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Every now and then, someone says their funds were mysteriously stolen—even though they used an iPhone, wrote down their seed phrase by hand, didn’t store it on their phone, stayed offline, and didn’t interact with anything.

If this is how you store your funds, your top priority should be installing a security camera at home 🤣
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Paying into social security is like dollar-cost averaging into altcoins

Everyone who bought last cycle got rich, so you think you can too

You spend money buying every day, while the founders’ insider wallets unlock free tokens every day

You tell yourself you’re lowering your average cost and can break even once the next bull market hits. But when the bull market finally comes, the project is gone
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Both of these recent security incidents deserve our attention.

1. The amount involved in the Ledger incident wasn’t that large, but it still came as quite a shock to everyone. For one thing, hardware wallet users tend to be the most risk-averse; for another, people have always had the impression that hardware wallets are the safest option.

Supply-chain issues are nothing new, but they’re dangerous:

1) Never use a hardware wallet from an unknown source. Whenever possible, buy directly from the manufacturer, and be careful during shipping—check for signs that the package has been opened.

2) Counterfeit manufacturers, fake giveaways and “gifts,” and resales on Xianyu are all major red flags.

The safest hardware wallet is an old iPhone that’s clean and kept offline. You can manually generate a random seed phrase.

2. The odds of getting hacked simply by connecting to Wi-Fi are extremely low. Many well-known security experts have also weighed in on this.

My personal guess is that these scenarios are more likely:

Possibility 1: After connecting to malicious Wi-Fi, the user’s DNS is hijacked. They enter the correct URL but are taken to a phishing site. They click a fake transaction request and end up granting authorization.

Possibility 2: The user turns on Wi-Fi while their wallet is open, and the wallet’s browser automatically redirects to a “Wi-Fi login page.” They click an authorization transaction disguised as a login, and their funds are stolen.

The best way to avoid this is to develop good wallet habits:

1) Avoid using your wallet on public Wi-Fi whenever possible.
2) Keep the wallet you use frequently separate from the one you rarely use.
3) Whenever you’re in your wallet, inspect every link carefully—even if it’s a website you visit every day.
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I think the Big Milk Theory is one version ahead of the Big Water Theory.

—— UHT, shelf-stable at room temperature
—— Half a bottle provides 30% of the fat and protein your body needs
—— Fortified with extra nutrients: half a bottle provides 75% of the vitamin A, D, E, and folate your body needs. These are only found in certain foods, so unless you plan your diet carefully, you might not get enough
—— Available in whole-fat, semi-skimmed, and skimmed options
—— Lactase added, so even people with lactose intolerance can drink it
—— At just 9 yuan per liter, 500 ml a day costs only 4.5 yuan

How can such a perfect product exist?
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It’s a good thing that Token 2049 is being held in the U.S. next year.

If the founder can’t even get a U.S. visa, would you dare buy his token or trust him with your money?
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I ate up the entire week-long holiday with the drop.

But then I thought: when the 8th comes, I’ll be able to buy cheap A-shares according to the plan (the plan is to buy only after each big drop—waiting for a long time, but never getting the chance), so it feels like there’s still hope.

And then another jump like this comes along.

I just bought at what I thought was the bottom this morning—tomorrow it’ll probably be the top. I bought too early 🥲
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Claude supports Chinese now

Given A's usual shady antics,

are they trying to lure Chinese users in and wipe them all out in one go?
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Ice Dew is the real meta pick

For big bottles at retail, take C'estbon as an example: 2.5 yuan for 1.5 liters, or 1.67 yuan per liter. Ice Dew comes to 1.29 yuan per liter. That’s win number one.

A big bottle takes several goes to finish, but you can finish a bottle of Ice Dew in one sitting and toss it—no leftovers. That’s win number two.

Once you’ve finished Ice Dew, you can crush the bottle with a satisfying pop. That’s win number three.

Ice Dew fits in Decathlon’s 8.99 waist pack. Win number four.

Ice Dew is just the right amount for mixing protein powder, making cold-brew tea, or pulling an iced espresso. Win number five.

Three wins to one: Ice Dew is the real meta pick.
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I've been getting wrecked on-chain lately, and even major coins have seen some pretty steep pullbacks.

But then I thought about it: that's not the real problem. The real problem is spending too much energy on these little market moves and missing the real bull run.

Over the past 10 years, the U.S. managed 2.4% GDP growth with 3.1% inflation. If you've spent much time in East Asia or Europe, you can feel that without even looking at the data.

So the fundamental problem is that fiat currency is already finished—not just in the long or medium term, but in the short term too. It's doomed in the long, medium, and short term.

So short-term macro is just noise. The tighter you compress a spring, the harder it bounces back.

Within three years, we're going to see a spectacular bull market.

