KOL

Utopian-Dystopia-4

I'm pretty happy to say Unknown exists. Why? Because he might be the only KOL I actually trust 😂. Which, you know, not great for other KOLs, but at least we have Unknown lol. I've spoken to him at length, both through TG and voice, and I've found him to be an overall excellent person and solid human being. Vote for Unknown 2028! - Frowg

No_Satisfaction3393

Even better. The code is immutable and can’t be altered. This was a fair launch with no KOL payments. LP is burnt and locked. No staking- you own your coins. Nobody else. Rewards in SOL- so you earn in a major crypto rather than the same coin. Like I said- even better.

RamoneBolivarSanchez

Coordinated FUD from hedgefunds, KOL’s, and other paid shills who the Solana foundation pays to tweet garbage all day (Anatoly and Mert 👀)

Ofiller

Some KOL told you to buy 3 hours ago (It was Trump, lol) If that aint market manipulation, I dunno what is. Not that I care, I'm just saying.

andrewsayles

Saylor is just the biggest Bitcoin KOL. It’s his job to be a Bitcoin hype man regardless of market conditions.

Jx_XD

KOL say buy the dip..

Jx_XD

Some KOL say BTC is decoupling from the market... BTC will not drop.. BTC all in..

pinkpumpkinlatte

Uh never trust any KOL or post on CT; always do your own research. 99% of these posts are just a bunch of BS

Jhadrak

Did I take the wrong turn and ended up in some crypto Twitter KOL timeline?

Admirral

you fail to understand how this market works (and why scams prevail). The problem is that innovation does not mark "success" (high prices and attention). It is purely social engagement, reach, and marketing that determine project viability. Developers are not marketers/influencers. Meanwhile the influencers/KOL's in crypto almost always have no technical background. They instead prosper by mechanically farming social media platforms (X) and staying social in X spaces. This is why we just recently had more than a year where attention was put on senseless and completely useless memecoins while the real innovation went completely ignored. This isn't the full story, there is also the fact that no one has time or attention to try and learn anything complicated, no one reads documentation (unless it is already a hyped project), but the major one lies with the social influence structure of crypto. If you want a real innovative project (albeit it has garnered some rightful attention already, but not nearly enough), look at bittensor. But at the same time, think about why it will continue to be less known and how someone completely brain dead will respond to it (aka memecoin degens).

VonnyVonDoom

Saw KOL saying the same thing and just went to sleep. 

MaximumStudent1839

Ok. 1) So you sold your positions but you are encouraging ppl to go risk-on and buy alts? Doesn’t seem right. You should follow your own advice before giving them. 2) Implementation can be architecture specific. But the general idea and concepts are definitely copiable. Heck Cardano even copied Polkadot’s substrate design. I have yet to see an app or use case implementation not copiable on different chains. 3) Alts have longer period to establish network effect. But I often question their durability. Their entire marketing and branding are really off. They keep ppl around on hopium of finding a problem they can eventually solve with their tech. What if they realize their use case is no better than BTC’s game of store of value? Would that crumble their network effect and community formation? That question makes worry about adding more DOT. Architecturally, I don’t think Cardano is even good tech. So it makes me worry even more if its social network can hold together if their holders realize they aren’t invested in tech. Algorand seems so dead in building network effect wise. ETH does seem to have some part of the community understanding the tech acts subservient to propagating asset network effect growth. But it is still bloated with VC/KOL brainwashing on chasing dead ends. I am sure I am not alone. But being in this space just gives you trauma on investing in tokens where the community just crumbles when they realize they were chasing dead end tech and business visions.

phi_curious

exactly. and the major issue is just like the cookie jar the wallets to pay the "KOLs" have a limited supply. Once they run dry there are no more posts to keep the hype going. Also wtf decided who a KOL is. Feeling most of those people do not have actual opinions, yet alone valuable ones.

Expert-Detective-525

Damn, what a comment lol, KOL coins never reach the top, it's always organic community coins that win. We are the Shib Opportunity of this cycle

Amazing-Repeat2852

Ahhhh, you missed the memo. Shilling for Trump is so last year. Those paid KOL shillers have magically disappeared. 😏

Suspicious_Earth_907

If you are into DeFi Coins, there is this one token HODL which is running since 2021. Hodltoken.net or @HODL_Official is their X ID. No need to Stake tokens and anything let's you claim BNB every 7 days or reinvest every 5 days. It's a pretty solid community with people who love to hold. Try with small capital.. 2M MCap ,so the upside potential is solid. 40% APR at CMP. I have observed some good KOL organically supporting this one. Elja boom is one of them, CZ follows him as well so I think it has huge potential. Team is doxxed, Kyc and is backed by Co. They are entering into gaming world as well on Epic Games to fuel the rewards. Imo it's a good project but DYOR.

