Many people are pondering this question—why does it seem that the project teams always end up making the most money after all the hustle?

A closer look makes it clear. Token issuance projects have been controlling the game from the very beginning. They decide when to issue tokens, how many to issue, and when to cash out. And us? We are often attracted by various concepts and hype, one after another taking the bait.

The stories of coins like River and Dash are quite similar—glamorous promotions, enticing growth curves, as if wealth is just within reach. But from another perspective, these narratives are essentially designed to direct funds in specific directions. The project teams and early participants have long set the stage.

The risk lies here: as long as new projects and concepts emerge, there will be people rushing to participate. Each wave of involvement subtly shifts retail investors' money into the hands of the project teams. This isn’t about shorting all projects, but about recognizing that in this game, information asymmetry always exists.