now that we've corrected significantly in crypto
i wanted to talk about wealth effect so far, and it feels this time around to be smaller / more private "made it" crowd than 2021
yah i just wanted to say how 23/24 crowd is so much weaker vs 2021

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Vida: Born after 2000, founder of Equation News, specializing in algorithmic trading. He once shared his story of earning tens of millions of US dollars in the crypto market.

Background: At 01:23 AM Beijing time on January 1, 2026, Equation News detected that a market maker's Binance account was highly suspected of being compromised. Potential attackers were suspected of using approximately $10 million to $20 million in funds from this account to manipulate the price of the BROCCOLI714-USDT trading pair on the Binance spot market.

The following is Vida's recap of the entire process: Prerequisites and Infrastructure:

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Earning a million at the start of 2026: "God of War" Vida recounts the entire trading process of the BROCCOLI714 incident.

With a market capitalization of only $40 million, why did such a huge buy order of $26 million appear?

2026's opening act: Binance's altcoin BROCCOLI714 experiences unusual volatility, traders rake in millions of dollars.

On the last day of 2025, Trump Media Technology Group (DJT) dropped a bombshell: it will partner with […2024111120230…] to distribute new digital products to shareholders.
The article "Trump's Big Spending! DJT Announces Partnership | _2024111120231_ | What's the Benefit of BlockTempo Digital Tokens to Shareholders?" was originally published on BlockTempo, the most influential ABMedia media.

Trump's massive spending spree! DJT announces partnership | _2024111120230_ | What's the purpose of airdropping digital tokens to shareholders?

also seems like a lot of it is overlap
like people who had their best cycle in 2021 compounded