2026-01-06 22:31:20

The early movers in web3 accumulated significant wealth without needing deep industry expertise—that was the first-mover advantage. But the game has shifted. Today's landscape is fundamentally different. Market maturity means increased competition, stricter due diligence requirements, and far less room for purely speculative plays. The days of effortless gains are behind us.

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MEVSandwichVictim

· 2h ago

The early bird robot eats meat, we drink soup, this is the current situation.

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StakeOrRegret

· 13h ago

The era of easy wins in the early days is truly over. Now, entering the market requires some real skills and knowledge.

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SnapshotStriker

· 01-06 22:56

That's why I say that anyone entering the space now needs to do thorough research and can't rely on luck or chance encounters anymore.

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GweiObserver

· 01-06 22:55

Early retail investors were just lucky; now, trying to replicate that approach simply doesn't work anymore.

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TokenEconomist

· 01-06 22:42

actually, let me break this down—the key variable here is that first-movers benefited from information asymmetry, ceteris paribus. now that asymmetry's collapsing, so yeah, the arbitrage window's basically closed.

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