[Editorial] Unveiling the "Anonymous Mask" in the Cryptocurrency Market... What Does the Decline of Twitter Signify

For cryptocurrency investors, Twitter (now X) is not just a social media platform. It is the “first public opinion forum” where market trends are formed, trends are born, and worship and ridicule intertwine. However, recently, the gates of this forum are closing. And in a very forceful manner.

The cause was a dispute between renowned Korean on-chain data analyst and CryptoQuant representative Ju Ki-young and X executives. Ju criticized “X for not cracking down on bot programs, but instead blocking legitimate cryptocurrency-related posts,” to which X’s product manager responded: “It’s not because of spam bots. It’s because crypto industry insiders keep repeating meaningless greetings or meme images, which lowers the overall score.”

This is why “crypto” posts are getting banned by the X algorithm. Bots generated 7,754,367 posts yesterday, up 1,224%. pic.twitter.com/xhnlhE1V8D

— Ki Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) January 10, 2026

This brief dispute sends a heavy message to the cryptocurrency market. To be blunt, the era of “Crypto Twitter” is over.

All along, the cryptocurrency market has been entirely parasitic on “anonymity” and “herd mentality.” Hiding behind faceless characters, shouting “the price will go up” to speculate, and manipulating view counts through meaningless comments have become rampant. The gathering of nihilistic noise forms bubbles, which then push prices higher—this is a distorted structure.

X announced it will reduce the exposure frequency of cryptocurrency-related posts by nearly 70%, which is a declaration that such “fake games” will no longer be tolerated. This is not just a change in the algorithm. It means that the “bubble burst” in the cryptocurrency market is happening systematically.

X’s Nikita Bier condemned the practices of crypto Twitter as leading to low reach.

This change gives us a clear lesson. The era where “anonymous virtual personas” could make money by making noise online is over.

The market’s central axis is shifting rapidly. While the decline of anonymous incitement on Twitter continues, professional networks like LinkedIn, where real-name business discussions take place, are rising quickly. Here, it is not anonymous agitators, but ▲ tangible companies ▲ responsible operators ▲ investors with real capital.

This is an inevitable pain point in the market’s evolution from a “casino” to an “industry.” Genuine business is not conducted behind masks. Only with trust, verified identities, and clear accountability can real capital flow. The investment approach obsessed with “dopamine” and only watching charts has no place anymore.

Investors must also wake up. The “get-rich-quick” information shouted by anonymous experts is now filtered out as spam by algorithms. It’s time to develop a discerning eye to identify the “real signals” sent by professionals with verified identities, rather than false authorities hiding behind anonymity. The decline of Twitter heralds the arrival of a “real-name era” in the cryptocurrency market.