Bankless · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Meme coin traders face the challenge of managing losing investments, often referred to as 'dust'. While selling these small remaining amounts might seem logical, there's a risk of missing out if the coin unexpectedly pumps. Some traders adopt a 'never sell' approach, while others use a framework of 'if I wouldn't buy this now with $100, I should sell it'.
“I sold over 1% of AI at like a $300,000 market cap. Nice. Thank you for your contributions.”
“I think I like, I had sort of overcorrected at that point in time to just like really aggressively cutting stuff that wasn't going.”
“I generally try not to sell. I mean, I sold... There's a classic one, was it... Flork or whatever, I sold that. I think it was at a $100,000 market cap. I just took a couple thousand dollars of dust out of that to buy something else.”