Original | Odaily Planet Daily

Author | 0xAyA

Just when people were speculating about who would be the next crypto star to join friend.tech (hereinafter referred to as FT), Brother Maji grabbed the microphone in front of the spotlight - on October 1, the National Day, Huang Licheng decisively announced on his Twitter account that he would join FT this Friday (October 5).

For a time, people from all walks of life were gearing up and looking forward to the arrival of the "Monkey King" - although he had been controversial for various acts of cutting leeks, Huang Licheng and the BAYC community behind him undoubtedly have huge traffic, and his joining will not only bring new growth to the entire ecosystem, but people from all walks of life will also have the hope of making a lot of profit from the big brother's Key - this opportunity is particularly rare in a bear market that lacks certainty.

Everyone was ready to go, waiting for the arrival of Big Brother Maji.

True and False "Monkey King"

However, before the “real Monkey King” entered the FT, the “fake Monkey Kings” were already gearing up to jump into the center of the stage and become the protagonists themselves. A large number of imitation platforms emerged like mushrooms after a rain. Some were carefully selected, trying to completely replicate the appearance of the original account, from real and fake usernames to almost identical Twitter pages. Others just went for it and quickly copied the avatar and name and opened the FT. Everything is ready, just waiting for the big fish to take the bait.

It has to be said that buying in early does have a certain effect. The price of the imitation disk even occupied the first place in the Trending list for a period of time, and following closely behind was the account of Machi's younger brother.

But as for the final price...

Did Maji come?

The "six-eared macaques" were having fun, but the real Tathagata was still not showing up. After launching the slogan of entering the FT on Friday, Tathagata frequently tweeted to warm up, constantly mobilizing everyone's emotions, but the entry time kept changing, from Friday to today (October 4), then to 9 o'clock, 11 o'clock, and after lunch, there was still no movement on the chain, and everyone could only repeat the plot of "whether Tathagata will come or not" over and over again.

Even a typhoon can be used as an excuse for being late. It's hard not to suspect that Huang Licheng actually went to guest star in "Weathering with You".

Fortunately, the real Monkey King finally came this time - like a hurricane in Taipei, Maji raised the gas price and bought his own 100 keys in the same block first. Then the bot of English blogger @CBB 0 fe and another bot also bought a large number of chips. The buyers who flocked in directly raised the price of the key to about 5 eth.

However, the joint purchase of the robot and the friends brought huge problems to the key holders: the first player who bought the key naturally did not even make a profit after accounting for the purchase and sale fees. Huang Licheng did not manage his account more after the account went online. For most holders, "taking over" may be a reality that they have to face in the short term.

Win-win?

Maji's joining FT has undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention, and his joining has also brought new traffic and opportunities to the entire FT ecosystem. Will the official intentionally guide or even actively intervene to invite more crypto stars to join periodically to maintain the popularity of the project during the long airdrop preparation period? It is still unknown at present, but at least Huang Licheng's joining has undoubtedly won the project another week of "insulation" time.