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What does Ape or Aped mean? Funny question but no they aren’t talking about monkeys. "Aped" means they bought a coin impulsively without doing any research they just jumped in based on FOMO. It comes from "aping in" which means acting like an ape (reckless, emotional, not thinking). When someone says "I aped" in the simplest form means they bought

What are Mevs? Mevs are one the most hated things in crypto, let’s talk about it MEV = Maximal Extractable Value It's when bots or miners make money by manipulating the order of transactions in a block before it gets confirmed on the blockchain. How it works: Bot sees your big buy order about to go through Bot jumps in front of you, buys first Your order goes through, pushing the price up Bot immediately sells to you at the higher price Bot profits, you pay more They can get really annoying the best way to avoid them is having mev protection on before purchasing coins

Heads up, all of the questions you guys have asked will be added as chapters to the book. EXAMPLES: 1: What’s the difference between Raydium and pumpswap? 2: What is slippage? 3: Was bitcoin launched how a pumpfun was launched, are they any different and why haven’t any memes coins reached bitcoins level? 4: What does it mean to shill something and what does shill mean? 5: What is a DEX screener boost? 6: What’s the difference between Crypto Stock and Forex? Ect… I want to make all the changes at once so I’ll be gathering as much as I can before I do. Ask away!

What’s the difference between Raydium and pumpswap? Their not that much different, let’s break it down Raydium: A major Solana DEX that's been around since 2021, Where coins trade after they have real liquidity pools set up. It also requires actual capital to create liquidity PumpSwap: Pump.fun's own DEX launched in March 2025 Where pump.fun coins automatically go after they "graduate" (complete the bonding curve) Specifically for memecoins that migrated from pump.fun No fees to migrate (used to cost 6 SOL to go to Raydium)

What is slippage? Slippage is the difference between the price you expect to pay for a coin and the price you actually end up paying when your transaction goes through. It happens because memecoins, especially new ones on pump.fun when you try to buy, your order can move the price significantly, especially if you're buying a decent amount. Let's say you're trying to buy a memecoin that's showing at $0.001, but by the time your transaction actually executes a few seconds later, other people's buys have pushed it to $0.0012 - that's slippage. In the memecoin world, you often have to set your slippage tolerance really high (like 10-20% or even 50%) just to get your transaction to go through, because the price is moving so fast and liquidity is so thin. Low slippage means stable prices and good liquidity. High slippage means the coin is either super volatile, has barely any liquidity, or both. This is why you'll see people's transactions fail over and over when trying to buy a hot new memecoin - their slippage tolerance is too low

Was bitcoin launched how a pumpfun was launched, are they any different and why haven’t any memes coins reached bitcoins level? Let’s talk about it Bitcoin was launched completely differently from pump.fun coins, and that's actually why no memecoin has ever reached Bitcoin or Solana levels. Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 as a serious technological innovation it was the first decentralized digital currency that solved the double spending problem without needing a bank or middleman. There was no presale, no hype marketing, no pump.fun bonding curve. Satoshi just released the whitepaper launched the network, and mined the first blocks. {Early adopters could mine Bitcoin on regular computers, and it took over a year for Bitcoin to even have a price} !!! the first real transaction was someone buying two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. It grew organically over years because it actually solved a real problem and had genuine utility. Pump.fun coins, on the other hand, are launched in 2 seconds with zero substance just a ticker, an image, and a bonding curve designed to create quick speculation. They're pure gambling with no underlying technology or purpose beyond "number go up." Bitcoin survived and thrived because it was revolutionary technology that changed finance. Memecoins are just casino chips that exist until the next one comes along.

What does it mean to shill something and what does shill mean? Shilling is when someone aggressively promotes or hypes up a cryptocurrency, usually because they have a financial interest in it pumping. It's basically being a salesperson for a coin, except you're not being upfront about the fact that you're trying to get other people to buy so your own bag goes up in value. When someone's shilling, they're constantly talking about how amazing the coin is, how it's going to moon, posting about it everywhere, making wild promises, and trying to create FOMO to get others to buy in.

