Let me mention a few insider cases I know. It should be noted that each person's situation has its uniqueness and does not represent a general phenomenon.
An 87-year-old gentleman, considered a first-generation micro-businessman. During the period from 2013 to 2015, he earned about 20 million by developing an agency model. However, later he encountered a 3M funding scheme, losing most of the money he had previously earned. Last year, he switched to operating chain games, taking a 20% commission; this year he started a quantitative private placement in the crypto circle, with profit sharing as high as 50%. When we chatted last August, he mentioned that his daily profit was around 1000 to 3000 US dollars.
There is an 81-year-old gentleman who early on engaged in clothing wholesale business in Guangdong, later moved to Jiangsu to open a supermarket, which has grown quite large, with several medium-sized supermarkets of about 3000 square meters. When chatting with him, one can find that he is particularly articulate, speaking in a half-true, half-false manner that makes it difficult to discern the truth. Currently, he mainly engages in the major underwriting of air coins and acts as an agent for various coin wallets, essentially following a multi-level marketing model. Before a wallet starting with 'p' was investigated, he could receive a commission of 4000 ETH, but in the end, he didn't withdraw it. His clients mainly come from the circle he accumulated while operating supermarkets, including various bosses, some of whom invest starting from millions.
There is a 95-year-old gentleman who early on engaged in high-interest loan operations (related to small loan platforms) and later opened a mobile game studio. Since last year, he has been trading contracts, entering with a principal of 50 units. During this time, he has deliberately crafted a 'goddess' persona on Twitter and various paid communities—yes, it's a gender-bending act. He has his own nodes and later also took on community trading, with income coming from node commissions and red envelopes from trades. Even if a trade blows up, he would go to larger communities to privately chat with big shots and sweetly ask for red envelopes. He has a high emotional intelligence, effectively adding attack and damage reduction buffs to himself. Moreover, he can only sleep 3 hours a day for a whole month while trading, and his assets are nearing 50 million.
A 90-year-old gentleman who early on worked as a Taobao affiliate, operating by adding people to groups using purchased express delivery tracking numbers. He started mining in 2017 and claims to have a mining farm in Dubai (I haven't seen it myself, just take it as a joke), with a model similar to recruiting investors to buy shares and charging management fees, akin to the current 'adopt a cow' or 'adopt a piece of land' logic. He opened a shell company in Shenzhen, visiting twice a month mainly to connect with peers and gather industry information. One detail that left a deep impression on me was one time while dining together, we encountered an elderly couple, around 60 years old, dressed very well, who warmly greeted him and asked about the latest news and opportunities in the crypto circle.
After reviewing these cases, my conclusion is: the vast majority of people in the crypto circle are actually playing it wrong. After communicating with many insiders, I found that coins are merely the carriers of projects, not the projects themselves; the real core of projects is ***. Simply put, 'you might earn, but I definitely won't lose.' Moreover, in this circle, eloquence and personal branding are very important.
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