How Do Some Degens Always Get In Early?

[Exqui]

Been watching the Solana space for a while, and I keep noticing the same thing: the same people are always early. Whether it’s meme coins, AI projects, or new DeFi plays, they’re already in before the hype hits.

At this point, it’s clear that being early isn’t luck—it’s a system.

Some patterns I’ve noticed:
They don’t wait for Twitter influencers—they move first.
They track early buys & follow smart money wallets.
They focus on narratives before the crowd catches on.
They know what will pump before it actually does.

It’s got me thinking…
How do they keep getting in before the rest of us?

Anyone here cracked the code on spotting these plays before they go viral? Let’s talk.

 

[1234Rich]

Yeah, and the vast majority of them are simply insiders that are probably launching the token themselves - 99% of the time you see a random wallet doing a 1000x it’s that.

 

[Dollynkath]

Early degens be like:

I called a Trump coin at $0.0001
I told you to buy Bitcoin at its first block
Now I'm telling you to buy this coin [insert paid shill here] before it goes 1000x!!!

They are not early. They are farming engagement and inviting you to be their liquidity

 

[Talente]

They are insiders and have direct contact with coin owner

 

[Blue]

It’s either they are mostly insiders who have direct links with project owners or they are investors who join groups that give them access to buy tokens early before they’re launched. For instance, i heard those who joined Bitget onchain were able to buy $RFC and $REMUS earlier before they listed which made them more returns compared to those that buy these tokens after listing.

The onchain feature also gave the users opportunities to trade degen and onchain tokens from their spot accounts directly without the need of Dex wallets.

 

[Presid]

You didn't mention the real reason: they are insiders. All the rest are details, nobody can ''move first'' and randomly buy a shitcoin without knowing its potential, or just guessing ''ah, it's a good idea, a nice narrative, it will probably pump''