ChainFeeds research brief: Bonk Guy’s PONS trade, Fomo’s rise, and the case for buying through a bear market
ChainFeeds’ Sept. 5 research brief bundled five separate crypto and Web3 narratives into one daily package, ranging from AI model usage data to meme-coin trading, Ethereum’s institutional setup, and the business mechanics behind Fomo. One of the most closely watched items was a recap of trader theunipcs, better known as Bonk Guy, whose PONS position was estimated to be up about $5 million after he bought near a roughly $6 million market cap and held as the token later approached a $500 million valuation. The brief also cited Pons Labs’ disclosure of $400 million in 24-hour volume and framed the trade as an 83x return on paper. Beyond that, the newsletter highlighted an IOSG Ventures argument that bear markets tend to produce the best crypto investments because mispricing is deepest when sentiment is weakest and real revenue becomes easier to distinguish from narrative. It also translated an essay by Fernando Pertini arguing that Ethereum’s biggest potential short may be the vast pool of institutional portfolios that still hold zero ETH even as major financial firms build products on the network. The final feature examined Fomo’s rapid growth, including user growth to 1.3 million, a reported daily net increase of 30,000 users, protocol revenue milestones, a $75 million Series B led by Index Ventures, and a creator-revenue model that links content, positions, and execution fees in a way the piece said could unsettle larger exchanges.








