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Re: What's with the Game-fi Project
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Tom Ronald
on 29/06/2025, 22:23:26 UTC
Their whitepaper for game fi was created when they were still optimistic with their project.
Not until the reality hits them and find out that the whole space is just lacking genuine gamers and just full of people taking advantage of the project.

I've seen plenty of people who played these game fi project and their motivation is always how much money they can get, so eventually it become unsustaining, the team sees only failure and therefore losing their vision to push forward.]
I wouldn't expect much from game fi project, just see the biggest example axie and how their NFT is losing 90% of its value.

Though, when people talk about Axie Infinity I done think they are aware of how big such an historical case it is when comes to the history of Gamefi/Play-to-earn and NFTs. Axie Infinity had it all for them to become successful in the long term and actually become the first game in which players and investors actually owned their assets in a decentralized way, but their mistake was to advertise too much their Play-to-earn strategy in order to attract more players to their ecosystem, they rather quantity of players instead of quality of players, being the latter those who would have been willing to pay for their axies and play their game for the sake of fun, instead of trying to get money out of a game.
Had they tried instead to bring people into their game for the sake of fun, instead for the sake of profit, then Axie would have been relevant to this day and they could have afford to carry on a better development.
With this issue of quantity over quality that happened with axie infinity, 90% of the gamefi projects nowadays are following the same path. They rather focus on rapid growth, i mean large number of players than building a quality amount of players that are interested in the game, the tech and are ready to grow with the project. This is the major issue in the gamefi ecosystem, until that is fixed I don’t think there would be any improvement.
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Re: What should we expect in DePin and RWAs sector ?
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Tom Ronald
on 29/06/2025, 22:03:20 UTC
As for depin, i'm not so sure, future is pretty uncertain but there are great depin project out there, it's just that the new project are mostly just feels pretty weak.

On the other hand, the RWA sector is blooming, most of people don't even realize they're using RWA like t-bill and bond backed stablecoins.
It's looking pretty bright with the future of RWA sector, with giants like blackrock actively pushing the growth and other institutional as well.
I understand your point about DePins but i think they have potential. Though i’ve also seen a few that lack solid value but with a few strong ones coming into the picture, the narrative might change and i think NodeOps might be one of them.
Also, the RWA sector is definitely proving its value and long term potential because just like you mentioned, many haven’t realized yet, that they’re using it daily. Meanwhile, some still have their doubts about RWAs without realizing it has been subtly brought into everyday crypto use.
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What should we expect in DePin and RWAs sector ?
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on 28/06/2025, 14:33:41 UTC
Recently, my interest in these two crypto sectors has been growing. I mean DePIN and RWAs sector. I got more interested in both as it’s now shown clearly that the ecosystems with that’s built with solid infrastructure are the ones that will last long.

With some narrative built on hype, memecoins on Solana for instance, most can already see that in the next few years, the hype might have reduced to dust. Even though those two sectors are just gaining traction i believe they can stand the test of time as the crypto space is always evolving.

I came to this conclusion because i studied a couple of projects but let’s take a look at NodeOps, according to my findings it has powered over 61,000 blockchain nodes across more than 44 networks via its no‑code NodeOps Console. Let me leave it at that, so i won’t say too much, besides this i’ve seen other projects with real value.

About RWAs, I’m sure i’m not the only one seeing tokenized real-world assets starting to gain traction in the market. The momentum might be low now but it would get stronger with time. This improvement shows that crypto is moving and i think we should start looking into them more. What’s your take ?
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Re: Solana Price Eyes $200 Target After Bullish Cup and Handle Emerges.
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Tom Ronald
on 10/05/2025, 12:12:00 UTC
Solana price is forming a bullish cup and handle pattern.
A breakout above $150 could drive price action toward $200.
Support near $140 remains strong after multiple retests.
Solana (SOL) price continues to hover around the $140 support level as bulls attempt a recovery. The asset remains in consolidation, reflecting the broader market’s sideways movement. Despite limited momentum, SOL maintains a slightly upward structure when observed over time.

