《How to Objectively View Kaito's Yap Rankings》

This morning I saw many bloggers diss @KaitoAI on Twitter. I am honored to be ranked first on the Chinese Yaps list and have some research on Kaito and SocialFi, so I want to share some of my thoughts.

First, let’s state the conclusion:

Yaps list ≠ Influence list

Kaito ≠ Perfect SocialFi, but so far it is the most promising one I have seen.

I can really understand the feelings of the diss bloggers; it’s like when Bai Xiaosheng published a list of top martial artists, those who did not make the list would certainly think there must be something wrong. If it were me, I would feel the same 😂😂😂.

Previously, I often saw some KOL rankings from domestic media that not only didn’t include me but also featured some unknown KOLs, which felt the same way 😮‍💨.

So I never emphasize my ranking in the Kaito Chinese region, nor do I feel proud of it. This is just a “byproduct” of my daily output being recorded and scored, not a goal I actively pursue. Because I know this ranking can only serve as a reference for POW and influence from one perspective, and is not absolutely objective and fair; it has its limitations.

There are many KOLs whom I think are very outstanding but for various reasons are not at the top of the list. However, it can’t be said that their influence and value are not at the forefront in my heart, such as @0xcryptowizard, @BTCdayu, @dotyyds1234, @0x0xFeng, @daidaibtc, @xiaomucrypto, etc.

Now let’s talk about the value of @KaitoAI.

First of all, I have been closely following the SocialFi track, and I have played with most of the somewhat well-known SocialFi platforms on the market. Objectively speaking, @KaitoAI is currently the product I have encountered that is closest to being implemented and indeed brings actual value.

Is FriendTech impressive? As a Ponzi scheme, I think it is impressive and has allowed many people to make money, but even if it makes money, it’s just a scheme under the guise of distributing tokens in SocialFi.

A Ponzi scheme being well-known and allowing people to make money ≠ being a good and valuable product. After a period of buying keys and boosting activity, I felt that this thing would fail, and sure enough, it ended up collapsing.

Since then, I have been very wary of socialfi projects similar to the “KOL praise groups”, such as @ethos_network, which has been frequently mentioned by many recently. @ZKSgu invited me a long time ago, and I only seriously experienced it yesterday. For now, I still find it not attractive enough; it remains in the realm of a small group of people boosting each other’s positive reviews, and it is challenging to generate large-scale impact, so the team needs to continue to build.

One advantage of @KaitoAI is that it can seamlessly integrate into daily workflows without requiring extra effort to “manage”. It adopts a model that is built alongside Twitter, and at present, this seems to be the only viable path for SocialFi, because projects that try to create a new battlefield and require additional time and effort to manage have either failed or are close to failing (like Lens and Farcast).

Moreover, for top bloggers, the influence of @KaitoAI is not that significant — the influence of first-tier KOLs is already recognized within the community, relying on word-of-mouth communication, and there is no need to prove it through rankings (so there is no need for anxiety).

However, for a large number of mid-tier bloggers, Kaito indeed provides an “entrance to being seen,” especially in collaboration and project discovery, where there are more quantifiable exposure opportunities, creating a value closed loop. I have not seen other successful projects in the same field at present.

Its points mechanism encourages high-frequency output, which is indeed beneficial for my account, which updates intensively (the crypto world has visualized this 🤣🤣). But I also respect those who have low-frequency but are strong in niche fields with far-reaching influence — their value is often not captured by simple data structures.

To summarize:

Kaito is not perfect, and there is no need to overly believe in the authority of the Yap list. Moreover, once there is a system, those who farm yap for the sake of it will continuously lower the value of the rankings.

But Kaito is also the most grounded and vital SocialFi practice I have seen so far. I am very much looking forward to whether it can truly realize the slogan “Yap = Currency” in the future; if so, it will have taken a genuinely meaningful step in SocialFi.

So, let’s move forward with tolerance; there are many projects in the crypto world, but few that are grounded. I am willing to give them more patience. 😁

@Punk9277