I have a friend who kept hitting landmines in DeFi last year. Terms like "high APR" and "flash IDO"—he hardly ever made any real money. Until last week, he suddenly forwarded a crowdfunding link called @ampedfinance and asked me: "What do you think of this project? Are the fees real?" I clicked in, expecting it to be another gimmick project, but found that all the data was verifiable on-chain: Over $300 million in trading volume, $900,000 in fee income, nearly 18,000 real users... none of this is just talk. So what exactly is Amped? In simple terms, it’s a trading protocol built on the Sonic chain that converts high-frequency trading volume into fees, and then distributes the earnings directly to participants through staking dividends. In other words: • It doesn’t rely on inflation to issue tokens to maintain profits • It doesn’t rely on subsidies to inflate data • It’s a protocol that is genuinely used, and participants receive dividends This model isn’t new, but very few can achieve such explosive early data. How can you participate right now? Amped is currently doing initial distribution through locking $S: • The more $S you lock, the higher your share of $AMPED • Participating at this stage is the only opportunity to acquire $AMPED • Official participation link: Once this round of crowdfunding ends, Amped will enter the formal incentive phase. If you wait until trading opens, the price may no longer be the same. Why do I personally have high hopes for this project? As an old DeFi user, I focus on three things: 1. Is the data real? All data from Amped is verifiable on-chain. 2. Is the profit sustainable? Fee income exceeds subsidy distribution. 3. Is the mechanism anti-human? There’s no anti-lock design, and you can exit freely. Additionally, Sonic is currently an emerging chain with rapid user growth, low costs, and just starting its narrative. Amped could very well be its first "GMX-level" project. Amped Finance is like a new entry point for a "real yield narrative" opening up in front of you—low barriers, stable data, early participation. Whether you can seize it depends on whether you are the one who "no longer hesitates."