mission very well.
Moreover, only with the end of the Ethereum era can we truly witness the bull market of blockchain.
The post-blockchain era will surely be driven by AI, just as we transitioned from the Internet to mobile Internet, and the future belongs to AI mobile Internet. History is always so remarkably similar.
Hi!Warm reminder: What has Trump done these two days apart from the dinner?
🤪 Yesterday, it was announced that the government has officially suspended Harvard University's eligibility to enroll international students. This means that Harvard will no longer be able to admit international students. Furthermore, it was required that foreign students already enrolled must transfer within 72 hours, or they will lose their legal status.
🤣 Also yesterday, the U.S. government reminded Singapore that China's actions in the South China Sea are like "a new family renting an apartment and occupying some public space, with Singapore having an unfriendly neighbor." The Chinese government responded: "Look! The U.S. is just stirring up trouble!" The Singaporean government stated: "These issues cannot be casually discussed!"
The U.S. is promoting stablecoins, which can help rationalize the printing of U.S. dollars, with the amount printed equating to the total of stablecoins. However, how long this can be sustained is very uncertain.
Wish you good luck, and don't be misled by short-term market sentiment.
😐 Recently, I rarely browse X, because the page is filled with monotonous "score-boosting content".
During the limited time I spend on Twitter, more and more people are attacking @KaitoAI, and it seems that everyone is starting to join the new lineup @Cookiedotfun.
———⚠️⚠️⚠️——— If Kaito's original intention was to improve info to enhance the quality of link content and economic efficiency, then its current direction is gradually going astray.
Content is becoming more and more "shallow" because, in order to gain points, everyone is starting to create the “template emotions” that are easiest for the algorithm to capture.
In this process, objectivity and authenticity are sacrificed, and the algorithm is guiding KOL discourse towards uniformity, increasingly resembling an attempt to please the platform rather than serve the readers. 🤖
———🆚🆚🆚——— We compared @Cookiedotfun, and it seems to have provided a different start.
First, the conclusion: 1. Kaito's business design is better; the team has essentially captured all profitable aspects.
From the project's perspective, it needs to spend hundreds of thousands at Kaito to find KOLs for events, to the long-term economic sustainability of KOL content cycles, and then to the product's subscription monetization, the entire path is already running very smoothly.
2. Cookie's product is more solid; it is a platform that anyone can use to check project sentiment indices objectively.
If Kaito is a product for projects and KOLs, then Cookie is an infoFi product for a broad audience. It integrates social heat, KOL trends, on-chain behavior, and interaction data, attempting to make a comprehensive assessment.
It doesn't seem to be about "forcing a sense of presence", but rather aims to make some quantifiable signals more valuable as references.
Its positioning is essentially an overall panel designed for retail investors and market participants, which naturally leans more towards objectivity and reliability than the mechanism of writing content "for the sake of the scoring system".
At least for now, its data structure appears to be cooler and more aggregated. 🎯
Of course, the Snap points system may also incentivize the issue of "content formulaicness" in the future. Under the driving force of interests, whether artificially generated info (like tweets) can maintain sufficient fairness and objectivity is an eternal challenge. ♾️
But ultimately, where Kaito and Cookie's products will end up still depends on what essential problems they are solving. 🔍 (This article does not consider the premise of the secondary market).
——🤔🧠 Whose algorithm is better? ——
I don't consider myself a KOL, and my sample size of followers is not large enough. However, just from the panels of Kaito and Cookie, Cookie's data collection indeed seems to be more comprehensive.
🌟Recently, I rarely scroll through X, because the page is filled with monotonous "score content". During the limited time I have to open Twitter, more and more people are attacking @KaitoAI, and everyone seems to be joining the new lineup @Cookiedotfun ————————————⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️—————————————— If Kaito's original intention was to enhance info to improve the quality of link content and economic efficiency, then its current direction seems to be gradually going off course. Content is becoming increasingly "shallow" because, in order to gain points, people have started creating the easiest "template emotions" that can be captured by algorithms. In this process, objectivity and authenticity are sacrificed, and the algorithm guides KOL statements towards uniformity, increasingly resembling a bid to please the platform rather than serve the readers. 🤖
————————————🆚🆚🆚🆚—————————————— We compared @Cookiedotfun, which seems to offer a different starting point. First, the conclusion: 1. Kaito's business design is better, as the team has basically captured all profitable aspects. From the project's need to spend hundreds of thousands to find KOLs for activities on Kaito, to the subsequent long-term economic content cycles of KOLs, and finally to the product's subscription monetization, the entire path has been running smoothly. 2. Cookie's product is more solid, serving as a platform for anyone to check the objective sentiment index of projects.
If Kaito is a product for projects and KOLs, then Cookie is an infoFi product for a broader audience. It pulls together social heat, KOL movements, on-chain behavior, and interaction data, attempting to create a comprehensive assessment. It doesn't seem to be about "prompting people to boost their presence," but rather aims to make some quantitative signals more valuable as references.
Its positioning is essentially a comprehensive panel for retail investors and market participants, naturally leaning towards objectivity and reliability compared to the mechanism of writing content "for the scoring system." At least for now, its data structure appears to be cooler and more aggregated. 🎯 Of course, the Snap point system may also incentivize the issue of "content templating" in the future; under profit-driven motives, whether artificial info (like tweets) can maintain sufficient fairness and objectivity is an eternal challenge. ♾️ But ultimately, where Kaito and Cookie's two products will end up still depends on what essential problems they are actually solving 🔍 (this article does not consider the secondary market premise).
————————————🤔😕 Whose algorithm is better 🧠 ——————————————
I don't consider myself a KOL, and my follower count sample is not large enough. However, just from the panels of Kaito and Cookie, the data collection of Cookie indeed appears to be more comprehensive.
China has started consumer subsidies, in the past two days, the appliances I bought received a consumer subsidy of 15% of the total amount from the government (those who are shopaholics like me can start shopping).
At the same time, the RMB interest rate has decreased, leading to an increased desire for investment, and a large amount of investment funds are expected to flow into US stocks. Bybit @Bybit_Official has now opened direct trading for US stocks. It can be said that the product strategy has responded quickly, manual thumbs up @benbybit.