Aster walking this way proves unwillingness to provide exits for those above, and forces those competing with him below to hand over their chips. As long as stablecoins stay range-bound and earn fees, that's fine. Anyway, nobody's buying coins anyway. The problem is this price action doesn't even mention competing for hype's share anymore—whether the community can even cohere has become the real question. When good news comes out, it rises less than the competitors next door.

Sorry, I'm out! Indeed, can't be too trusting or dependent on projects tied to individuals. This is the biggest lesson since I got into the space, and it might be path dependence. Previously, all the individual projects or companies I bet big on because of belief made money, so I always thought this Chinese boss would be different this time.