Tax Implications (Yes, Really) In most countries, every trade is a taxable event. Swapping Token A for SOL realizes a gain or loss. Your holding period (short-term vs. long-term) typically affects the rate. Losses can offset gains. If you're down on some tokens and up on others, realizing losses before year-end can reduce tax burden. Airdrops and free tokens are typically taxed as income at receipt value. Cryptocurrencies make this especially difficult because many tokens have no reliable price history. Spending before setting aside taxes: You trade successfully, spend the money, then owe taxes you can't pay. Set aside estimated taxes after profitable trades. Not tracking cost basis: When you eventually sell, you need to know what you paid. Reconstruct this later is painful or impossible. Making money creates tax obligations. Plan for this. A tax advisor familiar with crypto is worth the cost if you're trading significant amounts.

What is a DEX screener boost? DEXScreener boosts are basically paid advertising to make your token more visible on the platform. When you buy a boost pack for your token, it enhances its visibility and trending score for 12 to 24 hours making it stand out to traders browsing for new coins. The main benefit is if you get 500 or more active boosts, your token unlocks the "Golden Ticker" which gives it a distinct golden color on the screener instantly signaling to everyone that this token has serious backing. And yes along the line boosts will be paid for $CFD using creator rewards

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What’s the difference between Crypto Stock and Forex? Yeah they all use the same candlestick charts with green and red candles, but the markets themselves are wildly different. Let me explain Stocks are ownership in actual companies - when you buy Apple stock, you own a tiny piece of Apple, and the price moves based on earnings reports, product launches, and how the business is doing. Stocks have regulations, trading hours (9:30am-4pm weekdays), circuit breakers that pause trading if things crash too hard, and the SEC watching everything. Crypto is digital assets that trade 24/7 with basically zero regulation - no trading hours, no circuit breakers, and the price moves based on hype, tweets, memes, and pure speculation more than fundamentals. A coin can pump 1000% or crash 90% in hours, which almost never happens with stocks. Forex is currency trading - you're betting on whether the Euro will go up or down against the Dollar, Yen versus Pound, stuff like that. It's also 24/5 and way more stable than crypto but more volatile than stocks. Forex moves based on country economics, interest rates, and government policies.

What is a Tracked Wallet? A tracked wallet on Solana is basically a wallet address that people are watching and monitoring closely because it belongs to someone who consistently makes profitable trades or gets into winning coins early. These are usually wallets of successful traders, insiders, or people with connections who seem to know which coins are about to pump before everyone else. The idea is if you can identify a wallet that keeps buying coins right before they send you can copy their moves and ride their success. There are tools and bots that let you set up alerts so whenever a tracked wallet makes a transaction - buys a new token, sells something, moves funds you get notified immediately.

What is a vamp? A vamp is basically when someone sees a token launching on pumpfun, then races over to pump and launches the exact same coin - same name, same ticker, same concept. It's like hijacking someone else's idea and beating them to market dominance. but the vamp just copies everything and launches on pump as soon as the original is launched The vamp steals all the momentum, all the volume, and all the gains. It happens because there's zero regulation or trademark protection in crypto, so anyone can launch a token with any name they want. It's pure chaos and one of the shadier tactics in the memecoin space where speed and attention matter more than legitimacy.

What is Alpha? When someone calls a coin alpha, they're saying that coin is undervalued, early, or has insider potential that most people don't know about yet. It's basically saying "this is the play" or "this is where the smart money is going." When someone shares a coin and says "this is alpha," they mean this is privileged information like you're getting the tip before it pumps, before it hits everyone's radar.

