Monday, October 5, 2026 Edition 09 · Special edition Supported by Phantom

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La Sobremesa

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Carlitos & StarPlatinum

Everyone is winning except you?

By StarPlatinum

· 1 min read

The market is hot, let’s be honest, it’s possible that the worst of the bear market has already passed, Bitcoin looks strong at $79,000, Ethereum for the first time in a long time is moving well even ignoring the fact that the ETH Foundation dumps on us every chance it gets, finally we can see the end of the tunnel.

And like in every bull market, everyone seems to be winning… except you.

You enter whatever social network is popular at the moment and the first thing that hits you in the face is a PNL from (insert random KOL name) with 6 figures in profit, first you’re surprised, then maybe you’re happy for them and in the end you end up looking at your own portfolio, falling into comparison.

I’ll tell you the reality, the number of larpers increases the more attention the market gets, it’s a rule. And there is one field within crypto where all of this gets multiplied x1000.

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