
{"id":37861,"date":"2025-01-21T17:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=37861"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:30:25","slug":"the-reddit-meltdown-over-trump-state-of-crypto-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=37861","title":{"rendered":"The Reddit Meltdown Over $TRUMP | STATE OF CRYPTO 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The 2024 election proved that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/best-last-minute-christmas-present-generational-wealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alternative Media<\/a> is winning, and places like Reddit crypto forums are losing influence in the state of crypto 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With freedom of speech making a <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/vivek-ramaswamy-steps-back-from-doge-leadership-with-elon-musk-eyes-ohio-governor-run\/\">resurgence on<\/a><span><a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/vivek-ramaswamy-steps-back-from-doge-leadership-with-elon-musk-eyes-ohio-governor-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0X,<\/a> we believe a new wave of content creators and platforms will emerge<\/span>\u00a0that you can take advantage of as a creator, a user, or even an investor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s a quick rundown on Reddit\u2019s decline and the emerging social media stars where you can cash in.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Secret History of Reddit<\/h2>\n\n<p><span>After the death of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, things only got worse for Reddit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Newly appointed CEO Ellen Pao announced, and I quote, that \u201c<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/jul\/14\/reddit-ceo-free-speech-ellen-pao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Reddit is not a platform for free speech<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the years that followed Reddit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/reddit-subreddit-ban-hate-speech-crackdown-a9682626.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>banned over 7000 subreddits<\/span><\/a><span> left and right in a never-ending stream of censorship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mods became power-hungry dictators, erasing anyone who dared to challenge them. Here\u2019s their freak-out over a Trump presidency in three separate countries:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/popular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span>The bigger issue is that Reddit has several competing corporate interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of them is a Chinese tech giant called Tencent, which owns more than 10% of Reddit. Tencent is the world\u2019s biggest video game company and is notorious for selling its user\u2019s information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another big investor is Sam Altman of OpenAI, who owns 12.2 million shares of Reddit and uses it for data collection and surveillance and to promote pro-tech stances that discourage criticism of tech industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These investments have one thing in common: they\u2019ve made the website worse for users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives to Reddit For Investors and Users<\/h2>\n<p><span>If you\u2019re looking for alternatives to Reddit, these platforms are goldmines for creators and users alike, and they\u2019re ripe for investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first is the crypto option: Farcaster (or what is known as<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warpcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span> Warpcast on the app store<\/span><\/a><span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>saw this on farcaster. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9gB1eA4IsH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/9gB1eA4IsH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Musharraf.base.eth (@musharrafff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/musharrafff\/status\/1881271735020093692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><span>Launched in 2020 by Coinbase veterans Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, Farcaster operates on Optimism, an Ethereum scaling solution. Unlike X, it\u2019s a public, decentralized social media platform with more Web3 acolytes and developers as users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Farcaster is known for its unique use of <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/degen-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>the DEGEN token<\/span><\/a><span>, the first layer-3 meme coin, allowing users to reward each other, buy exclusive access, and earn through platform engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For creators, Farcaster offers a way to monetize content more freely while maintaining control over their audience and data. For investors, it\u2019s a hotbed of early-stage projects and is one of the best platforms to find out if you are still early in a crypto project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/degen-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinGecko<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Another platform that will undoubtedly succeed during a Trump presidency is Elon Musk\u2019s X.<\/p>\n<p><span>While it might\u2019ve been fun to laugh at Elon for buying Twitter for $44 billion, he now has the ear of the three branches of government and the most powerful man on Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In recent <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/danluu.com\/elon-twitter-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>highly classified messages<\/span><\/a><span> about the Twitter deal that were leaked Elon says he wants to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Create Transparency Team:<span> Elon wants to continue improving the algorithm and put together a \u201ctransparency team\u201d for creators<\/span><br \/>\nTwitter Video:<span> Elon wants to create a dedicated CONTENT CREATION team that publishes on Twitter first.<\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>Blockchain Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0Soon, crypto will be integrated into Twitter (which cryptocurrency.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1832319390940881133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hm, we wonder?<\/a>), and he also wants a blockchain database.<\/span><br \/>\nPay\u00a0<span><strong>for DMs:<\/strong> You can message anyone you want for .01 a DM (500,000 followers = $5,000),\u00a0so if you want to promote a podcast or new book, you can message a celebrity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A Final Thought on Rumble<\/h2>\n<p><span>Lastly, we want to talk about Rumble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rumble started off as Gab or Truth Social \u2013 a lion\u2019s den for the right wing, much like how Reddit is for the Left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But lately Rumble has become more inclusive and is even one of the few companies adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet! <\/span><span>For anyone looking for a fresh, financially rewarding platform, Rumble is worth considering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here one last post of Reddit cope over Donald Trump\u2019s victory to have you on your way:<\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/popular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/wef-agenda-shifts-trumps-presidency-sparks-growth-and-new-deal-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEF Agenda Shifts: Trump\u2019s Presidency Sparks Growth and New Deal Talks<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/pryA3Vyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/the-reddit-meltdown-over-trump-state-of-crypto-2025\/\">The Reddit Meltdown Over $TRUMP | STATE OF CRYPTO 2025<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 election proved that\u00a0Alternative Media is winning, and places like Reddit crypto forums are losing influence in the state of crypto 2025. With freedom of speech making a resurgence on\u00a0X, we believe a new wave of content creators and platforms will emerge\u00a0that you can take advantage of as a creator, a user, or even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":37862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}