some of my thoughts on the crypto market in 2025 and how to make money here.

1. the trenches are dead.
you won’t make it if you try to trade shitcoins not on Solana, not on BNB, and especially somewhere else.

study @Pumpfundata on dune

there are less and less tokens graduating
there are less and less new wallets
there is less and less interest and people who are still not washed out

some data from the start of the year showed that only 0.46% of people were making 10k+ on pump, but looking at the current dune numbers i can assume that number fell down dramatically . source.

i’m a member of a few trench traders chats and the morale is as low as ever. people don’t have faith and free money to ape into new narratives.

everyone is drained out. mentally and financially.

so if you plan to make money by trading shitcoins, there are less chances you will be successful.

2. NFTs are dead. finally. officially.

look at the charts on @opense . the thing is - not everything is going down. the number that is important is 24h volume and trades. and those numbers are shocking. no one is buying anything.
i was dreaming to buy @miladymaker under 2 eth when eth was 3500$. but now no one needs it at 1 eth when eth is at 3000$.

@Hypurr
at 14,500$? when last month it was something around 80k and there were a lot of sales in the 120k+ range. one month and you would be -100k if you bought then.
@doodles? @pudgypenguins? all dead. no interest. no next idea. all washed away by the market and greedy teams.

and i’m just talking about top collections. you can just imagine what is happening if you go 50+ in the list. you won’t be amazed. you will be shocked.

and if you try to look into other blockchains…

my beloved @berachainis officially dead.
i love bera and loved it from day 1. i received no drop, was not recognized, but was supporting all the collections and minted the maximum from everything. but now all that’s left is a few strong believers and retarded cult members.

no leadership. no plans. no users.

even the majority of X accounts were banned .
so if you want to make money, you probably won’t make it on NFTs.

my loss in 2025 on NFTs is around 30k$ minimum.

3. ICOs.
so right now ICOs are kinda returning. you can invest via amazing platforms like
@legiondotcc, @MetaDAOProject, or @CoinList.

and there were some good examples with solid profit like @UmbraPrivacy, @AviciMoney, or @yieldbasis. but those are exceptions that prove the rule.
a lot of ICOs also rug. so yes, you can make some money, but DYOR.

don’t ape blindly.
choose your "fighter" before you make decisions.
check the team.
check discord.
check their twitter score.
check competitors.
check if the founder speaks at events or hides behind the marketing manager's shoulders.
your task is to save money when everyone loses.
so there is a small chance you will make money on ICOs, but it won’t be a quick flip. it will take years. and you will become an investor and community member.

finally.

you still can make money working in crypto.

yes, it sounds strange, but honestly the best investment you can do is investing in yourself and your education.

i would be much happier if i had started learning coding when i was 18.
but the next best day to start doing it is today.

that’s why i try to educate myself in all fields that i treat as potentially interesting. find a job in a company you like. work for free, but educate yourself. with that approach you will have much more than a momentary profit.

you can build a system where you are rewarded over years and years by your brain.

if you read till this point, i’m grateful to you. grateful for everyone i met on my journey. and i hope you’ve found your way to make it in crypto. if still not, please follow my journey, where I'm happy to share it all with you my friends.