2026-01-15 20:24:16

API permissions revoked, ecosystem under significant pressure

Recently, I observed a rather frustrating phenomenon. A major application platform suddenly canceled API access for third-party reward posting tools, which directly impacted the entire ecosystem. Many projects were forced to adjust their strategies, with $KAITO's performance exemplifying the issue—continuous staking cancellations and selling pressure, indicating that the once-thriving "content creation era" is truly coming to an end.

What’s even more disappointing is that some project teams no longer even bother to maintain a "policy response" stance. Seeing well-known projects directly announce adjustments or even surrender through posts has completely shattered any remaining hope. This not only highlights how powerful policy changes can be but also reveals the potential fragility inherent in many Web3 application models.

For investors, this serves as a significant wake-up call—when external conditions change, projects overly dependent on a single incentive mechanism are often the first to suffer. Declines in staking and mining yields have become a reality. The next question is which projects can survive this wave of adjustment, and who can find new growth points.

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TerraNeverForget

· 9h ago

The era of "mouth farming" is really over, I should have seen it clearly earlier.

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BearMarketGardener

· 9h ago

The era of mouth farming is truly over; it's long overdue to wake up. --- KAITO's recent blow has numbed me; where are the response plans? --- The project team's direct surrender is really pointless; at least pretend to put up a fight. --- Blaming the single incentive mechanism again; I knew the risks were high. --- Once the API is withdrawn, the ecosystem collapses; this is the fragility of Web3. --- Staking yields plummeted; who can survive this round of adjustment? --- A policy change and everything is ruined; this ecosystem design is really poor. --- The end of the "mouth farming era"; it's time to find truly valuable projects. --- The head platform's blow was too harsh; small projects are directly out. --- The project team that doesn't even bother to pretend; this is the most desperate.

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0xSherlock

· 9h ago

The era of just talking is really over. Only after this wave do we see clearly who is truly innovative and who is just harvesting profits.

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NonFungibleDegen

· 9h ago

ngl ser this is what happens when you build your whole thesis on api handouts... $KAITO down bad fr fr

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 9h ago

The era of "mouth farming" is really over, this is the reality --- Close the API, and the ecosystem collapses entirely. It was obvious all along how fragile this model is --- KAITO's recent drop makes me think of that saying—projects without a moat are just cash cows for the harvesters --- Everyone has surrendered, so what are we still hoping for? I actually have a bit of respect for projects that dare to dump their tokens at this point --- The people who used to exploit freebies must be panicking now --- The shrinking returns from staking and mining indicate that projects relying solely on incentives are fundamentally unsustainable --- Change in policy and they kneel—frankly, it just shows they lack real product strength --- Let's wait and see who can survive; maybe it's a gamble --- The fragility of Web3 applications is a bit disappointing --- The way project teams surrender really makes all the final hopes vanish into thin air

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