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Fantastic breakdown!
The Kaito Yap points system claims to reward "quality and relevance," but let’s break down some glaring flaws.
For a program intended to incentivize participation, it raises more barriers than opportunities.
Let’s dive in. 💦
1: Popularity Bias ; 🚩Reputation-weighted engagement means those with larger followings or connections to high-rep accounts dominate. Smaller voices struggle to gain traction, even if their content is more insightful. This centralizes influence in an already niche crypto ecosystem/bubble.
2: Subjective 'Quality' Judgments;🚩LLMs evaluate 'insightfulness,' but who defines this? Without transparency into what counts as quality, users are left guessing. Plus, cultural or linguistic nuances might be misunderstood, despite claims of 'regional model' accuracy.
3: Referral Gatekeeping; 🚩Referral points aren't credited unless invitees also start earning Yaps. Why penalize users for onboarding others who might take time to engage? This discourages growth in an already small ecosystem.
4: Opaque Scoring Thresholds; 🚩Tweets need 'eligible social engagements' to earn points, but there’s no clarity on what qualifies. If the bar is too high, smaller accounts are excluded by design.
5: Algorithm Overreach; 🚩Mindshare and Smart Followers metrics may look sophisticated, but they reinforce existing power dynamics. By focusing on inter-following ratios and 'prominence,' the system inherently favors popular topics and influencers over niche or emerging ideas.
6: Reinforcing the Status Quo; 🚩
For a program claiming to reward inclusivity and innovation, the Yap points system seems more like a popularity contest wrapped in buzzwords. If Kaito wants to truly empower the community, they need (imho) explore:
-Transparent scoring criteria
-Equal weighting for smaller accounts
-Incentives that foster onboarding, not gatekeeping
7: True Dementalization requires Change; 🚩Decentralization isn’t about creating new hierarchies. Let’s make sure programs like these don’t replicate the same inequities we’re trying to escape in traditional systems.
Maybe? Right? Just me?
iamswiper retweeted
The Kaito Yap points system claims to reward "quality and relevance," but let’s break down some glaring flaws.
For a program intended to incentivize participation, it raises more barriers than opportunities.
Let’s dive in. 💦
1: Popularity Bias ; 🚩Reputation-weighted engagement means those with larger followings or connections to high-rep accounts dominate. Smaller voices struggle to gain traction, even if their content is more insightful. This centralizes influence in an already niche crypto ecosystem/bubble.
2: Subjective 'Quality' Judgments;🚩LLMs evaluate 'insightfulness,' but who defines this? Without transparency into what counts as quality, users are left guessing. Plus, cultural or linguistic nuances might be misunderstood, despite claims of 'regional model' accuracy.
3: Referral Gatekeeping; 🚩Referral points aren't credited unless invitees also start earning Yaps. Why penalize users for onboarding others who might take time to engage? This discourages growth in an already small ecosystem.
4: Opaque Scoring Thresholds; 🚩Tweets need 'eligible social engagements' to earn points, but there’s no clarity on what qualifies. If the bar is too high, smaller accounts are excluded by design.
5: Algorithm Overreach; 🚩Mindshare and Smart Followers metrics may look sophisticated, but they reinforce existing power dynamics. By focusing on inter-following ratios and 'prominence,' the system inherently favors popular topics and influencers over niche or emerging ideas.
6: Reinforcing the Status Quo; 🚩
For a program claiming to reward inclusivity and innovation, the Yap points system seems more like a popularity contest wrapped in buzzwords. If Kaito wants to truly empower the community, they need (imho) explore:
-Transparent scoring criteria
-Equal weighting for smaller accounts
-Incentives that foster onboarding, not gatekeeping
7: True Dementalization requires Change; 🚩Decentralization isn’t about creating new hierarchies. Let’s make sure programs like these don’t replicate the same inequities we’re trying to escape in traditional systems.
