8 years ago, people mocked and cursed the 50,000 BTC 'self-destruct truck' incident. During the bear market, it almost dragged everyone down with it, ultimately causing an average loss of 20%. But now, 8 years later, it’s turned into sympathy and support . I guess many of the post-2021 newcomers on Twitter didn’t experience what happened back then and are confused. Dragon King @dotyyds1234’s tweet already explained the details of the situation very thoroughly, but there are still many curious about what would’ve happened if the exchanges hadn’t intervened. Here are two AI simulations of the event—take a look and you’ll find your own answers. If we retail investors still sympathize with the market manipulators after reading this, then you’re a pure and principled decentralized warrior from Xinyang . That said, this 'self-destruct truck' incident did ultimately bring positive development to the industry. After that, exchanges gradually introduced mechanisms like automatic position building, marked price systems, tiered margin systems, and massive risk reserve funds.