X takes a step towards cryptocurrency
X has finally lifted the ban on cryptocurrency advertising.
Let me remind you that the ban on crypto advertising was introduced back in 2018, and in 2024 the entire category of "financial products" was generally banned
The platform remains the main center of market manipulation, only in X there are so many influencers who bring great liquidity to the cryptocurrency market
Permission for sponsored content under the "Paid Partnership" brand allows projects to advertise officially
I wish that X will also take a step towards meeting CT in the next updates
GM everyone, today is an interesting day
Both for me and for you
I will publish a post on how to install OpenClaw on a server, and the first results
I will also try to make something interesting about Emeral Card
I just read an article by @buffdottrade on why AI agents don’t make people rich (Yet) and it made a lot of sense to me.
Most bots are trained on human data, so they inherit human behavior. When the crowd gets greedy or scared, they often follow suit. The result is performance that mirrors average traders, only faster.
The article argues that the real limitation is structural. Information is synchronized, and everyone sees similar signals almost simultaneously. Prediction alone loses its value when speed of execution determines results.
In this context, infrastructure becomes crucial. Fast decisions without fast calculation reveal intent. This is why interpretation layers like https://t.co/QuiwcubSkv and high-performance networks like @solayer_labs are important. Strategy and execution now function as one system.
Why does CT dislike @nikitabier so much?
1) Nikita wrote an opinion that: “Crypto Twitter is dying of suicide, not because of the algorithm” - that is, he stated that the community itself “kills” the reach with its actions, and not the platform algorithm. It was a rather harsh comment about: the excessive number of short answers (like “gm, gn, lfg”)
2) Criticism of memes and new meme coins. Because of this statement, part of the community: called him “Nikita Boar”. People began to actively spread memes and even created meme coins based on this pseudonym, tokens with the ticker $BOAR, $NIKITA.
3) Policy on crypto-reward applications.
He announced that X is discontinuing API support for applications that paid for user activity. This meant that projects that rewarded posts/comments lost access to API X. Infofi tokens fell in price due to this decision. This caused frustration in part of the crypto community, because such mechanics were an important part of project communication and stimulating activity. So Nikita, with one post, killed an entire niche where people were earning good money
To sum up: Nikita, in the web2 world showed himself very well, but in the web3 world everyone is outraged by him and for his incomprehensible actions. We'll see what this will lead to, and if I were you, I would look for additional sources of income
Top bets on Polymarket
1. Extended FDV above $800M one day after launch? (YES; 20 shares entry)
Extended is currently in the top 3 in all perps. They have 70 bushels of rhubarb, more than 100 bushels per day, and it grows geometrically upwards. They also have $100 million in volume per day. Good wallets also bet on YES. I myself do not believe that such a project will come out below 800 lyam. The main thing is that they do not delay the listing too much, when the target of the perps has already completely left
2. Ink FDV above $1B one day after launch? (YES; 33 shares entry)
$INK is a token of the Ink chain, which is directly owned by the Kraken exchange (the most popular CEX in the West). All tokens of normal exchanges are doomed to success. The same BitGet token is traded at a VAT of $2.33B, and this BitGet holds the top 30 tokens in general. And now understand that Kraken is much more influential than Bitget. The same listing on their stock exchange is worth a lot. Even if they kill on the chain, and with it on the token, they will launch it and list it on their exchange, people will join them and the excitement to buy "technology on the spot". So I expect at least 1B FDV
All bets are not fin reka! Do your research. You can order via the link: https://t.co/Wv3ekB1JIt
How to make money for anyone (no matter how many followers you have)?
Me and another ambassador (@crx_rollins ) were chatting about Solayer Pay, and here’s the news about a new program for the Solayer community that will help everyone earn a little extra money.
Now by supporting @solayer_labs on X, like me and CRX ROLLINS, you now get real money for it. Monthly leaderboards, USDC rewards, and the most delicious reward is Emerald Card prizes. We also noticed a growing reward pool, which means the more people, the bigger the reward pool.
