Recently, I noticed a rather interesting phenomenon—a user directly complained that they felt a certain leading exchange's official Twitter account had suddenly changed its style, now looking like a bunch of KOLs teaming up to call trades.



This skepticism was quickly addressed. The customer service manager responded quite assertively: how the official account posts and what tone it uses are daily operational choices. But there is one red line that must not be crossed—platform employees are strictly prohibited from participating in any token project issuance or promotion. As for the community using official statements as material to issue tokens? That's a spontaneous community action and has absolutely nothing to do with the platform. But then again, you can't avoid saying anything just because you're afraid someone might exploit it, right?

That was a pretty direct response. But to be honest, the issues exposed behind this are worth pondering.

There's a particularly bizarre phenomenon in the current meme coin market: as long as a well-known platform or a big influencer casually says something, it can immediately be packaged into a "concept coin" and hyped up. Things like "xx Spirit Coin" or "yy Ecosystem Coin"—the names are created faster than anyone else, but actual value? Basically zero. This kind of symbolic speculation game is, frankly, just a new variant of musical chairs.

There's indeed a limit to what platforms can do—you can restrict employee behavior, but you can't control how the market interprets your every word. This is the perpetual tension between centralized platforms and decentralized communities. What investors really need to practice is staying clear-headed in an environment flooded with fragmented information: don't get swept up by community sentiment, and definitely don't take anyone's statements as investment signals.

In the end, in the crypto world, "having your words twisted" is something no one can completely avoid. The only real way to protect yourself is the old saying—DYOR, do your own research.
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LiquidityHuntervip
· 12-09 21:10
Saw a newly launched meme coin again at 3 a.m., the speed of naming is really fast... Looked closely at the liquidity data, a certain coin’s liquidity was drained within 0.2 seconds. The arbitrage opportunity, tsk tsk, is just too obvious.
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SerumSquirrelvip
· 12-09 04:57
Same old rhetoric, restricting employees but unable to control the market... Sounds nice, but what is the official account really hinting at? No, this is just a new way to fleece retail investors. Fifty concept coins can launch in a month. On the other hand, the exchanges are taking a tough stance, but I think regulations are still needed in the future. Otherwise, the chaos with meme coins will never end. Guess it’s just DYOR, because no one in crypto will cover your losses anyway. These days, anyone who still trusts platforms needs to wake up.
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bridge_anxietyvip
· 12-09 03:08
Haha, here comes another new trick to fleece retail investors. The official Twitter can pump out ten coins with a single sentence. Impressive.
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LiquidatedNotStirredvip
· 12-07 04:51
It's the same old official buck-passing routine, makes me laugh. Sounds nice, but aren't they just afraid of being held accountable? Each meme coin is more ridiculous than the last, it's definitely time to calm down. But I still want to ask—can the platform really not control it? Or do they just not want to? You've already said it all, so stop pretending to be innocent.
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SigmaBrainvip
· 12-07 04:51
Haha, the exchange's response this time is really ruthless, but no matter how nicely they put it, it can't stop a bunch of retail investors from getting rekt. It's always "DYOR" and "do your own research," I'm honestly tired of hearing it. The problem is most people simply don't have the ability or time for that. Meme coins are just a game of musical chairs. Those who get in early are laughing, those who come in late lose everything. Nothing new here. Instead of worrying about what the platform says, it's better to check how many zeros you have left in your own wallet. The platform is quick to shift the blame, but the real question is whether they can truly distance themselves when it comes to the legal boundaries. These days, if you just ape in on a coin because some influencer said so, you deserve to get shorted.
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POAPlectionistvip
· 12-07 04:48
Here we go again, an official tweet can be hyped into a coin? This is just ridiculous. --- The exchange blaming the community is just an excuse, just listen and move on, it's always the same logic. --- Meme coins are just a sieve, even air can be packaged as a concept. --- To put it bluntly, you still have to DYOR, don't count on the platform to vet things for you. --- People who take official statements as signals deserve to get rekt, seriously. --- I've seen too many of these blame-shifting responses—the core issue is still irreconcilable conflicts of interest. --- Just a new skin on the same musical chairs game, it's always this routine. --- The problem is the community just won't listen to the DYOR advice, always looking for shortcuts. --- The tone of the official Twitter has changed so obviously and you still say it's nothing? Do they really think we're stupid? --- Honestly, platforms and KOLs profit off information asymmetry, that's their game.
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GovernancePretendervip
· 12-07 04:35
Here we go again, a single tweet from the official account can spawn ten new tokens. I’ve seen this trick too many times. I have no interest in listening to their excuses, anyway the retail investors are the ones who end up paying the price. “DYOR” sounds nice, but the reality is most people simply don’t have the time to do their own research.
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CrossChainMessengervip
· 12-07 04:31
The official Twitter’s style has really changed—now it’s just about who shouts the fastest and whose coin launches first, things are getting a bit out of control. Exchanges are really good at passing the buck, but honestly, I’m tired of hearing the same excuses. The meme coin scene is truly crazy; any random sentence can be spun into a coin, it’s like a next-level game of musical chairs. At the end of the day, you have to use your own brain—don’t just follow the hype. The most surreal thing is that a single fart from a big influencer can become a concept coin, and there are plenty of fools willing to buy in at the bottom. Basically, it’s unrealistic for platforms to try to distance themselves; the market will interpret every word you say on its own. We’ve been saying DYOR for years, but how many people actually do it?
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MEVictimvip
· 12-07 04:30
Exchanges can be tough, but their bottom line is blurry. In the end, all kinds of concept coins are flying everywhere. An official can "accidentally" say something and instantly create ten new coins. Everyone knows how this game is played. After hearing DYOR for so many years, the ones really making money are those who can interpret official tweets and front-run.
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