When the organisms at the very bottom of the ecosystem die out, the entire ecosystem collapses. The problem in the crypto world right now isn't that the big players are too ruthless, but that there are fewer and fewer retail investors at the bottom. Without new grass, the small fish will starve; Once the small fish starve, the big fish won't survive either. In the end, only a table of old retail investors are left, harvesting each other's profits.