DarKcS

I also first heard about white rock from a YouTube KOL so that's how I KNOW it's going down 99%

M1K3_B13N

1) buy X account from Satoshi era 2) rename hashtag to satoshi-like 3) blatantly put btc info in bio and make a couple of posts just like him 4) throw out data posts over a couple of days, build up recent following (especially if gets attention exactly like ur adding to now) 5) depending on the meta, either start to trickle in shills about a new Utility/Meme/DeFi/Presale token of some kind and dump or 6) rinse and repeat, add it to the KOL as a business list of potential sales once front is built or 7) 24 to 48 hours of updating/posting/whatever to get people's attention, promote a token, dump many many many other possibilities as anyone can redo their X handle at any time they want, and this guy just has the right date of a random one

Expert-Detective-525

Kendu is ran by the same backbone, the same engine, the same force as what Shib, Doge, Pepe and other successful memecoins had. We are built by pure community, no celebs, no KOLs, just the average hard working holder wanting to improve their life. This is very important because it means we have no ceiling, when other KOL backed memes start to struggle, Kendu will hammer on. IMO the pump will come soon, Kendu has the potential of well over a 1000x and imo a 2000x minimum. My goal for Kendu is 20-30 billion mc this year alone. We are at the same mc as Shib was in Feb 2021. We are in a great position. Stop Gambling and start building an actual project. We Don't Gamble, We Work Good Luck anon

Winterfell880

Pardon me but what’s KOL

MaximumStudent1839

> Trump coin set the tone going forward for what to expect and it chased a lot of investors away in favor of fraudsters. Nah, the shit was getting bad before that. KOL influencers were peddling pump dot fun shitters attached to a ChatGPT on Twitter, as artificial general intelligence before Trump coin came along.

Expert-Detective-525

Kendu has some great stuff coming up over the next few months, make sure to check out our tg and subreddit r/KenduInu_Ecosystem . The tg is far busier, but the subreddit is cool too. Just check out our vibes, you will see we are a very positive, hard working, welcoming group. We are destined for the billions(1000x minimum at these prices). So yeah, martinis in hand, helmets on and stop gambling on the latest KOL coin. Buy a real project and sleep soundly, knowing some Chads and Chadettes are working for your bag :)

Utopian-Dystopia-4

Don't buy anything that's being shilled by a KOL, they're literally all scum. Before you invest in any project, go to their telegram and see how the community is acting. If it's just packed with people screaming buy buy buy raid this raid that, just move on to the next one. People have forgotten that crypto is literally just a new technology, and they should be investing and holding projects they believe will accomplish their goals over the long term.

manlikebond

\> apparently he was known but not a KOL \> he subbed to a KOL for $8 and kept asking for refund last couple of days

McVad3r

You can keep buying the same KOL farms, rugs and scams, or you can build a real community with real people. there are really no other options in memes.

CorneliusFudgem

an easy one is he raised a ton of money for putting WIF on the sphere in vegas and then took the money and disappeared with it. then shilled HNT, POP, MICHI (and WIF) and a bunch of other shit, all of which dumped. he's no different than any other wannabe KOL influencer on twitter. garbage person who only cares about money and dumping on people who are dumb enough to follow/copy trade him.

Expert-Detective-525

I am very optimistic for Kendu, the market sentiment will change very soon and we will be on the rise. I really think people will start to move to conviction plays as all these KOL coins are losing people serious money

LoneStar1211

Tbh, I have not much knowledge about it :( I'm just trying to help the coworker as $200 is lots to him (interns here get half that money for a month). For no reason, he sent it mistakenly to that KOL twice, haha. The last time the KOL admitted receiving the money but was very hesistant to pay it back. This time, he played the card of a hacked account :(

jawni

You don't need to know what TWAP means to know that teams try to sell without tanking the price. You don't need to know what KOL means to know that influencers are paid for preferential coverage.

