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Steady Crypto retweeted
Coinbase just gave agents their own wallets.
The Airdrop 🪂grind that people still sell you as positioning advice is going away.
On February 11 @coinbase launched Agentic Wallets. This gives any agent the ability to hold money and act on its own - spend, earn yield and trade on @base using stablecoins.
A lot of people are still manually posting, transacting and staying active every day to build reputation and position for opportunities.
With tools like this you authenticate once, set your voice and your rules, and the agent keeps doing the work around the clock.
Nothing personal, just incentives.
More here: coinbase.com/developer-platf…
or how to get started: coinbase.com/developer-platf…
Steady Crypto retweeted
Just noticing...
Be active. Be visible. Be everywhere.
Turns out, so can a script.
Yet CT keeps selling “positioning” like it’s 2024.
Jan 2 - Kaito: new leaderboard minimums factoring reputation and/or onchain holdings.
Jan 6 - Kaito: changes live; “utilizing onchain for verification… against a background of increasing AI.”
Jan 9 - ~7.75M “crypto” posts in a day (+~1,224%), per CryptoQuant Radar.
Jan 15 - X cuts off reward-for-posting apps; “yap-to-earn” reprices as a strategy.
Early Feb - OpenClaw + ACP: agents start transacting on-chain (discover/hire/pay other agents; x402 micropayments).
Feb 8 AI.com launches: “agent in under a minute.”
Five weeks.
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Steady Crypto retweeted
2025 is wrapping up. Here's what I actually think happens in 2026
Meta-thesis: The stuff that works stops feeling like crypto. The stuff that still feels like crypto mostly doesn't work.
🔸 Airdrops
There might be one airdrop that feels “ $HYPE-sized”: @Polymarket . They’ve got a real path back to the U.S. (QCEX + CFTC no-action), and management has said a token + airdrop are coming. Beyond that? Airdrops stay broken. 84.7% of 2025 tokens are underwater. Nobody's figured out how to reward post-TGE usage for products with actual PMF, because there aren't many.
🔸 User Quality
Hard pill: pre-TGE activity means nothing for conversion to paying customers. 2026 brings a shift to targeting users in specific markets and regions. If you're not in the right geo or demo, you're not getting paid. Nothing you can do about it.
🔸 InfoFi
Unless project quality goes up AND the purpose shifts from yappers shilling to yappers toward actual onboarding, it's a zero-sum extraction game. @zachxbt called it: "main culprits of AI-generated slop." Social heat doesn't correlate with long-term value. The data confirms it.
🔸 Prediction Markets
2026 is when this goes from "crypto thing" to "normal thing." Polymarket + Kalshi did $13B/month combined volume. Robinhood's prediction markets are their fastest-growing line. CNBC and Yahoo Finance are embedding odds. Your normie friends will be betting on the World Cup.
🔸 AI Agents
Technically possible. Won't move much in 2026. Too many unknowns around autonomy, custody, and liability. The x402 stuff is interesting but we're still in "demo on stage" territory, not "agents paying each other at scale" territory.
🔸 Stablecoins
2026: stablecoins stop being a crypto story and become a payments story. USDC at $77B. @stripe 's Open Issuance and Coinbase Custom Stablecoins lets any business launch a stablecoin - making “launch a dollar” basically an API call. 20% of payment volume at top AI companies already shifted to stables. The GENIUS Act passed. This is infrastructure now.
🔸 Invisible Crypto
2026 is when crypto wins by disappearing. The best adoption is when no one knows they're using blockchain. @circle IPO'd. Stripe acquired Bridge. Coinbase is a bank. Klarna is launching a USD stablecoin for payments/cross-border - on @tempo. This is what adoption looks like: normies don’t learn wallets; apps just get better rails. Your Uber driver doesn't need to know there's a settlement layer underneath.
🔸 Big Tech Wallet
At least one of Google, Apple, or Meta launches or acquires a crypto wallet in 2026. Apple Pay with stablecoin rails is the "invisible crypto" endgame.
