The analysis about XDO is indeed very informative and worth reading multiple times.

I suggest that everyone participating in the airdrop activity consider a different perspective—approach it from the logic of the airdrop track and work backwards to read this article. You will be surprised to find out about the market manipulation tactics of many project teams, and how they guide users step by step to participate, complete tasks, and even hold tokens. Simply put, it’s about understanding what the project teams are thinking and what methods they use to drive our decisions.

This returns to an old and well-known point: understand the rules, then transcend the rules; understanding the project teams’ strategies is the only way to truly understand them. Knowing yourself and your opponent allows you to make clearer choices in the wave of Web3.