Recently, I noticed a rather interesting signal: the founder of a leading exchange revealed in an interview that his main focus is no longer on the day-to-day operations of the exchange.
So what is he doing now? Actually, just two main areas, but both are pretty crucial.
First: all in on public chain ecosystem development. This founder is now personally overseeing ecosystem project support, technical architecture upgrades, and capital pool allocation. In simple terms, this means we might soon see a batch of key incubated projects emerging on this public chain—DeFi protocols, GameFi platforms, new on-chain applications—with resources being more concentrated. For us, this means on-chain data is worth watching closely; early-stage projects that show real user growth and solve practical problems might offer more opportunities than just looking at secondary market charts.
Second: serving as a crypto advisor to multiple governments. This move is even bolder. Transitioning from entrepreneur to policy-level advisor is essentially paving the way for the entire industry’s compliance. Once more countries' regulatory frameworks are established, the barriers for traditional capital and institutional users to enter will be lowered. In the long run, this is a massive positive for the entire crypto market, not just for a single platform.
So what does this mean for regular users?
First, there’s no need to panic about management changes at the exchange. With a co-CEO taking office and a more mature team structure, it actually shows the platform is entering a more stable governance phase. It’s not a sign of weakness, but rather of growing stronger.
Second, the profit-making logic may need to shift. The room for pure short-term speculation is narrowing; it’s more valuable to follow the direction of the ecosystem—research on-chain projects, see which protocols have real application scenarios, and which teams are consistently delivering. Data doesn’t lie; user growth and protocol revenue are the real hard metrics.
Lastly, you should still hold onto core assets. As exchanges focus on ecosystem building and compliance, ultimately the value will settle on their native tokens. As the "value hub" of the ecosystem and exchange, the importance of these assets will only increase.
The industry is transitioning from wild growth to a "dual-engine" phase of deep ecosystem cultivation and compliance paving. The next wave of opportunities will likely be found within those public chain ecosystems that are actually doing real work.
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SchrodingerPrivateKey
· 40m ago
Ecosystem development truly tests real capability; it's much more reliable than burning money to lay the groundwork. Data is king.
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JustAnotherWallet
· 19h ago
This is quite interesting, I like this logic. Compared to watching candlestick charts every day, it's indeed better to keep an eye on ecosystem data. But to be honest, you still have to look at projects that actually attract real capital; there are too many worthless projects out there.
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ruggedNotShrugged
· 19h ago
The ecosystem stories sound impressive, but how many projects are actually profitable?
At the end of the day, you still have to look at real on-chain data—don’t get fooled by the hype.
The real opportunity this time is definitely in public chain ecosystems; the key is picking the right projects.
There’s nothing wrong with the long-term logic of holding native tokens—don’t worry too much about short-term volatility.
Regulatory compliance is definitely the big trend, and it’s good news for institutional adoption.
Early-stage projects have potential but also come with high risks, so you need to do your homework.
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WalletDivorcer
· 19h ago
Hey, well said. Playing the ecosystem card is definitely more reliable than short-term speculation.
I agree with holding core assets, but about your point on selecting projects... I’m actually curious, how do you screen them? There’s data everywhere, but whose numbers actually reflect real user growth?
Honestly, regulatory groundwork looks great on paper, but it’ll probably take years to really materialize, right? Anyway, I’m going to keep accumulating, but I have to admit the short-term upside is definitely limited.
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CommunityLurker
· 19h ago
Compliance really is becoming mainstream now. In the past, everyone tried to avoid regulation, but now it’s all about proactively embracing it. It’s definitely the trend.
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Ecosystem incubation sounds good, but in reality, very few projects actually survive. You really need to pay attention to user data.
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So people who are still just speculating based on candlestick charts are probably going to lose out. It’s really time to shift focus to on-chain research.
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When those top exchanges are working on ecosystems and compliance, ultimately the biggest beneficiaries are definitely their own tokens. That logic makes sense.
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Honestly, if this “government advisor” identity is real, it would be a huge long-term positive for the industry, but it really depends on how it’s implemented.
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These days, the “actual user base” metric is really what matters. Purely conceptual projects are finding it harder and harder to stand out.
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Double-engine phase, right? I feel it’s still safest to stick with teams that are actually building real products.
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There’s no need to panic when exchanges change up their management—it actually shows they’re seriously restructuring.
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Project selection is really simple if you think about it—it all comes down to whether the team keeps delivering. Everything else is just talk.
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StableGeniusDegen
· 20h ago
Bro, this logic does make sense, but I think the key is still to see who can actually build the ecosystem, instead of just making empty promises.
Early-stage projects do have high risks, so I’d want to look at data from several cycles before making a move.
Compliance is definitely a long-term positive, but in the short term there might still be some back and forth.
#数字货币市场洞察 $BNB $ETH $BTC
Recently, I noticed a rather interesting signal: the founder of a leading exchange revealed in an interview that his main focus is no longer on the day-to-day operations of the exchange.
So what is he doing now? Actually, just two main areas, but both are pretty crucial.
First: all in on public chain ecosystem development. This founder is now personally overseeing ecosystem project support, technical architecture upgrades, and capital pool allocation. In simple terms, this means we might soon see a batch of key incubated projects emerging on this public chain—DeFi protocols, GameFi platforms, new on-chain applications—with resources being more concentrated. For us, this means on-chain data is worth watching closely; early-stage projects that show real user growth and solve practical problems might offer more opportunities than just looking at secondary market charts.
Second: serving as a crypto advisor to multiple governments. This move is even bolder. Transitioning from entrepreneur to policy-level advisor is essentially paving the way for the entire industry’s compliance. Once more countries' regulatory frameworks are established, the barriers for traditional capital and institutional users to enter will be lowered. In the long run, this is a massive positive for the entire crypto market, not just for a single platform.
So what does this mean for regular users?
First, there’s no need to panic about management changes at the exchange. With a co-CEO taking office and a more mature team structure, it actually shows the platform is entering a more stable governance phase. It’s not a sign of weakness, but rather of growing stronger.
Second, the profit-making logic may need to shift. The room for pure short-term speculation is narrowing; it’s more valuable to follow the direction of the ecosystem—research on-chain projects, see which protocols have real application scenarios, and which teams are consistently delivering. Data doesn’t lie; user growth and protocol revenue are the real hard metrics.
Lastly, you should still hold onto core assets. As exchanges focus on ecosystem building and compliance, ultimately the value will settle on their native tokens. As the "value hub" of the ecosystem and exchange, the importance of these assets will only increase.
The industry is transitioning from wild growth to a "dual-engine" phase of deep ecosystem cultivation and compliance paving. The next wave of opportunities will likely be found within those public chain ecosystems that are actually doing real work.
Are you ready to screen for projects?