That crew behind the new coin rolled into town back in the winter of 2020 with just a few thousand bucks and zero connections. Getting scammed, falling into traps, and losing money was just part of the daily routine. They started out doing OTC trades, moved into escrow services, and eventually branched into gaming, sticking it out for six years. Neighborhood folks came and went over that time. Some went from running small errands to making tens of millions, while others hit rock bottom and managed to crawl back up. Everyone just survived on pure grit and hustle.
Lately though, times have been genuinely tough, with the broader climate feeling like an approaching storm. Starting back in 2024, online chat groups began getting wiped out one by one. Then came the massive Telegram account bans in 2025, followed hard by tightening international sanctions. When May and June rolled around this year, rumors of an exit scam were flying everywhere, and the pressure from withdrawal runs was suffocating. Even then, they were still trying to sell off and mortgage their NFT assets to pay back customer deposits in installments, genuinely hoping they could weather the storm.
Who would have thought Tether would step in directly and freeze the wallets, permanently banning even their prime Telegram 4A vanity numbers worth a hundred million bucks alongside the official customer service NFT accounts? This time it wasn't a matter of them not wanting to keep going; they were literally left with zero capital to even try. Having spent enough time around here, watching these operations rise and fall leaves a pretty bitter taste in your mouth. When a whale goes down, the whole seabed shakes. The water in this game runs way too deep—folks better hold on tight to their own wallets from here on out.
