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Do we need Altseason to succeed in crypto?
This is a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
I joined the space around 2020, and since then I’ve seen a bit of everything: crazy pumps, brutal crashes, overhyped projects, silent builders, and everything in between. And honestly, after all these years, my answer is: no, you don’t need altseason to make it.
I know that sounds weird, especially when everyone seems to be waiting for the next big run. But let’s be real: what is it that people are really waiting for?
That feeling from 2020–2021? Where you just followed some KOL’s tweet, bought a coin, and woke up to your portfolio 5x overnight?
Or that belief that the next altseason will fix everything. The bags, the regrets, the missed chances?
I get it. It’s tempting. But I’ve been here long enough to see the pattern. Most of those altseasons come and go and people either miss them, or get greedy, or leave after getting burned.
Meanwhile, I’ve watched others do it differently. People like @waleswoosh, @beast_ico, @MINHxDYNASTY. They weren’t chasing pumps. They were building, learning, creating in the bear and in the chop. They didn’t wait for the market to get hot to start showing up.
And then there are people like Keungz, Frank, and others I used to see all the time. They were on fire during the bull but now they’ve stepped away.
It made me realize something: altseason isn’t what makes you successful. It just amplifies whatever you’ve already been doing.
If you’re learning, building, creating value. A bull run will boost you.
If you’re lost, chasing noise. It’ll only speed up the burn.
So yeah, altseason is nice. But it’s not the answer.
Sticking around, doing the work, staying curious, that’s what really matters.
Cycles come and go. But if you’re here for the right reasons, you’ll find your wins with or without an altseason.
Bet on yourself.
This is a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
I joined the space around 2020, and since then I’ve seen a bit of everything: crazy pumps, brutal crashes, overhyped projects, silent builders, and everything in between. And honestly, after all these years, my answer is: no, you don’t need altseason to make it.
I know that sounds weird, especially when everyone seems to be waiting for the next big run. But let’s be real: what is it that people are really waiting for?
That feeling from 2020–2021? Where you just followed some KOL’s tweet, bought a coin, and woke up to your portfolio 5x overnight?
Or that belief that the next altseason will fix everything. The bags, the regrets, the missed chances?
I get it. It’s tempting. But I’ve been here long enough to see the pattern. Most of those altseasons come and go and people either miss them, or get greedy, or leave after getting burned.
Meanwhile, I’ve watched others do it differently. People like @waleswoosh, @beast_ico, @MINHxDYNASTY. They weren’t chasing pumps. They were building, learning, creating in the bear and in the chop. They didn’t wait for the market to get hot to start showing up.
And then there are people like Keungz, Frank, and others I used to see all the time. They were on fire during the bull but now they’ve stepped away.
It made me realize something: altseason isn’t what makes you successful. It just amplifies whatever you’ve already been doing.
If you’re learning, building, creating value. A bull run will boost you.
If you’re lost, chasing noise. It’ll only speed up the burn.
So yeah, altseason is nice. But it’s not the answer.
Sticking around, doing the work, staying curious, that’s what really matters.
Cycles come and go. But if you’re here for the right reasons, you’ll find your wins with or without an altseason.
Bet on yourself.
Kaito Yaps 101: Hiểu và hành động đúng để kiếm Yaps hiệu quả nhất
Bài viết này dành riêng cho các anh em Việt Nam đang muốn tìm hiểu và đạt kết quả cao hơn trong cuộc đua Yaps với anh em thế giới
Vào việc 👇
Bài viết này dành riêng cho các anh em Việt Nam đang muốn tìm hiểu và đạt kết quả cao hơn trong cuộc đua Yaps với anh em thế giới
Vào việc 👇
New Ethos feature just dropped: Listings.
Ethos users now get limited “bullish” or “bearish” votes each month to signal which projects they believe in.
But here’s what’s interesting 👇
Ethos users now get limited “bullish” or “bearish” votes each month to signal which projects they believe in.
But here’s what’s interesting 👇
Unpopular Opinion: Loud’s attention flywheel might be broken or at least in need of a serious tune-up.
I’m not sure what the team plans after the first payout, but here’s what I’ve been thinking:
The Loud model was bold, but short-lived.
The idea was simple: incentivize top KOLs to generate attention → that attention drives volume → the top 25 KOLs split trading fees.
In theory, it’s genius.
In practice, it burned hot but faded fast.
Since TGE, volume has dropped every single day.
- Day 1: $10M+
- Day 6: ~$213K
- Market cap: down ~90% from ATH
1. The game wasn’t ready.
After just 6 days, there’s very little content left to post. Over 50% of the top 25 climbed the board with engagement bait or shallow threads not necessarily because they lack quality, but because there’s simply not enough substance to talk about yet.
