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LargeSnorlax

Reddit (and especially /r/cryptocurrency) was overrun in 2020 by wallstreetbets posters. It became cool and hip to gamble irresponsibly because everyone was making money left, right and center. After the bear, none of those guys had any idea whatsoever about the space. They never looked at what they were buying, never had any idea how to make a transaction or even what the fuck Bitcoin was - They never had any need to have decentralized money, hell, their *entire identity was gambling with the most centralized money in the world*, the stock exchange. So a bunch of them quit. Became Buttcoiners. Buttcoin got the biggest population increase ever after FTX and the regular posters there today are people who bought the hottest garbage when FTX collapsed and have been calling crypto a scam because they suck at investing. Queue 2024 and Saylor. In 2024 MSTR started buying up Bitcoin wildly. A new cycle of noobs came in, buying MSTR at $300-$400 and causing 6 new Bitcoin all time highs in 2025. So you've got a whole fresh batch of institutional money who thinks they're going to be rich and think that Crypto is exactly like stocks and Saylor is a genius. And once again, just like clockwork, the cycle hits. Bitcoin goes down. MSTR goes down. WSB posters lose their shirts. What's funnier, is this is happening in the middle of one of the frothiest bubbles the stock market has ever seen, and all these clueless folks see that they could've invested in X or Y or Z and made it rich or whatever hindsight reality they've made up. Now we're back in another bear and the people who are here are people who have lost a TON of money, because they didn't do any research into the space whatsoever. None of them have any use for Bitcoin and I doubt 1/100 people who bought Bitcoin in the last run even know how to do a bitcoin transaction, let alone self custody it, which is the *entire point of owning Bitcoin in the first place*. So we're back in the same repeating situation - Before they go and join Buttcoin, the people who lost their shirts have to cope post about how crypto is a scam (obviously, because it didn't go up when they bought it) and how Quantum is going to make it obsolete or how no one uses it. It's all the same arguments, over and over again, every single time. Crypto is a space where to survive, let alone make profit, you actually have to know what you're doing. You're going to see the same sheep get slaughtered over and over again. They'll never listen to advice or to not go near frothy tops or to actually be involved in the space you're trying to make money from, but you'll sure hear from them nonstop when they pull the lever and the machine doesn't spit out coins.

CipherScarlatti

Oh no, it's much more than that. It's also a large majority of bots. These places like this and WSB got subverted once monied interests realized how useful subreddits could be for manipulation and profiteering.

Flynn_Kevin

Meanwhile WSB posting shitcoin losses.

the_rhino22

Genuinely thought I was on WSB for a second

FastHotEmu

WSB is leaking

Illustrious-Boss9356

Why can't people share balances? It's not like people don't flex their brokerage accounts and stuff on WSB. It's an achievement. And it's not like he shared his exact balance down to the sat...

LargeSnorlax

Brother there is nothing nerve touching in any typing I'm doing, I am very directly and specifically laughing at you and making fun of you Again, *you* are the one making comments saying you underperformed on WSB in the biggest bull market in history and *you* are the one moaning and bear posting in here lol

LargeSnorlax

Now "Bitcoin is over" because "Ai exists and does what Bitcoin does" - WSB guy who routinely loses money in biggest bull market in history who only heard about Bitcoin from Michael Saylor

Left_Entrepreneur918

Because these guys in these times talk about their wealth and investments at nausea, just one big dick measuring contest. All bros laden with debt and bragging about gains from WSB

LargeSnorlax

Was going to say, Bitcoin is WAY higher than it usually is in this part of the cycle, overperforming if anything Also lol @ "No one is asking the obvious question" when the sub has literally been a deluge of WSB bois all saying literally the exact same thing as op We get it, you lost your shirt in MSTR, you think crypto is a scam or a ponzi or whatever, go post on /r/buttcoin

LargeSnorlax

There are literally people investing in a company with 200k *total revenue* because it has a ticker similar to a stock that doesn't even exist yet, that when it exists will IPO at **1.5 trillion dollars**, that consists of a company where racist people shout at one another, a knock off AI company, and actively loses 5 billion dollars a year. No profit. You're talking about a space where people invest into things and make them 60 billion dollar companies that have zero dollars of revenue because they don't plan to have a product for a decade. Not even R&D. A space where the president is literally manipulating the stock market in real time and listing tickers to buy. Sure, there are real companies but lets be real about the current state of the stock market here. Companies that are literally killing it and have their sales smash 25% year over year go down 35% in a day, and others go up 30% a day on meagre guidance because some guy made a WSB post about them.

