All the true big opportunities in the crypto world almost always emerge when the market "looks like it's about to die."

BNB 94 is a prime example: at that time, market sentiment was not cautious but completely abandoned.

Many people stopped watching the market altogether. As a result, from that moment on, BNB soared to today’s levels. Looking back, that was actually the lowest point of sentiment.

The Ordinals inscriptions are the same. When they first appeared, no one played with them, no one understood, and they were even called trash polluting the blockchain space. When serious discussions finally started, it was already after the first wave of market confirmation.

Early players didn’t profit from technical advantages but from the “no one is competing with you” advantage. Solana’s situation was even colder after the FTX collapse: it wasn’t lack of hype, but negative hype. It was mocked daily, shorted, and considered dead.

But during that period, the ecosystem quietly recovered. When the market re-accepted it, the price was already far from the bottom. Layer2 solutions are the same. When OP and ARB first talked about scaling, ordinary people didn’t care, found it boring, didn’t understand, and thought it was hopeless. By the time airdrops, ecosystem growth, and activity exploded, it was already a consensus phase, and the bottom was long gone.

Even Meme coins follow this pattern. The Meme coins that eventually succeed are often those that nobody watched, shared, or bought when they first appeared, slowly accumulating consensus in the darkness. When the entire timeline is filled with them, it’s no longer the starting point.

Looking at these cases together, you’ll find a particularly counterintuitive fact: the coldest times in the market are often the places with the greatest potential for future gains. Not because the logic is clearest then, but because: lowest sentiment, fewest participants, cheapest positions, and when everyone starts discussing “how high can this go,” it means the event has already been validated, and the bottom is far behind you.

So now, when I see the market cooling down, I don’t panic. What really makes me cautious is when everyone starts loudly shouting “The bull market is here” or “This time is different.” The unchanging rule in crypto is: the big opportunities always belong to those brave enough to stand firm during the coldest times. #bnb