TechFlow News — On January 11, Nikita Bier, X's product lead and Solana advisor, posted on X claiming that since last October, a narrative has spread within crypto Twitter (CT) suggesting users must reply hundreds of times daily to grow their accounts. However, each post consumes part of a user's influence for the day, and since the average user only sees 20 to 30 posts per day, the platform cannot show all posts from one user to all their followers. As a result, crypto Twitter users end up wasting all their influence on hundreds of "gm" replies, leaving almost no visibility when they finally post meaningful content like project announcements. He argued that CT's decline stems from its own behavior rather than algorithmic issues, stating, “CT is dying from suicide.”
This comment sparked backlash within the crypto community. KALEO, co-founder of LedgArt, criticized Nikita Bier for failing to support user growth and long-standing online communities, accusing him of attempting to suppress the crypto community on X, and called for his resignation. Nikita Bier has since deleted the original post.
