2025-12-30 02:21:23

The market in the past three months has been quite brutal. Among the top 100 mainstream tokens, about 90% are in decline, and that is a fact.

To be honest, the prices of the vast majority of small-cap tokens may never recover. The market is indeed filled with various projects, and about 90% of them are just air coins — that’s the current industry situation. But that doesn’t mean all of them are the same. There are always some projects that survive; they usually serve as the infrastructure backbone of the blockchain ecosystem — providing real services, generating sustainable revenue, and ultimately distributing value to token holders.

ETH is a typical example; it supports the entire ecosystem. AAVE, as a leading lending protocol, generates real transaction fees every day. Platforms like UNI and SYRUP, which involve liquidity mining, essentially collect transaction fees. What sets these projects apart is that their tokens represent real economic models.

When the market is falling, instead of following the trend and selling off, it’s better to think the other way around — is this the right time to get in? The lower the price, the higher the safety margin. Of course, this assumes you truly believe that the project can survive the next cycle. Infrastructure tokens often go through multiple cycles and should still be visible in the future.

ETH-2.28%

AAVE-2.63%

UNI-4.23%

SYRUP-5.86%

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GasWaster

· 4h ago

Ninety percent of meme coins should have died long ago; only those that survive are real gold and silver. Another bottom-fishing advocate, but there's no denying it—only infrastructure projects like ETH and AAVE are worth holding. It's so fallen that it actually feels refreshing; only when trash projects die out can the ecosystem breathe again. To put it simply, it's a test of faith. Whether you believe or not, I've already increased my positions. Infrastructure tokens that survive the bear market will find it hard not to surge in the next cycle.

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MysteryBoxAddict

· 4h ago

Projects that still have real cash flow despite such a decline are indeed rare, but why do most people still hold trash coins?

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AltcoinMarathoner

· 4h ago

just like mile 20 of a marathon, this crash separates the real runners from the quitters. infrastructure plays accumulating quietly while everyone panic sells... that's the real signal tbh.

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GateUser-1a2ed0b9

· 4h ago

Ninety percent of meme coins dying is very normal; only those that survive are worth paying attention to. --- Still throwing money at it after it drops this much? What are you really aiming for? --- ETH and AAVE, which have cash flow, can sleep peacefully. --- Bottom-fishing sounds simple, but the key is whether you can withstand further drops. --- Basically, it's a knockout competition; trash coins deserve to die. --- This wave of infrastructure development is indeed different, but the premise is to survive until the next bull market. --- The lower the price, the higher the safety margin? Haha, that's an overly idealistic statement. --- AAVE generates real fees daily, which is truly exceptional and more valuable than 99% of other coins.

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GateUser-9ad11037

· 5h ago

It's a brutal drop; only those who survive are the real gold and silver. When the market crashes, it's actually the best time to buy the dip, but no one dares. Infrastructure tokens are worth holding, others... haha. Ninety percent are worthless tokens; just hearing about them is uncomfortable, but ETH and similar projects are truly different. Building positions at low levels really takes courage and conviction. The harder the drop, the more I want to allocate more ETH. Projects with real returns can withstand the cycle; others are just whatever. Mindset is the hardest part; those who dare to buy during a three-month decline are true players.

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