What Does This Mean?

Dev Dump

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FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Crypto Trading SlangCLUSTER: degen_terminology

When a crypto project's own developer sells off a large portion of their token holdings, crashing the price on their own community.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Chart cratered 90% in an hour — classic dev dump."

LORE & ORIGIN

Standard crypto Twitter vocabulary for one of the most common project-failure patterns, where insider selling by the team itself devastates retail holders.

FIRST SEEN

2017

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2017-2026 (Active)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

-5 AURA

TREND STATUS

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EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2017

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