🔸 ETFs
SOL and XRP ETFs get approved. Prices pump. CT declares a new cycle. Nothing changes structurally. ETFs are distribution, not adoption. The assets go up, the ecosystems stay the same.
🔸 Chain Consolidation
More chains die than launch. L1s hold 90% of market cap but capture 12% of fees. That math doesn't work. Probably anything after slot #10 on Coingecko isn't needed. Capital consolidates to chains with actual usage.
Fun Predictions:
GTA VI ships and has more utility than @monad and @megaeth combined. And no, no crypto in GTA.
Web3 gaming continues to fizzle. Nobody is asking for it.
EU continues to grow its budget and warchest by fining US tech companies.
@opensea launches $SEA token. NFT market remains irrelevant. Token dumps anyway.
First major AI agent rug pull. CT learns nothing.
@tether FUD returns for its annual appearance. Tether survives. Again.
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Hilarious that CT tin foil hatters think that "users will be onboarded via Robinhood".
No dumbbell, users will be happy using Robinhood mobile app without having to think about "wallets, gas, bridges, canonical anything, or mobile".
They are already onboarded, just not to your crappy UI.
crypto natives and preppers spent years building cool tech for 17 people on CT.
🔸Mobile in 2025 is a struggle
🔸UX from 2018.
🔸No real distribution.
🔸"We’re early" on repeat since 2017.
Meanwhile, @RobinhoodApp skipped the ideology and tech jargon dick measuring contest, and cherry picked from your accomplishments:
🔸Tokenized stocks.
🔸On-platform staking.
🔸An L2 on Arbitrum.
🔸Instant reach to millions of real users.
Just scale this?
Distribution does.
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"Yap-to-Earn" - Do Kaito Leaderboards Trigger #Ad Rules? 👀
1️⃣ The Big Question
Incentivized posting is cool, but one thing bugs me:
🔸 If U.S. regulators can fine $51,744 per undisclosed post, what happens when a Yapper outside the U.S. tweets for leaderboard points or a future airdrop?
NO FUD. I might be missing something obvious, so here’s my take. Poke holes in it - I’d love to be wrong ⬇️
2️⃣ How the Incentive Works
🔸 @KaitoAI Yapper Leaderboard & Yaps program = points → KAITO or partner-token rewards. No mention of disclosure.
🔸 Partner ecosystems add token pools to boost volume - still no #ad guidance.
🔸 Nuance check: Kaito’s algorithm can (retro) reward organic posts (written without reward promises, scored later for reach/insight). But once rewards are offered, that "material connection" exists, and disclosure rules likely apply.
Translation: Many tweets chasing rewards look like paid endorsements, even if not labeled.
3️⃣ What the Rulebooks Say
🔸 US FTC: Any "material connection" (cash, tokens, rewards) needs a clear #ad. SAFE WEB lets them chase non-US posters if U.S. users see it. Fines: $51,744 per post.
🔸 EU Digital Services Act (Art 26): Platforms must label ads & name sponsors; fines up to 6% of global turnover.
🔸 EU/FR Influencer Law (coming 2025): Crypto promos will need disclosure; fines up to €300K + takedowns.
🔸 UK ASA: #ad required; repeat offenders face shaming & removals.
🔸 Outside US/EU, ad rules are often looser, but global platforms like X still face pressure.
4️⃣ U.S. Enforcement Reality
🔸 Jurisdiction follows the eyeballs. SAFE WEB hit UK-based Avast for $16.5M (2024) because U.S. users were affected.
🔸 The FTC could subpoena X, freeze wallets, or geofence, but they’re more likely to target big players than individual Yappers abroad.
🔸 Non-US Yappers aren’t immune - tokens trade globally, and X’s U.S. servers give the FTC a hook.
5️⃣ Why X Isn’t Policing (Yet)
🔸 X’s Promo Guidelines say "use #ad or #contest" or risk throttling/strikes.
🔸 Yap-for-tokens drives traffic & ad revenue - X loves that.
