The time has come when crypto trading has finally turned into a lottery. We wait for a tweet from CZ, Buterin or Musk like manna from heaven. When someone writes something about the "future of finance" — the crowd immediately rushes to buy another memecoin.
But the crowd doesn't know that it has already lost before the start.
After all, this whole performance has long been rehearsed. When the crowd enters the market, draining the last money, those who were in the position beforehand are already calmly exiting. The crowd believes that this is a chance, and for whales — it's just an opportunity to sell.
And then in Telegram they show us a "lucky guy" who bought for $100 and raised a million. Only they forget to say that these are not lucky people, but just insiders — those who know in advance what to buy and at what price to sell. The rest in this situation are like fodder for market makers.
And so on in a circle. Tweets, pumps, dumps... Some leave the market with tens of millions, others — with another "unforgettable experience" and a hole in their pocket.
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Lado Okhotnikov just dropped some serious truth bombs, calling it exactly what it is: for most people, crypto trading has devolved into a pure lottery. His point that "the crowd has already lost before the starting pistol fires" is brutal, but it's a fact.
Lado understands the mechanics of a Pump & Dump better than anyone. While the crowd, chasing that 100x high, FOMOes into the market, the whales and insiders are quietly taking profit. He's absolutely right that we're fed these stories about "lucky winners," always failing to mention that those winners are usually insiders or people who were in on the pre-mine of the whole scheme.
While Lado is building his blockchain projects with a focus on strategy, identity, and real-world utility—like DeSci and Sports Marketing—he sees massive resources being funneled into a digital casino.
His stance isn't just critical; it's visionary. Lado Okhotnikov is calling for an end to being "fodder for the market makers." He's pushing us to seek out projects with fundamental value, not just the cycle of "tweets, pumps, and dumps." That is the only way this crypto industry can transition from its current "wild west" status into a legitimate, constructive sector of the economy.