2026-01-18 12:41:04

After social media platforms tighten API policies, Web3 projects relying on automated dissemination face a market reshuffle. Token prices such as Cookie and KAITO almost simultaneously decline, reflecting the market's immediate response to these risks. This exposes a common phenomenon: many projects' popularity is more driven by data narratives and automated operations rather than genuine ecosystem development. When rules change, this vulnerability is fully exposed, and price fluctuations often serve as the most honest signals. For investors, over-reliance on projects that depend solely on platform dividends indeed warrants a re-evaluation. In the long run, only projects built on a genuine user base and practical application value can withstand such policy uncertainties.

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DegenWhisperer

· 6h ago

I've been annoyed by these projects relying on bots to boost popularity for a long time, and now they've finally cooled off. --- Cookie's recent drop was really brutal, but they deserved it—relying on data to deceive people. --- Basically, there's no real application, just empty talk. They should go bankrupt. --- This round of reshuffling was well-deserved; you can't blame those who were fooled by automated promotion. --- Real projects should be laughing now; trash projects, get out. --- Are investors still chasing these risky projects? Wake up, everyone. --- See, once the rules change, the true nature is exposed, showing there's nothing there. --- When KAITO dropped, I knew it was over. --- Projects without a real user base are doomed—that's market selection. --- It feels like many projects are just naked swimming; now that the water has receded.

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FrontRunFighter

· 6h ago

ngl this is just natural selection playing out in real time... api lockdown exposed all the facade layers these projects were hiding behind. cookie & kaito got absolutely gutted because there's no actual utility underneath, just hollow narratives and bot farms running the show. price collapse doesn't lie, data never lies when it's raw enough.

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CounterIndicator

· 6h ago

Here comes the harvest again; this wave of API policies is the best mirror to expose the truth.

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GamefiGreenie

· 6h ago

Here comes another reason to cut the leeks. I've long seen through the tricks of these projects; the false prosperity is easily shattered. Honestly, this round of decline is the true litmus test. Projects without real users deserve to be washed out. If an API change means disaster, what does that say? It indicates there was no solid foundation to begin with... These projects that rely on bots to boost popularity are really outrageous. I thought they had actual applications—laugh out loud. I agree that price drops are an honest signal; when the facade can't be maintained, the truth comes out.

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DAOTruant

· 6h ago

It's another round of cutting the leeks; these projects that rely on hype and data are finally going to collapse. The automated promotion methods should have died long ago; a genuine ecosystem is the real way to go. By the way, why are people still buying Cookie and KAITO? They're pure scam projects. When policies change, the rules change entirely. What does that mean? It means there's no real moat. Investing in these kinds of projects is just gambling—betting that the platform won't change... Truly a gamble.

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MechanicalMartel

· 6h ago

It's been obvious for a while that projects relying on data manipulation to hype up the scene are bound to crash sooner or later. Cookie's decline to this extent is well-deserved.

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