Recently, I noticed an interesting phenomenon in the crypto community—someone said that CAKE's trading volume dropped to 45 billion this week, and they are still thinking about boosting points to help it recover. This statement sounds a bit funny, but upon closer reflection, it actually reflects the current real situation of ecosystem development.

Why do users have this kind of idea? On the surface, it seems like they want to help, but the deeper logic is actually about利益绑定 (interest binding). When you trade on a certain DeFi platform, the trading pool of that platform comes from CAKE, and every transaction directly relates to the health of the entire ecosystem. For those who participate long-term in the ecosystem, their asset appreciation and point rewards all depend on the ecosystem's stable operation. What does it mean if CAKE's trading volume continues to decline? Liquidity becomes tight, the platform's capacity decreases, and ultimately, the users themselves suffer.

Therefore, users actively want to take action. Instead of saying it's "helping others out of kindness," it's more about "self-protection." This is a typical rational choice—my interests are tied to the ecosystem's interests. If the ecosystem is not good, I won't do well either. Rather than passively waiting, it's better to actively participate. This behavior precisely indicates that users still have confidence in the CAKE ecosystem, at least enough confidence to keep investing.

From another perspective, this also exposes a phenomenon: how strong is the stickiness of the current crypto ecosystem? Users within the ecosystem are no longer simply "voting with their feet," but truly becoming participants of the ecosystem. How long this consensus can last and how far it can go are worth continued observation.