This happened years ago. A little story from Shenzhen that I heard from a friend who attends conferences. Back when e-chain was just getting popular, someone went to an offline conference in Shenzhen and asked their team leader for $100,000 to build a Meme. As expected, the leader directly rejected him. But their conversation was overheard by a big shot at the event, who said, “Let me check the contract.” Turns out the contract was clean, so he gave it a shoutout, and it skyrocketed 100x on the spot. This shows how easy it was to make money in the early stages of a project. Now, x402 is in a similar phase. When Ping just launched, Lao Xu openly bought in. In crypto, the tradition has always been to buy new, not old. From ETH → SOL → BSC → Base, every chain is full of opportunities and challenges. Some people get rich overnight, while others cry their hearts out. After going through so much, you realize how precious your capital is, and you become more cautious when choosing projects. It’s like how experienced drivers tend to drive slower. These days, I’m putting smaller positions into meme coins. Will Base chain take over from BSC chain and write a new legend? That’s still a question mark. In the early stages of the market, you need to stack enough buffs before daring to bet on tokens. X402, Base, AI, and AOE combine these three features. Choosing tokens is like choosing people—the AOE team has previously built multiple long-term projects. In this current bear market, everyone needs to be responsible for their own capital. Buy new, not old. Buy right, not wrong. Buy less, not more. In this era, there’s a classic saying: “Everyone else is wiped out, but I’m still standing.” This is the survival rule during black swan events.