No one is really sharing much alpha these days on CT. It’s mostly memes, market takes, and whatever coins or DeFi protocols that are trending right now. The days of the past when people shared trading advice, DeFi yield strategies, or actionable “how to make it” tips seem to have faded. Maybe the truth is we’ve already extracted most of it, and there just isn’t any real alpha left. Even the so-called “dumb money” seems to have shifted focus—many are now in TradFi, trading stocks and chasing low caps, rather than hanging around here. That says something about how the crypto market has matured. The easy wins aren’t as common anymore. It’s worth asking yourself: Why are you still here? Do you actually have an edge? Are you a VC, founder, angel, working for a protocol, profitable trader (or aiming to be), KOL, researcher, marketer, BD, or just someone who spends 12+ hours a day in this space? If not, what’s your real reason for sticking around? It’s not likely this will get much easier. Institutions are here, but the 2021 retail crowd has mostly moved on. Most of the DeFi yield or upside in coins will probably go to people with a real edge, not to those who spend an hour or two a day on crypto. Maybe for some, it’s time to focus on holding Bitcoin, or stick with the S&P 500 instead. Or work on developing your own edge in crypto. But that requires work. There's no free lunch anymore.