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The second day of being wrapped in $SIREN , always pulling the average price, the head position has never run away, and today the profit has also not run away. I always believe that garbage is just garbage, and it's not about inflating the price and telling everyone: hey, this thing can still be bought at the bottom for ten times, a hundred times.
I am caicai. Last month, I had dinner with a friend who works in risk control at a bank. I asked him: Why don't you use on-chain proof? It could clearly save a lot of review costs.
He sighed: "It's not that we can't, it's that we don't dare."
First, privacy cannot be disclosed. The biggest asset of a bank is customer privacy. Transactions on a public chain are fully open, which is equivalent to stripping customers bare for others to see. Large institutions are most afraid of operational exposure; costs will directly soar.
Second, competitive exposure. Who you trade with, what the interest rates are, how large your positions are—these are all trade secrets. Putting them on a public chain is like revealing your hand to competitors. Firms like JPMorgan would rather build their own private chains.
Third, regulatory responsibility. If something goes wrong with on-chain proof, who is responsible? It's the bank, not the protocol. Banks can experiment with new technologies but cannot take the blame.
But things are changing. SIGN has partnered with Plaid to launch Proofs.Money, allowing users to link their online banking to generate on-chain asset proofs. Banks do not need to disclose data; users can take the on-chain certificate to use elsewhere.
caicai's musings: Banks do understand value, but their business model dictates that they cannot be the first to take the plunge. SIGN is building the bridge, and once it's complete, they will naturally come over.
Still, the same saying: I only believe in what I can see and touch.
The moat of SIGN is not technology, but the 'certification network effect'
I am caicai. Today let's discuss a perspective that many people are not aware of— The real moat of SIGN is not technology, but the 'certification network effect.' What does it mean? Do you see why EarthPay can thrive? It's not because the technology is amazing, but because all merchants are using it; if you don't use it, you won't get anywhere. SIGN is doing the same thing. The on-chain proof (Attestation) it provides is essentially a globally recognized credit certificate. Once you have verified your identity on SIGN, stored a contract, or issued an asset, that record will remain on the chain forever. Next time, no matter where you go, you don't have to prove 'I am me' again.
The 500,000 US dollars payment was frozen for three months, so I decided to change the settlement method.
I am Caicai. Today, I'm not going to talk about empty things, but rather share a troubling matter of my own. Last year, a German client placed an order for 500,000 US dollars worth of titanium alloy screws. The goods were shipped, and the payment arrived. I was happy for a couple of days—then the bank called and said my account was frozen, with the reason being "involved in sanction risks." I said I sell screws, what does that have to do with sanctions? The bank said it was system-determined, and we couldn't check it, just wait and see. I waited for three months before the money was unfrozen. The client almost thought I had run away, and the order was completely lost. This situation happened two more times later. I changed banks, trying both domestic and foreign ones, but the result was the same—accounts get frozen frequently, the reasons are always unclear, and the time for unfreezing is never certain.
I am Caicai. Yesterday, a buddy of mine asked me out for drinks, looking gloomy.
He interviewed at a company last month, passed all three rounds, but got stuck at the background check—the HR from his previous company said his 'reason for leaving was not accurate,' but he actually didn't have any issues with anyone. He was so angry he wanted to curse: 'How the hell am I supposed to prove I didn't lie?'
I said, there’s actually a solution for this in Web3.
SIGN has created something called on-chain proof (Attestation). Your performance during your work period, reasons for leaving, performance evaluations—all of this can be signed on-chain by the company's HR using a private key. In the future, when you look for a job, you can just send the on-chain record over, and the new company can verify the truth without needing to call the previous company, so there's no need to worry about being misrepresented.
This isn’t just a concept. TokenTable has already distributed assets to over 40 million wallets, with an annual revenue of 15 million USD. The government of Sierra Leone is using it for digital IDs, and the UAE is also advancing its use.
To put it simply, what SIGN is doing is transforming the act of 'proving' from 'asking for someone’s help' to 'verifying.' No need to rely on words; code speaks for itself.
My buddy fell silent for a long time after hearing this, and said: 'If this thing actually works, I wouldn't have been wronged.'
Caicai's ramblings: Blaming others in the workplace, being blacklisted in background checks, getting scammed by fake degrees—these issues are all about 'not being able to prove oneself.' What SIGN aims to solve is exactly this.
I spent the whole night replenishing, and when I opened my eyes, it was just flat. I just heard that the project's main base was raided by the police. Is it true?
After losing 500%, I realized I need to put a tight leash on myself and control my hands.
I am caicai. Don't rush to talk about projects; let me share something about myself first. Last month, I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so I checked my phone for the market; ETH dropped a couple of points, and I thought, 'Time to bottom-fish.' I went long, and as soon as I entered, it dropped, I added more, it continued to drop, then I added again, and it blew up. The next day when I woke up, I found that my account was down by almost half. I stared at the screen for a long time, and I only had one thought in my mind: Was I cursed by someone last night? Later, after reviewing, I realized a pattern - all my losing trades were made in the middle of the night. During the day, when my mind is clear, I set my stop-losses tightly and control my positions well. Once it hits midnight, my eyes can barely stay open, and my hands won't listen; when I see a rise, I want to chase it, and when I see a drop, I want to bottom-fish.
Today's score of @SignOfficial has come out, I only scored 12 points, Just at three o'clock, my brother A-man sent me a message, I also lost on the contract I made, so I conveniently scolded him, why did I scold him? A few days ago, I went from over seven hundred to a hundred in two days, and today at three o'clock, I forgot to check the score. He sent me a message to check, and then there were only 12 points. In just a few minutes, the contract went from a 200% profit to a negative 300%. Should he be scolded?
I said, you are such a jinx, in the future, when I make deals and every day at three o'clock, don't send me messages.
He still disagreed: "I didn't press your keyboard, you opened the positions, wrote the articles, checked the scores, how can you blame me?"
Honestly, I was so angry I wanted to hit someone. But cooling down and thinking, what he said is also right—it's indeed my own fault. I blame him, merely looking for a punching bag.
This reminds me of a principle in Web3: Many people who lose money are not cut down by the market, but by their own emotions. You blame the dogs, blame the news, blame your brothers for talking too much, but in the end, the one who confirms is always yourself.
The on-chain proof (Attestation) made by SIGN is to help you clarify "who did it." The transaction records are on-chain, who did what at what time, can be known at a glance. It's not just words, it's the code that counts.
My brother is indeed a jinx, but the real jinx is my own heart that can't stand the nagging. In the future, when I make deals, I will check the scores and make him shut up.
If I lose, I lose, I accept it.
Still the same saying: I only believe in what I can see and touch. #Sign地缘政治基建 $SIGN