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Following Bitcoin breaking above $100K, Solana has surged past the $150 resistance, confirming the bullish cup and handle breakout pattern. Since the market is bullish, it would rally toward the $200 level, let’s see it might probably hit it in a few days. The strong support which was held around $140 after multiple retests shows signs for further upside. As long as the strong market momentum continues, SOL upward trajectory is bound to continue.
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Re: What do you think of narrative shifting towards memecoins lately ?
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on 10/05/2025, 10:49:55 UTC
My thinking is that you should be really careful if you’re considering investing in memecoins. There are just so many that it’s incredibly hard to hit a big runner. So many people end up broke chasing unrealistic goals of a 2000x or more. By all means invest in memecoins but do extensive research first & only invest with amounts that you can afford to lose.
Well said!! I do say this a lot, memecoins need thorough research to make it big but no most degen traders want to invest in memes without applying patience. Early entrys are the best but FOMO has got the best of them which make them lose at the end.
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The rise and fall of NFTs.
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Tom Ronald
on 10/05/2025, 06:56:35 UTC
I still recall the NFT hype of few years ago. It was the most popular form of digital art then, thought it will stand the test of time probably 10 years but unfortunately today NFTs have not only faded, it has lost value. Few years ago when NFTs were making headlines, people bought them at ridiculous prices hoping to get rich quick on the long run. At some point it was sold at fund raising events which was cool.

I still recall when the internet when Justin Sun bought a banana-on-a-wall art piece for $6.2million, in his case he didn’t buy it for profit he said he bought it because the piece represented a cultural phenomenon that bridges art and the crypto community. But presently i think it’s safe NFTs don’t stand a chance to go mainstream anymore, even though they were seen as a key part of Web3 ecosystem then, it doesn’t hold no real utility to make it significant now.

I wonder if OpenSea and Doodles still generate enough revenue from NFTs anymore because now everyone cares more about AI, ChatGPT than NFTs.
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Re: Can the “blockchain trilemma” be solved totally ?
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Tom Ronald
on 10/05/2025, 03:07:12 UTC
There’s a couple of times i would read a project whitepaper and i would presume it’s just a stretch. I mean some recent projects are just rebranding what’s been done in the past years.

I came across this project Shardeum that claims to be an EVM-based L1 blockchain that uses dynamic state sharding to address scalability trilemma. To achieve low gas fees, high speed and a more decentralized system. Basically, it operates the sharding process.

Algorand also claimed to have solved the “blockchain trilemma” with PPoS(Pure Proof-of-Stake) but has this challenge been solved ?
Actually sometimes it genuinely feels like the same tech wrapped in fresh buzzwords merely to stir up investors.  Shardeum looks interesting on paper with the dynamic state sharding idea, but we’ve seen similar claims before. Algorand did come out strong with their PPoS approach, but even they haven’t totally evaded the trade offs. I don’t think the blockchain trilemma is totally addressed by anyone yet. It’s more like teams are just finding better tradeoffs between decentralization, scalability and security rather than genuinely solving it.
Well said!! The trilemma still holds and until we see real results, it’s all just potential on paper because down the line there would be centralization issues.
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Re: Can the “blockchain trilemma” be solved totally ?
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Tom Ronald
on 09/05/2025, 09:25:21 UTC
There’s a couple of times i would read a project whitepaper and i would presume it’s just a stretch. I mean some recent projects are just rebranding what’s been done in the past years.

I came across this project Shardeum that claims to be an EVM-based L1 blockchain that uses dynamic state sharding to address scalability trilemma. To achieve low gas fees, high speed and a more decentralized system. Basically, it operates the sharding process.

Algorand also claimed to have solved the “blockchain trilemma” with PPoS(Pure Proof-of-Stake) but has this challenge been solved ?
It seems that overcoming the trilemma is not that easy because we have seen many projects that carry this vision many times and end up unclear. It is too early to claim to have been able to overcome the problem, besides the trilemma above there is a fundamental thing where developers often make blunders just to get big funding, Shardeum is not 1 day old after being listed a few hours ago and you haven't seen anything there other than people selling tokens. Network issues will always be a debate especially when the number of L2s is too much then new competitors will come with the same vision.
Exactly!! The trilemma has proven to be a tough challenge to overcome, as many projects that claimed to solve it often fall short or lose focus. Checked Shardeum on Bitget now but i won’t judge as it's still early but the performance is quite good. Let’s see how it plays out with time as the market is bullish. As it’s a L1 project, we’ll keep watching it’s long-term adoption and community growth. Every L2s just come up with the attempt to solve recurring issues, which at this point i doubt if it’s good thing.
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Can the “blockchain trilemma” be solved totally ?
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Tom Ronald
on 08/05/2025, 12:32:45 UTC
There’s a couple of times i would read a project whitepaper and i would presume it’s just a stretch. I mean some recent projects are just rebranding what’s been done in the past years.