Aerocryptic

Or maybe you should try to find your place. Some subs like buttcoin or WSB would suit you better.

EngineImpressive249

Cathie Woods is a WSB Regard!

Capwnzzi

BTC is a technology. ya'll see what i'm saying about asking 'reddit' for advice financially? these dudes are broke and don't have a clue. buy bitcoin, hold that shit, thank me later, ignore all retards in the middle. friendly advice from a very wealthy individual, took me 6 years, will take you less if you buy today and have conviction on what you're buying, talking about 200-1000% gains in the next few years, but not anything insane like turn 1k into 1 million that's not investing that's gambling if that ever happens. i would certainly stay off reddit for financial advice, you see how well that worked during 2021 WSB fiasco where they infiltrated reddit, banned EVERY SINGLE original member, and then psy-op'd it to death by banning anyone who posted constructive criticism at that point or anything against their agenda. i recommend you learn how to invest or trade independent as you wont be able to rely on strangers for help really ever as they give advice not answers. i been around for a long while even though i'm only 35, been here since this bean sprout of what's called the internet first sprouted leaves, always on the fringe and learning about life in ways others often miss. 1500+ followers on WeBull that I use to post bitcoin TA and rant about politics <3 Dogecoin sleeper pog champ btw, definitely worth adding risk to portfolio with this coin but dont go crazy and sell when it pumps as doge is not bitcoin, nothing is bitcoin except bitcoin, remember that.

Capwnzzi

you should never sell bitcoin, pretty simply put. are you broke or something? what's the issue. also isn't this website for the most retarded foaming mouth libtard 'know-it-all' cucks anyhow, why would you ask these morons ha reddit is a cesspool my dude been dead for ages and WSB was the nail in the coffin many years ago

rechtim

Regard isn't zoomer lingo, its literally how WSB speaks You must be new

Solid-Individual-913

That's exactly right. Most people left in crypto are low IQ that prove buttcoin skeptics right every time. Back then we had promises and whitepapers that had dreams but over time those promises have failed to materialize. And the worst part is that when compared to other rising technologies like AI, we can clearly see that it doesnt take a decade to change the world. Worse, those that blame macro or the global leaders miss the point of a decentralized technology that is supposed to be resistant to that. Crypto narrative was that it was a hedge against everything else because no government can control it. Not China that banned it like 8 times and certainly not USA that is trying to regulate a path forward. But the evidence clearly shows the money is flowing in one direction and that's not to crypto. Money has been flowing steadily to AI stocks and chip stocks consistently. The markets are up despite all the global turmoil. But crypto is struggling and facing a huge crisis. And that is because the use cases are missing. All the uses cases that people mention are crypto related problems. NFT is garbage. DeFi only serves to trade chuck e cheese s coins. But what happened to decentralized applications, pin, id, data, social media and all things that are censorship resistant? We went through covid and you could be in favor or against the vaccine but the fact that social media could ban you from everywhere like Reddit, facebook, google with absolute impunity showed the need for decentralized networks. But where was crypto? Still not ready for prime time. And we are here years later and there is no crypto ready to decentralize control of data. The next time the world governments want to censor anything, there is little we can do. So the dreams persist but the solutions are still dreams. And meanwhile crypto is doing crypto shenanigans. ETH is facing a crisis at the EF where everyone is leaving. Vitalik is busy with Aya Miyaguchi and all that drama but he can't keep developers interest. They are tired of that overcomplicated chain that wasted years pursuing scaling through L2s only to realize L2s were not helping. Cardano took a slower approach but they have nothing useful yet. Solana made a couple different decisions and possibly can dethrone ETH while it struggles with chaos at the EF and the strategy forward but they also don't do anything useful. Because at the end of the day, you need use cases that solve real world problems. AI solves real world problems every day and the use cases just keep expanding. But crypto keeps talking crypto babble to keep the gamblers gambling. And the crypto subs? They look like WSB while Keith Gill was pushing for GME hype. Maybe there was something of value at that time but in the present it's just people dreaming for the next rally. And they missed AI rally which is ironic because now the people in cryptocurrency subreddits sound defensive. In a way they mirror buttcoin clowns but instead of having a position of criticizing crypto because they missed the rally, the cryptocurrency subreddits defend crypto over AI because they missed that rally. And the reality is that crypto may or may not rally again. Nobody knows shit about fuck. But people love speculation. And they want an echo chamber. If you hit them with this reality, you are going to get downvoted. Because they are sensitive clowns that think they can hide the truth or that opinions can change market sentiment.

