The most attractive aspect of the crypto world has never been just the ups and downs of K-line charts. What truly gets people's blood pumping are those comeback stories—from obscurity to explosive popularity, from mockery to admiration. This "from nothing to something" wealth secret list may not be the ultimate standard, but it is definitely the closest to the real experience of players.
**Arbitrage Trading** takes the top spot without question. Initially, only a few people paid attention to price differences between different exchanges, gradually evolving into a publicly recognized and steady strategy. No fancy stories, but it was the most reliable "money printer" in the early days.
**Stablecoin Yield Spreads** rank second. Many dismiss the tiny interest rates, unaware that some have quietly achieved financial freedom by sticking to this boring route for the long term. Extremely low-profile, but the most hardcore.
**Airdrop Bonuses** have risen to third place. In the early years, people regarded them as trivial games, until major airdrops like OP and ARB landed, with some people earning tens of thousands of dollars directly, which completely turned around the status of airdrops and made them a classic lesson in starting from zero and making a comeback.
**New Coin Launches and Initial Offerings** were once obscure, but after being hyped by exchanges, they soared, evolving into a "speed-based" profit game, earning the fourth place without doubt.
**DeFi Liquidity Mining** ranks fifth. Back then, most people thought the gameplay was complicated and kept their distance, until a wave of incredible wealth effects triggered a frenzy—countless people got rich overnight, pushing DeFi onto the throne of wealth creation and becoming one of the most aggressive wealth waves in the crypto circle.
**Rolling Positions Strategy** ranks sixth. Originally just a routine, steady operation for veteran players, it was later dramatized into a legend of "rolling 500U to a million," inspiring retail investors' comeback dreams.
**Inscriptions** (NFT inscriptions) rank seventh. Initially criticized as "trash data" with widespread negative comments, but eventually, a bunch of hundredfold tokens emerged, turning a niche sector into a legend.
**NFT Hype** ranks eighth. No one understood why a "JPG" could be worth so much until projects like BAYC and Punks skyrocketed. The monkey avatars then became a global phenomenon, turning into a hot topic.
**Shitcoins and Meme Coins** deservedly rank ninth. From niche plays in the circle to passionate pursuit by retail investors worldwide, DOGE and SHIB are living proof—though the final laughs often go to the whales.
**High-Leverage Contract Trading** takes the final spot. A double-edged sword of rapid wealth and liquidation, with wealth stories more shocking than the last, but very few can walk away unscathed.
Opportunities in the crypto world are never lacking; what’s missing is finding the right direction. For friends who want to avoid pitfalls and steadily accumulate, it’s better to follow the rhythm, understand the market with clearer logic, and earn more stable returns rather than wandering blindly in the market.
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BearMarketBarber
· 01-17 10:54
Honestly, the arbitrage trading game has been played out for a long time. The era of making huge profits just by entering the market is over.
That OP airdrop was truly amazing. I've seen friends get tens of thousands of dollars for free.
Forget high leverage; all my friends who used it ended up losing their lives in it.
Stablecoin interest rate spreads may sound boring, but they are really the safest. Being low-key is the key.
Inscribing from trash to hundredfold? Laughable. I was mocked when I said I was optimistic before, now no one says a word.
I missed out on the DeFi wave, and I still regret it.
Rolling 500U into a million, just listen. Most people still end up losing.
NFT monkeys are really outrageous. BAYC is just a bubble machine.
The key is to have good judgment; not every track can be accurately predicted.
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OnchainDetective
· 01-17 10:46
Wait, I tracked the fund flows in these ten directions... The price difference in arbitrage trading is really narrowing, and behind this is the exchange suppressing arbitrage opportunities.
According to on-chain data, the airdrop wave was indeed highly profitable, but now the quality of participating wallet addresses has significantly declined, with most early addresses cashing out and leaving.
The most suspicious part is the leveraged contracts. I see wallets with abnormal trading patterns repeatedly getting liquidated, feeling like they are being precisely targeted... This tactic is quite typical.
The "rollover from 500U to millions" statement is, after analysis and judgment, mostly survivor bias. The actual liquidation rate should be over 92%.
The NFT wave clearly involved capital pump operations. By tracking multiple addresses, the core whale wallets are interconnected, with obvious coordinated price manipulation... I had already guessed this.
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In terms of asset selection, the stablecoin spread, this "low-key business," is actually the most reliable because no one brags about it, and the market makers are too lazy to bother.
