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CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju has criticized X for suppressing crypto-related posts while failing to rein in a surge of automated spam, arguing that the platform is punishing legitimate users instead of addressing the underlying bot problem.
In a Sunday <a href="https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/2010138977060388976" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">post</a> on X, Ju pointed to a sharp spike in automated activity tied to the keyword “crypto,” citing data showing more than 7.7 million posts generated in a single day, an increase of over 1,200% compared with prior levels. According to Ju, the flood of low-quality content has triggered algorithmic crackdowns that also affect genuine crypto accounts.
“As AI advances, bots are inevitable,” Ju wrote, adding that X’s inability to distinguish automated accounts from humans is the real issue. He also criticized the platform’s paid verification system, saying it has failed as a filtering tool and now allows bots to “pay to spam,” while authentic users see their reach reduced.
“It is absurd that X would rather ban crypto than improve its bot detection,” Ju wrote.
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<h2 id="x-product-lead-blames-ct-s-reach-decline-on-overposting">X product lead blames CT’s reach decline on overposting</h2>
The criticism came after Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, <a href="https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/2009896522494918870" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">revealed</a> that Crypto Twitter’s (CT) visibility problems are partly self-inflicted. Bier said many accounts burn through their daily reach by posting or replying excessively, often with low-value messages such as repeated “gm” replies, leaving little visibility when they later share substantive content like project updates.
“CT is dying from suicide, not from the algorithm,” Bier wrote, arguing that over-posting dilutes reach because the average user only sees a limited number of posts per day.
The remark sparked debate across crypto circles. “They’ve been openly suppressing CT content, forgetting that it’s a large niche that keeps X alive,” one crypto user <a href="https://x.com/van00sa/status/2009937571439358077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2009937571439358077%7Ctwgr%5E34852487c15948ed9bf212f08b20297fe4586f15%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fu.today%2Fis-x-banning-crypto-posts-elon-musks-social-media-becomes-hostile-to-ct" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a>.
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<h2 id="x-remains-crypto-s-main-communication-platform">X remains crypto’s main communication platform</h2>
Crypto users rely on X as their <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-twitter-dangerous-source-financial-advice" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">primary real-time communication hub</a>, using the platform to share market insights, project updates, breaking news and onchain analysis.
Last year, X <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-xchat-bitcoin-style-encryption" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">rolled out a messaging feature</a> called XChats, which Elon Musk said would include “Bitcoin-style encryption” alongside audio and video calls, vanishing messages, file sharing and a redesigned architecture built using the Rust programming language.
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CryptoQuant founder slams X for penalizing crypto content instead of bots

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