🔸 Trust-and-safety teams are lean; proactive #ad policing is tough.
🔸 X might call these “user-generated vibes” until the FTC or EU sends a warning.
🔸 EU’s DSA probes could force auto-labeling or shadowbans on sneaky promos.
6️⃣ Any Disclosures? None so far
🔸 Kaito’s Terms of Use + Airdrop Terms: No mention of "ad," "endorsement," or "disclosure."
🔸 Partner guides/blogs: Same silence. Maybe it’s implied, or I missed it?
7️⃣ TL;DR
🔸 Yap-for-tokens can look like a paid endorsement under U.S., EU, and UK rules.
🔸 Disclosure is cheap (#ad). Fines, throttling, & takedowns aren’t.
🔸 I can’t find Kaito or partners warning users - did I miss it?
If there’s a FAQ / Medium / ToS solving this, drop it below. Happy to eat crow.
Not legal advice. Every cite above lives in public docs you can pull in five minutes. Which means: This is OK under some other understanding / stipulation / law; X is really not going to push this until notices roll in; counting on this everyone’s treating stealth token promos as “business as usual";
or....?
NFA. DYOR.
The tl;dr on $RISE Airdrop 🪂including $TIA stakers as detailed in 20204 - UNKNOWN
$RISE @SunriseLayer Airdrop 🪂eligibility USED to include:
🔸 $TIA Stakers
🔸 $stTIA and $milkTIA holders
🔸Allocation: 2% of token supply
📸 Snapshot: June 14, 2024, at 6:00 UTC
🔸v1 and v2 Testnet participants
🔸NFT Communities: @badkidsart @CelestineSloths @madscientists_x @hungrybera @eatsleepyee Honeycomb @0xhoneyjar
@SunriseLayer and @thetashis happy to gRISE but zero replies.
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$NEWT Airdrop 🪂updates -
🔸About ~1 week left to yap
🔸Tokenomics & disclosures next week
🔸Per @newton_xyz "... you don't have all month 👀"
🔸Check the light paper: blog.newt.foundation/the-lit…
When Binance announcement?
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Little bit of this, little bit of that - Daily Airdrop 🪂 intel 👇
🔅@ZKVProtocol ProofPoints is 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘
🔸zkVerify Testnet dashboard is here to track points, climb the leaderboard, and earn your spot in ZK history.
blog.zkverify.io/posts/proof…
🔅@NodeOpsHQ $NODE Genesis Airdrop / Checker is here
🔸If you contributed, check your eligibility: claims.nodeops.network/check…
🔅@nansen_ai Nansen Points: Season 01
🔸Loyalty program that rewards you for being part of the Nansen ecosystem. Stack points, unlock rewards.
points.nansen.ai/
🔅@0xSoulProtocol 1.5 % $SO + $5 K USDC weekly to yappers/stakers.
🔸Week 5 in progress
teapaw.org/0xSoulProtocol/status/…
🔅@injective $INJ Yapper Leaderboard 6K $INJ over 3 months
teapaw.org/injective/status/19302…
🔅@Moonveil_Studio $MORE announcement
🔸A full-stack Web3 gaming ecosystem where quality meets vision — built for gamers
teapaw.org/Moonveil_Studio/status…
Airdrop Responsibly 🫡
Introducing $MORE — unlocking the future of Moonveil’s “FUN” universe.
As the sole ecosystem token of Moonveil, $MORE serves not only as the foundational utility enabling seamless blockchain and gaming interactions but also plays a pivotal role in ecosystem incentives, community development, and cross-product interoperability.
By fostering collaboration among gamers, developers, and the community, $MORE drives product growth while ensuring the token’s value aligns with sustainable long-term development, paving a resilient path toward the ecosystem’s future growth.
This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for what’s next.
Full details ↓
medium.com/@Moonveil_Studio/…
$NAM Airdrop 🪂 - transfers via IBC this Friday!
