Every year at year-end, I take stock of which airdrops I’m still waiting for—and more importantly, what major projects I have lined up for next year. In the past, I was incredibly driven. My strategy used to be: start with a public chain, build a cross-chain bridge, then move to ecosystem DEXs, trade on NFT marketplaces, jump into SOL staking, and simultaneously engage in perpetual trading and prediction markets. I’d juggle big and small projects, always busy every day. 🔸 This year, it’s already November, and honestly, I don’t have a single major project lined up for next year. I have no idea what to all-in on. This feeling started after the AI boom. Crypto funding news has dwindled, and there are no new narratives emerging—everyone’s just recycling old ideas, like Blizzard. The so-called “hot” new projects these days are mostly forks or migrations to new chains—no real innovation, no new users. In DCs, it’s always the same familiar faces repeating the same patterns. 🔹 Another interesting trend: many English-speaking KOLs are posting in Chinese to promote projects in the Chinese-speaking region, complete with referral links. I suspect there are no more new retail investors left in the West—Asia’s high population growth means there are still plenty of “trainees” ready to take the baton 🥲 ✅ These two observations are what I’ve noticed—I’m writing them down as a personal reminder to all my brothers: don’t get stuck in old patterns. Think critically! Back then, so many people path-dependent on Berachain and all-in on Monad—only to get burned. Keep thinking. Keep pushing forward. Keep grinding, Airdrop hunters!