Behind the BSC Shitcoin Wealth Creation Myth: Who's Making Money and Who's Left Holding the Bag?

When Everyone Is Chasing the Same Get-Rich-Quick Dream

Recently, the BSC chain has gone absolutely crazy. Shitcoin projects are springing up like mushrooms after the rain—one token does 100x today, another 1,000x tomorrow. Stories of “all-in before bed, wake up financially free” are everywhere in group chats and friends’ circles.

You’ve probably seen those screenshots—someone turned a few thousand into millions, a project pumped 500x in three days. These stories spread virally on social media, and every day a new “wealth creation legend” is born. After seeing so many, you start to itch: Why can’t it be me?

So more and more people stop researching fundamentals, stop caring about the secondary market, and only think about finding the next 100x coin. But few pause to ask the key question: Where is the money in this market actually coming from?

For Every Winner, There’s a Loser—That’s the Iron Law

The crypto market is not a money-printing machine. Every dollar you make is money someone else lost.

Behind those insane pumps, the 80/20 rule always applies—20% of people take 80% of the money, while the remaining 80% are left holding the bag for the early entrants. The “get rich” screenshots you see are either insider trades by the project team or selective sharing of wins while hiding the losses.

Why create this kind of atmosphere? Because new retail investors need to keep coming in.

The real smart money has long since stopped playing this game. While retail traders are still chasing shitcoins, institutional funds have already quietly exited, moving most of their positions back to BTC and ETH—assets with deep liquidity and high certainty. They might leave a small amount to keep playing, but their core positions have already shifted.

By the time the average player catches on—when their “golden dog” turns into a “dead dog” and they try to chase mainstream coins—it’s usually the end of the cycle. And those who actually made money on shitcoins? They’ve already swapped their tokens for Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Who Are the Real Winners?

Institutions, KOLs, and “Scientists.”

It’s a complete profit chain:

1. Institutions launch tokens and hype them – A top exchange acts as the market maker, holding the most platform tokens, pumping prices to create buzz and make the entire ecosystem the center of attention.
2. KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) promote – Hundreds of coins can launch in a day, often run by the same group. They track big influencers on Twitter, leeching off their heat. When a project takes off, KOLs swarm in.
3. “Scientists” frontrun – Using tools to get in early, so by the time retail sees the news, the price has already 100xed.
4. Retail buys the top – The last to enter are ordinary people, who end up holding the bag for insiders.

Don’t believe in “fair launches.” If a regular person launches a token, even if it catches a trend, without KOL backing, no one will notice.

Sure, a few retail investors catch the wave and make some money, but project teams aren’t afraid of you winning once—they’re afraid you win and then leave. Most people will reinvest their winnings into the next project, and eventually lose it all on some coin that goes to zero.

In the end, you find your hard-earned shitcoins are worthless, and all the money has turned into Bitcoin and Ethereum in someone else’s wallet.

The True Nature of This Game

Ultimately, this is an intricately designed wealth transfer game.

Imagine if the crypto space keeps developing like this—what future is there? When Wall Street institutions come in and see this mess, they’ll be furious.

The whole process is expertly crafted:

• Pump prices to create focus → make the ecosystem the hottest topic
• Fabricate get-rich-quick legends → stories of turning thousands into millions spread everywhere
• KOLs hype in unison → create the illusion that “anyone can get rich”
• Sell at the top with precision → pass the bag to the last entrants

As a retail investor, you have neither a technical edge nor insider info, so why do you think you can win?

The Truth About Wealth

Real wealth is never built overnight.

Those who achieve financial freedom have usually endured several bull and bear cycles—developing their understanding through volatility, and sticking to their convictions at the bottom. Bitcoin and Ethereum—these mainstream assets—are the only real long-term stores of value.

Instead of going all-in on shitcoins and gambling with your life, you’re better off steadily investing in assets with real value.

Meme coins might bring you some pocket money, but those “10x, 100x get-rich-quick” stories will always only belong to a tiny minority. Most people will lose everything in this game. And even if you do make a windfall on a project, if you’re not prepared for that wealth, you’ll eventually lose it all through your own mistakes.

Final Thoughts

Right now, the BSC wealth-making myth has reached its peak, and the next bagholders might already be lining up.

When this shitcoin craze passes, the market will most likely refocus on mainstream assets. The next phase will probably not be about shitcoins on random chains, but about Bitcoin and Ethereum.

I can’t tell everyone to stop playing—after all, blocking someone’s path to money is like killing their parents. I just hope you keep your head, and don’t lose your mind.

Remember this: There are always opportunities in the market, but you only have one pot of capital.