#数字资产市场动态 Why has the crypto world cooled down in 2026? To put it simply, the once "benchmark" of Crypto is gone.
When power started to accept Crypto, it transformed from a rebel into a more open, yet also more ruthless financial ecosystem. It may seem like no one is controlling it, but that doesn't mean true freedom—on the contrary, it can easily evolve into a situation where the strong dominate, information asymmetry widens, and retail investors become providers for others.
The true core of blockchain has never been about escaping constraints, but about ensuring that rules cannot be arbitrarily changed by any one party. However, once project teams, whales, and platforms form a collusion, "token issuance" becomes the final step rather than the beginning, and the entire ecosystem devolves into a high-efficiency gambling game.
What is the only way out? Return to the original intention of P2P. The essence of blockchain is not to harvest more ruthlessly, but to enable cheaper collaboration worldwide. Good products can be free, tokens shouldn't be the goal itself—they should naturally emerge when the network matures. It's not "I issue tokens first, then craft stories to attract users," but "I first get people to genuinely use it, and consensus will naturally form."
This also explains why the truly enduring Meme coins rely not on hype narratives, but on their ability to persist. Like the Spurdo project—avoiding hot topics, not competing on efficiency, not pretending to be big, but focusing on one thing: surviving each cycle and rooting in culture.
When you think about "chasing the hot trend and then quitting"
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SchrodingerAirdrop
· 8h ago
That's so true. Once power is accepted, it becomes corrupted. This is the fate of the crypto world.
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NFTPessimist
· 8h ago
Nice words, but retail investors are still destined to be like chopped chives.
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MidnightTrader
· 9h ago
Well said, but I don't think retail investors can wake up at all; they're still dreaming.
#数字资产市场动态 Why has the crypto world cooled down in 2026? To put it simply, the once "benchmark" of Crypto is gone.
When power started to accept Crypto, it transformed from a rebel into a more open, yet also more ruthless financial ecosystem. It may seem like no one is controlling it, but that doesn't mean true freedom—on the contrary, it can easily evolve into a situation where the strong dominate, information asymmetry widens, and retail investors become providers for others.
The true core of blockchain has never been about escaping constraints, but about ensuring that rules cannot be arbitrarily changed by any one party. However, once project teams, whales, and platforms form a collusion, "token issuance" becomes the final step rather than the beginning, and the entire ecosystem devolves into a high-efficiency gambling game.
What is the only way out? Return to the original intention of P2P. The essence of blockchain is not to harvest more ruthlessly, but to enable cheaper collaboration worldwide. Good products can be free, tokens shouldn't be the goal itself—they should naturally emerge when the network matures. It's not "I issue tokens first, then craft stories to attract users," but "I first get people to genuinely use it, and consensus will naturally form."
This also explains why the truly enduring Meme coins rely not on hype narratives, but on their ability to persist. Like the Spurdo project—avoiding hot topics, not competing on efficiency, not pretending to be big, but focusing on one thing: surviving each cycle and rooting in culture.
When you think about "chasing the hot trend and then quitting"