This is how I understand community collaboration, it shows how much the project wants to capture everyone’s attention and create a foundation for a good ecosystem.
The feeder turned out to be empty.
Or the history of the fall of Hyperliquid from $60 -> $20
Many believed in $HYPE and infinite growth: expensive things get more expensive, the rich get richer, all top traders and whales trade on Hyperliquid, "Feeder" is a new goal, look at the project's income, etc.
But at some point the magic of infinite growth ends, and it becomes obvious that a perp-DEX token with FDV ~$60B raises questions. Especially since every day there are new players who are in no way inferior to Hyperliquid.
My first questions started with the ecosystem, where top projects came out with FDV $1–3–5M!
As smart people say, ecositsema is the penultimate effort before death: the token is out, there is no growth, and stories about a great and flourishing ECOSYSTEM begin.
The last nail in the coffin and the reversal of the trend, these are the disconnections that have been in place since November 29, 2025. This is how slowly and confidently the giants in the world of cryptocurrency are dying
Most meme and AI tokens fail because traders rely on sentiment or a trend rather than evidence of the product.
In my experience, meme trading feels like betting on whether or not a given trend will continue, as there is no real backing for the meme.
People get in late, make a bet, and get out early because nothing confirms their position. Insiders manipulate because they see signals, while simple cryptons react to spikes in volume and social media posts without real data to trust.
What stands out here is the focus on execution and feedback. @buffdottrade, powered by InfiniSVM, brings speed, real PnL, and measurable signals to the equation. When trades are backed by data and instant execution, conviction lasts longer and decisions are no longer emotional.
What did Trump do for the crypto market in 1 year.
It all started exactly an YEAR ago
Exactly an hour from the moment when Trump allowed to rob the crypto market and showed how it should be done by his own example
Yesterday, Bloomberg released an investigation in which it was estimated that the Trump family had become richer by $1.4 billion solely due to "themes" in crypto
The article unleashed serious hate and is already hitting the ratings (30% of Americans own crypto, as well as memcoins, which he scammed, including his electorate and fans)
The situation with Greenland hits the ratings even harder (Only 17% approve of US efforts to acquire Greenland as a whole. Support for military seizure - only 4% (71% consider it a bad idea) - Reuters/Ipsos on January 14, 2026)
New interesting DEX @extendedapp
Extended is a perpetual decentralized exchange created by the former Revolut team to offer the widest range of products in the DeFi space, including cross-asset collateral, unified margin, perpetual contracts, spot and credit markets.
According to my sources, the listing is planned for Q3, and in the meantime, you can earn points until the drop.
Season 1 of the points accumulation program started on April 29, 2025, with the possibility of distributing up to 1.2 million points each week, which takes place every Tuesday at 00:00 UTC.
Users can earn points in three categories:
• Trading - earn points through organic trading activity.
• Liquidity provision - deposit funds into storage or provide high liquidity in relevant markets.
• Referrals – earn a portion of the points earned by your referrals. Partners earn more.
My farming strategy.
You can farm 2 projects at once, Extended and Ethereal. You look for a price difference on BTC, and enter into a deal on two dex exchanges, with a market order (you will not be charged for the commission). You also exit the deal with a market order.
People who know how to program in Python or are engaged in vibecoding can try to make software for trading on these exchanges
@elonmusk posted the algorithm on Git, and here's what I understood
X just made the biggest algorithm shift I have seen in years, and most people still think nothing has changed. It did. The feed is no longer driven by rules or tricks, it is driven by real time AI judgment. That alone changes how content should be written.
Virality now lives almost entirely in the out of network feed. Early performance decides everything. If strangers stop scrolling, read, reply, or stay on your post, the system treats it as valuable. Threads, stories, and clear ideas win because attention time is the signal that matters most. Follower count helps less than ever, clean writing helps more than ever.
