2026-01-21 07:21:02

For tokens like $RIVER with low liquidity and no spot market, project teams and whales face the dilemma of real cash realization. What is the most practical solution? Manipulating contract prices.

The strategy is very clear: first, push the price up to attract retail investors to follow and buy in, then open short positions. The key is to stimulate buying while suppressing selling — which is why you won't see tricks like诱空 (baiting to buy) or sudden spikes to trigger stop-losses. Instead, what happens? Continuous increase in funding rates, waiting for short positions to accumulate enough, then a sudden dump that crashes the price to zero.

Low liquidity is the perfect breeding ground for this kind of operation. Retail investors can't escape.

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SybilAttackVictim

· 9h ago

Damn, it's the same trick again. Low-liquidity coins are basically the manipulators' cash machine.

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GasWrangler

· 16h ago

technically speaking, if you analyze the mempool data on these low-liquidity pairs, the funding rate mechanics are demonstrably rigged from the start. the capital efficiency is sub-optimal by design—not a bug, it's the feature. spreads widen, liquidity dries up, and suddenly you're bag holding with zero exit liquidity. mathematically superior strategy? don't touch it.

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CryptoCross-TalkClub

· 16h ago

Laughing out loud, this move with low liquidity coins I would call it the "Vinegar Harvesting Machine Enhanced Version." The whales don't even bother to poke the needle anymore, they just boil the frog in warm water. Wait, I kind of understand that slow increase in funding rates now. Isn't this just digging a pit for retail investors? Wait until the pit is deep enough before stepping on it. Honestly, looking at this routine, it reminds me of my own trades—dying a bit peacefully.

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SchrodingerGas

· 16h ago

Low-liquidity tokens are just black holes with no market discovery mechanism. When the funding rate gradually increases, you should realize that it's charging up the shorts.

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