2026-01-17 13:37:19

The delisting of InfoFi projects from X wasn't unexpected—it was reality catching up with hype.

Looking back, most so-called InfoFi platforms were never true information infrastructure. They functioned as attention aggregators, converting social media noise into flashy dashboards and marketing them as analytical tools. Essentially, they gamified data accessibility without delivering substantive value.

Once X implemented restrictions, the ecosystem's vulnerabilities became exposed instantly:

Attention fled to competing platforms. User engagement metrics collapsed overnight. Scores and rankings that once seemed authoritative evaporated without trace.

This exposes a broader pattern in crypto—projects that rely too heavily on a single platform's ecosystem face existential risk when that platform shifts its policies. The InfoFi phenomenon serves as a cautionary tale: sustainable Web3 infrastructure demands independence from platform dependencies and genuine utility beyond trend-chasing.

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· 3h ago

I've long looked down on the InfoFi approach, just tricks and gimmicks. A platform that deletes on command and still dares to call itself infrastructure? Laughable. A true leek harvester, packaging data as dashboards just to scam money. X's every move collapses; is this what they call "sustainable"? I scoff. Projects relying on a single platform deserve to explode; there's nothing to pity.

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