$RIVER It looks like this is going to cost more than $3 rather than $10. The short sellers in the futures market are controlling the price, and there are no more starters coming in except for a few. The team sold everything at the peak, filled their pockets, and the rest were left with losses. They have to get 10 times the current number of starters for it to reach $75; it's almost impossible for a directionless and mediocre project.
US$ 11,36 Billion Lost: The Crypto Fraud Epidemic No One Wants to Discuss
Americans lost US$ 11,36 billion in crypto-related fraud in 2025. This is a 22% increase from the previous year. And if you think this is just an American problem, you are mistaken.
Crypto scams are a global industry. Pig butchering, rug pulls, sophisticated phishing, fake exchanges, cloned tokens — the creativity of scammers evolves as quickly as the technology we try to protect. And the worst part: as the market becomes more mainstream, the victims are no longer just uninformed beginners. Experienced investors also fall prey.
What is fueling this epidemic? Three main factors.
First, the increasing complexity of the ecosystem. DeFi, bridges, multiple chains — each new layer is a new attack surface.
Second, the lack of crypto financial education. People learn to buy tokens before learning to protect their wallets.
Third, the speed. Blockchain transactions are irreversible. By the time you realize it's a scam, it’s too late.
But it’s not all pessimism. Regulation is advancing — the CLARITY Act in the U.S. is in markup phase in the Senate.
On-chain analysis tools are becoming increasingly sophisticated. And the community is learning, even through pain.
What can you do now? Never connect your wallet to unknown dApps. Use hardware wallets. Check contracts before approving transactions. Be wary of guaranteed returns. And remember: in crypto, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Protecting your capital is just as important as multiplying it.
$BTC This doesn't give me confidence that the market will react, even though it has lost about US$2,500 in the last few weeks. It's getting worse every month or year, very pessimistic.
$BTC I have observed hundreds of thousands of transactions of the main cryptocurrencies, $BTC , $ETH, and $BNB, being carried out by trading bots, creating a veritable rollercoaster and generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit daily. BTC ETH BNB is becoming centralized and manipulable.
$SUI "sui" literally expresses a failure with no sign of stability or recovery. BTC recovered from a $10,000 drop. ETH recovered almost $400. "sui" didn't recover even $0.50. This demonstrates the failure of certain cryptocurrencies.
The reality is that 85% of cryptocurrencies are useless. Tier 1 and 2 cryptocurrencies are starting to become obsolete. Meme creators are stagnating. NFT games are tiring and boring. The metaverse has proven to be a failed scam.
And the altcoin boom will not actually happen in 2026 or the following years.
When a cryptocurrency enters the perpetual market, what happens is not magic or a new foundation in the project. What enters is leverage.
In perpetuals, traders operate with multiplied money. A thousand dollars can turn into ten thousand, twenty thousand, or even a hundred thousand in purchasing power within the platform. This “inflated” volume generates rapid and aggressive highs like 100%, 300%, or even more in a short time.
But there is one detail that many ignore: this money is not real capital entering the project, it is leveraged capital circulating in the TRADE.
And just as it rises quickly, it falls quickly. Traders are not there to “believe in the project.” They are there to realize profit.
When they start selling, a cascade effect occurs. One sells to secure gain. Others sell to avoid being liquidated. And in a matter of minutes, that 300% high can return to the initial point or even below it.
That’s why perpetuals are not a guarantee of continuous appreciation. It is a moment of extreme volatility.
The intelligent use of perpetuals is not to wait for the high to last forever. It is to closely monitor and realize part of the profit while the euphoria exists.
Those who understand this turn the perpetual into a tool. Those who ignore it see their portfolio rise 500%… and then return exactly to where it was.
$BTC Liquidating only the long-term futures contracts that were not sold at the peak of 126,000. Then it will rise like a rocket, killing the short-term futures.