2026-01-06 08:22:48

Good evening everyone. Ten years have passed, and the crypto world has long since changed beyond recognition.

Do you remember ten years ago? Back then, the phrase on everyone's lips was "leek consensus." And now? It's full of schemes to cut the leeks.

Scams come in all kinds of terrifying forms. Projects claiming to be stablecoins, those labeled as air coins (like π coins), RWA projects packaged as real-world asset tokens, plus fake "mining" schemes—these have all become breeding grounds for illegal fundraising and pyramid scams. Some are even used directly for money laundering with virtual currencies.

The art of recognizing scams is simple: someone brags that a certain project will increase ten or a hundred times, and encourages you to add to your position? Don't listen. Someone sells you a quantitative trading tool claiming it can earn a few percent daily? Pure nonsense. Someone says a trading platform has low fees and gives you rebates, and you get commissions for inviting others? Block them immediately. Free signals that require you to download a specific platform? Scam. Buying U off-platform at high prices? Wake up.

These methods to avoid traps may not cover everything, but they are enough to keep you from losing more.

Honestly, even if you and I are eight points smart out of ten, we wouldn't expect a pie to fall from the sky and hit us on the head. When someone is so "kind" as to actively help you make money? Wake up—what they’re really after isn’t your small profit, but your principal. People who invite you into projects or encourage you to trade contracts on certain exchanges are just thinking about how to harvest your money. Don’t believe it—this is the reality.

Never do things that are easy to fall for or that touch legal boundaries. Remember, don’t get scammed.

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GweiWatcher

· 01-09 07:27

These ten years have been truly outrageous, with the consensus and the套路升级版 of cutting leeks. The crypto world is now an arena where scammers compete against leeks. Projects that recruit people are all boastful, claiming daily earnings of a few percent, or tenfold, hundredfold increases—all traps. You really need to be more cautious. I've seen too many people fall into套路 of being led into trades, receiving rebates, or buying U at high prices, only to end up with nothing. The key is to remember that there is no such thing as a free lunch; greed is the most dangerous thing. Don't be truly fooled.

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MoonRocketTeam

· 01-06 08:52

Ten years have passed, from the consensus of the leek to the leek harvester, this track is getting more and more crooked... --- It's the same old story, making big promises, recruiting people, contract liquidation, the three old tricks, brothers. --- The pile of π coins should have fallen off the track long ago, why are people still jumping in? --- Free signal sharing on designated platforms, this joke has been played out, yet some still believe it. --- Basically, the other side is watching your principal, you watch their promises, one loses and one gains, a certainty in probability theory. --- This anti-scam guide is more practical than any technical analysis, remember that it's much more important than making quick money. --- Every time someone asks me whether a certain project is worth investing in, I think of this article... --- Buying U off the market at high prices, really, those who have tried haven't come out alive. --- Quantitative daily earnings of a few percent, if it really could earn that much, there would be no need to recruit people, right? --- The consensus of the leek has turned into a routine of cutting leeks, the crypto circle has been a bit crazy these ten years.

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MercilessHalal

· 01-06 08:47

Wake up, stop being fooled. There are too many scams in the crypto world now. That's so true. Someone around me was scammed by π coin and is still regretting it. Every day someone brags about earning a few percent daily. I just block them and move on. After ten years, it's still the same old story, just a different flavor. Human nature really hasn't changed. The key is those platforms that recruit people and give commissions—I see right through them. They just want to take my principal. Really, the art of recognizing people is that simple. There are no free lunches in the sky, and even falling objects can't hit me.

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GateUser-44a00d6c

· 01-06 08:31

Wake up, these ten years have truly been a mess. Positively, it's called iteration; negatively, it's an upgrade of scam tactics. Just a glance and you can tell who's scamming whom. The guy who pulled you into the group, talking all fancy, actually just wants to take the money out of your pocket. Don't talk about foresight and vision, human nature is that simple. The scariest part is that now even recognizing people has become a challenge, with sophisticated scammers everywhere.

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SerLiquidated

· 01-06 08:30

It's been ten years of still getting scammed, how deep are the tricks in the crypto world, really impressive. One after another, they can make up stories. I just want to know how many people are still falling for it. Wake up, everyone. Are you really going to catch falling pies from the sky? You're overthinking it. That guy who adds you to groups and offers "free signals" is just thinking about your principal, understand? This kind of talk needs to be repeated every year. Is there anyone listening... To contract traders, do you really not know how your money disappeared? Damn, another new scam. It's really hard to guard against them all. π coins and similar are really just playing with monkeys, and some people still believe. Stablecoins can also cause trouble? In this crypto world, they dare to do anything. So, it's really that simple to read people—just see if they want you to add more positions.

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MerkleMaid

· 01-06 08:29

It's been ten years. From "We are all leeks" to now, there are constantly new scams emerging, which is quite overwhelming. I've seen too many people lose everything with the π coin scheme; it's a real life lesson. And those schemes claiming to make a few percent daily through quant trading—how can anyone still believe that? Their minds must be really idle. Block, block, block. When you encounter someone actively trying to get you to make money, just block them—no problem. The principal is the most important. That's so true. They’re not even really interested in your profits.

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