What is the difference between an Altcoin and a Stable coin? Altcoins and stablecoins are fundamentally different in what they're designed to do. Altcoins are any cryptocurrency that isn't Bitcoin Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin all those pump.fun memecoins, everything else falls under "altcoin." The key thing about altcoins is they're volatile as hell - their prices go up and down constantly, sometimes 50% in a day, which is why people chase them for those 100x gains. They're speculative investments where you're hoping the price moons. Stablecoins, on the other hand, are designed to NOT move in price - they're pegged to real-world assets, usually the US dollar. So coins like USDT (Tether) or USDC are always supposed to be worth exactly $1. The whole point of stablecoins is to give you a safe place to park your money in crypto without exposing yourself to wild price swings. When the market's crashing and you want to get out of your altcoins without converting back to actual dollars, you sell into stablecoins. They're basically the "cash" of the crypto world

Who is ALON? Alon Cohen is one of the three co-founders of pump.fun, along with Noah Tweedale and Dylan Kerler. They launched the platform in January 2024 and it basically became the factory for the entire memecoin explosion on Solana. Alon is important because he's been the most public-facing founder he's the one making announcements, explaining decisions, and basically being the voice of the platform on Twitter (his handle is @a1lon9).

What is Fear and Greed? Fear and Greed is basically the emotional thermometer of the crypto market. It's an index (usually scored 0-100) that measures whether investors are feeling scared or greedy at any given moment. When the number is low (like 10-30), that's "fear" - people are panicking, selling everything, worried the market's going to crash further. When it's high (like 70-90), that's "greed" - everyone's euphoric, buying like crazy, convinced everything's going to the moon. The idea behind it is that crypto markets are incredibly emotional and irrational, so tracking the overall sentiment can help you make better decisions. The classic strategy is "be greedy when others are fearful" (buy the dip when everyone's panicking) and "be fearful when others are greedy" (take profits when everyone's overly hyped). The index looks at things like market volatility, trading volume, social media sentiment, Bitcoin dominance, and Google search trends to calculate the score. It's basically a way to measure whether the market is acting rational or if FOMO and FUD are running the show.

What is a Meta? Memecoin markets have rotating "metas"—themes that dominate attention and capital for periods before cycling to something new. Understanding the meta is essential for timing narratives. Metas typically follow a pattern: 1. Innovation: Someone creates something new that captures attention 2. Imitation: Dozens of copies launch 3. Saturation: Market flooded with derivatives 4. Exhaustion: Traders tire of the theme 5. Rotation: Capital moves to the next thing AI tokens: When ChatGPT exploded, everything AI-related pumped. Cat metas: Periods where cat-themed tokens dominate over dog tokens. Celeb coins: Phases where tokens connected to celebrities trend. Political memes: Around elections or major political events. Tech memes: Tokens referencing new platforms, features, or launches. Watch what new launches are succeeding. If dog tokens launch and fail while cat tokens launch and pump, the meta is shifting. Monitor CT for emerging consensus. When multiple unconnected accounts start discussing the same theme, something might be building. Track where big traders are deploying capital. Tools exist to watch whale wallets. Early meta identification is hugely profitable. Getting into a meta during phase 1-2 catches the bulk of the move. Entering during phase 3-4 usually means buying bags from earlier participants. Being early to the next meta beats being late to the current one.

What is Fomo, Fud, Copium and overall trading psychology? Trading psychology determines outcomes more than strategy. The same setup that makes one trader money loses money for another because of psychological differences. The panic of seeing a token pump without you. FOMO leads to chasing entries at bad prices, oversizing positions because you're desperate to catch the move, and buying at tops. FOMO feels urgent and necessary. Acting on it usually loses money. Counter: There's always another opportunity. Missing this trade doesn't matter if you catch the next one. Patience is a competitive advantage. The anxiety that makes you sell too early, avoid opportunities because you imagine risks that might not exist, or exit positions during normal volatility. FUD disguises itself as prudence but often costs money. Counter: Distinguish between genuine risk assessment and emotional reaction. Real risks deserve response. Imagined catastrophes don't. The rationalization that keeps you holding bags. "It's just a dip." "The dev is working hard." "CT is just spreading FUD." Copium prevents accepting that you're wrong, leading to losses growing larger than necessary. Counter: Your entry price is irrelevant. Ask only: "Knowing what I know now, would I buy this today?" If no, sell. After losses, the emotional state of wanting to "make it back." Tilt leads to oversized positions, abandoning strategy, and revenge trading. Tilt turns small losses into devastating ones. Counter: After significant losses, stop trading. Walk away. Return when emotions have settled. This is a rule, not a suggestion.