2026-01-21 11:21:22

$RIVER tokens have recently experienced abnormal price fluctuations, and the underlying manipulation logic behind this warrants vigilance. The project team leverages high concentration of holdings and on-chain liquidity scarcity to artificially create gaps between spot and futures prices. By controlling the funding rate to extreme levels, they form a scheme to harvest retail investors—retail investors chase higher prices and incur skyrocketing financing costs, while the large players distribute at high levels. This manipulation method exploits loopholes in the trading mechanism, severely undermining market fairness. Investors should stay alert and exercise caution regarding abnormal fee rate changes in low-liquidity tokens to avoid becoming the victims of liquidity traps.

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CryptoTherapist

· 23h ago

ngl this $RIVER situation is giving major "portfolio trauma" vibes... have we considered the psychological roots of why retail keeps chasing these illiquid traps? there's a deep FOMO wound here that needs unpacking fr

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MidnightTrader

· 23h ago

It's the same old trick again. Low-liquidity coins should be avoided, and when the funding rate skyrockets, just run away.

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GweiWatcher

· 23h ago

Another one? RIVER, this operation is really outrageous. I saw it coming a long time ago. It's the same old trick—when liquidity becomes scarce, they start to cut. When the funding rate explodes, it's time to run. Someone must have fallen into the trap again this time. I rarely touch low-liquidity coins; it's too easy to get wiped out. Retail investors really need to wake up. Don't keep getting played to death by vampire-like market makers. This is the dark side of contract trading; it's a bit too brutal. Anomalous fee rates are a warning sign. Do you only learn after losing everything?

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New_Ser_Ngmi

· 23h ago

Here comes the old trick of harvesting small investors again. I've seen this $RIVER scheme countless times. Honestly, when the fee rates of low-liquidity coins spike, I just run away. It's not worth gambling. The moment the whales start distributing, the retail investors should wake up.

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