PorQuePanckes

WSB is crazy ban heavy.

ThreeTonChonker

Several people in this thread have already said they’re here because the Reddit algorithm is putting this thread on their home feed and they hate Trump. One guy said he doesn’t know anything about crypto and doesn’t care even though he’s getting upvoted for shitting on it. This would be met with instant bans in other subs like WSB. Why not here?

Direct_Word6407

Mans got banned from WSB and is having an emotional breakdown 🤣

ThreeTonChonker

https://np.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/ARkbyH6pxM \> This sub is about as cringe as it gets these days. Here’s the comment, feel free to confirm with the WSB mods that they banned me for it. So you think this sub has higher standards considering all the dozens of people that are just here to shit on crypto?

ThreeTonChonker

https://np.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/ARkbyH6pxM \> This sub is about as cringe as it gets these days. Here’s the comment, feel free to confirm with the WSB mods that they banned me for it.

originalrocket

you can be banned from WSB? I didn't know that was possible. A lot of retards...

ThreeTonChonker

[https://np.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/ARkbyH6pxM](https://np.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/ARkbyH6pxM) \> This sub is about as cringe as it gets these days. Here’s the comment, feel free to confirm with the WSB mods that they banned me for it.

ThreeTonChonker

No I was just banned from WSB for saying their love of Powell is cringe. I didn’t even really blame them. I hate WSB ever since GME ruined the sub. So why does this sub have zero standards?

Choice_Potato_6279

I've said on WSB that he's a scumbag that created 100% inflation, didn't get banned.

ThreeTonChonker

So I just got banned from WSB for saying the sub was cringe for praising Powell so much. If that’s okay, why is it not okay in this sub? All the haters add absolutely fucking nothing.

ThreeTonChonker

Enjoy your ban WSB degenerate

bookjun

i randomly found your comment for no reason, usually i lerk on WSB does you just spot hold or long HBAR?

Aerocryptic

And still you come back every day to tell us how bad it is. Why don’t you go back to WSB instead?

ThreeTonChonker

So basically the WSB bro types got wrecked by the FUD and everyone else laughed at them

553l8008

Reddit is such a trip. Pics is politics, askreddit is hyper specific questions. Showerthoughts is anything but. TIL has the most free speech. WSB allows memes galore and for the longest time would infinity ban any crypto comment.... Now here, at last, r cryptocurrency has returned to what made it great. Memes. Thank got but... When God opens a door, a mod closes a fucking window I'm sure

ThreeTonChonker

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/s/ZPnZLyjVsv This is every day and in every thread. If the community is supposed to be policing these jackasses then the community is failing. And I’m not surprised given the fact that people like you are just pretending this isn’t an issue. Buttcoiners and WSB bros who think crypto is dumb should be banned from trolling crypto subs. Zero reason not to get rid of them.