Loud didn’t prepare enough narrative fuel to sustain interest. Even the best creators need something to work with.
2. Small creators were sidelined.
Let’s be honest: what exactly is the incentive for a small creator to participate?
- No realistic shot at leaderboard rewards
- No clear holding or loyalty benefits
- No structure for discovery or amplification
Cheering from the sidelines in hopes that a top KOL might tip you? That’s not a system. That’s a wish.
3. The leaderboard became toxic, fast.
By day 5, it wasn’t about who created value. It was about who was louder, who had better “smart follower” ratios, or who gamed the algo better.
Instead of building a culture of collaboration, it became a leaderboard of drama.
That doesn’t help the project or anyone in it in the long run.
The responsibilities and benefits of stakeholders in Loud are built around the top 25 and I think that's still correct. But perhaps we need to reassess these realities to adjust and adapt more appropriately.
Because if not, everything Loud has will be like a shooting star passing through CT and no matter how beautiful it once was, people will soon forget.
I’m not sure what the team plans after the first payout, but here’s what I’ve been thinking:
The Loud model was bold, but short-lived.
The idea was simple: incentivize top KOLs to generate attention → that attention drives volume → the top 25 KOLs split trading fees.
In theory, it’s genius.
In practice, it burned hot but faded fast.
Since TGE, volume has dropped every single day.
- Day 1: $10M+
- Day 6: ~$213K
- Market cap: down ~90% from ATH
1. The game wasn’t ready.
After just 6 days, there’s very little content left to post. Over 50% of the top 25 climbed the board with engagement bait or shallow threads not necessarily because they lack quality, but because there’s simply not enough substance to talk about yet.
Loud didn’t prepare enough narrative fuel to sustain interest. Even the best creators need something to work with.
2. Small creators were sidelined.
Let’s be honest: what exactly is the incentive for a small creator to participate?
- No realistic shot at leaderboard rewards
- No clear holding or loyalty benefits
- No structure for discovery or amplification
Cheering from the sidelines in hopes that a top KOL might tip you? That’s not a system. That’s a wish.
3. The leaderboard became toxic, fast.
By day 5, it wasn’t about who created value. It was about who was louder, who had better “smart follower” ratios, or who gamed the algo better.
Instead of building a culture of collaboration, it became a leaderboard of drama.
That doesn’t help the project or anyone in it in the long run.
The responsibilities and benefits of stakeholders in Loud are built around the top 25 and I think that's still correct. But perhaps we need to reassess these realities to adjust and adapt more appropriately.
Because if not, everything Loud has will be like a shooting star passing through CT and no matter how beautiful it once was, people will soon forget.
Gm. Happy Friday everyone
The Yaprun marathon has just begun.
I’m sitting at Rank 166 this week.
Who’s running this race with me till the finish line?
Let’s climb together 🏁
I’m sitting at Rank 166 this week.
Who’s running this race with me till the finish line?
Let’s climb together 🏁
I’m pretty sure when Yuhu and the Kaito team came up with the Smart Followers metric, they didn’t expect it to turn into something people would start beefing over later.
But recently, that’s exactly what’s happening.
Some KOLs are now saying if your SF rate is low, then your account is full of bots, low-rep, or you’ve farmed too much low-quality GA content. A few hours ago, I saw Ico criticize a couple of the Top 25 Loudest for having bad SF ratios and suddenly a bunch of people started piling on.
And just now, I saw Cape slash Kermit on Ethos over this exact thing.
Honestly, It’s funny. But not in a good way.
The truth is, everyone has their own journey, their own audience, and their own phase of development. Metrics like SF can be helpful, but using one number to judge someone completely? That feels off.
I can name people with insanely high SF/follower ratios but half of CT calls them scammers, and their Ethos score is a mess.
So yeah. Take these tools for what they are. Not more, not less.
But recently, that’s exactly what’s happening.
Some KOLs are now saying if your SF rate is low, then your account is full of bots, low-rep, or you’ve farmed too much low-quality GA content. A few hours ago, I saw Ico criticize a couple of the Top 25 Loudest for having bad SF ratios and suddenly a bunch of people started piling on.
And just now, I saw Cape slash Kermit on Ethos over this exact thing.
Honestly, It’s funny. But not in a good way.
The truth is, everyone has their own journey, their own audience, and their own phase of development. Metrics like SF can be helpful, but using one number to judge someone completely? That feels off.
I can name people with insanely high SF/follower ratios but half of CT calls them scammers, and their Ethos score is a mess.
So yeah. Take these tools for what they are. Not more, not less.
