Stop blaming KOLs for your bags. Most of the time it's the team exit scamming you.
Here's the playbook:
1. Team drops a "major update"
2. Chart pumps hard
3. KOLs and retail FOMO in because number go up
4. Everyone's dreaming of 2-3x while team is dumping out the back door
5. Chart bleeds, you're stuck holding because selling at a loss feels worse
6. Team keeps slow-dripping sells over days/weeks
7. Chart dies. Hope dies.
This is how most projects rug you in slow motion. Team liquidity > your exit liquidity. Don't get played.
Here's the playbook:
1. Team drops a "major update"
2. Chart pumps hard
3. KOLs and retail FOMO in because number go up
4. Everyone's dreaming of 2-3x while team is dumping out the back door
5. Chart bleeds, you're stuck holding because selling at a loss feels worse
6. Team keeps slow-dripping sells over days/weeks
7. Chart dies. Hope dies.
This is how most projects rug you in slow motion. Team liquidity > your exit liquidity. Don't get played.