On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant reported a significant surge in crypto-related posts on X, reaching 7.75 million on January 9. Data from CryptoQuant's Radar tool showed a staggering 1,224% increase in bot activity over previous days. This explosion of AI-generated bot spam is reportedly flooding X with crypto content, leading X's algorithm to perceive the entire "crypto" topic as spammy. This has sparked widespread discussion within the crypto community on X regarding reduced visibility, throttling, and effective "shadowbanning" of their content.

Nikita Bier, X's head of product, recently addressed the perceived decline of "Crypto Twitter" (CT), attributing it to specific user behaviors. Bier highlighted that users often engage in repetitive, low-effort posts like "GM" (Good Morning), "WAGMI," and "LFG" hundreds of times a day to maintain relevance. He explained that with the average user scrolling only enough to see 20-30 posts daily, such engagement-farming content consumes valuable space in followers' feeds, effectively diminishing the reach of more substantive posts.

Despite X's explanation, many users are vocal about feeling unfairly targeted by the algorithm. Complaints include the platform openly suppressing CT content, despite it being a large and active niche. Users express concern that this algorithmic suppression is detrimental and hope the X team restores their reach, criticizing the current scrolling experience as suboptimal. Some users have even speculated that Bier's stance is personal, linking it to a past