Governance prop is up for voting:
🗳️namadillo.app/governance/pro…
Vote with your $NAM and free your @namada Airdrop
Make sure you have the latest Namada Keychain: namada.net/keychain
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10M $LUME Airdrop 🪂Initiative rolling out from @lumera 👇
Lumera is gearing up for mainnet with 10M $LUME reserved for community airdrops 🔥
How to Earn $LUME
🔸1M $LUME → Live now via Lumera Foundry Quests
→ Complete tasks, earn XP, get rewarded
zealy.io/cw/lumeraprotocol/q…
🔸9M $LUME → Rolling out via weekly campaigns with:
▫️ Ecosystem partners
▫️ Validators
▫️ Wallet & infra providers
▫️ Exchanges
▫️ On-chain activity & identity
Source: lumera.io/10-million-reasons…
Kudos to @KleomedesDAO for the alpha on this 👊
🔗Links
➡️Zealy: zealy.io/cw/lumeraprotocol/q…
➡️Discord: discord.com/invite/lumerapro…
➡️Web: lumera.io/
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Mindshare alone equals credibility because 99% of the CT is here for one reason - free $$$.
The building of trust and providing products that will delight customers is besides the point.
This is the only outcome from InfoFi right now - Airdrop. Nobody is confusing this.
people fail to distinguish attention capital from social capital
quick tldr:
- attention capital = getting people to watch you
- social capital = getting people to trust and respect you
what we're seeing in InfoFi right now is a lot of people confusing the two, thinking that mindshare alone equals credibility
but in reality they lead to very different outcomes
social capital takes time but it lasts longer and compounds in value
recommend everyone to read this piece
Daily Airdrop 🪂Intel – last 24+ h
3 fresh Kaito-board plays + 1 off-board you can farm right now
1️⃣ New on the Kaito Reward-Station
🔸CreatorBid - brand-new Yapper leaderboard is live. Tweets that mention @CreatorBid now earn BID-Level; final allocation for V2 "agent launches" will be sized by that level. 
🔸Uxlink - 500K $UXLINK pool opened for top yappers and the wider Kaito eco. Leaderboard from @UXLINKofficial already tracking.
🔸Magic Newton - foundation topped the Kaito pool from 0.75 % → 0.9 % of $NEWT supply (extra 0.15 %) from @newton_xyz
🔸Virtuals - rule change today: the 5,000 sKAITO gate is being relaxed to ~top 1,000 stakers, per @KaitoAI.
TL;DR: Farm $BID and $UXLINK leaderboards starting now, stay active on $NEWT for the larger slice.
2️⃣ Outside Kaito - fresh Airdrop activity
🔸Taiko – Trailblazers Season 5 launched
➡️Every main-net tx now stacks Season-5 XP toward a 1 M $TAIKO reward pool.
➡️Liquidity Royale S4 runs in parallel (extra 12 K TAIKO each for top LPs).
🔗 @taikoxyz taiko.mirror.xyz/Bpu-YUgJXSo…
🔸Virtuals Protocol – Genesis points hot-fix & new claim buttons (today)
➡️Bug that froze Transfer-Proof (TP) cooldowns is fixed; wallets unblocked & compensated.
➡️Dedicated UI buttons now separate Genesis vs Airdrop allocations.
🔗 @virtuals_io Update tweetteapaw.org/virtuals_io/status/193…
What am I missing for the next update?
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Couple of $NEW Airdrop 🪂@newton_xyz updates
🔸Portal quests have ended
🔸Kaito rewards remain open
🔸@KaitoAI Earn - Additional 0.15% of $NEWT as rewards rewards set aside for Korean & Chinese Yappers, and thought leaders
🔸Newton Sign-ups: 1 MILLION
🔸Agent Txs: 463k
🔸Activated agents: 280k
🔸 $VIRTUAL added to the recurring buy agent
🔸Receive $USDC on Base, Arbitrum and Optimism to fund your $BTC $ETH $KAITO and $VIRTUAL buys.
🌐magicnewton.com/portal?refer…
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If in the year of our lord 2025 it's still "community" vs. "paid customer" your niche project is ngmi.