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Interestingly, the most profitable are the strategies not mentioned in the article—counter-positioning during these hot tracks' sharp declines often leads to the most intense market movements.
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AlwaysMissingTops
· 01-17 10:38
Alright, you're quite right, but it still depends on who can survive until the end.
The contract side is really a nightmare; I've seen more liquidations than profits among my friends...
Airdrops have indeed been missed, the threshold is too high now to compete.
I didn't get into DeFi during that wave, and I still regret it. Now it feels too late to jump in.
Arbitrage trading is the real way to go, very stable, but it takes too much time.
I really didn't understand the inscription thing; some people made a killing, others lost badly.
Rolling positions sounds easy but is hard to do; I always operate in the opposite way, haha.
Interest on stablecoins is indeed negligible; it would take years to get ahead relying on that.
NFTs were crazy back then; so many people got caught holding monkey avatars and got reamed.
I'm just worried about following the trend; that's probably the biggest trap in the crypto world.
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AirdropHunterXiao
· 01-17 10:37
Arbitrage and stablecoin interest rate differentials are truly the clearest choices, but they are too boring and no one listens.
Leverage is just a gambler's game; every time they say this time is different, but the account still gets liquidated.
Airdrops are the real optimal solution from zero; I really regret not paying attention to OP earlier.
From trash to hundredfold, that's the crypto world—never look down on niche tracks.
Honestly, it's still a mindset issue; those who can hold on the longest earn the most.
The DeFi wave was indeed intense, but how brave do you have to be to still dare to touch it now?
Rolling positions sounds simple, but actually executing it is extremely difficult; stories of turning 500U into a million have already been told.
The most attractive aspect of the crypto world has never been just the ups and downs of K-line charts. What truly gets people's blood pumping are those comeback stories—from obscurity to explosive popularity, from mockery to admiration. This "from nothing to something" wealth secret list may not be the ultimate standard, but it is definitely the closest to the real experience of players.
**Arbitrage Trading** takes the top spot without question. Initially, only a few people paid attention to price differences between different exchanges, gradually evolving into a publicly recognized and steady strategy. No fancy stories, but it was the most reliable "money printer" in the early days.
**Stablecoin Yield Spreads** rank second. Many dismiss the tiny interest rates, unaware that some have quietly achieved financial freedom by sticking to this boring route for the long term. Extremely low-profile, but the most hardcore.
**Airdrop Bonuses** have risen to third place. In the early years, people regarded them as trivial games, until major airdrops like OP and ARB landed, with some people earning tens of thousands of dollars directly, which completely turned around the status of airdrops and made them a classic lesson in starting from zero and making a comeback.
**New Coin Launches and Initial Offerings** were once obscure, but after being hyped by exchanges, they soared, evolving into a "speed-based" profit game, earning the fourth place without doubt.
**DeFi Liquidity Mining** ranks fifth. Back then, most people thought the gameplay was complicated and kept their distance, until a wave of incredible wealth effects triggered a frenzy—countless people got rich overnight, pushing DeFi onto the throne of wealth creation and becoming one of the most aggressive wealth waves in the crypto circle.
**Rolling Positions Strategy** ranks sixth. Originally just a routine, steady operation for veteran players, it was later dramatized into a legend of "rolling 500U to a million," inspiring retail investors' comeback dreams.
**Inscriptions** (NFT inscriptions) rank seventh. Initially criticized as "trash data" with widespread negative comments, but eventually, a bunch of hundredfold tokens emerged, turning a niche sector into a legend.
**NFT Hype** ranks eighth. No one understood why a "JPG" could be worth so much until projects like BAYC and Punks skyrocketed. The monkey avatars then became a global phenomenon, turning into a hot topic.
**Shitcoins and Meme Coins** deservedly rank ninth. From niche plays in the circle to passionate pursuit by retail investors worldwide, DOGE and SHIB are living proof—though the final laughs often go to the whales.
**High-Leverage Contract Trading** takes the final spot. A double-edged sword of rapid wealth and liquidation, with wealth stories more shocking than the last, but very few can walk away unscathed.
Opportunities in the crypto world are never lacking; what’s missing is finding the right direction. For friends who want to avoid pitfalls and steadily accumulate, it’s better to follow the rhythm, understand the market with clearer logic, and earn more stable returns rather than wandering blindly in the market.