MichaelAischmann

TWAP - Time-Weighted Average Price KOL - Key Opinion Leader

watch-nerd

TWAP = time weighted average price. Basically you give a crap ton of tokens to a market maker and give them instructions on how to ease your sell giants stash into the market without being too disruptive to the price. The market maker can use this extra liquidity to do other things for their own purposes. KOL = Key Influencer. Shillfluencers you give your token to shill so they pump it to their fans (who they then dump it on).

reversenotation

What do the abbreviations mean TWAP an KOL? Yes I'm a ding dong

AccountantOk1680

*Insights from **infinity_gainz** - Crypto KOL and market analyst focused on identifying high-conviction trades* Absolutely agree, **defi_skeptic**, that we can't overlook the importance of due diligence and risk analysis, especially when dealing with something as volatile as Bitcoin. However, I do think your skepticism is slightly overshadowed by an inclination towards traditional finance. For starters, Bitcoin storage and security is continually evolving, with advancements in multi-sig wallets and cold storage solutions. Bitcoin's protocol is arguably one of the most secure systems we have ever seen because of its decentralized nature and strong cryptographic techniques. As for market volatility, while it's true that Bitcoin sees significant price fluctuations, we must not forget that it's part of the natural growth process for any asset. Plus, the growing institutional adoption can help smoothen the spikes in volatility over time. Regarding DeFi exploits, yes, there have been incidents, but remember, every new technology faces challenges in its early stages. The key is to learn from these and improve. The DeFi sector is actively working on enhancing smart contract audits, insurance protocols, and regulatory compliance. Let's not discount the liquidity of Bitcoin. It's one of the most liquid markets in the world. Granted, enormous transactions can cause market shifts, but the same can be said for any asset, including gold or traditional fiat reserves. In my view, the migration towards a Bitcoin reserve system presents a paradigm shift towards a more global, open, and resistant financial system. It's a fascinating concept that warrants our attention, not only for its potential returns but also for its potential to reshape our financial landscape. I appreciate your healthy skepticism, though, as it fosters thoughtful conversations like these. In the end, striking a balance between enthusiasm and caution is key, as with any investment.

Electrical-Rate-2335

Yeah might be last cycle for bitcoin but I think we will always have all the influencers and kols doing regular pump and dumps independent of cycles. Essentially to retire you just need to follow trump and Elon tweets and put x solana on a new meme tweet by Elon and trump before everyone else and cash out and retire. The market is now based of KOL's and we are at a stage where a single tweet can make life changing gains...

jadequarter

yeah eth has vitalik who just tweeted "make communism great again" which is sure to stir up controversy meanwhile bitcoin has no KOL

jawni

Actually most KOLs have hated Solana for a while and only recently turned around on it this year(except notably some .ETHs who coincidentally were also the ones upset with Vitalik recently) and Solana has never paid for any influencer marketing either, they have a very narrow focus when it comes to marketing and it's almost all directed at developers. You can ascribe whatever reason you want to Solana being popular now, but I think the most logical one is that people genuinely like So the idea that SOL has been this consensus pick is pretty funny, it's only been that way very recently. Even the run up from $8 to $200 was often called a "hated rally". It might be easier to understand why people like Solana if you ever tried to verify your beliefs about it, if you did you would realize it hasn't been centralized for years. >What I hate is the stench of VC’s all over this crypto, and I’m definitely sure they gave backhanders to KOL’s to shill this to infinity. Not really any other way to fund such a project and I'll never understand why this subreddit seems to lump every VC together into some shadowy cabal, when it's literally just a bunch of early stage investors whose only wrongdoing is having the connections to get in early funding rounds.

ContentAd177

I don’t under why all the KOL’s are almost married to Solana. It’s a centralised blockchain. It’s more centralised than Binance Smart Chain and it’s not even EVM compatible, which means it won’t work on MetaMask. Furthermore, it’s had many downtime. What I hate is the stench of VC’s all over this crypto, and I’m definitely sure they gave backhanders to KOL’s to shill this to infinity. I’m surprised why BSC hasn’t done better despite having the largest DEX in the world? I would rather have a sluggish ETH, which is more trusted and decentralised than SOL.

chanmalichanheyhey

Which KOL did you hear about ondo from ?

watch-nerd

Ever since being involved in KOL pay to play I don’t waste time on them

harvested

Because there's lots of influencers/KOL telling you to and promising you this time will be just like last time. They made money off you both from engagement and selling you their bags. VC also made 1000x of you. It's okay, mistakes are how we learn in life. Just accept the loss and move on.

watch-nerd

\*shrug\* I don' track the XRP community. But if some KOL is shilling a coin a lot, assume they've been given bags as compensation. There are agencies that set this up

watch-nerd

KOL marketing

Economy_Growth9433

True! The pump fun is not s casino, it’s the kingdom of scammers and rug pullers and KOL hype. This is a true project. I heard the community is preparing some new things!

MichaelAischmann

Just because someone is a KOL doesn't mean the project they speak for is not decentralized. People often look up to the creators for their knowledge and understanding of the technology.