I came across this project Shardeum that claims to be an EVM-based L1 blockchain that uses dynamic state sharding to address scalability trilemma. To achieve low gas fees, high speed and a more decentralized system. Basically, it operates the sharding process.

Algorand also claimed to have solved the “blockchain trilemma” with PPoS(Pure Proof-of-Stake) but has this challenge been solved ?
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What do you think of narrative shifting towards memecoins lately ?
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Tom Ronald
on 06/05/2025, 14:34:15 UTC
The crypto space is always interesting, major CEXs offer different opportunities here and there and sometimes I don’t even think much to them because some offers seem too good to be true.

It’s funny how exchanges are giving rewards to memecoin traders more now, seriously when i saw there’s a reward for $MYX traders earlier, I thought to give it a shot. It seems with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu ETFs going through approval, focus is kinda shifting towards the memecoin narrative, like I’ve been observing alot. You can imagine how shocked i was when i saw $donkey doing over 2000%. Everything is getting more interesting, what do you think of this shift in narrative ?
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Re: Memecoin still stands as the best crypto investment. I.M.O
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Tom Ronald
on 05/05/2025, 16:36:40 UTC
Memecoin may look convincing at the moment, but for me it is too risky. After my past experiences I would not put too much trust in memecoin.

I remember when I first learned about Dextools and tried to buy WIF before it was listed on Cex and it was $0.0003. After that I was really surprised by the price increase very quickly and after that I sold everything I had when I felt I had made a profit. But it turns out that after listing on Cex, the price went 5000%+++ higher.

This was the beginning of my downfall because I felt very confident from the new memecoin and tried to buy back the new memecoin on Dextools and to my great surprise it only took me 2 minutes to lose all the value of my assets.

Since then I have always avoided memecoins and prefer altcoins that are in the top 10.
I learnt very early never to buy the tops and never to buy back as long as you’ve taken profits as it always put the trader in losses. This is why most degens end up in loss, the best is buy early and if you couldn’t buy at the early stage never FOMO in. This is why i check the Onchain section of Bitget always, i’m able to find coins early through it before the price move uptrend.
For instance, $neet and $donkey have done over 10x since they launched few days ago. Also, never invest what you can’t afford to lose is also important. I noticed most traders know this but don’t put it to good use.
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Re: What’s your take on Launchpools ?
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Tom Ronald
on 04/05/2025, 18:56:09 UTC
In the last 1-2 years, Launchpool is no longer as hyped as it used to be. Previously, Launchpool was one of the programs that crypto enthusiasts were waiting for. That's because none of those projects failed, and they even proved to be able to provide a fairly large ROI percentage when compared to regular trading. I personally don't see any more excitement, because the lack of excitement is what can make the ROI potential even smaller, so I don't think launchpools are sexy anymore Grin.
Yeah, that’s true the hype around Launchpools isn’t what it used to be compared to few years ago but I wouldn’t cancel them out in my opinion because that reduced hype might actually be a good sign, you know less noise means less competition which is a better chance to make a good ROI.
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What’s your take on Launchpools ?
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Tom Ronald
on 03/05/2025, 11:48:13 UTC
I remember when I started participated in launchpools, personally it one of the avenues i take to maximize my tokens. I even told one of my friends but then but he seemed less interested he didn’t like the idea of locking up one’s allocation while on the flipside, i hop on any opportunity offered by my exchanges to lock and get more.

As opposed to memecoin trading that can be highly profitable and highly risky as well, I prefer launchpools as they are less risky. Though I haven’t participated in any this year but when i saw OBOL on Bitget launchpool, i thought to start with it this year. I’ve also participated in Bybit lauchpool as well to see which one i would prefer. Traders often have mixed sentiment about this but what’s your take ?
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Re: How did you end up using the exchange you use currently ?
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Tom Ronald
on 02/05/2025, 08:48:22 UTC
My first exchange is our local exchange. I got my $30 worth of Bitcoin that time from a faucet, and I need to find a way to exchange it for our local money.
An online friend introduced me to this local exchange. I really didn't want to sign up because I didn't want to do a KYC verification, but after he mentioned that there is a reward for every signup and I can also pay for bills for using their platform, I proceeded to sign up and until now I still enjoy the many perks and features.
Because of this local exchange, I learned to trade and trust other exchanges.
That’s great..$30 worth of Bitcoin then would have appreciate into a huge amount now but i know alot of us were not expecting Bitcoin to be as big as it is today. I like the fact that exchanges give rewards for new signups, i also signed up with the second exchange i use because of the rewards, i even heard recently that Bitget is rewarding BGB to those who refer their friends. I’ve also noticed that the promo these exchanges offer has made a lot of difference because it serves as an encouragement to newbies to come onboard to explore the crypto ecosystem.
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How did you end up using the exchange you use currently ?
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Tom Ronald
on 01/05/2025, 12:43:24 UTC
I remember few years ago when one of my friends introduced me to crypto few years ago, do you know this guy introduced me because of a invite to earn contest he was participating in on an exchange. Whenever I remember it amuses me because i am more invested in crypto now than he is because he ventured into another industry.