Web3 isn't a race anymore. It's a genre breakout.
In 2021, every NFT project fought for floor price.
In 2025, the best ones are carving out lanes. Each building their own vertical with conviction.
@pudgypenguins owns the toys + memes space. From Walmart to viral TikToks, they’ve turned NFTs into feel-good consumer culture.
@Azuki is going deep on anime + fashion, showing up with legendary directors at Anime Expo. This isn’t just art, it’s cinematic IP.
@doodles is building out music + live culture, crafting a world of immersive sound, identity, and offline experience.
@ChimpersNFT is pixel-perfect cartoon storytelling: Lore-rich, game-ready, internet-native IP that feels like Saturday morning meets Web3.
@Claynosaurz is bringing Pixar-grade kids IP into Web3. Fully animated dinos. Ex-Disney team. A mobile RPG on the way. They're not dropping collections. They’re building a universe.
These projects aren’t overlapping. They’re not fighting each other for the same audience.
They’re building genre-defining IP pillars and Web3 is becoming a creative stack for the next generation of entertainment.
In 2021, every NFT project fought for floor price.
In 2025, the best ones are carving out lanes. Each building their own vertical with conviction.
@pudgypenguins owns the toys + memes space. From Walmart to viral TikToks, they’ve turned NFTs into feel-good consumer culture.
@Azuki is going deep on anime + fashion, showing up with legendary directors at Anime Expo. This isn’t just art, it’s cinematic IP.
@doodles is building out music + live culture, crafting a world of immersive sound, identity, and offline experience.
@ChimpersNFT is pixel-perfect cartoon storytelling: Lore-rich, game-ready, internet-native IP that feels like Saturday morning meets Web3.
@Claynosaurz is bringing Pixar-grade kids IP into Web3. Fully animated dinos. Ex-Disney team. A mobile RPG on the way. They're not dropping collections. They’re building a universe.
These projects aren’t overlapping. They’re not fighting each other for the same audience.
They’re building genre-defining IP pillars and Web3 is becoming a creative stack for the next generation of entertainment.
Did you know "Crypto" and "NFT" existed long before Web3 but meant something totally different?
"Crypto" has been around for centuries. As early as the 1600s, it was used in words like cryptography (the art of writing or solving codes), and later in the 1900s in terms like crypto-communist or crypto-religious. Used to describe people who secretly held certain beliefs.
"NFT" wasn't always about JPEG or digital ownership. In the 1960s to 1980s, it showed up in books and publications as acronyms like National Film Theatre (UK cinema institution) or Nuclear Fuel Transport (used in energy sector discussions).
Even "Web3" popped up early, used when people talked about internet evolution (Web 1.0 → 2.0 → 3.0) way before @gavofyork redefined it in 2014.
But what about "Bitcoin"?
Complete silence until 2009, when Satoshi dropped the whitepaper online and "Bitcoin" was born.
Like most of us in crypto, I always thought Bitcoin kicked off everything—crypto, NFTs, Web3. But I discovered something pretty wild using Google Books Ngram Viewer:
Bitcoin is actually the youngest word of them all.
It arrived last but it changed everything.
"Crypto" has been around for centuries. As early as the 1600s, it was used in words like cryptography (the art of writing or solving codes), and later in the 1900s in terms like crypto-communist or crypto-religious. Used to describe people who secretly held certain beliefs.
"NFT" wasn't always about JPEG or digital ownership. In the 1960s to 1980s, it showed up in books and publications as acronyms like National Film Theatre (UK cinema institution) or Nuclear Fuel Transport (used in energy sector discussions).
Even "Web3" popped up early, used when people talked about internet evolution (Web 1.0 → 2.0 → 3.0) way before @gavofyork redefined it in 2014.
But what about "Bitcoin"?
Complete silence until 2009, when Satoshi dropped the whitepaper online and "Bitcoin" was born.
Like most of us in crypto, I always thought Bitcoin kicked off everything—crypto, NFTs, Web3. But I discovered something pretty wild using Google Books Ngram Viewer:
Bitcoin is actually the youngest word of them all.
It arrived last but it changed everything.
Loud – End Game?
It’s been just over a week since Loud exploded onto the scene, and honestly, it feels like we’ve lived through an entire cycle already. But the big question remains: has Loud reached its end, or is this just a reset before the next act?
Let’s break it down 🧵👇
It’s been just over a week since Loud exploded onto the scene, and honestly, it feels like we’ve lived through an entire cycle already. But the big question remains: has Loud reached its end, or is this just a reset before the next act?
Let’s break it down 🧵👇
Loud Update. Where Are We Now?
225,000 $LOUD = $1,073.25 right now.
