2026-01-11 19:20:25

Popular meme coins often attract a large number of retail investors. The logic behind this is actually quite straightforward—the most out-of-the-box meme coins naturally attract those retail investors who are influenced by social media and follow trends. Conversely, it is this group of "non-professional" participants that drives the spread and price fluctuations of meme coins. So you'll find that the holder structure of meme coins essentially mirrors their cultural attributes— the more casual and mainstream the coin, the broader its audience, and the more small retail investors enter. This is not a flaw; in fact, it is the reason why meme coins can become popular.

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MoonRocketTeam

· 01-11 19:48

Retail investors are the fuel for rockets; once dopamine is released, it directly blasts out of the atmosphere🚀

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MelonField

· 01-11 19:46

Basically, it's just the little guys pushing the little guys, entertaining ourselves isn't a bad thing either. Wait, does this mean retail investors are the core driving force behind meme coins? I need to reflect on that. I really hadn't thought of this point, no wonder a trending meme can cause a rally. I like this kind of honest analysis, no need to pretend to be some institutional narrative. The concept of cultural attribute mirroring is brilliant, it hits the nail on the head. It's really just a consensus game—who runs faster wins. In a sense, meme coins are more honest than those "professional" coins. As expected, non-professional is the real professional; I accept this logic. Well said, but the real test is how to walk away unscathed from this wave.

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ForkTongue

· 01-11 19:46

Basically, it's a carnival for retail investors. That's the core competitiveness of meme coins.

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OnChainDetective

· 01-11 19:44

nah see this is exactly what the data shows though - wallet clustering on these meme coins reveals like 70%+ concentration in retail addresses under 1 eth holdings. suspicious activity detected written all over it. typical rugpull signature if you ask me, just slower burn this time around.

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GweiWatcher

· 01-11 19:38

Basically, it's just the retail investors pushing up the price, then getting cut together. This cycle never ends.

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SchrodingersPaper

· 01-11 19:24

I am just this group of retail investors being dragged along, do you still have the nerve to analyze for me? --- That's right, we are that group of trend followers, but who the hell doesn't want to get rich quickly? --- Non-professional participants driving price fluctuations? That sounds really harsh, but I'm still all in. --- The more casual the coin, the more retail investors there are, so am I right to have found the right one? --- Mirroring and such are too advanced, I just want to buy when I see it going up. --- Cultural attribute mirroring... alright, I admit I am the one manipulated by social media. --- This logic is sound, but the problem is, who is responsible when I lose money? --- Small investors spreading the word... sounds like we're pretty important, haha. --- The more mainstream the coin, the more I fear it, always feeling it will crash. --- If I have to point out a flaw, it's that our group is the most likely to get cut.

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ZKSherlock

· 01-11 19:22

actually... this is just describing market dynamics through a cultural lens, but what's *really* happening underneath? you've got information asymmetry + zero cryptographic verification of actual utility. the "non-professionals" aren't pushing price discovery—they're the probabilistic proof that hype can substitute for fundamentals. kinda fascinating in a depressing way ngl

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