Illustrious_Mix4946

I don’t really chase new coins. I mostly stick to a few like BTC, SOL, HBAR. For me the problem was never lack of tools, it was entering at the wrong time. I used to overcomplicate things with multiple indicators, but now I mostly rely on one tool (someone from WSB suggested it) just to check if my entry makes sense in terms of support/resistance + overall context. It didn’t make me a better trader overnight, but it definitely stopped me from taking some really dumb entries. https://preview.redd.it/du3wrsrx9bzg1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fed48a6f217dd3f137bc8c0b26bf1f2ccdbd80f

low_contrast_black

That’s WSB, not Bitcoin

Sufficient-Struggle7

astonishing anyone is/are still. The movement ended after RH fucked so many of us. now it’s like the gamification screenshots of P/L continue justifying its use on WSB probably from RH as marketing tactics

ThreeTonChonker

Twitter sucks. Who cares. My most muted topic on Reddit is WSB bros, buttcoin, and bond boomers.

Potatodemonx

WSB regarded AF sense. Def drawn in crayons right before they are eaten

low_contrast_black

In a literal sense, or WSB sense?

GeX_64_

It's some project hanging from a string. I found the answer in the WSB sub where this was posted hours before this one without the BTC angle

_JamesDooley

You will never know exactly when it crashes. Result: You keep doubting yourself and it actually goes up. Classic WSB regard moment

SnooMachines7409

The Jiang guy reminds me of the meme from WSB where the head is plugged on an extension cord and drooling to his own words. Can't seem to find that gem

riscten

Tax the miners, the Xwitter/WSB crowd paperhands as usual, price drops. Mining Bitcoin gets more expensive, a few miners capitulate and dump their coins to cover costs, price drops some more. With less miners overall, difficulty drops. Mining gets easier, and the block reward and fees is shared among less miners, so for them, the extra income covers the tax. Still, Bitcoin is now more expensive to mine, and over time the price evolves to reflect that. It not only recovers, but grows beyond the initial point. The paperhands buy back after the rally, as usual.

ThreeTonChonker

1. I’ve been reading about quantum for years. The market has a little green and now I’m having to read 10 threads about it a day. You don’t see a problem? 2. From all reports, quantum is decades away from being able to actually do anything in reality. 3. The Bitcoin devs are actively working on a solution and are releasing a solution. 4. Every single one of these threads ends up being all buttcoiners and WSB bros brigading and finding a way to talk about Trump and how they think crypto is a scam. If you don’t see a problem here then step down. There isn’t a single decent subreddit on this site that isn’t heavily modded. No one expects a sub like this to be fair and balanced especially when the majority of reddit is hostile towards crypto because they feel bitter for not buying in a decade ago. Either you get rid of the assholes who are here just to shit on crypto or step down. I have no clue what you mods are doing here now that moons failed. I could clean up this entire subreddit within a month.

ThreeTonChonker

Oh god I’d love it if you WSB bro types start shorting crypto and get bankrupted out of the market. Rate cuts with the new fed chair are coming and you degenerates seriously think Bitcoin isn’t going up?

fan_of_hakiksexydays

>crypto has become irrelevant to casual investors as people dont talk about it anymore They talk about crypto almost every day on trading platforms, on business and market news, more than in any past cycles. And it's even being talked about every single day on the WSB daily. Now with more comments on their daily about crypto in a day, than we see here in a month.

GodsForgivenes

People lose $150,000 on WSB daily. Subscribe for the loss porn. In time it helped me realize the age old Steve Balmer quote is true. “We just lost money.” It sounds obtuse but his point was, Microsoft still had talent, time and experience. You can make more. There are endless opportunities to fail in other ways. You’ll be Allright my friend. I personally lost $15,000 on a meme stock last year wolfspeed. I made the right plays but wasn’t patient on the execution of my options and sold for a loss when holding would’ve paid off hugely. So it goes.

lexicon_riot

1. Michael Saylor has institutionalized WSB-level degeneracy to make MSTR the largest holder of Bitcoin, last year was paper Bitcoin summer 2. Lightning Network growth and maturation 3. Ordinals, Metaprotocols, BitVM 4. People want covenants but no covenants yet 5. Core vs. Knots relay policy debate, now with a push for BIP-110 UASF 6. Jack Dorsey, Steak 'n Shake, etc. pushing payments adoption All in all it's been a pretty wild few years. Lots of growth and excitement, but not without its drama and noise. Plenty of crazy tech people are building now lol

luckyknight216

Guess Polynarket is the new WSB.

