Brothers, the factory just paid the wages yesterday, and I got a total of 6800 yuan in hand. Anyone who works away from home knows that the money earned is all hard-earned sweat money. After deducting the fixed few hundred yuan for cigarettes every month, and then the usual expenses like drinking water with coworkers, occasionally treating others, and daily small expenses, there’s basically not much left. Fortunately, the factory provides free meals and accommodation, so I don’t have to worry about food and housing costs. I’ve painstakingly saved money from every little bit, managed to gather 800 dollars, recharged directly via C2C, bought 26,000 CORE, and staked all of it on-chain with lock-up, not leaving a single cent, all solidified into chips. I’ve made up my mind that from now on, every month when I get paid, I will unfailingly invest 800 dollars in CORE. My coworkers around me and strangers online don’t understand at all; they mock and ridicule me every day. They say the market is so bad, this coin is weak and exhausting, everyone else has run away, but I’m still foolishly adding to my position, saying I’m just wasting effort and just taking the bag. Actually, no one really understands my situation. A long time ago, when the price was high, I heavily invested in 200,000 CORE, and I’ve been deeply trapped ever since. I’m numb to the floating loss, and my mindset has been worn down. Honestly, since I’m already stuck like this, losing one or two ten thousand chips more doesn’t really matter. Instead of breaking down mentally and cutting losses to admit defeat, wasting the hard-earned sweat money I saved from working, it’s better to invest regularly every month to lower the cost, slowly accumulate chips, quietly wait for the market to reverse, and bet on a chance to turn things around. Honestly, I’ve always felt quite wronged inside. Every time I sincerely post about CORE, talk about my holdings and views, the comment section is always full of people criticizing, cursing, and mocking me, saying I’m brainwashing, calling signals, or fooling people. But who knows, I’m actually the biggest victim myself. I’m also someone stuck at a high position, deeply trapped, I’ve lost a lot of money, I get anxious, I get upset, I have insomnia. I’ve never fooled anyone into buying high; I’m just sharing my own holdings and my own persistence. No matter what I post, it’s always cold sarcasm and harsh words, which is really disheartening. Many people open their mouths to trash-talk, saying CORE is a garbage coin. But they don’t even want to spend a minute to understand its underlying logic. CORE, as the core expansion infrastructure of the Bitcoin ecosystem, relies on Bitcoin’s top-level underlying security, while also supporting smart contracts. It is the core narrative target of the next bull market in the BTC ecosystem. Now the ecosystem is steadily landing, SatPay is counting down to launch, the on-chain burn mechanism is continuously operating, whales and institutional funds are quietly accumulating at low levels, and chips are becoming more and more concentrated. The current long-term sideways trading and repeated oscillations are not weakness at all; it’s a standard main force shakeout, washing out all unstable retail investors and all floating chips without faith, just for a thorough main rise explosion later. I work 12-hour shifts on the factory line every day, repeating the boring work day after day, exhausted with back pain, my hands full of calluses from hard work. I have no background, no resources, no shortcuts. The only chance I dare to bet on in this life is CORE. My coworkers advise me to cut losses early, haters keep spreading negative sentiment, everyone wants me to cut losses and hand over low-level chips. But I know very clearly: once I cut losses, I’ve truly lost completely. All previous losses, all persistence, all the sweat from monthly investments, will be wasted. I don’t follow short-term price swings, I’m not disturbed by outside noise, and I won’t let ridicule break my mindset. It’s already as hard as climbing to heaven for ordinary people to turn things around. Since I’m already in the game, I’ll fight to the end. Keep investing regularly at low levels, lock up and stake, quietly build strength, patiently wait for the bloom. I’m betting once, betting that CORE won’t let down every ordinary person who silently holds on, betting that every night shift I endure, every drop of sweat I shed, will finally earn back principal and interest, and completely break free from the assembly line life! $CORE #美伊协议基本谈妥，油价暴跌加密普涨 #加息重回讨论桌：沃什就任，年底加息正式定价

Because I bought CORE at a high price. My wife wants to divorce me. Brothers. I really can't hold on much longer. I initially bought 300,000 RMB worth of CORE at a high point. Back then, my mind was full of opportunities. I thought the BTC ecosystem had potential, and Core had a story ahead. I hoped that if this wave succeeded, the pressure at home would ease a lot. But it kept dropping all the way down. My account is almost zero now. I'm almost drained too. CORE, please be strong. Pull back up near $2, please. It's not that I want to argue with anyone. Nor do I need to prove how good I am at predicting. I just really want my family to catch a break. Haters laugh every day, and the comment section is full of criticism. They say I’m calling trades, that I’m a bag holder, that CORE is hopeless. I want to pretend I don’t care. But honestly, no one's money comes from thin air. Screenshots from when CORE was over $2. Back then, holding over 1,200 tokens was worth more than $2,700. Look at it now. It really feels awful. CORE, come on. Show some strength. Pull back to $2. Give the haters a hard slap in the face. And let people like me who are still holding on breathe a little. I’m not asking to get rich overnight. Just don’t let me lose too embarrassingly. Brothers holding CORE. If you’re still hanging in there. Let’s support each other in the comments. This road is really tough. $CORE #美伊拉锯倒计时：霍尔木兹30天内重开 #本周宏观三重奏：沃什首秀+美日利率双决议

