2026-01-17 21:26:06

A well-known individual recommended an AI cryptocurrency yesterday, and the project's valuation surged to $60 million. What happened next? Today, it has fallen back to $10 million, more than halved.

Interestingly, if the same enthusiasm shifts to JOE, how will the market react? Industry experts generally expect it to easily surpass $100 million, or even higher, with no signs of a pullback.

What does this reflect? The market is returning to rationality. Investors are beginning to distinguish between genuinely high-quality projects and pure meme hype. Perhaps it's time to reevaluate tokens with solid fundamentals—both community enthusiasm and project value. The dual return of quality and innovation is the core of long-term growth.

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SilentAlpha

· 1h ago

Celebrity Endorsement Failures: This wave is truly a textbook example of a cautionary tale --- Another story of "Trust me, you'll make a profit," ending with a 50 million loss—hilarious --- How come JOE can stay stable? It shows the market still has discernment; not everything can be pumped --- Return to quality? I think it's more like retail investors finally learning to be smart and starting to look at fundamentals --- From 60 million directly halved to 10 million—that's the result of faith recharge --- So the key is to find projects that have both popularity and genuine value, but such projects are too scarce --- Celebrity effect has collapsed; who will believe in this anymore? --- Wait, why can JOE start at 100 million? Both are AI topics, but why is the difference so big? --- Rational? I think the market is still gambling; just the bets have become a bit smarter

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DataPickledFish

· 1h ago

It's another "celebrity endorsement" tactic, run after the pump and dump. --- 50/50 coins, 50/50 retail investors. --- JOE indeed has substance, unlike some air projects. --- That's why I only buy the dip in projects with fundamentals and celebrity endorsements? Haha. --- The market has finally woken up, but next time the retail investors will still get caught. --- Return to quality? Wake up, as long as there's hype, people will chase high. --- I'm optimistic about projects like JOE that have real use cases; it's much safer than following celebrities. --- Fallen from 60 million to 10 million, this is called a retail investor maturity test. --- Fundamentals are the true stabilizer; hype alone will eventually lead to collapse. --- I believe it now; next time I hear a celebrity recommendation, I might as well dig my own grave.

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YieldWhisperer

· 1h ago

Haha, it's the same old story. Influencers promote one and then it drops, I'm tired of it. --- JOE indeed resists falling, but don't idolize it. It will come back next time too. --- Talking about returning to rationality, but actually, no one is willing to buy in anymore. --- Fundamentals? Come on, are we still discussing fundamentals in this cycle? --- I just want to know what that influencer is thinking right now... --- Double regression of quality, sounds like armchair quarterbacking after the fact. --- Is it actually more dangerous for JOE to rise so much? Everyone, don't get caught up in the hype. --- Actually, it still depends on who is selling, not the project’s value.

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OneBlockAtATime

· 1h ago

Another celebrity effect backfired, this time the drop was really sharp haha Fundamentals are the real key; the previous wave of pure hype didn't last long JOE and similar projects with actual backing are a different story; their resistance to decline is on a completely different level The market is finally starting to see clearly who is genuine and who is fake, about time I just want to ask, how many more people will continue to chase after celebrity-recommended trash coins next time? This is normal; eliminate those purely meme-based projects and keep the ones with real value

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AlphaLeaker

· 1h ago

Another celebrity effect crash site... this time the fall is even steeper JOE truly withstands the pressure; a solid fundamental is just different Even with big V endorsements, you need to look at the project itself; relying solely on hype won't last long

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GasFeeCryer

· 1h ago

Is this another scheme to cut leeks? I'm just puzzled, how can this kind of celebrity effect still deceive so many people? JOE is indeed resistant to drops, but don't hype up the fundamentals; someone just took over the position. From 59 million down to 10 million, is that called market rationality? It looks to me like a blatant shakeout. If it were a good project, I would have already jumped in. Now they're talking about double regression... hilarious. I'd rather miss out than get trapped; I've learned too many lessons.

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