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FUD
Trading
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt — negative talk about a token, sometimes manipulation, sometimes just accurate.
Definition
FUD is any narrative that drives holders to sell: rumors about the dev, worries about the contract, screenshots of a whale wallet. Sometimes it's a coordinated attack from a competing project or a whale trying to buy the dip cheaper. Sometimes it's just true.
The lazy move is calling every criticism FUD. The smart move is checking the claim. If someone points out a mint function or an unlocked LP, that's not FUD — that's a receipt.
Examples
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The dev wallet concerns are real — calling that FUD is cope.
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Ignore the FUD, the audit just dropped and it's clean.
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Coordinated FUD campaign before a buy, classic whale playbook.