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Get your bearings on X.
The conversations move fast. Start with the language, get to know the people and learn to follow a claim back to its source.
Start with the basics
New to a subject on X? Get your bearings, choose a few useful accounts and understand the language in your feed.
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What is Crypto Twitter? How to read CT on X
Crypto Twitter, or CT, is the crypto conversation on X. Learn who participates, follow a claim to its source and organize useful accounts with Lists.
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Best crypto Twitter accounts to follow, by reader goal
Seven crypto accounts on X for investigations, Ethereum, Base, DeFi data, Bitcoin, interviews and market commentary, with a specific read for each.
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Crypto slang glossary: terms and acronyms you see on X
Decode crypto slang from alpha and HODL to rekt and WAGMI, with short definitions, context, examples and deeper guides to CT, CTO, KOL and PvP.
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Meet the people
Builders, researchers and commentators do different work. Find out what each voice can help you understand.
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What Is a Crypto KOL? How to Evaluate Influencers on X
Learn what crypto KOLs do, how they can be paid, what a KOL round means, and how to choose accounts on X through a real Base announcement.
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Who Is ZachXBT? His Investigations and Where to Follow Him
Meet ZachXBT through his crypto investigations, see what the evidence supports, and find his X account, updates and a first useful read.
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Who is Ansem in crypto? His X account and what to read
Ansem is the crypto trader and commentator behind @blknoiz06. Start with his project thesis and a historical interview about his trading journal.
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Read between the lines
A label or a demo is only a starting point. Follow the source, the incentives and the claim behind the post.
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CTO meaning in crypto: what a community takeover changes
CTO usually means community takeover in memecoin posts. Learn what the community takes over, with a Neiro example and the limits of the label.
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PvP meaning in crypto: how it differs from PvE
PvP and PvE are gaming metaphors in crypto-market posts. Learn their meanings, a real X example and how to read the claim behind each label.
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What is InfoFi? Attention, rewards and what changed on X
InfoFi connects information and financial incentives. Understand Kaito's historical Yaps model, its move to Studio, and what attention scores tell readers.
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What is shilling in crypto? How to read promotion on X
Learn what shilling means in crypto, how ownership differs from paid promotion, and how to separate an author's interests from evidence in posts on X.
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