In the crypto world, there is only one rule that is true: the bonus comes only once; if you miss it, don't fantasize about being able to replicate it again. Those who come in later have almost all become bag holders.

A few examples and you'll understand:

From 2020 to 2023, airdrops with DYDX, ARB, ENS, OP, STRK...

Just casually grabbing them could lead to wealth, with some making over 100 million.

But for those who came in later, the barriers to entry became higher, the conditions more stringent, and they had to endure PUA interactions, even facing counter trades, wasting gas for nothing. Early birds get fed, late birds go hungry.

During the inscription craze, those who played with ORDI and SATS earliest in 2023 went in with a few thousand U and came out with millions. But those who waited until the end of the year found that the market had already faded; those in the secondary market buying inscription coins all lost to the point of questioning life.

In the AI race, initially everyone thought it was a scam, and no one dared to buy. And the result? WLD tenfold, FET twentyfold, ARKM thirtyfold. By the time retail investors were convinced by the price increases and rushed in, they were stuck for two years.

The memecoin craze, at the beginning of 2024, saw on-chain memes sometimes increasing by a thousand times; PEPE, WIF, BOME, PNUT are all legends.

At that time, there were indeed people who turned a few hundred U into millions. But now? The ceiling for on-chain memes is only one or two billion, and many new coins drop to zero as soon as they are bought, with scams popping up like sickles in a field of leeks.

Do you understand? The bonus in the crypto world is one-time. Once everyone knows, the opportunity is already gone.

Many times, old investors are not as good as small newcomers. Old investors have psychological anchors, fear the highs, fear the shadow of bear markets, and dare not chase or rush. Newcomers, knowing nothing, dare to go all in and chase trends, and ironically, they end up making the most.

So it is said that the opportunity to make money in the crypto world is always in the 'first wave,' and not when everyone knows and shouts about it on the streets. Delayed recognition and hesitant actions cause the bonus to vanish in the blink of an eye.

Do you think there are still undiscovered 'first waves' now? Or has the best window already passed?