Maybe? Right? Just me?
iamswiper retweeted
The Morning Minute (11.13)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors mixed, BTC leads at $88,000
-DOGE-related memes soar after Trump appoints Elon & Vivek to the post
-PNUT runs to $1.7B in the wake, #1 Pump Fun coin
-PayPal integrates LayerZero tech for PYUSD transfers
-McDonald’s teases collab with Doodles, NFTs rally
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $8.8M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $8.7M, and then Solana with $5.2M
-ETH NFT leaders were green; Punks +1% at 29.4 ETH, Pudgy +4% at 9.69 ETH, BAYC -1% at 11.3
-Doodles soared 50% to 2.2 ETH after teasers of their new collab with McDonalds were shared on the McDonalds X account
-The Undead (+240%), Loot (+140%) and Space Doodles (+65%) led notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were very red giving back recent gains; Bitcoin Puppets -21% at 0.17 BTC, NodeMonkes -15% at 0.135 BTC, OMB even at 0.159, Quantum Cats -5% at 0.206
-Bitcoin Wizards (+22%) were top movers
-The Runes leaders were mostly red; DOG -9% at $375M mc, PUPS -4% at $280M, GIZMO even at $54M mc, BDC -15% at $106M
-A FWOG NFT sold for 250 SOL, the 2nd NFT to sell for that amount or more on the day
-The Tensor team introduced Vector dot Fun, their new trading platform aimed at redefining SocialFi; Vector is mobile-first, multi-chain and built around the social nature of crypto
-Jack Butcher and his partner Jalil saw 150,000 mints on their latest open edition "Artifacts" drop on ETH
-Raoul Pal shared that he has acquired XCOPY's "Last Selfie" piece for an undisclosed amount
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-PayPal integrated LayerZero technology to enable crosschain transfers for its stablecoin PYUSD
-Moonshot reported record fiat deposits on the day in a sign that "Normies are coming."
-BetHog announced a $6M raise and the launch of their Solana-based crypto casino and sportsbook, from the co-founders of Fanduel
-Crossmint announced that AI agents can transact with no fees using USDC on its platform
-A Doge-themed action game called "Super Doginals" launched on Dogecoin via the Doginals protocol
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are mixed led by Bitcoin; BTC +1% at $88,000, ETH -3% at $3,170, SOL -1% at $207; SUI (+7%) and OM (+5%) were notable alt movers
-Memecoin majors are mostly green following DOGE; DOGE even at $0.387, SHIBA -7%, PEPE +3%, WIF +3%, BONK +22% (got Binance listing), PNUT +250%, POPCAT -6%
-PNUT was the top meme mover of the day jumping 250% to $1.4B after Elon said it and DOGE saved democracy
-Trump's top pick for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is a supporter of the U.S. establishing a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
-Coinbase launched its Coinbase 50 Index including the top 50 eligible crypto tokens weighted by market cap
-Solana announced the winners of its Radar Hackathon across Instractrusture, DAOS, DePIN, Gaming and more categories
-Dogecoin ETFs may be coming based on historical applications and the political regime change
-Stablecoins have added over $5B in market cap in the past week, indicating capital inflows
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$DOGE (+1500% to $35M market cap, SOL)
$FRED (+355% to $94M market cap, SOL)
$PNUT (+269% to $1.5B market cap, SOL)
$DOGE (+100% to $440M market cap, ETH)
$MIST (+70% to $31M market cap, SOL)
🗓Today's Mints:
-Memes by 6529 (11:00 a.m. ET)
-Sara Smith - Rainbow (12:00 p.m. ET)
-Harto - Atlas (12:00 p.m. ET)
-Rik Oostenbroek - Verloop (12:00 p.m. ET)
-Petra Cortright x Verse (1:00 p.m. ET)
iamswiper retweeted
Excited to announce our official integration with @Nifty_Island 🏝️
Play with a range of in-game avatars and enjoy preferred access to their Play-to-Airdrop campaign!
More to come! Join the launch on January 17 🚀
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hey @Shonduras snuck onto your garage for a couple pics, found it a bit messy
made in blender + substance + ps
@Spacestation
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@Tammy_Slaton it would mean the world to me if you gave my buddies @TomOverChaplin and @justghost_x a shoutout. You have been a huge inspiration in their journey. They couldn’t have done it without you and also thank you to @tangoparadox @friendlyreview and @MisaelNomiddleN
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Friends need each other, but they also need hats.
Tag a friend who needs a hat. 🧢
Golly, I love NFT project merch, including the
special appearances from @alienfrens, @dapperdinos, @nounsdao, @pudgypenguins, @quirkies, @ChilledSLOTHnft, & @goblintown.
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