CryptoQuant Founder Says X Is Punishing Crypto Users Instead of Fixing Bots
Why Is Crypto Content Losing Reach on X?
Ki Young Ju, founder of onchain analytics firm CryptoQuant, has accused X of suppressing legitimate crypto-related content while failing to control a wave of automated spam. In a post published Sunday, Ju said the platform’s response to rising bot activity has unfairly reduced the visibility of genuine users rather than tackling the source of the difficulty.
Ju pointed to a sharp jump in automated posting linked to the keyword “crypto.” Data shared by Ju showed more than 7.7 million crypto-related posts generated in a single day, a rise of over 1,200% compared with earlier baselines. According to him, this flood of low-quality content appears to have triggered broad algorithmic restrictions that now affect authentic accounts alongside bots.
“As AI advances, bots are inevitable,” Ju wrote. He argued that the real failure lies in X’s inability to reliably separate automated accounts from humans. Instead of improving detection, he said, the platform has resorted to blunt controls that category.
Investor Takeaway
Are Bots Exploiting X’s Verification System?
Ju also criticized X’s paid verification model, arguing it has failed as a filter for quality or authenticity. Instead of deterring spam, he said, the accounts to “pay to spam,” while legitimate users view their engagement throttled.
“It is absurd that X would rather ban crypto than improve its bot detection,” Ju wrote, suggesting the platform has chosen convenience over precision. In his view, suppressing an entire topic category is easier than investing in more sophisticated tools that can flag coordinated automation without harming real users.
The participants that verification no longer signals trust or credibility. As bots gain access to the identical visibility tools as humans, the distinction between authentic discussion and automated noise becomes harder to spot—both for users and for the platform itself.
Is Crypto Twitter Partly to Blame?
The debate intensified later than comments from X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, who said that Crypto Twitter’s reach difficultys are partly self-inflicted. According to Bier, many accounts exhaust their daily visibility by posting or replying too frequently, often with low-value messages.
“CT is dying from suicide, not from the algorithm,” Bier wrote. He argued that excessive posting—such as repetitive “gm” replies or engagement farming—uses up an account’s exposure quota, leaving little reach when more substantive content is shared later in the day.
That explanation sparked pushback across crypto circles. Some users said the argument overlooks structural suppression and treats a symptom rather than the cause. One user responded that the platform has been “openly suppressing CT content,” despite crypto being one of the largest and most active niches on X.
Investor Takeaway
Why Does X Still Matter So Much to Crypto?
Despite growing frustration, X remains . Traders, developers, and analysts use it to share market views, project announcements, governance updates, and onchain data. No other platform has fully replaced its role as the industry’s main information feed.
X has continued to build engaged. Last year, the company rolled out XChats, a messaging product that said would include “BTC-style encryption,” along with audio and video calls, disappearing messages, and file sharing. The system is being rebuilt with a new architecture using the .
That said, crypto users remain caught between reliance and frustration. Bots generate massive volumes of low-quality posts, while algorithmic muting legitimate discussion. Ju’s criticism highlights a growing tension: as automation becomes cheaper and more capable, platforms face harder choices about moderation without collateral damage.
