Back to collectionTwo Years Between the Price Spike and the Night Shift
Background: XAI had reached the second anniversary of its listing, and the early January rebound had pulled back from its high the day before. Today: On this date two years ago, the price briefly spiked to $2.5; today it was $0.024. Impact and next steps: The anniversary made him consider how to explain to later arrivals why he was still on watch.
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Background: XAI had reached the second anniversary of its listing, and the early January rebound had pulled back from its high the day before. The Night Watchman, a longtime community member who also tended a Sentry node, faced questions from newer members when old screenshots resurfaced in the chat.
Today: On this date two years ago, the price briefly spiked to $2.5; today it was $0.024. Someone posted an old screenshot and asked whether the chat had really been as excited as it looked. “I didn't sleep that night two years ago either,” the Night Watchman said. He left the price there and pointed out that the image held one moment, not the two years that followed.
Impact and next steps: The anniversary made him consider how to explain to later arrivals why he was still on watch. He decided to put a few memories in chronological order, beginning with that night and continuing through what changed afterward. Whether anyone in the chat would stay for the whole account remained unclear.