SimpsonsReferencer

>100k to 9 million in 6 months >extremely risk adverse Just WSB things.

Positive_Search_6218

Because only the news that matter make it to WSB.

ColtAzayaka

We're assuming these 10 years are in good health. If he becomes ill or disabled and can't work, he could be forced to sell at a loss to cover his expenses. This is not the age you want to be discovering your "WSB level of risk tolerance" phase. I get it, this is a very pro BTC subreddit, but it's very easy for people to say yes when the losses won't impact them.

BQbaobao

The black hats are pros at this. It is clear to me that the “4 year cycle” has nothing to do with the BTC supply side anymore - and everything to do with pump and dump style manipulation. They’re playing us all - retail and OG holders alike. That’s why “this time is NOT different”. They prey on 100% predictable human nature to shake down over-extended retail and squeeze out every last drop. That said, I’ve said before that I’d fucking love to see a WSB style short squeeze on MSTR or BTC.

Gileaders

NAh, even WSB wouldn't touch that shit.

tollboi

This is like a 5 times daily loss occurrence over on WSB, so, he's probably not bothered

lambdasintheoutfield

Why do you trust someone else to code trading bots for you? You do realize most of them are based on unsound fundamentals and there is a reason why many people end up actually losing money. When you decide to turn off your brain, take shortcuts and go full ooga booga, you are going to get wiped out. Do the bots share Sharpe Ratio’s?! Do they actually calculate it correctly? What technical indicators are they using? Are the strategies chosen wise given the indicators? Also “doing quant stuff” sounds WSB coded rather than disciplined investor that actually makes a return over a year. These platforms exist to take money from the lazy and/or stupid. There is no shortcut to investing.

noviwu97

Always baffles me that "not a loss until you sell" which was an inside joke in WSB is taken seriously by the people who only visitted there after GME exploded. The truth is you lost your money the moment you buy into any stock/crypto and only regain it after you sell.

Hitchie_Rawtin

Certainly not sufficient demand yet, as Monad (10k tps > currently at 20tps) and MegaETH (100k tps > currently 27tps) are proving. Crypto deviating from utility projects to memecoins aimed at WSB scum for 2 bullruns in a row might've done long term harm, I guess we'll see.

Vivid-Head-6484

I’m convinced this is WSB

siasl_kopika

why would you play such games with custodial assets that have as much to do with real BTC as used truck stop toilet paper? If you want to be a gambler, i would suggest finding other gamblers in WSB or such places. This is a bitcoiners forum; we bitcoin because the dollar is evil shit.

randomuser051

Don’t buy something you know absolutely nothing about just bc some randos on a reddit thread said so. #1 way to lose money and is why WSB is a meme sub. Advice is to do some research.

EntreeTodos

Same as WSB, just here for the comedy

LargeSnorlax

Same kind of people, all WSB apes Which is why you've got the same kind of people spamming all over Crypto is a scam today, they bought MSTR at $420

Alfador8

WSB has millions of them. 

pablo_in_blood

2x in 10 years is still 10%/year. I personally think bitcoin will do way more than that, but if that’s all we see we should still all be happy with that outcome. If you don’t think those are good returns, then you’ve had your brain broken by WSB and other bullshit. People like Warren Buffet made their career on steady 4-5%. Y’all are crazy & not educated about finance.

ThreeTonChonker

Nah. There is a lot of data out there showing reddit is about 50% bots at this point. https://www.clrn.org/how-much-of-reddit-is-bots/ It’s not hard to look at how much Saylor and other “troubling” news is out there even in the default subs (technology, WSB, investing, etc) all on the same day and all of them filled with the same misinformation.

