X prefers silence over data: CryptoQuant denounces the failure of the fight against bots

According to a recent survey reported by ChainCatcher, industry leaders in the crypto sector accuse the X platform of pursuing a contradictory strategic path. Instead of investing in advanced automatic detection systems, X prefers to adopt broad containment policies that indiscriminately target both legitimate creators and malicious accounts. Ki Young Ju, founder of the analysis platform CryptoQuant, raised doubts about the true effectiveness of this approach.

The moderation paradox: restricting instead of detecting

Available evidence suggests a problematic irony in X’s choices. While the platform intensifies restrictions on cryptocurrency-related content, spam messages remain largely uncontrolled. Ki Young Ju pointed out that this strategy penalizes authentic users without addressing the core issue: distinguishing between human and automated accounts remains an unresolved challenge for the platform’s moderation system.

7.7 million spam posts per day: how bots have colonized X

Quantifiable data paint an alarming picture. Automated activities related to the keyword “crypto” have reached extraordinary volumes, generating over 7.7 million posts in a single day. A particularly critical element is that X’s paid verification system, theoretically designed to raise quality standards, has instead been co-opted by bots for large-scale spam operations. This monetization feature has turned a control mechanism into an amplifier for unwanted messages.

Nikita Bier’s response and the real problem facing the crypto community

On X’s side, product manager Nikita Bier offered a different perspective. According to him, the visibility problem affecting the crypto sector is not solely due to the platform’s technological shortcomings but also to the quality of content published by the community itself. Bier pointed to the widespread practice of posting repetitive and low-relevance messages, such as frequent greetings like “gm” (good morning), which dilute overall feed quality and reduce organic reach for serious accounts.

However, Ki Young Ju’s objections remain substantial: if the system cannot distinguish between legitimate automation and coordinated spam, it is illogical for X to prefer suppressing entire thematic streams rather than refining detection algorithms. Calling this practice contradictory even seems euphemistic given the numbers: 7.7 million automated messages per day attest to the failure of the current strategy.

Why X remains central to the industry

Despite operational dysfunctions and questionable strategic choices, the X platform continues to serve as the communication hub for the cryptocurrency industry. No other platform has yet displaced X as the primary real-time communication hub for the sector, making this stalemate particularly frustrating for the crypto community: an ecosystem hostage to a platform that prefers to contain the problem through broad silencing rather than addressing it at its root.