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OTC Trader💱 || DeFi & Technical Analyst📊 || Web 3 || Data Scientists, #Base🟦 Marxist

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

2020, during the Covid-19 crisis, $BTC declined from 10k to 3,500, everyone became sentimental & conclude the whole crypto market is going to zero, a year later BTC Top 66k.

I’m seeing the same pattern again, and I know what’s coming!.

Experience will remain my best teacher!.

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[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@Ohjayy Yo, typing from SW London. What’s good?

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

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[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

What you see VS what’s really happening(BIGER PICTURE)

#Bitcoin $Sol $base $Eth #BullMarket #bearmarket

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

#BTC down 40% and you want to panic sell.

All I see is the big boys playing their game again to make you panic sell so they can restock at cheaper price lol.

I’m not surprise because I’ve seen similar patterns over the years.

One things always happen for sure after. Greeeen✅

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

2020, during the Covid-19 crisis, $BTC declined from 10k to 3,500, everyone became sentimental & conclude the whole crypto market is going to zero, a year later BTC Top 66k.

I’m seeing the same pattern again, and I know what’s coming!.

Experience will remain my best teacher!.

[Noble Ironside 🦾📈 @NobleIrons7de]

The Psychology Behind The DeFi Market (That Nobody Talks
About)

DeFi isn’t all about smart contracts and yield farming.
Human psychology is the real engine
behind the market.

While most people focus on TVL, APYs, and protocol upgrades, the biggest market moves are often driven by fear, greed, and cognitive biases.

Here are four hidden psychological factors driving the DeFi market 👇

1. The Illusion of Early Adoption
People love to believe they’re getting in early, even when they’re not.

DeFi founders leverage this by constantly launching "first-ever" narratives:
● “The first AI-powered lending protocol”
● “The first modular RWAs platform”
● “The first DeFi-native stablecoin”

➻ Reality: Most "firsts" aren’t firsts. But the perceived opportunity to be early drives engagement and investment.

How to use this 👇
● Look for projects recycling old narratives in new ways.
● Understand that hype is not the same as innovation.

2. The "Sunk Cost Fallacy" – Why People Refuse to Sell at a Loss.

People hate losing money more than they love making it. This is why many DeFi users refuse to exit bad trades, even when it’s obvious they should.

➻ Example: Someone buys into a high-risk DeFi project, but the token price dumps, instead of cutting losses, they double down, convincing themselves it’ll bounce back.

➻ How It Moves Markets:
This keeps dead protocols alive longer than they should be and fuels exit liquidity for smarter players.

➻ How to Use It:
If you’re holding a position because of emotion, not logic, it’s time to rethink it.

3. Herd Mentality – (Why People Follow the Smart Money, Even When It's Too Late):

Crypto moves in waves of hype, and DeFi is no different.
Most people don't want to research. They just follow the herd.

➻ Example: When influencers or “smart money” start shilling a DeFi project, retail FOMOs in, pumping prices before the inevitable dump.

➻ How It Moves Markets:
Early insiders and whales front-run the hype, take profits, and exit
before retail even realizes what happened.

➻ How to Use It: If you hear about a DeFi project on CT, it’s probably already too late.
Look for undervalued protocols before they trend.

4. Recency Bias – Why People Think DeFi Trends Last Forever:

People assume that whatever’s happening right now will continue indefinitely. This leads to major miscalculations.
➻ Example: During bull markets, people forget that DeFi collapses every cycle.
They overestimate TVL growth, assume "this time is different," and get wrecked when the hype fades.

➻ How It Moves Markets:
Every DeFi cycle follows the same pattern 👇

Hype → peak → collapse → rebuild.

But people never learn and always get caught off guard.

➻ How to Use It: Zoom out.
If DeFi yields look too good to be true, they probably are.

My Final Takeaway:

DeFi is a Psychological Game
DeFi markets aren’t driven primarily by the tech.
They’re powered by human emotions and biases.

Understanding these hidden psychological forces gives you an edge over 99% of people who
only focus on charts.

Master the psychology, and you will master the market.

Tagging chads who need to see this and possibly contribute an advice 💪

@MarioNawfal
@AndreCronjeTech
@DEXLaboratory4
@Overdose_AI
@SamuelXeus
@PrudentSammy
@OnlyHades_
@VanessaDefi
@Haylesdefi
@EagleEyesCrypto
@murtaza
@DannyCrypt
@Kenzo13RO
@milesdeutscher
@alpha_pls
@_BillionAireSon
@SmallCapScience
@EnochTage
@AmirOrmu
@JohnnyZcash
@thelearningpill
@_TeachingCrypto
@ohjayy
@ZenRacc00n
@Alaouicapital
@anonymousCFS
@0x366e
@TheEwansEffect
@zordcrypt
@TweetByGerald
@0xDubsteppish
@TroupeFTM
@CryptoGirlNova
@CryptoGodJohn
@0xRetardio
@MrBrondorDeFi
@ZenRacc00n
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@0xRetardio

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@AlienBaseDEX @base Welcome back $Alb. It’s high time to invade the @base ecosystem 👽

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@ohjayy Congrats Ohjay🎉

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@BoomerOnBase Keep building $Boomer🎉. The only way is Up🚀

[CZ 🔶 BNB @cz_binance]

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish I had..."

bought bitcoins early
bought the dip
held
learned about crypto early
ignored FUD

But when the opportunity presents itself again, will you act?

Today is earlier than all the days to come. 🤷‍♂️

Not financial advice.

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

GM ☕️

[DeFive on Sonic @0xDeFive]

Hello, Sonic. DeFive is here.

3 years of building on Fantom and handling $1.3B in transactions, the next-level DeFi-focused version of WigoSwap is ready to embrace the Sonic era.

Welcome to DeFive: https://t.co/ypxLESb9TZ

Here’s what you need to know: 👇

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@WigoSwap Congratulations @WigoSwap. High $Five to the team ✋🏻

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@WigoSwap @SonicLabs Here $Wigo to $Five dollars🚀. Can’t wait to use this innovative technology☺️

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

@SonicSodaFTM Thirsty for more $Soda, so let send it higherr 🚀

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

GM☕️

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

$POPCAT

Looking for short term trade?, then grab this.

POPCAT is about to do what it likes to do best. The next leg up might hit $3, as markets is resuming back it’s momentum.

$Sol #Spx6900 $Spx $Giga $Goat

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

$POPCAT

Looking for short term trade?, then grab this.

POPCAT is about to do what it likes to do best. The next leg up might hit $3, as markets is resuming back it’s momentum.

$Sol #Spx6900 $Spx $Giga $Goat

[Vicabo💎🧲 @im_vicabo]

GM ☕️