2026-01-15 21:54:21

X has just cut API access to major Infofi tracking platforms, citing concerns over AI-generated spam and engagement farming proliferation across Web3 products. This move directly impacts popular tools like Kaito, Cookie, and Xeet—services that many traders rely on to monitor X-based reward programs and market signals. The move highlights growing tensions between mainstream platforms and Web3 infrastructure builders over content quality and automation abuse. For Web3 users who depend on these tracking solutions for real-time market intelligence and reward tracking, the restrictions could reshape how community engagement metrics are monitored across the ecosystem.

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PuzzledScholar

· 4h ago

Here we go again, X is trying to completely shut down Web3 tools. --- Kaito and Cookie are gone, how can we do order brushing now... Truly the best. --- Wait, isn't X itself a major hotspot for engagement farming? Now they're turning around and blaming us? --- Now it's all good, the tracking platform is gone, and retail investors' information gap is even bigger. --- Basically, they just want to monopolize data, under the guise of anti-spam. --- I'm really convinced. Cutting everything off is the easiest way, without considering normal users at all. --- The biggest impact of this wave is probably on those users who make money through reward tracking. --- I should have stocked up more on centralized exchange coins earlier; Web3 infrastructure is unreliable.

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AllInAlice

· 5h ago

X really messed up. How will Kaito and Cookie survive now? --- It's the same old trick from the platform side, first block then talk --- Haha, the engagement farming excuse is perfect. They just want to choke Web3 --- The traders' nightmare is coming... how to operate without real-time data --- I feel like this move is a bit too much, directly cutting the API --- So how do we now track reward programs? Switch to on-chain tools? --- Should have known not to rely so much on centralized platforms. That's a lesson learned --- No... why don't they ask the community for opinions first? --- Kaitos should release an on-chain version now, X can't control the chain --- Another story of platform vs. builders, so boring

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FOMOSapien

· 5h ago

This move by X is really brilliant, directly cutting off our data source. Kaito getting cut does hurt a bit, those reward farming schemes definitely need regulation. It's the old platform vs. builder script again, at the end of the day it's still a conflict of interests. Now we have to figure it out ourselves, it's a bit frustrating. Artificial intelligence spam is indeed rampant, but is a complete crackdown really necessary? Really? Cookies are also being restricted? That's a big loss. Web3 toolchains are increasingly being bottlenecked, it's frustrating.

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MidnightTrader

· 5h ago

Here we go again, X is trying to kill Web3. Without Kaito, how do we play? --- This is bad, my tracking tools are all useless now. --- Basically, X doesn't want us to make money. --- Hmm, wow, an API cut across the board. How can the market go now? --- So anti-spam measures mean sacrificing our tools? --- Without Cookie and Xeet, I really don't know how to trade anymore. --- X is becoming more and more like a traditional company, doing this kind of stuff. --- This move is purely a reverse operation against Web3. --- Wait and see, sooner or later, a replacement will come out. --- Cutting the API is a minor issue; what's more important is this attitude that makes people uncomfortable.

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GhostAddressHunter

· 5h ago

You're causing trouble again. Is X trying to completely lock down the infrastructure layer? --- Without Kaito, how can I check airdrop information... Now the community is in panic. --- To be honest, X can't even control its own trash content, yet it uses tools to crack down—ridiculous. --- Wait, Cookie and Xeet are both being cut? Then the tracking layer will be left broken. --- This will happen sooner or later, but coming so suddenly is a bit surprising. Still, I can understand X's predicament. --- Web3 infrastructure is being suppressed again. When will there be true autonomy? --- Laugh out loud, they fear AI misuse and directly ban APIs. So how do we do on-chain analysis? Crawl ourselves? --- Honestly, engagement farming is really disgusting, but is a complete ban really reasonable?

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