Well, thank God for that day, if not i wouldn’t have been interested in crypto not to talk of investing in it. I’ve heard different stories about this, what’s yours ?
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Re: What do you check for when trading premarket ?
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Tom Ronald
on 28/04/2025, 09:17:52 UTC
But what would you check for, if you were to trade a token on premarket today ?
Honestly I dont do premarket cause the basis is quite vague. I am aware on the token you are interested with though. I have sign airdrop and will claim later before listing. You are right, the project owner holds a very useful product tokentable that itself make it a strong contender. What if sign holder can be drop some tokens using tokentable? Who knows the opportunity for sign is good and very possible.
You are lucky to have participated in the airdrop as it was late before i found out about it. I’ve seen the potential which is why i’m more interested. Can’t wait to see its performance when it finally launches
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Re: What do you check for when trading premarket ?
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Tom Ronald
on 28/04/2025, 08:23:39 UTC
Total supply, the project's market maker, roadmap, and whether the project is an L1.

As of now, the only projects that can have big FDV and yet keep rallying are L1, I've seen IP, BERA, and now INIT all of them can rally even after massive airdrop dumping.
So, I think if I were to invest into premarket I'd choose project like these, other project will automatically out of my investing list.

But I won't bet too much on pre market though, too much manipulations since it got small volume, unless the coin is truly under priced in the pre market.
Thank you for this…i never specifically focused on L1 projects on premarket before but you mentioning now kind of made me realize that’s also a smart way of choosing. I mostly check for the project’s usecases, volume and liquidity, i later checked Sign on Bitget premarket, it’s been performing fairly well but won’t compare it yet with the past successes.
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What do you check for when trading premarket ?
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Tom Ronald
on 26/04/2025, 18:17:02 UTC
The crypto market is currently bullish rn, and i’m finally feeling optimistic again. I won’t lie i’ve been thinking about premarket trading lately because the past few ones i traded made me good returns.

I’ve seen there’s mixed sentiment when it comes to trading tokens on premarket and i can’t overlook the fact that it’s highly risky but when i check the technicals, the volume and liquidity of the token i have in mind, it has helped me a long way. Also, most especially its usecase. I remember when i traded Grass on premarket, the return was quite good, recently went for Initia and now I’m thinking of getting my hands on Sign after realizing, it’s powers tools like TokenTable.

But what would you check for, if you were to trade a token on premarket today ?
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Can BTC break through $95,000 resistance this week ?
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Tom Ronald
on 25/04/2025, 10:35:54 UTC
Following Bitcoin price, since April 22 we’ve seen it fluctuate between $91500 and $94500 and many are monitoring its price movement. Traders are uncertain and finding it difficult to predict its next major price action. Personally, i keep thinking if the price consolidation will end this week and hopefully we see a break through above $95k. What’s your opinion, do you think it will pass above the current resistance zone of $95,000 in a few days or not ?
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Re: Do You Think Social Media Is Still Needed for Crypto Adoption ?
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Tom Ronald
on 23/04/2025, 07:34:37 UTC


I think instead of pushing adoption through social platforms, it would be better if governments and more institutional investors begin to accept crypto as this will increase market stability and bring in more liquidity. It’s not about growing numbers anymore, we should maintain the quality of the space.
Honestly, I have not met someone who does not have a social media account. We are online to socialize and connect.
You don't expect the government to carry the weight of adoption; many governments are against crypto adoption.
You don't fix something that is not broken. Social media are doing great binding and uniting the community so why question their purpose?
Numbers are important to adoption; they are the parameters every investor is checking when investing.

You are getting me wrong, what i was insinuating was the more people that are being onboarded lately are more interested in memecoins rather than the core which is Bitcoin and other major altcoins. Most of them are into crypto for the quick profits they would make they would make from memes without understanding the risks that come with it. Some don’t even have the enough knowledge about the crypto market.