Brothers. Today I’m making a post. If one day. CORE really rises to $10. I will directly give away 10,000 CORE on the planet. Not bragging. Not just empty talk. Because when it really hits $10. I guess I’ll be grinning from ear to ear. To be honest. Posting this now. There will definitely be people in the comments saying it’s a dream. Some will say it’s impossible. Some will say let it reach $1 first. But that’s how the crypto world is. Things that seem impossible now. A few years later, looking back. Might just be so-so. Anyway, I’ll keep this post. When CORE hits $10. I’ll come back to fulfill my promise. If it doesn’t. You can come back and laugh at me. Fair enough. $CORE #霍尔木兹"关闭罗生门"，瑞士谈判今日启动 #美联储：降息窗口关闭，加息重燃

Brothers, come on, CORE, don't give me face today, keep pushing up. I already have a 20x short position open here, usually I hope you go up every day, but today I want you to show some spirit and pull it up directly for me. Better yet, blow up my short position in one go, so I can fully experience what it means to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot. I'm still accumulating spot, and I went short on contracts again, this operation is really a bit abstract. But here's the deal, if CORE really blows up my 20x short position today, I admit you're awesome. $CORE

Sometimes when I see others showing off the coins they've caught, I still feel envious. Especially those that double shortly after buying. As for me, after buying CORE, I've experienced more troubles than profits. Averaging down, being stuck, doubting, holding on. There were times I wanted to give up. But in the end, I didn't leave. Looking back now, I don't even know if this counts as persistence. Maybe I'm just not ready to say goodbye to this story yet. $CORE

Brothers, I discovered something quite real. Before, when CORE dropped, my first reaction was to sell. Now, when it drops, my first reaction is to see how much money I still have available. It's not because I'm braver. It's purely because the market has worn me down over time. Before, I panicked at every drop. Now I've started to learn to accept the volatility. Of course, when it really crashes hard, it still hurts. But I no longer make decisions immediately like before. $CORE

I used to love calculating my cost when buying CORE. Calculate once after buying. Calculate again after adding more. Keep calculating when it drops. Every day I studied when I could break even. Now I'm too lazy to calculate. It's not that I don't care, but calculating over and over doesn't change anything. Now I just buy a little and leave it, occasionally checking my amount. I actually feel much more relaxed. Maybe this is the biggest change after holding for a long time. $CORE

I don't really remember how I felt the first time I bought CORE. I only remember thinking that buying a little and holding it shouldn't be a big deal, but then I ended up holding it until now. I added a few times in between, sold a little, and regretted it a few times as well. Now when I open my wallet again, I find that the amount has increased quite a bit compared to the beginning. Price aside, at least the quantity has truly been accumulated bit by bit. Sometimes, looking at this number, I even find it quite interesting. At first, I just casually bought a little, but now it has become something I constantly pay attention to. $CORE

Recently, I noticed another direction in the Core ecosystem worth paying attention to: Fiamma's BitVM2 bridge now supports Core. I think ordinary people might not easily feel the impact of this, but it addresses the issue of how BTC and other chains can interoperate with greater trust. I'm increasingly convinced that if Core really wants to build a large BTCFi in the future, just having a staking function won't be enough. How BTC comes in, how it is used afterward, and how assets flow—these infrastructures all need to be gradually developed. So now, I'm actually less concerned about how many points CORE gains today. What I really want to see is whether, after these infrastructures are all completed one by one, a truly usable BTCFi ecosystem can finally be formed. $CORE

Brothers, lately I've been feeling more and more that CORE has a very practical problem. It's not that it lacks features now, but many things are simply too complex for ordinary people to bother researching. If you tell others that CORE has BTC staking, they get it. But if you mention coreBTC, stCORE, BTCFi, App Chains, many people are just confused. That's why I think what CORE really needs to do going forward is not just keep developing, but also get regular users to actually use it. Building the technology is one thing. Getting people to use it is another. If these things eventually form a complete ecosystem, then I think the CORE story will truly be told. For now, I'm still accumulating and watching. $CORE

Core actually has another aspect that I think is quite suitable for long-term observation, which is its EVM compatibility. This may not sound as sexy as BTCFi, but it is very practical for the ecosystem. Because EVM compatibility means many developers, tools, and application logics from the Ethereum ecosystem can migrate more easily, without having to start everything from scratch. Core has always positioned itself as a Bitcoin-powered, EVM-compatible Layer 1, essentially aiming to connect BTC's security and liquidity with the smart contract ecosystem. So now I think if CORE really has a chance, it might not be because of a sudden super positive event one day. Rather, after these infrastructures gradually build up, one day the market suddenly realizes: Wow, this thing actually already has some scale. $CORE

Core is now not only targeting retail investors with BTCFi, but it has actually been moving towards institutions as well. The official mentions that institutions like BitGo, Copper, and Hex Trust have already integrated the related BTC staking process. The core selling point is that BTC does not need to be converted into any wrapped assets, nor does it need to be handed over to third-party custody. If this can really grow gradually, I think the significance is quite different. Because shouting "the bull is coming" a thousand times by retail investors is not as impactful as having real institutional funds start researching how to generate yield from BTC. Of course, integration does not necessarily mean that funds will flow in on a large scale. But at least this direction is worth keeping an eye on. $CORE

Brothers, I recently took a special look at Core's Fusion upgrade. This upgrade isn't the kind of thing where "a new coin launches today and pumps tomorrow"; many changes are at the foundational level. For example, adjustments to the contract structure related to staking, changes in how CORE, BTC, and computing power delegation are handled, and developers need to adapt to the new interfaces. Such things might not seem very exciting to ordinary retail investors. But I actually think this kind of foundational upgrade is quite important. Because if the ecosystem really wants to grow bigger and more projects join later, the underlying protocol definitely can't stay at the initial version forever. So sometimes, don't just focus on the price. It's also worth looking at whether the project's foundation continues to iterate. $CORE