2026-01-16 15:29:02

funny thing about when projects fade in crypto—the quiet that follows isn't loud or messy.

no crash headlines, no dramatic exit.

just this weird moment where the buzz dies down. incentives evaporate. trading volumes dip. and suddenly everyone's left asking: what was i actually doing here?

it's that eerie space in web3 where you realize the hype was doing most of the work. once the noise stops, people have to confront what's actually underneath. some projects survive it. most don't.

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AirdropHunterKing

· 4h ago

哎呀，说得真他妈透彻，我特么就经历过这种死寂感

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ThesisInvestor

· 4h ago

ngl this is the most heartbreaking moment in Web3... Once the hype fades, the true nature is revealed, and I finally understand what I'm really doing.

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bridge_anxiety

· 4h ago

Wow, doesn't that mean most crypto projects are essentially just air? Once the hype fades, the true nature is revealed. Truly remarkable. I bet five dollars that your current coin wallet is full of this kind of stuff.

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BearMarketLightning

· 4h ago

Hi, this is what I see every day... The process of those projects gradually dying out, nobody really pays attention. Oh my God, another thing with no practical use. Really, without hype, it's nothing. I've seen through it long ago. This is the normal state of Web3. Most projects just quietly fade away. I just want to ask, how many people truly believed in what they were doing at the time? One word, gamble.

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PumpingCroissant

· 4h ago

Damn, that's too real. It's just so dead and boring, once the hype dies down everyone leaves.

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