Brothers, my name is Lao Zhang. In the crypto circle over the past ten years, I've seen it all. Today, I want to openly talk with you about the 2026 market, especially those investment choices that you love and hate at the same time.

To be honest, I've been a bit speechless about the market lately. Many projects have no real technology, yet their PPTs are flashy; product experiences are terrible, but they still throw huge budgets into marketing. Every day they shout about "mass adoption," but what’s the result? New users can’t even find the entrance, and the barriers are set higher than the sky. This kind of "inflated prices on paper, but water and soil don’t adapt in actual application" routine—how long can it fool people? Our hard-earned money doesn’t grow on trees; we must keep our eyes open.

But amidst this noisy environment, I found an interesting "honest guy"—NEAR. This guy is quietly working away.

I’ve been watching it for three years. At first, I didn’t think it would stand out much. But this guy really has patience, never follows trends or hype, and doesn’t do any虚的 stuff. It focuses all its energy on one thing: how to make Web3 experience as smooth as scrolling through short videos. With this persistence and pragmatism, if I don’t pay attention to it now, I might regret it next year, tearing my hair out.

Why am I so confident in NEAR? Let me analyze my observations for you.

First, the foundation must be solid. Blockchain, to put it simply, still depends on technology. If the underlying architecture collapses, everything built on top is useless. NEAR’s sharding technology is genuinely developed with effort; it’s not just a concept in whitepapers that sounds impressive but can’t run in reality. This is precisely the fundamental difference between it and many "conceptual players."

Second, they are not thinking about how to cut a quick profit, but how to let ordinary users truly use it. This long-term attitude is quite rare in the crypto world. It’s 2026 now, and the big waves of淘沙 have already begun. Projects that rely on虚套 are cooling off, and only those with real strength and responsibility will survive until the end.

Ultimately, instead of chasing projects that change stories and repackage concepts every day, it’s better to focus on those that are actually doing things. The market will ultimately look at products, applications, and whether they solve real problems. As for NEAR, I think it’s worth paying attention to.