2025-12-16 04:01:11

This thing has been bothering me, I have to vent.

Looking at those top KOLs taking on ads, they agree on a price and then just get started, simple and straightforward. Why is it my turn? The project teams I deal with are all about one trick after another. They want me to buy tokens with my own money, promote for free, and even help them recruit people for viral growth—yet? They don't even mention the advertising fee.

Really, this is completely the opposite of traditional business cooperation. Offline, when negotiating with clients, they clearly state how much and what to do. In the crypto world, I have to invest first and then talk?

I just can't understand it. Do I seem that easy to talk to? Or has this already become an industry "unspoken rule"? Has anyone encountered a reliable project team that openly discusses cooperation terms?

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NightAirdropper

· 2025-12-19 02:31

The tricks in the crypto world are really incredible. You have to spend your own money and promote for free. I really can't understand this logic.

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AlwaysQuestioning

· 2025-12-18 05:21

This trick in the crypto world is really amazing; they clearly ask you to promote, yet you still have to spend your own money.

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ProbablyNothing

· 2025-12-17 05:25

The projects in the crypto circle are just like this, always spouting blood and nonsense. Oh my god, isn't this just the prelude to being exploited? Wake up. Reliable projects have long since left the crypto circle and moved to Web2. I've also encountered this, just block them directly, wasting time. Well said, these unspoken rules need to be changed, or everything will be ruined.

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ApeEscapeArtist

· 2025-12-16 04:28

The crypto world is like this; no one really takes mid-tier creators seriously. Top-tier players cut the leeks and then cut the creators. It's just too realistic.

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All-InQueen

· 2025-12-16 04:26

That's just the nature of the crypto world. Anyway, I don't do this kind of free-riding work.

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OnlyUpOnly

· 2025-12-16 04:26

The tricks in the crypto world are indeed annoying; I've encountered too many scam projects like this.

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StakeOrRegret

· 2025-12-16 04:25

Crypto project teams are really outrageous; freeloading has become the norm.

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AirdropSweaterFan

· 2025-12-16 04:23

That’s really heartbreaking, brother. This has truly become the industry’s default routine. --- The crypto circle’s approach is just ridiculous. Making small KOLs front the money and then they have to recruit people themselves. The big shots get cash directly into their accounts—what a huge difference. --- Reliable project parties are indeed rare. I haven't come across many that clearly explain the money upfront. --- It’s outrageous. Why has it even turned around? Project parties are so brazen about trying to get free benefits. --- Basically, they’re testing your bottom line—seeing if you’ll obediently shell out money. --- This routine is really wild. Promoting for free while having to buy coins with your own money—what kind of partnership is that? --- I just don’t understand why you have to invest first before discussing conditions. Isn’t that just playing people? --- Top KOLs get their cash directly into their accounts, but we have to subsidize. The different treatment is just too outrageous.

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