After years of navigating Web3, what is the harshest lesson I've learned? It's not to be blinded by the shouting.

I still remember those scenes in the community—people shouting about 100x, 1000x returns, talking about "disrupting finance" with all kinds of hype. When I jump in, the hype fades and the tokens disappear without even a goodbye. After doing this many times, I started to wonder—what kind of projects can survive, and which are just fleeting moments? Later, I realized—it's not about who has the loudest voice, but about whether you truly solve a real problem. Those that only tell stories without real implementation, no matter how popular they get, I no longer pay attention to.

What restored my confidence was deeply researching a project focused on privacy protection and compliance. I found that someone is seriously building financial infrastructure—not riding the trend, not hyping concepts, but bridging the gap between traditional finance and Web3. At first glance, this path seems the hardest, but precisely because it's difficult, succeeding in it represents real value. Its token isn't just air tokens; it's tied to the entire ecosystem.

I want to clearly explain how I went from initially understanding this project to eventually holding a significant position in it. These are all the pitfalls I’ve walked through and the waters I’ve crossed—honest words, no marketing hype.

Why do I particularly believe in the direction of privacy + compliance? It’s still because I’ve suffered losses before. I once tried participating in real asset transactions on-chain, and the feeling of being constantly blocked was truly speechless. There was one time...