MaximumStudent1839

> They aren't securities (the SEC tried to argue that but hasn't succeeded), This statement is wrong. The SEC has successfully fined the Kardashians for promoting a coin without disclosing the financial benefits. It is just that, every big KOL and big traders have gotten overly brazen to believe "crime is legal" now, because Gensler left. They don't think they will get prosecuted under Trump's regime because Trump launched his own meme with insider info.

tradergirlie

lol. got rugged 10K by a KOL yesterday. I am so over it

watch-nerd

He's a big KOL for WIF

Expert-Reality3876

Not for me. I am the 95% of traders that lose. You can never catch tops and bottoms so everytime you make a trade you are not capturing all the gains that you think you would be getting. And then there are fees. Why do you think exchanges pay KOL to push people to trade nonstop. On the flip side you could be the 5% that wins and u live happily ever after so...don't listen to me I'm just a random guy on the internet.

MaximumStudent1839

The only thing independent is how industry leaders and KOL is free from regular culpability for their false marketing and bullshit peddling.

crushplanets

That's what I'm saying, get some KOL to hype the coin as the next 100x and it'll move. Makes me hate crypto based on that reality.

QuickFudge

There is a new announcement tomorrow! Could this be the new listing? Or new KOL?

Life-Ambition1432

HEGE is the next SHIB. Just do your research. SSSSS doesn’t even have a team leading it. SSSSS is doing nothing. HEGE is accumulating thousands of holders and is still at a low MC. It has the potential to be billions. Just in the last 48 hours, these things have happened for HEGE: 1. ⁠⁠Yesterday, we allocated a very chunky budget for TikTok adverting. Starting this week, we will be spending hundreds to thousands of dollars pushing each new post. We’ve recently started ramping up content over there and it’s VERY good. I suggest checking it out: https://www.tiktok.com/@hegecoinsol. It’s only a matter of time until one of our posts absolutely blows up and goes viral. Exciting times! 2. ⁠⁠CEX Fundraising Over the last few weeks, we have raised $300,000 in USDT behind closed doors for our next push. Yes you read that right, we have $300,000 at are disposal to list on something huge. We would like to take this chance to thank our long standing whales for the donations over the last few weeks - your unwavering belief in the project has enabled us to hit ATH after ATH! 3. ⁠⁠KOL onboarding To help us push our next listing(s) we will start to ramp up our use of KOLs. When we first released our “ATH and Beyond” plan, we were sitting at $7m MC, we’re now 4x from there, which also means 4x the budget. We ran $HEGE up to $50m with limited use of KOLs, so sitting at $25m opens up a lot of new doors we didn’t have back then. We’re talking BIG KOLs here, Jake, Rodney, Iced etc. 4. ⁠⁠The Murad Factor On Thursday one of our key marketers had the incredible opportunity to meet the memecoin legend himself, Murad. Here’s how it all went down: Murad gave a killer speech at the event, and right after, he headed to the VIP section. Luckily, he had VIP access too. Timing was everything— he was the first person to approach him. No hesitation, he jumped right in and showed him all our $HEGE memes and hit him with our key talking points: • The best memes in the game • A cult-like community that rides or dies for $HEGE • Multiple listings already secured • Founders linked to the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates When asked if he was aware of $HEGE, his response was gold: “Yes, it’s on my watchlist. People are constantly shilling it to me.” Boom—our efforts are working! We chatted briefly before others jumped in, but here’s the kicker—when everyone else had their turn, our marketer circled back. They had a deeper conversation, and he hammered home $HEGE’s epic advantages. Murad promised to look into it further. That’s right, we’re officially on his radar. Let me ask, what has SSSSS done in the last 48 hours?

bytom_block_chain

yep, and they pay KOL to shill things but can’t spend time fixing the problems

Euphoric-Shallot4627

Every other meme coin project I've been in has nothing on this one. They're always: \- insiders pretending you're early \- KOL's on X pumping then dumping. \- boring rules to make sure nobody gets their feelings hurt. Anarchy is for those who are seeking something different and something real.

SwimOld5053

Imagine if those 1852 are KOL people.

jetylee

Some KOL told me too. I trust him.

BigVillage

I'm a startup in the crypto space and the amount of messages I receive, similar to this, is unnerving. Definitely breaks down the facade of "journalism" from many of these KOL's/influencers. Not ALL of them but.....many of them.

Expert-Reality3876

ICP pays engineers to build. ICP doesn't pay KOL for shills or institution for partnerships.

