The catch-22 of certain token launches really exposes the game dynamics here.

Buy at 30k? Bundle holders will dump on you without hesitation. Early entry turns into a holding problem real fast.

Wait for 100k? If the claim mechanism still hasn't triggered, that's your signal the peak is already priced in. You're essentially buying at what could be the permanent ceiling.

Here's the thing about billionaire devs—zero personal incentive to claim when they're already liquid. A $2M barrier with zero volatility doesn't move markets. These projects become trapped in their own structure.

Even if you time it perfectly after a claim event drops, unless there's genuine demand outside the token mechanics, you're still chasing a topped-out asset. The question isn't when to buy—it's whether the underlying utility actually justifies any entry point.

This is why so many tokens become zombie projects: the incentive structure is misaligned from day one. Devs have no reason to push adoption. Holders have no reason to hold. It's a standoff that favors whoever got in first.