I hate dunking on communities when theyโre down, but Iโve always said that $ETH, $SOL and many other crypto projects have incentivized people who got in at prices significantly lower than you ever had access to.
Who bought $ETH at $1?
Who were the whales that got access to Ethereum through early connections?
Who bought Solana in private rounds before retail even knew it existed?
Who are the VCs funding these projects and the marketing arms promoting them?
These are the questions people should be asking.
In equities we talk about insider advantages all the time, yet in crypto weโve normalized a cycle where large investors get huge allocations, marketers promote the token, retail buys in, and early investors eventually unwind into that liquidity.
Thatโs not me saying the technology is bad. Itโs me saying a lot of people got access to these assets long before you ever had the opportunity.
Everyone loves to hate on $XRP, but one thing Iโve always found different is that Rippleโs focus has largely been on building infrastructure for institutional adoption rather than creating endless VC-funded hype cycles.
You donโt have to agree with that view, but understanding who owns the supply, who got it first, and what their incentives are matters far more than most people realize.
A final point (and this is just a guess), those who got into $ETH presale also likely got into $SOL. So, why do you think there is a coordinated hate campaign towards $XRP and @Ripple โฆ.
Today, @The_DTCC's tokenization service announced plans to connect with @StellarOrg starting H1 2027.
This integration will allow market participants to leverage traditional assets in a digital ecosystem for faster settlement, greater asset mobility, extended trading hours, cost efficiency, and lowered risk.
The network was built for this moment.
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@HillbillyDNA It wasn't just the dunk, it was the style..how he posed midway through the dunk (i had the poster) bending the knees and pulling the ball back by his head, it was the shoes, the socks, the sweatband, the aura...style for years man. Legendary