PirateSKB

Nah, Diamond hands and people worshiping Saylor is cringey, and i'll die on that hill. Same with WSB bros getting into crypto and acting like immature grade schoolers lol

CipherScarlatti

WSB must be going wild and trying to do all the Puts for Monday.

Live_Jazz

Post history = WSB silver and gold FOMO buyer turned bagholder, big mad

PeachScary413

The moment it became the "top play" on WSB you knew, this would happen sooner rather than later 🤌

bbatardo

It used to just be fun to shit talk on, but WSB definitely sold out and became very agenda filled and filtered. Ironically they used to block BTC anyways, so not surprising.

KryptoSC

I agree, there’s no reason why the 8M of us can’t coordinate like WSB and put Bitcoin in full GameStop Mode. I did my part and bought some today.

ilikeplayingthisgame

I love all the WSB guys coming in to soft brag like the dollar hasn't completely shat the bed in the last year too. SPY may be at ATH but the dollar its valued in is on the floor

mrwolf567

Wow, 100k mcap already. Let's take this to 300k tonight. Pushhh harder boizz $WSB

Content-Ad527

Lmao we got a lot of Bulls here. Crazy bullish on $WSB 🔥

Solid_Block_9202

$WSB looking good from my perspective. Lets moon this bull

Frustrated_Spirit

Don't fade the golden bull 🐂 $WSB is here!

LargeSnorlax

I have hundreds of silver dollars, don't get me wrong, silver price going up is fine with me, I might pawn some off while people are going nuts for it. But saying Silver is the new Bitcoin is laughable for someone who's been collecting it for 30 years. Only r/silverbugs have cared about it until *literally this year*, now all the WSB goons are chasing 😂

Hitchie_Rawtin

He won't read anything he's exactly what I mean whenever I mention WSB-era brainlets. Zero interest in the industry itself, just a lottery ticket/scratch card to him & he spends all waking hours of the day shitposting in this subreddit.

Hitchie_Rawtin

Shitcoin echo chamber effect, CC lost sight of what it used to be around 2020 unfortunately, now it's mostly SOL memecoin grifters or BTC & ETH maxis. Pretty sure 99% of people here have zero interest in the technologies that used to be discussed here anyway, project founders used to post and comment here regularly, they don't nowadays because it's become a cesspit of WSB cunts.

PirateSKB

> I personally don't want to do anything with this (especially verifying stuff) and honestly don't think people should be exposing any amount of crypto assets owned on the internet, especially with analytics tools available these day Honestly that's pretty understandable. Personally I would trust you, I think you seem like an honest person, but ye I do agree that you can never be too careful >I know WSB just posts numbers willy nilly I haven't been on WSB in forever, but that doesn't surprise me if they still do it lol

LargeSnorlax

I personally don't want to do anything with this (especially verifying stuff) and honestly don't think people should be exposing any amount of crypto assets owned on the internet I know WSB just posts numbers willy nilly but people can't get into their brokerage accounts and they have way more attack vectors than we do here

VariatCA

There was one loudmouth shorter over on WSB the last couple weeks who was posting 50 times a day that shorts at 85-86k were free money on the way down to 60k soon. He posted that he increased his short position again by 50% back at 88k, and went all-in at 92k. He deleted his entire account apparently this morning. Assuming he got totally wiped out.

ThreeTonChonker

Ok good luck with that, I’m sure you won’t end up in WSB posting loss porn

RoutinePrice446

So apparently Robinhood either did, or is in the process of, giving away $750k worth of BTC to people who mostly don't want it/hate it with a passion, if WSB is anything to go by. Fun.

AttemptKitchen

Yeah because WSB for sure can move a trillion asset.

