Retail cryptocurrency investors face a significant dilemma during bull market phases, and this dilemma goes far beyond just "losing money"—it’s a profound sense of powerlessness stemming from the bottom up. The challenge lies in the fact that many retail investors get the broader direction right but still fail to make any profit. Many retail investors correctly predicted the direction: bullish on BTC and ETH, optimistic about several mainstream public chains, and confident in long-term trends like AI, Layer 2 solutions, and DeFi. However, when BTC, SOL, and other mainstream assets have surged significantly, their portfolio value has either remained stagnant or even shrunk. Despite being "on the train" and not missing out on the trend, they’ve seen almost no gains. Retail investors now face competition from venture capital (VCs), project teams, trading bots, and organized arbitrage studios. Early-stage allocations, market-making opportunities, and team-held tokens are out of reach for retail investors. On the trading side, there are quantitative market makers and MEV bots, leaving retail traders at the very end of the information and speed chain. In the past, retail investors could survive with a relatively simple rhythm: halving leads to a BTC bull run, followed by an altcoin season, and then a gradual cooldown. But in this cycle, most retail investors feel like they are part of the bull market—yet their overall assets remain indistinguishable from the bear market. This leaves today’s retail investors in an awkward middle ground: - They are reluctant to stick solely to BTC and ETH. - They lack the time or energy to dive into algorithms and become "scientists." - They don’t want to simply gamble on VC-backed tokens or meme coins. Retail cryptocurrency investors urgently need a decisive turnaround—a chance to find the next BTC or ETH consensus, or perhaps just commit fully to BTC and ignore all other wealth-generation opportunities.