I want to make a living in web3, I have prepared around 3000 USDT as startup capital, planning to use 1000 USDT with 6x leverage to trade cryptocurrencies, engaging in medium to long-term trading. The remaining 2000 USDT will be used for airdrops, working full-time in web3, posting daily to check in, and sticking to it until the end of the year to see if I can turn 3000 USDT into 30000 USDT.
For medium to long-term cryptocurrency trading, there's not much to say, just hold on. The main focus is on airdrops, manually operating 20 accounts, participating in all projects by following the bloggers who promote them, basically getting involved in everything, aiming for the airdrop safety net. Current projects I'm working on: Abstract, Humanity, ORO, Linera, Camp, Sahara Botting: DWAN, Bless, AIphaos.
Deposit types: USD AI / Theo / Cap / Hylo Prediction markets: OPINION / PM DEX: Titan
Several deposit projects involve buying YT; after purchasing, just wait to earn points. The expectations are not high; a return of 1 to 2 times the principal is acceptable. Titan earns badges through trading volume, and the operation is very simple. Focus on participating in two prediction market projects; OPI has a points reward mechanism, earning points can be challenging, so try to find ways to score high, and PM is used for trading.
2025 is coming to an end soon, and my overall evaluation of this year is that I thought too much and had too low of an understanding.
At the end of May this year, I set a goal to earn 30,000 U before the end of the year, but in the end, the progress towards that goal was less than one-third. Initially, I said I would work full-time and check in daily, but after a month, I started to slip into a state of fishing for three days and sunbathing for two. In this state, I also did a lot of useless work. One reason for this is laziness, and another is that I overthought things, believing this wouldn't work and that wouldn't work, and just doing the previous projects in a routine manner.
Although I was in this state, I still participated in many major projects, like ASTER, Boundless, and Lighter. But why didn’t I make money? I think it has a lot to do with understanding. Because I didn’t know enough, I was afraid to place heavy bets and never went all in, so I only participated in these major projects.
Among the above, the airdrop project that surprised me the most was Lighter, which was released in August. I did a little on it, but seeing that scoring was difficult, I planned to find methods to do it again, but then I procrastinated. Later on, too many people got involved, and with the market not doing well, I didn’t pay much attention, thinking that even if there was an airdrop, it wouldn’t yield much profit. But in the end, I couldn’t imagine that Lighter could fulfill its promise of 1 minute 20 tokens and issue hundreds of millions in airdrops in such a market.
So my thinking was too rigid, and my understanding was not enough. I only saw the surface and doubts of many opportunities and didn’t see the hidden glimmers of gold. The main task in 2026 is still to earn in Web3. Although I didn’t reach my goal this year, I still made money. Averaging out, it still beats working in a factory tightening screws and delivering takeout, of course, that’s not the only reason; I also want to wait for my own springboard in Web3.
Today I bought 300U of Theo's YT, from October to now I have bought a total of 1500U of YT, I have bought a bit of the more popular deposit projects. The YT for HYLO and Almanak has expired, HYLO has not issued tokens yet, and Almanak lost 200U to the counterattack. When I bought Almanak, I thought it was a new project on Legion, and the YT cost was lower than the new issuance plus TGE fully unlocked, it shouldn't be too bad, but after the tokens were issued, it turned out to be really garbage, and the project party is truly the worst of the worst.
When the market is not good, buying YT is easy to lose money. When I bought Almanak YT, I had a bit of a lucky mentality. If the market really turns bearish later, the remaining few YTs will probably also lose money, and buying now is just betting on the future market.
Lighter airdropped, the project team truly has vision, one point 20$LIT , sent out several hundred million, this wave has made some people rich, now just regretting not having brushed more points.
Opinion generated more than 8000 in trading volume for 0.3 points, all done through limit orders, with no significant wear. However, while trading, I lost 13U in a pool with very low liquidity. If calculated at 10-20U per point, it is still a loss. Ignoring the lost 13U, it still seems promising. Currently, Opinion's Christmas event offers extra points for transactions made with Binance Wallet. If the trading volume exceeds 2000 during this period, you can split 10000 points. You can directly trade in the Binance Wallet DApp. Invitation code: DfXugG
How much is enough to lie flat in the crypto world?
To get straight to the point, let's assume a relatively conservative but not too frugal living goal: an annual disposable expenditure of 100,000, not considering principal growth, only looking at stable cash flow, accepting on-chain risks but rejecting high volatility speculation. So the core goal is to look at the annualized return rate (APY). An annual return of 5% requires a principal of 2 million. An annual return of 8% requires a principal of 1.25 million. An annual return of 10% requires a principal of 1 million. Therefore, to achieve the goal of lying flat with 1 million is enough. But at this point, you will definitely ask where to find products with an annual return of 10%? My answer is to try USDD.
Alpha stopped processing for a period of time, and today the Booster threshold of 162 points caught me off guard. Fortunately, the task is a lottery mechanism that can be compensated before it ends. Also, am I the last one to know how limit orders and reverse orders are used?
Current projects: USD.AI, Cap, Hylo Projects planned for future participation: StandX, MetaMask, Titan, Farcaster, Extended Projects abandoned: Abstract, Opensea, Lighter
Currently, I am working on a few deposit projects. It has been a long time since I have worked on projects with tasks or interactions. On one hand, my execution ability is somewhat lacking; on the other hand, the market is not good, and the projects I have worked on have not yielded significant results, which really diminishes my motivation. The few projects mentioned above that I plan to participate in may not actually happen, such as Farcaster, as there really isn't much angle to exploit.
