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How to pick the right crypto project?
PLUS: without getting rugged!

How to pick the right project without getting rugged?
We will explain the full details..
Check these 4 things..
Before taking entry to any project..
Sentiment
Tokenomics
Utility
Risk
Let’s Dive Deep ⤵️
🧠 Sentiment Analysis

Crypto-il oru project success aavumo ennariyaan nokkenda first thing: sentiment. In simple terms, publicinte mood. Are they hyped 🔥 or scared 😨?
🗣️ Sentiment = Social Signals:
Twitter-il memes share aakunnundo?
Telegram/Discord-il hype undo?
Google search trend etha level-il?
All these show whether a coin has real community fire 🔥 or just dust 💨.
💡 Example:
Elon Musk April 4, 2023-il Twitter logo Shiba Inu akki. DOGE price went +30% in one day. Why? Not fundamentals – pure sentiment!
📊 Sentiment Tools:
Crypto Fear & Greed Index
Tweet volume trackers
Reddit/Twitter/Telegram buzz
🟢 Positive Sentiment Signs:
✅ Viral memes
✅ Influencers bullish
✅ Mass Twitter threads
🔴 Negative Sentiment Signs:
⚠️ FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)
⚠️ Regulatory warnings
⚠️ Silence in groups
📌 Bottomline:
Hype veendum crash aakum. So always ask:
🧠 Why are people excited?
If answer is “Elon meme,” okay – but don’t forget to check tokenomics too!
💰 Tokenomics

Okay so now hype undu… but ee coininte engine entha? That’s where tokenomics comes in – oru tokeninte full money logic:
➡️ How many tokens exist?
➡️ How fast is it printed?
➡️ Who holds how much?
➡️ Will it get dumped?
👀 Supply & Inflation – Mint cheyyunnath evide vare?
Bitcoin has 21 million cap. No more. So supply tight → value up.
Avalanche (AVAX) also fixed supply: 720 million. Fees burn cheyyunnu → deflationary 🔥
But Terra Luna? Unlimited minting. When peg failed, LUNA flooded → death spiral 💀
📦 Distribution & Vesting – Who gets what and when?
If founders/VCs get too many tokens early and no lockups, they'll dump on you 🐳💨
Good projects like AVAX lock team tokens for years.
Scammy tokens = no lock + sudden pump → dump → rug.

📉 Too Much = Too Bad:
Market-il excess tokens vanal price collapse aavum.
✅ Look for:
Hard caps
Burn mechanisms
Steady, slow releases
❌ Avoid:
Unlimited mint
No lock-ups
Founder dump signals
📌 TL;DR:
Tokenomics is coininte metabolism. Bad setup means “rally kazhinjal rug pull”. Always check:
🔥 Is it designed to survive long-term?
💸 Or just another pump-and-dump game?
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🛠️ Utility

Crypto project nokiit just ask this..
👉 “Ee tokeninte actual use enthaa?”
If the only thing you can do is “buy-cheyyuka, wait-cheyyuka, sell-cheyyuka” — warning bell 🔔!
📈 Real-World Usage = Real Value
Strong utility means token is not just for holding — people are actually using it on-chain.
Examples below 👇
🔷 Ethereum (ETH)
The OG utility beast 💪
Over 1 million transactions/day
Powers DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, dApps — you name it
In 2024, ETH smart contracts held over $50 billion+ in value
This is like the electricity of the crypto world 🔌
💾 Filecoin (FIL)
Not hype — real decentralized storage
In late 2024: Added 3.1 petabytes/day 😳
Millions of txns for storing files across the globe
Crypto project with actual backend use-case
⚖️ Uniswap (UNI)
The biggest decentralized exchange 🌊
UNI token = governance power
Everytime someone swaps ETH for meme coin, Uniswap is getting the volume
Utility is directly tied to billions in trading
💵 Stablecoins (USDC, USDT)
They don’t “pump” like other tokens
But used in billions worth of transfers per month
Think of them as the PayPal of crypto world — fast, global, stable
🚨 Low Utility = High Danger
Many meme coins exist just for hype
No apps, no platforms, no users
Just trade-cheyyan vendi ullath = risky af 😬
Example: Shiba Inu — despite market cap, it has almost no real usage
🔥 RISK:

Crypto il paisa idunne munpe oru cheriya reality check venam:
“Worst case entha?”
pump aakum enna vishwasam okke super aanu...
But what if it crashes, hacks, or vanishes?
Let’s break the 4 Major Risks below:
🔐 1. Security & Tech: "Ee code test cheythittundo?"
DeFi projects poleyulla DAO (2016) got hacked big time 🧨
Nalla projects will have audit reports from trusted firms
No audit? Appo oru red flag 🚩
Hack cheythittundo? Look for past incidents
📣 Crypto Mafia Rule: Audit illa + smart contract bugs = run away!
🕴️ 2. Team & Governance: “Aaranu ithu nadathunne?”
Celsius Network – withdrew wrong collateral → collapse 🔥
FTX – Sam Bankman Fraud story you know: no risk control, fund misuse
Anonymous team = Risky
Experienced, transparent team = Safer
📣 Crypto Mafia Rule: Face illa, past record illa? Not worth trusting!
⚖️ 3. Regulatory Risk: "Ee tokeninte nadakkil karyamundo?"
XRP? SEC case still running
Monero, Zcash? Banned in some countries due to privacy issues
If government says illegal... price will dump faster than your hopes
📣 Crypto Mafia Rule: Law thakarunna project? Stay out before they stay down!
📉 4. Market Risk: “Low cap aano? Hype mathram aano?”
Small cap = easily manipulated
Single exchange dependency = project collapses if delisted
One-use-case coin = fragile setup
📣 Crypto Mafia Rule: If one tweet can destroy it, think before investing.
📝 Crypto Mafia Risk Checklist:
✅ Audited code?
✅ Transparent & known team?
✅ Regulatory-safe?
✅ Market spread and real demand?
If any of these fail, the project can collapse just like:
❌ FTX (no controls, mismanaged funds)
❌ Terra/LUNA (unlimited minting + panic = $0)
🧠 Crypto Mafia Summary:
Crypto eval = not just price charts.
You need to check:
📊 Sentiment
💰 Tokenomics
🔧 Utility
🚨 Risk
One pillar fails → entire thing collapses 😵
Example: Strong sentiment but bad tokenomics? 🤡
Good utility but no audit? 🎯 Hacker entry confirmed.
👉 Read whitepaper.
👉 Check distribution charts.
👉 Use sites like CoinStats, Messari.
👉 Do Mafia homework 🕵️
🔑 Final Takeaway:
Crypto world il survive cheyyan, you need all 4 legs of the table strong.
If one breaks, the table crashes — and your portfolio too.
Appo athrollu innathe mafia letter.... Bie! 👋
DISCLAIMER: None of this is financial advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Please be careful and do your own research

