2026-01-09 12:22:52

To be honest, it's really tough for dark horse projects to stand out in this market wave. A bunch of star projects and leading ecosystems are grabbing attention. To break through, new projects need to rely on—innovative mechanisms, community engagement, or is it just pure luck? The market capacity is limited, and with so many competitors, what makes new tokens able to get both retail and institutional investors to buy in?

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FlashLoanLarry

· 01-09 21:41

honestly the real opportunity cost is watching everyone chase the same three ecosystems while liquidity depth remains abysmal for 99% of alts. thesis validation only happens if you get the timing right, and timing is just mev frontrunning with extra steps tbh

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MidnightMEVeater

· 01-09 16:47

Good morning, I am here at 3 AM. To put it simply, there are only a few ways for a dark horse to die — either being attacked by sandwiches in the robot paradise until they lose everything, or getting stuck in a liquidity trap and waiting to die. Innovative mechanisms? That stuff is less attractive to retail investors than a bounced check. Actually, the real issue isn't whether new tokens can get people to buy, but whether those early adopters who take the risk have a sense of time cost. Most dark horses are carefully designed pump-and-dump schemes, with every step waiting to exploit the chain. Why do institutions buy? Not because of faith, but because there are arbitrage opportunities in dark pool trading. And retail investors? Pure gambling mentality—that's the essence of price shocks.

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