You can cheer for the traditional financialization of crypto, but the ones truly benefiting might not be you. For most crypto-native players, this is especially true. The space might not expand—it could actually shrink. The rise of memes is exactly a result of this trend. Memes aren’t good investment targets; they’re high-risk speculation with a slim chance of success, and many are just setups to exploit newcomers. But think about it—why are there more and more meme players? The only hope for crypto natives is the combination of crypto + AI. For now, it seems like it’ll still take some time.