Both are yield track stablecoins, what is the difference between USDD and USDe, and why is Sun daring to offer a 12% APY
Let's start with the conclusion USDe is a financial engineering type of yield stablecoin USDD is an ecological subsidy + strategically priced yield stablecoin They are addressing the same issue: where does the yield from stablecoins come from? But they are following two completely different paths. USDe: yield comes from the market itself The core of USDe is a Delta-Neutral (hedging) structure On one side are assets like ETH / stETH, and on the other side are derivative shorts. By eating: funding rates, basis, and the returns of the collateral assets themselves When market leverage demand is strong, this structure naturally generates returns. This means that the yield comes from the market, not from project subsidies. But the cost is also clear: when sentiment declines and funding rates turn negative, yields will quickly contract.
Once again, platform airdrops are not as good as the Alpha series, airdropping 0.1 units and unlocking in three phases, it's too abstract, and those who don't know might think they are distributing BTC🤣
币安Binance华语
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Binance Alpha is the first platform to launch RateX (RTX). Alpha trading will begin on December 19, 2025, at 17:00 (UTC+8).
Users holding at least 226 Binance Alpha points can claim the token airdrop. Claim 25 RTX tokens on the Alpha event page. If the event has not ended, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes.
Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm the claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, otherwise, it will be considered as forfeiting the airdrop.
Yesterday, I withdrew 5000, and along with the previous withdrawals, I have exhausted all the principal since entering the market. Currently, the funds in the market are all earned from the cryptocurrency sector, totaling around 50000. There are no plans to withdraw this money temporarily; I intend to keep it for further operations. I believe the opportunities in the cryptocurrency sector are still more abundant for ordinary people compared to other places.
With the principal withdrawn, the operational pressure has significantly decreased. However, the market conditions are not favorable right now, so it's more important to safeguard the funds than to earn a little more. Therefore, for me now, earning stable returns with the funds is more reassuring than maximizing my positions. The airdrop event launched by Binance Wallet in collaboration with USDD is much more comfortable compared to the projects I participated in last month, where I ended up losing money after all the back-and-forth.
USDD is a decentralized over-collateralized stablecoin launched by TRON DAO, designed to be pegged to the US dollar at a 1:1 ratio, providing reliable and decentralized stability for the crypto ecosystem. It can also be seamlessly integrated into DeFi platforms, empowering users with reliable and transparent assets. In other words, it's the stablecoin from Sun Gua's family.
Although Sun Gua's concept doesn't have a very good reputation, overall, USDD has a clear mechanism design, and the collaboration with Binance Wallet provides some endorsement. These two points give a basic sense of security. @USDD - Decentralized USD #usdd以稳见信
USD.AI opened 250 million deposits last night, and now there are still 70 million not filled. It seems that GAIB's counter-measures have dampened the deposit project, and at the previous speed, the quota for such a popular project should run out quickly. However, those with spare money can still deposit. YZi and Coinbase have both invested, and the launch should be a jackpot project, probably around February next year for TGE. The deposit funds are managed by the M0 protocol, and most of it is used to buy U.S. Treasury bonds, so the funding risk is relatively safe.
The mainnet USDC used for deposits, this time it opened deposits on the Base chain. You can exchange directly at the bottom of the platform homepage; I bought YT, so I don't plan to deposit this time. Platform: app.usd.ai/i/hxkn7
For deposits, it's recommended to use the Binance wallet because there are no private keys or mnemonic phrases, making it very secure. Most wallet thefts happen due to the leakage of private keys and mnemonic phrases. Although the Binance wallet has some limitations, it excels in security. My Binance wallet 30% discount invitation code: U6GGD95H If you used my invitation code, feel free to message me.
$ETH floating loss, a bit annoyed, if it goes down to 2900, stop loss.
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$ETH went in many times, the current situation is about what I expected, consolidating around 3000, it should be easier to wash people out.
Recently, there haven't been many projects to work on, it's really boring, so I just came to play in this place. Although I made a profit on the short position I took earlier, I unfortunately tried to swing trade in between and ended up missing more. Indeed, greed is the greatest enemy. This time, I'll just hold on to it and not move, I temporarily see a bullish direction, planning to hold for a few days, but I still feel it will go down later. #币安合约实盘
$ETH went in many times, the current situation is about what I expected, consolidating around 3000, it should be easier to wash people out.
Recently, there haven't been many projects to work on, it's really boring, so I just came to play in this place. Although I made a profit on the short position I took earlier, I unfortunately tried to swing trade in between and ended up missing more. Indeed, greed is the greatest enemy. This time, I'll just hold on to it and not move, I temporarily see a bullish direction, planning to hold for a few days, but I still feel it will go down later. #币安合约实盘
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The two short positions I opened earned nearly 1000U. I wanted to swing trade in between, but it didn't succeed. I shorted again at the 3400 position. I shared my opening thoughts on the 3rd when ETH was floating around 3700. Looking back now, this strategy seems to be relatively correct. Now many people are bearish, but I don't see it that way. I believe ETH will move below 3000 in the future, but it won't drop too much, or it will just float around 3000. Recently, I won't open long positions, but if the market goes as I think, I will look for opportunities to buy at the bottom. #币安合约实盘