My take is simple. This is the fairest version of X so far. Bad content dies fast, good content gets tested no matter who posts it. Rage bait and spam are risky now, while thoughtful posts get real distribution. If you want to reach in 2026, write for humans first and let the AI do the rest.
I recommend reading the article by @0xspout on why they chose @solayer_labs InfiniSVM.
What I understood from this article, infrastructure choices decide which onchain products scale and which ones break under load.
Delays, pauses, or unpredictable execution quickly turn into real risk when capital, collateral, and users expect systems to work at all times. Growth without proper scaling only hides problems until heavy loads reveal them.
That's why Solayer InfiniSVM is an ecosystem that takes an important step towards the future of web3. It is designed to improve the consistent growth and scalability of any project that chooses InfiniSVM, and also provides stability under heavy loads. Because of these factors, Spout chose Solayer.
Scam from the Trove team. Another perp DEX.
Trove Markets is a perp DEX that promised to trade in exotic and illiquid assets:
collectible cards, watches, CS2 skins, RWA, even shares of prediction markets - with leverage up to 10x and without ownership of the base asset.
It sounded beautiful. Reality - it is difficult to even call it a classic of the crypto market. This is frankly one of the most outrageous cases of the beginning of 2026.
Chronology:
1️⃣ Announcement and sale
The team launched a public sale of the $TROVE token on January 8-11, 2026.
Target: $2.5M at FDV $20M.
Fact: oversubscription is over $11.5M. The transfer slip has not been returned!
~5 minutes before the end of the sale, the team changes the smart contract and extends the collection.
The markets are exploding, especially the event at Polymarket for the sum of the collection. Large orders appear in the glass, and after 40 minutes the team rolls back all the changes. The truth is already after they loaded positions on the polymarket before the first statement and unloaded before the second.
Details and investigation from @zachxbt in X
2️⃣ Cancellation of Hyperliquid
After gathering, the team suddenly abandons Hyperliquid and announces a launch on Solana.
The reason is "loss of partner and trust". The problem is that Hyperliquid was a key element of the sale's marketing.
3️⃣TGE and −95%
The $TROVE token is released on Solana.
The first candle is 95% of the value of the line.
FDV drops from $20M to < $1M.
The team completely withdrew liquidity from the token, leaving $50K. And each participant of the sale issues devalued tokens instead of resubscription dollars.
People who put in $10-20K get hundreds of dollars in return.
4️⃣ Refunds and silence
The oversubscription was huge, and in the end, the team bites out a statement that makes $100,000 of refunds to ICO participants, leaving itself with $11,000,000 of funds raised including oversubscription
This is the most impudent shame of recent times.
Formally, the platform works. But in fact, we see an undisguised anger from the team. It's too brazen and loud to shut up. $11M of investors' funds were simply appropriated by the team.
Now the token's FDV stands at $1m. There is an event on the polymarket for tomorrow's token evaluation. In a normal situation, I would take a couple of markets for NO, but with so many manipulations, I don't want to participate in this story at all. Be careful
trump: denmark, norway, sweden, france, germany, the united kingdom, the netherlands, and finland to face 10% tariff starting feb 1 over greenland matter 😂
Ethereal is a new perp-dex where you can use the strategy of earning points and 27% ARP on a stablecoin.
Liquidity is still not great, but the exchange already has:
• $2B+ trading volume
• $45M+ open interest
• $47M+ USDe TVL
The main idea is to hold BTC on spot, MEXC is a good choice for this (there is 0 commission on spot), while opening a hedging short position with 2x leverage on Ethereal, using USDE.
You earn on positive funding paid for the short position, and points on Ethereal for the future drop. Also, when you open a position, you get earnings on your USDE which is 27% ARP, excluding leverage
The main risks that I see are USDE rag or a perp-dex or MEXC scam, both options look low-probability.
The main problems you may encounter are not having access to the Ethereal beta, if this post gets 20 likes, there will be access codes to the platform in my telegram.