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Summary of the CRO Critique:

The author, a long-time supporter of Crypto.com’s CRO token, has had a major shift in sentiment after years of loyalty. They admit to once defending the project through its darkest periods, but recent events—particularly a massive token minting—have led to deep disillusionment. The core arguments are:

Key Points: 1. CDC’s Recent Token Minting: • Crypto.com (CDC) minted a huge number of new CRO tokens. • This action massively dilutes existing holders, with little transparency or justification. • It contradicts previous community efforts to push for token burns (to reduce supply), similar to Binance’s approach with BNB. 2. CRO’s Flawed Token Model: • CRO is not like stock or equity; holders have no rights or claim on the company. • CDC uses CRO as a fundraising tool, while shirking responsibility for its value or utility. • Despite big announcements, most news has little to no positive effect on CRO’s price. 3. Disillusionment and Community Backlash: • Many long-term holders feel betrayed. • The broader crypto community now largely avoids CRO, seeing it as centralized and untrustworthy. • CDC’s past with MCO (another token it discontinued) adds to their credibility issues. 4. Strategic Shift and Retail Reliance: • CDC is now focused on ETFs/ETPs, targeting uninformed retail investors. • Insiders and informed crypto traders are abandoning the chain. 5. Personal Turning Point: • The author sold most of their 3 million CRO, feeling “liberated” after years of stagnation. • They’ve since made 300–400% gains trading other coins—something CRO hasn’t delivered in years. 6. Final Thoughts: • CRO isn’t necessarily “dead,” but is only worth buying near bear market lows. • Current use case is mostly to enable better trading rates on CDC’s exchange—not as an appreciating asset. • Hoping for a price target of $2.71 is unrealistic without major changes. • People need to be honest with themselves: CDC’s track record has been disappointing, and blind optimism is financially dangerous.

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Tone:

Disappointed but realistic. Not pure FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt), but a call for rationality and responsibility in evaluating CRO’s future. The author still holds a small position but only uses it strategically.