Did You Also Lose Your Wallet to a Black Swan in DeFi? The Quiet Collapse of AirSwap (AST)

The Candlestick That Whispered My Name

I remember the morning AST dropped to $0.041887—just after my third coffee, as rain tapped the screen. Not because the market crashed, but because someone forgot to ask: Do you really understand this protocol’s soul? I’m not here for yield or volume. I’m here for silence.

When Code Becomes Language

In Dune Analytics, every tick is a stanza. AST’s 6.51% spike wasn’t volatility—it was grief turning into rhythm. My mother, an accountant who spoke in balance sheets, taught me: numbers are prayers written in Chinese ink. My father, a poet who wrote about broken systems, said: ‘The blockchain doesn’t cry—it remembers.’

The Swap That Didn’t Swap

Look at the data: trade volume spiked to 108K while price fell again.换手率 climbed—but no one moved their wallet. That’s not liquidity crisis; it’s emotional decay wrapped in smart contracts. DeFi promises transparency—but we traded our empathy for APRs.

You’re Not Alone If You Felt This Too

I’ve sat through three bear markets with nothing but silence and SQL queries running late at night. If you’ve ever checked your portfolio and wondered why the chart kept trembling… you weren’t chasing alpha—you were holding onto meaning.

Click below to download The避坑清单 PDF—because sometimes recovery isn’t about returns. It’s about remembering how to feel before you trade.