2026-01-12 06:21:10

In the early days, before BSC became mainstream, our Chinese-speaking community mainly played Meme coins on Solana. The biggest problem back then was— we couldn't understand the foreigners' logic and jokes behind their Meme culture.

Conversely, they also couldn't grasp our context. This information gap created separate ecosystems but also laid hidden pitfalls. Almost all friends around me have suffered losses during the Solana Meme wave, and not lightly.

There is a special phenomenon with Meme coins on Solana—whether it's a project with a market cap of 100,000 or 5 million, the tactics are quite similar. This indiscriminate "cutting leeks" pattern has caused many to pay tuition fees. Looking back now, Meme investing during that period was more like a game of information and cognition—who discovers first, who understands the tactics, can survive a little longer.

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GweiWatcher

· 4h ago

Oh no, that was a bloody lesson back then. Who wasn't cut during that Solana wave... Information asymmetry is truly a double-edged sword. Back then, our Chinese community was the most heavily exploited. The tactics are all the same; basically, it's gambling. Whoever is quicker wins money. Only after this round do I realize what it means to be a self-aware leek. Luckily, I see through it now. Solana Meme is just a big casino. As long as you recognize that, you're fine.

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Whale_Whisperer

· 9h ago

Really, I was completely fooled back then, now I just feel tears looking back We really don’t understand others’ jokes at all, and when we turn around, our coins are already zero The information gap is basically a story of leeks and sickles Solana’s method of cutting is indeed perfect, small coins and big coins follow the same template, it’s impossible to defend against So, I realized later that it’s all a game of perception; whoever has the information can survive a few more seconds

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DataOnlooker

· 01-12 06:51

Oh no, I was also a firsthand witness to this Solana leek-cutting incident. Truly a bloody lesson. Information asymmetry is life. I completely didn't understand foreigners' jokes back then, and as a result, I became the tenderest one in the leek field. The same tricks from a 100,000 to 5 million market cap—this is the most ruthless, there's nowhere to escape. Thinking back now, that period was just a gamble with luck; whoever was faster won. It was so crazy. If I had known earlier, I would have studied more English; maybe I could have lost less. The history of Solana could fill a book—blood, tears, and lessons learned, everyone.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-12 06:50

Only after suffering great losses do you understand that information asymmetry is a life-and-death line. I also didn't dodge the Solana wave; now I see it's all a trap. Can't even understand the memes and still dare to rush in, no wonder you got cut. The sooner you realize, the longer you survive. This sentence hit me. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have played Meme. A painful lesson.

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TeaTimeTrader

· 01-12 06:41

Oh man, I know the blood and tears of Solana all too well, it's all just tricks. Back then, it was just being hammered because of information gaps, really speechless. Now, you still have to rely on being well-informed, or you'll just get cut out.

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NotSatoshi

· 01-12 06:37

Oh, speaking of those Solana days, tears are coming down Really, it was just a pure information gap to cut leeks back then, whoever was faster made money If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have touched those broken Memes, now I regret it Just take it as paying tuition, anyway I've already lost some It's an era of fools with lots of money, now thinking about it, it's really ridiculous That Solana routine, from 100,000 to 5 million, it’s all the same, just a scam Those who understand the routine live longer? That’s just gambler’s logic haha It’s still a cultural difference, can't understand what foreigners are playing at Looking back at that period now, it was purely an IQ tax

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SnapshotLaborer

· 01-12 06:36

Haha, I knew it, that wave back then definitely took a lot of cuts. Solana's pattern is just like that, they're all cut from the same cloth. Information asymmetry is something you only understand after experiencing losses. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have chased after those flashy things. You still need to understand the pattern clearly before getting on board.

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OneBlockAtATime

· 01-12 06:32

That time was truly a painful lesson. Those Meme coins on Sol were all the same mold, impossible to tell the difference. Basically, it was just an information gap that people exploited heavily. Looking back, how naive we were back then. I've seen through the套路 of Solana Meme coins. Those who should have gotten in early already did. Friends lost a lot back then, and now they hardly dare to touch this kind of project anymore. In the crypto world, information advantage is the most valuable. Whoever controls it makes the money. It's really a game of the weak being preyed upon by the strong. Those who understand the套路 eat the meat, while those who don't can only be the韭菜. During that period, Meme coins on Sol all felt the same—low market cap and high risk套路. Thinking back now, Meme investing at that stage was no different from gambling.

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