Crypto retail investors face a significant dilemma during the bull market,

and this dilemma has grown so large that it cannot simply be summarized as losing money; it is a sense of powerlessness from the bottom up.

The dilemma lies in the fact that many retail investors have not misjudged the overall direction but still fail to make money.

Many retail investors are actually correct in their direction, being bullish on BTC / ETH, optimistic about several mainstream public chains, and seeing the long-term potential of AI / L2 / DeFi,

but when BTC, SOL, and major market indices have surged significantly, their account balances not only remain unchanged but may also shrink.

Clearly, there is no missed opportunity in the market, yet there are almost no profits.

Retail investors are now up against VCs, teams, bots, and systematic profit extraction studios,

with early rounds, market makers, and team chips not available to retail investors,

on the trading front, there are quantitative market making and MEV bots, while retail orders are at the end of the information and speed spectrum.

Previously, one could survive on a rough rhythm, halving followed by a BTC bull market, then an altcoin season before slowly correcting,

but this round has left most retail investors feeling that, although they are part of a bull market, their overall assets are no different from those in a bear market.

As a result, retail investors who are still holding on are generally in an awkward middle state:

- They are unwilling to only hold BTC and ETH

- They lack the time and energy to act like scientists with algorithms

- They also do not want to merely gamble on VCs and MEME coins

Today, crypto retail investors urgently need a spectacular comeback, to find the next BTC or ETH consensus, or simply cling to BTC's coattails and ignore other wealth effects.