OKB was just *this* close to breaking $100! The ExchangeOS protocol is really packing a punch this time. During the Pizza Day meetup a few days ago, everyone was still debating when OKB would pump and under what conditions it might happen—who would’ve thought it’d only take two days to get here? Bet Short Bird is over the moon right now . Just yesterday, I was joking with Dog Driver about how the biggest worry is whether this bear market might be different from the past ones. After all, previous bear markets were mostly tied to sub-sectors. This time, the entire crypto narrative seems harder to sustain, and the overall niche has been replaced by gold, silver, oil, and stocks. But now, with this big move—allowing *anyone* to create trading markets and opening up market creation rights to everyone—it’s giving off major vibes of the "mass entrepreneurship and innovation" era back in the day. With everyone pooling their ideas and efforts, maybe we’ll stumble upon the next big narrative and breakthrough for market growth. Every strong bull run in crypto has, to some extent, been driven by changes or innovations in asset issuance methods. This time, the tools have been further democratized, making the market more equitable. It’s like liquidity infrastructure has been made accessible to the masses. Exchange competition might just be entering a whole new era.