Aster moving this way proves they don't want to bail out the people above, and it also forces those below competing with them for chips to hand over their chips. They can just earn fees with stablecoins staying flat anyway. The problem is nobody's buying the token anyway. With this kind of price action, forget about capturing hype share—it's questionable whether the community can even stay cohesive. When positive news drops, it rises even less than the neighboring hype projects.

Sorry, I'm out! Indeed, I can't rely too much on projects dependent on individuals. This is the biggest lesson I've learned since entering the space, or maybe it's path dependency. Previously, projects or companies I all-in'd on because I believed in them all made money, so I always thought this time the Chinese boss would be different.