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Under this initiative, two subreddits—r/CryptoCurrency and r/FortNiteBR—piloted tokens called MOON and BRICK, respectively. Users earned points for posting, commenting, and upvoting quality content, which could be redeemed for badges, emojis, or premium features. Stored in personal Ethereum wallets (dubbed "Vaults"), these tokens gave users true ownership, as Reddit couldn't revoke them. This was groundbreaking: it transformed passive participation into a tokenized economy, where contributions had tangible value. Gamers on r/FortNiteBR created over 3,800 wallets, outpacing crypto enthusiasts, showing broad appeal beyond niche audiences. Reddit aimed to expand this to more communities, burning a portion of tokens upon redemption to create scarcity and potentially drive value. However, the program faced hurdles. In 2023, Reddit discontinued Community Points citing scalability issues and regulatory uncertainties, migrating remaining tokens to Arbitrum for community management. Despite this, the experiment proved viable: MOON tokens traded on exchanges, with holders using them for governance votes in r/CryptoCurrency. Reddit pivoted to NFTs with Collectible Avatars in 2022, minted on Polygon, which sold millions and integrated blockchain without the volatility of full tokens. By 2025, Reddit's crypto involvement has shifted toward marketing and partnerships. Brands leverage subreddits for Web3 promotions, with strategies focusing on authentic engagement to build trust in blockchain communities. Discussions on X (formerly Twitter) highlight Reddit's role in crypto hype, from meme coins to quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. This history underscores why Reddit deserves its own cryptocurrency. First, it would align with the platform's core values of community ownership and decentralization. Reddit is already pseudo-decentralized: moderators run subreddits autonomously, and users govern through upvotes. A native token, say REDDIT or RDDT, could formalize this via DAO-like structures. Token holders could vote on site-wide policies, moderator elections, or feature rollouts, reducing reliance on centralized admins. This mirrors successful crypto projects like Decentraland or Uniswap, where governance tokens empower users. In an era of Big Tech dominance, a Reddit crypto would democratize the platform, preventing top-down decisions like the 2023 API changes that sparked protests. Second, a cryptocurrency would monetize user-generated content fairly. Reddit thrives on free labor—users create billions of posts annually, driving ad revenue that topped $800 million in 2023. Yet, creators get little in return beyond karma points. Tokens could reward quality contributions, similar to how Steemit or Hive pay posters in crypto. Imagine earning RDDT for insightful analyses on r/CryptoCurrency, redeemable for premium access, NFTs, or even fiat via exchanges. This incentivizes better content, reducing spam and echo chambers. For crypto specifically, it could fund educational initiatives or bounties for bug reports, fostering innovation. As one Reddit user pondered in 2025, if you had $100 to invest in crypto, diversifying into community-backed tokens like a hypothetical Reddit coin could yield real utility. Third, economic incentives would boost engagement and retention. Crypto's gamification—airdropped rewards, staking yields—could combat Reddit's churn. Users might stake tokens for boosted visibility or exclusive subreddits, creating a flywheel effect. This is especially relevant in 2025, amid a maturing crypto market with ETF approvals and institutional adoption. Reddit's vast user base (over 2 million in crypto subs alone) positions it to onboard masses into Web3 seamlessly. Unlike Facebook's failed Libra or Telegram's TON (halted by regulators), Reddit's token could start small, focused on utility rather than global currency, avoiding SEC scrutiny. As legal expert Preston Byrne noted, such tokens resemble loyalty points, not securities, if restricted to platform use. Critics argue crypto introduces volatility and scams, potentially alienating casual users. Reddit's past API backlash shows resistance to monetization shifts. However, with proper safeguards—like audited smart contracts and anti-bot measures—the benefits outweigh risks. In 2025, as Bitcoin hovers near all-time highs and altcoins recover, Reddit's absence from native crypto feels like a missed opportunity. Moreover, a Reddit crypto could drive social impact. Tokens could fund charitable causes, as seen in past Bitcoin donations, or support underrepresented creators. In biology or physics subreddits, tokens might reward peer-reviewed contributions, blending education with economics. Economically, it could value "mindshare"—the narrative power of communities—as one user suggested. In conclusion, Reddit and crypto are intertwined fates. From amplifying Bitcoin's early days to influencing market manias, Reddit has been crypto's megaphone. Its experiments with Community Points showed promise, and in 2025's evolving landscape, reviving or expanding a native token makes sense. Reddit deserves a crypto because it would reward its lifeblood—users—while embodying decentralization. It could transform Reddit from a forum into a thriving Web3 economy, where every upvote counts in tokens. As crypto matures, platforms ignoring this risk obsolescence. Reddit, with its rebellious spirit, should lead the charge. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Prestigious_Long777