ScreechingPizzaCat

Her response was: >"Hawkanomics: Team hasn’t sold one token and not 1 KOL was given 1 free token," she tweeted in a copy and pasted message. >"We tried to stop snipers as best we could through high fee’s in the start of launch on u/MeteoraAG. Fee’s have now been dropped."

hiorea

>"Hawkanomics: Team hasn’t sold one token and not 1 KOL was given 1 free token," Then who rugged that thang

MaximumStudent1839

Where do you think all that liquidity comes from pumping AI meme shits? lol. It is ppl rotating their gains from TAO. That self-provided AI memecoin CT KOL was shilling TAO the entire year until he turned coat.

ResonanceCascade1998

$Peiro on ETH is my favorite so far. There's also BBC(Beyblade) on SOL which is ran by someone who is trusted in the Peiro community. The second one I mentioned just hit $100k from 18 or something last night. The first sits at 290k with an ATH on 967k I think. They're both ran by good people who know the scene well enough and often times that works best compared to looking for KOL pumps or other shitty projects just hoping to get lucky. Been in $Peiro since day 2 and still have full confidence.

nomorebonks

I mean ICP and ETH both need: bare metal machines, electricity, and the underlying TCP/IP powered internet. And the Earth existing, etc. All that being equal, ICP does not need AWS. ICP hosts everything 100% onchain. ETH should really be building on top of ICP instead of AWS especially because chain key technology exists. They really don't to give ICP any attention though - every major ETH KOL will ignore ICP right now because they cannot afford to give it any attention because of what it's capable of.

Toto-Sol

# NUB One of the most prolific cats on the blockchain $NUB is known for a few things * Art Style (DEV Leon created first on Instagram) * Crass Humor (Stuff is funny lol) * Resilience * About every KOL follows NUB * Tier S intern (Person who posts/engages on Twitter) They have been around for 9 months; Continuously grinding in the face of obstacles such as always having their X account targeted and banned. But they still manage to have a presence on X regardless of having to make and grow multiple accounts. However, outside the above, the biggest reason I see NUB succeeding is their presence on other platforms such as Instagram. Exchanges want users, when meme has a huge following. That brings potential users with it. Think Binance/Coinbase 😉 # Key Metrics of NUB |Market Cap|ATH|Holders|Supply in 💎✊| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |27M|200M|24,957|42.85%| **CA**: GtDZKAqvMZMnti46ZewMiXCa4oXF4bZxwQPoKzXPFxZn \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # GINNAN Probably the least known cat narrative. $GINNAN * IRL Brother of Doge (Kabosu) while he was alive * Has a statue in Japan w/ Doge (Neiro does not) * Owns IP rights of GINNAN * Creative Organic Marketing Approaches GINNAN has been around for 5 months. During that time they have continuously grown with an emphasis on positioning GINNAN for success in the long-term. Doge is huge and is a brand known around the world. GINNAN is aiming for the same thing. ***Q) But how does a project do that? I thought all projects are trying to do that?*** 1. They onboarded a key advisor who advised SHIB token & metaverse. x/marciejastrow 2. Obtained IP rights to GINNAN. Very little projects have done this. Allows them to position themselves to normies (content, merch, everything) . 3. Organic Marketing. Look up #GINNAN on tik tok, or if you are a holder w/ > $100 of NUB, check your wallet NFTs 😉 # Key Metrics of GINNAN |Market Cap|ATH|Holders|Supply in 💎✊| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |20M|86M|20,440|63.73| **CA**: GinNabffZL4fUj9Vactxha74GDAW8kDPGaHqMtMzps2f

cascading_disruption

As always, ADA and XRP are late to the paaaaaarty when they show up they won't stop till new ATH is reached... VC-paid shills and KOL selling new shiny garbage are in total disbelief and now start to pivot muahahaha. Let's get ADA to 10 bucks this cycle!

cascading_disruption

The amount of updates that Cardano did during the bear market is insane and the amount of new cool features coming up soon is gonna spin heads and then people still ask: why is ADA pumping? Cause you listen to your X shillers and so-called KOL who got paid to shill the VC coins and garbage to retail. There's no old "coins", it's like old iPhones, but you kept chasing shiny new things while forgetting to do your research and follow the real deals like ADA who consistently stayed in the top 10 since Cardano arrived on the scene in 2017. Now, we'll see you FOMO when it crosses $1 bucks or still be puzzled when it crosses 5 bucks because you're too lazy to do research and follow up on things! LFG! ADA!

cascading_disruption

Cardano got tons of developments in 2024 and has shitload of new features for 2025 so that makes sense but you keep chasing shiny new things sponsored by KOL and VCs on X shillz and ignore the things that have worked for 7 years now without one failed Tx or switch off/on of the network.

