The year ends nine days earlier than last year.
My birthday is in December, at the end of the year.
So, every time my birthday approaches, various thoughts and regrets come to mind,
and I realize, "Ah, it's the end of the year."
I'm truly grateful for all the congratulatory messages.
Looking back, a lot has happened since I launched my channel around October two years ago.
The channel started with less than 100 subscribers,
and now has two more zeros at the end.
The crypto market this year has been much more dynamic than last year.
If last year was centered around memecoins and a few projects,
this year, I feel the market itself has become much more culturally diverse.
With the rise of Info-Fi, a culture called "yapping" emerged,
and within that, a fandom formed,
and a truly diverse range of users entered the market.
I remember using the word "branding" quite a bit on my channel earlier this year. At the time, my new pipeline for this year was branding, or increasing personal value.
The idea was to go beyond simply buying and selling,
and understand crypto as a whole as a business.
For X users reading this,
or channel operators,
what was your branding like this year?
/On February 8th, I launched a project called **Cybertruck Loudspeaker** on my channel.
It was a project where I gritted my teeth and shouted out to those who were passionate and talented but still unknown,
on my channel.
And now,
I'm running a DAO called X IT with the friends I worked with back then.
Looking back, it's one of the best decisions I made this year./
Since mid-year, my position has also undergone a significant shift.
My role as an on-chain airdrop farmer has virtually disappeared,
and the existing airdrop method has been replaced by Info-Fi.
It was a time when users who actively utilized X were reaping significant profits.
The most impressive one was newt. I was in Shanghai at the time, and I remember thinking, "Is this... really this much money?" I shorted in anger, and eventually lost 20,000.
This period must have been a terribly boring market for anyone who couldn't keep up with the rapid changes.
But at the same time, many who adapted to this change were establishing themselves by opening new Telegram channels.
After that, there was KBW,
and looking back, I think it was the last fireworks at the end of the bull market.
Every project launched with billions of dollars,
and brought huge profits to many.
Perhaps that's why
there was almost no criticism from the market at that time.
I wonder if our conscience was somewhat diluted by the bull market.
When I first entered crypto, I was obsessed with every single thing,
biting, fighting, and trying to prove myself.
But now, even those things feel a little tiring.
Returning to crypto,
the airdrop projects that brought me relatively decent returns this year are Succinct, Mira, and most recently, WET.
Other than that,
I focused on steadily accumulating small profits rather than making a big splash.
I especially saw meaningful gains from Perp DEX.
My DAO friends, who supported me through team calls until dawn every day, played a big role.
I took a break from Telegram for a day yesterday,
and today, while checking back on my backlog of notifications,
I looked back at some of the posts I wrote around this time last year.
The market narrative certainly seems to be reflected in Telegram today.
Compared to last year, the market these days
feels like Telegram channel operators have significantly less material to cover from a profit perspective.
During the airdrop meta era, we would sprint along, strategizing with subscribers, sharing transaction routines and daily routines. Now, it seems like there's a growing trend of experts in each field projecting their expertise into the market.
Of course,
I hope the time for true coin enthusiasts returns.
/These days,
many people are so focused on "one shot at crypto" or "one-hit wonders,"
that they often get caught up in the pursuit of something,
and are slow to actually make a profit.
As I've always done,
with my meager skills, I plan to focus on gradually accumulating profits,
while also tinkering around.
While the methods of making money in the market are constantly changing,
I believe the essence remains largely unchanged.
Anyway,
I'd like to thank everyone who supported me,
both for their love and criticism, throughout the year.
This is a bit messy, as it's a bit scribbled, but I hope you'll do well next year, too.
