After calculating, I've been fully committed to building $Quark for about 300 days.

December 25, 2023, was the first time I mined Quark.

When this narrative first appeared, I was convinced it would be an important part of future ARC20.

The reason for going ALL IN is believing in #Quark, and even more, believing in #ARC20.

In the following month, I FOMOed along with the market, continuously increasing my position until I had enough to support my long-term building.

Having enough faith in a narrative, the cost only affects the mindset during the process; the most important factor for the result is still time.

At the end of January, I decided to become a long-term Builder of Atomicals because I believe that things are man-made.

At that time, the name 'Leaper' first appeared in the community.

The name was actually something I just typed randomly; I thought of the word 'leap', which doesn't sound like a person's name. Adding 'er' felt like a good meaning, so it stuck.

I am not familiar with the ways of communication, nor do I know how to be a KOL, but I am well-acquainted with Quark and understand Atomicals, so I'll do things in my style.

I produce long articles and record my thoughts, combining my interests with community building.

Looking back, every tweet I posted this year was centered around Atomicals. I know that following trends would yield better traffic, but I am not pursuing to be a KOL; I just want to tell the story of Atomicals well.

In 300 days, my long articles were displayed about 3 million times, bookmarked nearly 2000 times, and 43 articles were included in Jinse Finance, gaining 450,000 views on the platform.

Such dissemination power is negligible compared to most KOLs, but I believe there are still many people who learned about the Atomic Protocol and Quark because of my words, and that's enough.

However, as the Bitcoin ecosystem cooled down and the inscription market ended, I naturally became part of the so-called trapped group.

Many friends advised me to cut losses along the way, but I said my expectations for Atomicals are on a yearly cycle, not to mention that Quark has the backing of colored coins. When I took over at 100U, I was already mentally prepared for it to go down to 10U.

The mindset for holding Quark is the same as holding Bitcoin; I calculated my assets early based on the return price.

Investing in Quark is also akin to accumulating BTC. If Bitcoin rises (like in recent days), that would be an unexpected joy, and Bitcoin will only get more expensive in the coming years.

Holding is the primary duty, followed by continuously contributing my strength.

For coins without a project team, the community must have a group of firm long-term builders. Fortunately, we have that.

The enthusiasm of everyone remains, which strengthens my resolve.

This year, I saw countless other inscription and protocol community builders leave one after another. Many former community leaders who persisted in building have changed battlefields, but fortunately, our team has remained.

Will there be spring for the Bitcoin ecosystem again? Definitely. As long as Bitcoin exists, the possibility of its ecosystem exploding will not disappear.
When will this spring come? I don't know, but as long as it arrives while we are still working and the community is still persistent, Atomicals will definitely show improvement.

Because Quark enforces the locking of Bitcoin and the characteristic of colored coins having nowhere to lose, I can view all construction as a cost-free push for the development of ARC20, thereby accumulating small amounts into large ones.

We need to exchange time for a more ideal outcome.

Do we lack time? Bitcoin does not fear time.

300 days is an insignificant footnote in Bitcoin's history. If colored coins are destined for greatness, then the one-year startup period is entirely trivial.

This position can only be considered 'diamond hands' if it is taken from the trough to the peak; until then, we are still temporarily trapped.

But to be able to persist, one must view the current cycle from the perspective of future 'diamond hands'.

When 'colored coins' truly become a track to carry the entire Bitcoin ecosystem's derivative narrative, starting from a hundred billion, entering at a thousand billion, what difference will it make to look back at a market value of 10 million or 20 million?

I also look forward to the day when others will review and learn from our development journey.

Aside from all market factors, 'building' will not only promote the development of tokens but also allow oneself to grow. While waiting for spring, I strive to make Atomicals known to more people and work hard to learn more myself.

Will diamond hands always win? Can long-term builders definitely wait for better results? These questions will be answered by time; at least I believe the track we chose is 100% correct.

Just keep doing it; I believe #Atomicals will only get better.

—— A note on November 6, 2024.