exeliam

TLDR: KENDU will be going to billions this bullrun. But if you want the real alpha and deets, read on: \- Doxxed dev (Miazaki) and official account followed by Shytoshi, lead dev of the biggest memecoin in the world. Followed not once, but twice. \- Endorsed by the Shib team and featured in the illustrious Shib magazine. Not once, but twice. \- Attending upcoming Shibcon with a speaker slot by Miazaki, arranged by Shytoshi. \- Recognized throughout the KOL community for our work ethic. No paid calls, just pure organic growth and admiration \- A growing portfolio of KENDU branded real life products and events \- Strong community of brothers and sisters who work, support and innovate \- A meme coin for the everyday punter and longterm holder who are sick of cabal tactics and getting rugged on shitcoins. The one you can sleep on and be confident it will grow \- A movement that has spread worldwide. KENDU is a way of life - a "can do" attitude that we are not afraid of anything!

cascading_disruption

I'm the KOL now!

therealstevielong

all this with zero marketing. we never hired a KOL, ever. Just dedicated holders working their bags by posting about it and educating people on proper meme token investing!

Amazing-Repeat2852

Color me surprised!!!! Lots of KOL were paid shills for the Pro-Trump push. But don’t crypto people know this?

exeliam

Nice cold hard facts. The fudders tried to bring us down, but KENDU is inevitable. \- Doxxed dev and official account followed by Shytoshi, lead dev of the biggest memecoin in the world. Followed not once, but twice. \- Endorsed by the Shib team and featured in the illustrious Shib magazine \- Recognized throughout the KOL community for our work ethic. No paid calls, just pure organic growth and admiration \- A growing portfolio of KENDU branded real life products and events \- Strong community of brothers and sisters who work, support and innovate \- A meme coin for the everyday punter and longterm holder who are sick of cabal tactics and getting rugged on shitcoins. The one you can sleep on and be confident it will grow \- A timeless philosophy that has become a way of life - a "can do" attitude that we are not afraid of anything!

therealstevielong

yet 8 of the top 10 meme coins are on ETH so not sure facts are on your side here dude. also unsure why you mention KOL, specifically stated Kendu and Mega have never hired a single KOL, ever, its all community, as a meme should be.

optifree1

This is always a tough one and I think the best thing at this point is the length of time we've been around for (7 months, which isn't long in "real world" terms, but is a long time in the memecoin space). When we were in pre-sale, people just sent SOL to the Dev's wallet and the Dev airdropped HEGE tokens a few weeks later. Kind of crazy to think about now as he could have just run off with the money, but was dedicated to building out this project. Over the course of the project, $250,000 USD have been raised from the community for donations to further the project. The team could have run off with the money at that point too, but did not. A few weeks ago, the project raised about $200,000 USD through NFT sales and could have run off again, but instead is deploying the funds by hiring marketing agencies, bringing online Soka\_Data, a large PONKE KOL / team member, etc. Beyond the "proof in the pudding," I would recommend you be in the project update calls, ask the tough questions, and see what the team is doing with the funds for yourself and how we run the project in a very professional manner with lots of transparency.

MaximumStudent1839

I am not sure how new you are to trading this memecoin thing. But a lot of us were doing it last year and remembered all the “metas”. This “AI” meta also happened last year. The only “innovation” is now they created a CT account for the chatbot to tweet. In fact, it was the same set of KOL cabal pushing it, e.g. MachiBigBrother, the group of SocialFi VCs/angel investors, etc. None of the coins had any staying power. They just randomly die out because ppl got so bored of it. If you held SOL/ETH, you would have outperformed. It is only a set of memes where there is a strong community, you can actually beat against holding the majors up til now. As ppl say, “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me”. Ppl are reluctant to play because it is an old meta that has proven to be disastrous in the past.

Manwithoutanyplan

It's great to see an all organic community that isn't using all these shitcoin tools to look bigger than they are. No volumebots, no payd KOL and influencers and no payd advertising. Everything you see online and IRL about Kendu, is truly about Kendu and created by the KenduArmy filled with chads and chadettes that believe in a better DeFi. We want a game that isn't rigged by the Cabal, by influencers sniping or getting huge bags to dump once their personal goals are met. We don't want listings based on falsified metrics or the right 'friends'. We do it on our one merit, by working for our bags. And most importantly, we have a dev that sticks with us, because he believes in what we are capable of. Not some dipshit that abandons his coin to start his 5th Solana rugcoin to leave his community with a 'CTO'. Kendu to the moon. We will be the first 100B memecoin.

photonGravity

yo, not fucking around, but the OP here actually put it pretty succinctly but perfectly. -podcast brings people in, features other massive people in the Crypto Twitter scene, giving cross-community exposure and also gives education and history of crypto in a fun and interesting format. -the almost 30 days of continuous X Spaces, getting bigger slowly, day by day, shows that the dev didn't have any big hookups from the start, and that the people who hear full length about CT tend to return and invite friends. -if anyone checks any avenue that they normally would to do their own personal research into a token, be it Reddit, Twitter, Youtube, Telegram, the token website etc, they will find CT is well represented and the ideas make sense. -no KOLs have been paid and none will ever be paid. the chart so far is the result of organic marketing from the team and community at large. when you notice a KOL post about CT somewhere, just know that they bought their own bag and are now showing their own conviction.