Crypto (battle-tested major coins—no more than 20, tops), U.S. stocks, A-shares and Hong Kong stocks: there are huge opportunities everywhere.

Dive in hard.
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Even the top 200 on the waitlist got zero allocation 😢

Maybe I entered 2000 as the minimum amount

Got greedy this time
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Open-book exam

I saw the question and thought I was about to achieve financial freedom.

Only after finishing and getting ready to hand it in did I realize I’d misread it: it was my wealth that was going to leave me and enjoy its freedom.
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The market is so bad that it feels like I get flamed no matter what I post.

Long story short:

1/ Legion should be releasing Jump allocations today.

2/ There are rumors that Fermah will be the next Legion project. As before, you’ll need to register for the waitlist first.

3/ Surf has been selling NFTs lately, and they sell out instantly every time. The rules make it pretty clear there’s no profit in it; it’s probably meant to dilute points and keep the market under control. If you’ve ever had a membership, remember to link your address. Looks like once the points are diluted, small-time users will get squeezed out. And with major companies launching Crypto AI products, Surf will have even less room to survive. The TGE is probably coming soon, with only a short window left.

4/ Daos World is back, with a whitelist application form open. Projects doing a second round usually perform pretty poorly, so take one shot at it: if you get whitelisted, give it a try; if not, don’t get your hopes up.

5/ AlloX’s ICO is on Sonar. A $65m valuation with 100% unlock is decent—worth a look.
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Usually, when everyone starts arguing,

it means it's been hard to make money lately,

which also means liquidity isn't very good.

Go all in
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Feeling prediction markets (excluding Polymarket and Kalshi) — the whole industry feels like last year and the year before BTCFi

Expectations got too high, and then the early-coin projects: in BTCFi, it’s $Merlin and $SOLV ; in prediction markets, it’s $OPN

They moved fast, stole the only available liquidity fruits, and at the same time lowered the industry’s overall expectations

Leaving other projects that haven’t issued tokens yet stuck on the spot, awkward and unable to decide between advancing or holding back

I found that @cz_binance's “vibe” (network sense) is genuinely a bit off😂😂

I can’t tell which are normal interactions and which are purely replies/transfers meant to scam people and then cash out with a “CA” to cut the audience for money

I urgently need anti-scam training
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Book a hotel—still it has to be Ctrip.

In the past few days, Barcelona has had a red rainstorm warning and even trains have been suspended, but the agent still won’t allow cancellations. I contacted Ctrip customer service and got it sorted in five minutes. They even compensated my losses.

Last year in southern Italy, I ran into a similar situation. The hotel was fully booked, so they arranged a room for me on the top floor. Above me, there was a rooftop bar with dozens of people dancing right overhead. When I spoke with the manager, they said they could let me leave without fault and no liability. But again, it was the agent that wouldn’t process the refund—while the hotel said since it was booked through an agent, everything had to be handled through the agent, leading to a dead-end loop.

This time too, I contacted Ctrip customer service and it was resolved at lightning speed. They directly compensated me over 5,000 in room fees—and it was refunded in cash,到账现金.

So yeah, it can cost a bit more. It’s just that when something goes wrong, they really step in. How many times would a 5,000 yuan loss take to recoup before you finally earn it back as “profit”?

Also, there’s an information gap: Ctrip has a Best Price policy. If you find a lower price on another platform and send it to customer service, they’ll refund you the difference.

In China, compare prices on Feizhu (Fliggy). For Japan/Korea, compare on Agoda and Booking. For Spain, compare on Amimir, or just use Google Maps to find the lowest price.

So enjoy Ctrip service even if the price is a bit lousy.
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AI content creation and consumer goods are the same thing.

In markets in Africa—where everything is handmade—you should sell excellent industrial products. In places like Japan—a highly developed capitalist society—handmade products are even more in demand.

So, you should keep “handcrafting” on platforms that are entirely AI-content platforms, and wherever the content is already all hand-made, feel free to boldly use AI.
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During the holiday, I feel that there won’t be any so-called Memecoin market anymore.

$Binance Life is celebrating its one-year anniversary.

The on-chain big shots have been hungry for a whole year.

It’s the same as going back home to play cards during Chinese New Year with everyone in the village.

You think you can get the outcome.

But in reality, you are the outcome.

Just relax and play games, travel with peace of mind, and sleep easy.

The funds that were stolen after the Near Intents were hacked have all been returned

After an investigation, Near claimed that they knew the other party’s information

Not long after, the other party sent the money back and even admitted their mistake

They really found something, huh 🤣🤣

If you lose it by your own skills, get it back by your own skills
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2017: Do we really need so many BTC forks?

2019: Do we really need so many public chains?

2020: Do we really need so many exchanges?

2021: Do we really need so many DEXs?

2022: Do we really need so many L2s?

2025: Do we really need so many stablecoins?

2026: Do we really need so many Perps?
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