The entire comment section is completely unaware of what they’re talking about. Bitcoin wasn’t created with QUANTUM COMPUTING in mind. For fuck sake I wish people without CS knowledge wouldn’t speak out about this topic presuming they’re experts in the field. Dunning-kruger effect is working fucking overtime here. Bitcoin’s private key security entropy was NEVER meant to be broken. Read the god damn white paper you WSB teenagers… freezing wallets which are at risk of having their cryptography broken by at scale quantum computing is one of many valid HOW’s on addressing this problem. The priority should be quantum proofing future wallets so every active holder can switch to PQC key generation wallets. Old wallet funds should not all of a sudden become recoverable because some nation has an operational quantum computer. Are we seriously awarding hacking and theft now? We can solve it in many other ways than freezing. But a solution WILL be needed. Keep your short minded political views out of this discussion please.

VariatCA

There were more shorts liquidated this morning from 87->89k than there were longs liquidated during the drop from 89k->85k. Lots of WSB degens still think this is a free ride, and they don't mention the margin calls that don't go their way in the volatility.

RiddleMe123

Please post that on WSB. Hilarious.

LargeSnorlax

ODTE WSB brain right here

AttemptKitchen

You know that the whole, you only lose if you sell was just a meme from WSB? crypto-bros for some reason took it seriously

scared_of_crypto

I got banned from XRP and WSB because I told people they are going to loose it all. When xrp started getting posts like " I'm down 10k so I bought 100k more", its on sale etc etc early 2025 that was a sign. Crazy part is some people and whole CT is still saying bull run is imminent.

Known_Click

I guess you have opened an short position with x50 leverage right? Or you are one of these TA guys who tries to predict the market but never puts money in the table? Atleast the mofos of WSB have the balls to do it in the stock market.

buy_bitcoin_orwhatev

Post your trades and put your money where your mouth is or stfu. God, look at me, I’m actually wishing this place was more like WSB. At least those idiots have the balls to stand behind their calls.

CipherScarlatti

Just gonna stop over at WSB let them know about this. Figure if we build strong ties between this sub and them good things can happen for both of us.

RoutinePrice446

It was either a highly regarded WSB trader, or Christine Lizard >_>

Mechprince

No one knows. That’s why the point is to not even allow crypto to be an option. Once it becomes an option, then now there’s a chance that some degen fund managers from WSB university might just bankrupt the teacher pension fund.

magus-21

>What are you talking about? If I held $100 in a bank for 5 years, it would lose about $20–$25 in real purchasing power due to inflation. Never heard of investing, I see. >If I bought $100 of bitcoin 5 years ago, it would be worth $500. How is that objectively worse? \*facepalm\* I was talking about SECURITY. Get your head out of r-WSB's ass.

LargeSnorlax

Tons of things in Crypto have changed over the last 10 years, including legislation, framework, government systems and basically everything in the environment. An entire ecosystem has been built around crypto that's completely changed the landscape in the last 10 years, With exchange collapses, huge value fluctuations and various networks being created Crypto is in the investing world in a real way now. These threads are always weird because I feel almost all the people reading these threads have never used Crypto once in their lives, I don't even know why they're on a cryptocurrency forum. The things people say here make it incredibly obvious that they're WSB degens or just complete sad sacks who thought they'd bet the farm on some garbage alt and are permanently angry at the space because it didn't go up or something because the things people are saying here are so damn *stupid*. No, Bitcoin being used by people doesn't make it less decentralized, neither does 1 person owning more of it. No, it's not the same as 10 years ago.