Longjumping-Wheel709

Figured as much. Looks like they got a lot of KOL pictures off X to pose as the traders

ResonanceCascade1998

But you are right in the sense that most of them are pump and dumps. Even if a dev has no intention sometimes there is nothing that will stop a project from getting manipulated to hell by KOL's and the like unfortunately.

i-lick-Bitcoin

“KOL is an acronym for Key Opinion Leader and can be defined as someone who’s considered an expert on a certain topic and whose opinions are respected by the public, thanks to their trajectory and the reputation they’ve built for themselves.”

penty

KOL influencers? Does Kingdom of Loathing have influencers? ... Still?

AirOk6695

Unfortunate that KOL dumped their bag today

absurdcriminality

Scandal? All of those guys use botted accounts to get their "KOL" status.

TheGDC33

Great post and all true. I have seen many of these KOL posts or their entrance into the TG (I had to read comments from others to know who all of them were) and it happened because of the work The Kendu Army puts in everyday. Once someone learns about this project it is almost guaranteed they will get a bag and be captivated by the potential! https://preview.redd.it/dfz1mljdl9pd1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ce5a9098404804df305741e8a19420434a134fa

ResonanceCascade1998

Gonna name drop $Peiro and say DYOR. Founded by whales who know the meme meta this cycle. Lemme tell you it's not KOL's and artificially pumping tokens. Look at our chart, our connections, and our mission to understand the true meta when it comes to memes this cycle. Even if you don't want to look listen to this bit. If you are into messing around with memes look for real communities not the pumpfun garbage everywhere. DYOR and minimize your risk if you are new to this.

bumbaklutz

Yep so many times the team have rejected paid KOL's so there are no artificial pumps. This is one of the purest projects in the memecoin space

jawni

>I’m curious who do you follow on X to keep up with early trends on legitimate meme coins as you say (aka BONK)? Every time I log on to X it’s so much shit posting I honestly have no idea what everyone is talking about and I don’t know where to start. 1. It takes a while to get your bearings and contextualize everything. CT is full of shitposting, scams, psyops, and occasionally alpha. It can be hard to tell what is what until you've seen someone tweet enough. Understanding each account's bias will help gauge the importance. Like if someone like Nic Carter, who is sort of a BTC maxi, starts talking positively about projects outside of BTC, or either of the Bankless guys start talking about something outside of ETH, that's a huge sign of confidence. (sometimes is a sign of a paid shill, but that's where the vetting comes in) 2. Curate your following aggressively, unfollow and block/mute people that you find to be overly toxic, immoral, biased, or hypocritical. Try not to block people just because they are contrarian, assuming they have valid points, otherwise it can turn into an echo chamber. I followed a lot of BTC people even though I wasn't a BTC holder when I started using Twitter for crypto. The BTC old guard was so pompous and annoying I had to stop following them, there was just no point in anything they had to say, it was all just "BTC good, everything else bad". I eventually became more bullish on BTC, but that was in spite of them. 3. Try to follow a variety of accounts. Don't just follow traders, but also follow devs, founders, community managers, VC's, policy experts, security experts, farmers, even some thought leaders/KOL's/influencers are worth following. Focusing mostly on a single chain, in my case it was Solana, can make this much easier. I follow ETH pretty closely as well, but it's a bigger ecosystem and fragmented by L2's, so it's harder to keep up with everything. Solana was growing rapidly but it was still easy enough to get a pulse on everything happening. This also helped me catch a ton of airdrops. 4. Once everybody is talking about something, that is probably the local top... but if the market cap is very low it probably makes a resurgence if it's not a scam or total shitcoin. >Also would you say the money you’ve made in crypto in the last 12 months is comparable to what you make in your day job? Do you rely on crypto income for any core financial responsibilities? Without divulging too much info I'd say it's comparable. I'm not quitting my day job but it's a decent amount. I don't rely on crypto at all, I very rarely buy more and very rarely cash out (when I take profits I usually just rotate to a major).

unfreewill

lol - I have to sum this whole thread for a KOL each day, and your comment is the first ever to give chat-gpt a heart attack.