That’s still a 33x from the 0.2 SOL ($32) presale entry.
Welcome to crypto
Loudio
225,000 $LOUD = $1,073.25 right now.
That’s still a 33x from the 0.2 SOL ($32) presale entry.
Welcome to crypto
Loudio
While CT’s been busy farming Mindshare on InfoFi and Loud…
Base NFTs just quietly did a 270%+ sales surge and 80% volume pump last week.
Something’s brewing.
OK COMPUTERS and LarvvaLads, is this the real alpha no one’s watching? 👀
Base NFTs just quietly did a 270%+ sales surge and 80% volume pump last week.
Something’s brewing.
OK COMPUTERS and LarvvaLads, is this the real alpha no one’s watching? 👀
Today’s my first day Yapping on BasisOS.
Did I miss the wave or am I still early?
Any BasisOS Yappers out there?
Let’s connect, share tips, and Yap it up 🫡
Did I miss the wave or am I still early?
Any BasisOS Yappers out there?
Let’s connect, share tips, and Yap it up 🫡
So it looks like @stayloudio just dropped the alpha:
Loudio community will be getting a $CULTS airdrop.
Right after the news, $LOUD bounced +40% from the bottom 👀
Could this be the first move in the next wave of momentum?
Let’s see what’s next
Loudio
Loudio community will be getting a $CULTS airdrop.
Right after the news, $LOUD bounced +40% from the bottom 👀
Could this be the first move in the next wave of momentum?
Let’s see what’s next
Loudio
So it looks like @stayloudio just dropped the alpha:
📢 Loudio community will be getting a $CULTS airdrop.
Right after the news, $LOUD bounced +40% from the bottom 👀
Could this be the first move in the next wave of momentum?
Let’s see what’s next
Loudio
📢 Loudio community will be getting a $CULTS airdrop.
Right after the news, $LOUD bounced +40% from the bottom 👀
Could this be the first move in the next wave of momentum?
Let’s see what’s next
Loudio
Did you know? 👀
In Yaprun S1 Week 3:
- 17 Infinex team members are in the Top 250
- 9 of them are in the Top 20
They’re not just building. They’re yapping harder than 90% of CT.
This isn’t just a product team. It’s a timeline takeover.
If you want to see what real conviction looks like
You're looking at it. 🫡
In Yaprun S1 Week 3:
- 17 Infinex team members are in the Top 250
- 9 of them are in the Top 20
They’re not just building. They’re yapping harder than 90% of CT.
This isn’t just a product team. It’s a timeline takeover.
If you want to see what real conviction looks like
You're looking at it. 🫡
I just went out to dinner and came back to find $LOUD down almost 50% in 5 hours.
Did I miss something?
Did I miss something?
Just because someone has 90k followers doesn’t mean their engagement is real.
I’ve noticed something interesting lately: accounts with large followings that engage with every post may seem lively on the surface, but if their Yaps isn’t high, much of that engagement is low-quality.
Recently, some “KOLs” with big followings have complained about being de-ranked or dropping in rank, even though they post a lot and get tons of reactions.
The truth is: a mountain of meaningless, low-quality engagement is worth far less than a handful of real, meaningful conversations with genuine people.
Quality always beats quantity. Real influence isn’t about spammy engagement. It’s about building authentic connections that drive change.
I’ve noticed something interesting lately: accounts with large followings that engage with every post may seem lively on the surface, but if their Yaps isn’t high, much of that engagement is low-quality.
Recently, some “KOLs” with big followings have complained about being de-ranked or dropping in rank, even though they post a lot and get tons of reactions.
The truth is: a mountain of meaningless, low-quality engagement is worth far less than a handful of real, meaningful conversations with genuine people.
Quality always beats quantity. Real influence isn’t about spammy engagement. It’s about building authentic connections that drive change.
$LOUD after 28 hours:
From wild launch to real-time cooling. Here’s how it’s looking:
- Price: $0.0178 → $0.01137
- Volume: $9.6M → $1.4M
- Swaps: 10K+ → ~2,100
- LP APR: ~50% → 9.7%
- LP TVL: holding steady around $720K
CT moved fast. Now we’re seeing who sticks around after the noise.
Attention got us here.
Sustainability decides where we go next.
Loudio
From wild launch to real-time cooling. Here’s how it’s looking:
- Price: $0.0178 → $0.01137
- Volume: $9.6M → $1.4M
- Swaps: 10K+ → ~2,100
- LP APR: ~50% → 9.7%
- LP TVL: holding steady around $720K
CT moved fast. Now we’re seeing who sticks around after the noise.
Attention got us here.
Sustainability decides where we go next.
Loudio
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