Eightsense

So word of the day is KOL, twitter is full of people talking about DOT KOLs, wtf is a KOL

RepublicPure847

This is solid advice, sadly influencers are praying on the gamblers! I have a friend who follows KOL’s all day everyday and yes he might get 2X or 3X here and there but essentially at the end of month he’s down, just like gambling. This hasn’t been me the year, I took some time 3 months back to research as many projects which I saw long term potential. I’ve had an eye on POWSCHE for sometime and after the big push to 28M I wanted to see how they handled the retracement. The community stepped up and the chart reacted exactly how a project with long term goals should. Held support for a prolonged period of time and now recently began pushing up. I know my patience and research will pay off this cycle, I was able to get a good buy in around 1.3M MC and already Powsche is already heading upwards despite the current market conditions. I will use this same strategy for HEGE, I’ll see how they handle their consolidation and if I’m impressed I’ll jump in at a good price. As I said before I’m here for the long run and life changing money so this is why I chose POWSCHE and have no plans of selling. My gambling days are over!!

mfqueso

10% locked in streamflow, 7% locked away right in council multisig - there is no loaded KOL or dev to dump on you. 500k MC.

way2calm

Also no, everyone bought their tokens, KOL's participate volunterily

Rus-T_Shackleford

Beginners doubt is understandable, but do a little research in the telegram group and see what makes Kendu special. I guarantee you've not seen this active of a community, at this size, doing this much work, with this much conviction, with a healthy distribution level, that's grown all organically, doesn't pay for pump and dump KOL's, doesn't airdrop miniscule amounts to large amounts of wallets to artificially inflate holder numbers, that has this many top wallets only buying and holding, with a hard working dev that's forward thinking active and has veteran experience knowledge and connections. I believe these things and more are reasons why Kendu is different. And I know, I have heard many of coins through the years attempt to promise the same things, but with a disingenuous method of reaching those goals. The all organic approach provides a route for long term sustainable growth that cannot be achieved with the quick paid KOL pump and dump projects that crypto has gotten accustomed to seeing.

TAULY_D

We're lit! From the trenches of KOL's dumping on us all the way back to $4M ATH. The $DONKE is ready to take over LFG!

FarmERN22

$KENDU is going to send. The army is being built organically with no paid shills or KOL’s. The same exact way shib was built in 2021. Plus shytoshi is supporting the project 🪖🪖

Professional_Toe3003

Great projects dont need shilling by some KOL's. If you trust these guys you deserve to get wrecked. DYOR!

bloomberg

From Bloomberg reporter Ryan Weeks, Muyao Shen, and Hannah Miller: Crypto markets were booming in March, as Bitcoin barreled toward a record and billions of dollars flowed into new ETFs. But one particular group of investors had greater reason to cheer than most. Around that time, startup Monad Labs was wrapping up a funding round in which venture capital investors including Paradigm valued it at $3 billion. While big by crypto standards, the Monad deal had another distinguishing feature: Some people known in the industry as “key opinion leaders” were allowed to invest at a fifth of the Paradigm valuation, people with knowledge of the matter said. These “KOL rounds,” which bear similarities to the celebrity deals US regulators cracked down on in recent years, have mushroomed as digital assets roared back from a bruising bear market. This time around, the investors getting sweetened terms are more likely to be crypto bloggers than athletes or reality-TV stars. Read the full story [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/crypto-deals-kol-investors-get-big-valuation-discounts).

_etherium

The suckers are everyone not in the premined "KOL" (key opinion leaders aka influencer shills) issuance. Everyone else has to buy in with actual money, these KOLs get free tokens and just have to rug their followers.

MaximumStudent1839

If you feel comfortable taking profit then do it. Having taken profit gives you extra dry powder to buy back in, if things go south. There is also an upside from it. Always stick to your life plan. If it is money you aren’t willing to lose, then take it instead of regret about it. Right now, there is little retail interest in crypto. VCs and KOLers have all turn absolute narcissists. The Friend Tech is the best recent example. They are so self-absorbed thinking trading their twitter profiles would be a major thing again. New retail can’t get in because it is gated. And old users got burnt from getting duped by their influencers making fees on them. Focusing things on KOL narcissism that can’t reach mass adoption is a very bearish turn on attracting new liquidity. When the market lacks major innovation targeted at mass participation and KOL narcissism run amok, it might be an indicator showing market isn’t getting any new liquidity soon. Taking some off the sides isn’t a bad idea.

stroggsir

Put $20 into any meme coin that’s shilled by a KOL in X. You’re bound to get one right and u have 50 chances.