Optimize Your X Account To Enter Crypto Twitter

Before the creation of the Internet, the masses had always relied on newspapers and other forms of traditional media to get their information. Stock markets were traded via printed papers, and updates to share prices were published daily in the news. However, when computers were developed for commercial use, stock exchanges were able to level up their game when it came to delivering the news, allowing traders and investors to make faster and more informed decisions.

However, with the rapid advancement of technology—specifically the advent of social media—there has been a plethora of information and content being released into the wild, which does more harm than good for the unskilled when it comes to information collection. Misinformation, poor delivery of content, and malicious actors are more common than relevant and beneficial content, making the search for the correct answers scarce.

Despite the difficulties, there’s still no reason to avoid social media as a tool for information gathering, as it still contains top-tier alpha information that takes you ahead of all other crypto traders. In my opinion, X has been a more useful platform than any other crypto data analytics tool, as there are experienced individuals who are truly free from corporate incentivization, allowing them to share their raw thoughts on the market.

News And Updates

One unique thing about X is its ability to deliver raw and real-time news to everyone. While traditional media scrambles collecting the information to create a clean headline and cover photo, there are news accounts on X dedicated to their own niche to deliver raw and unfiltered news within a minute of the event occurring.

In crypto, there are multiple kinds of news that traders should be paying attention to. I’ve underlined accounts that I think are must-follows:

Economic News: X accounts dedicated to global macroeconomic indicators are relevant information for those looking to either (1) degen into leverage trades with real-time news or (2) allow smart traders to make medium and long-term decisions. This includes information about the FOMC, US economic policies, the performance of nations’ economies, and much more. Here are a few accounts that are known to be reliable sources of this type of information:

Crypto Industry News: As X is the leading preference for crypto enthusiasts to use as a social media platform, it’s going to be a given for accounts that exist to dedicate to delivering crypto-related industry news. You can expect price updates on major tokens, new upgrades and developments in different crypto projects, and even a few scandals from bad actors. Here are a few relevant accounts that fall under this niche:

@WuBlockchain | @WatcherGuru | @CoinDesk | @CoinTelegraph | @DegenerateNews

Exchange Updates: Exchanges are the biggest players in the game of crypto. With their large size, they are able to shape the landscape of cryptocurrency at their will. Centralized Exchanges are major holders of almost all cryptocurrencies, making them key entities to pay attention to for listing news and onchain activity:

Market Movement Updates: Onchain activity always contains new events never seen in crypto. From Tether casually printing billions of USDT to large thefts, news related to onchain activity is a necessity to understand where the volume is coming from and where it’s going to. Here are a few accounts that cover these market movements:

In contrast to the stereotype, you don’t need to have multiple screens with large Bloomberg terminals kitted out to be a great trader—only quantitative traders need those for high volume quantity trades. A well-rounded X timeline is enough to equip you with the necessary information, without having to stress the bandwidth of your mind’s capabilities.

Expert Fundamental And Technical Analysis

X has always been the pinnacle of crypto alpha since Satoshi’s absence from Bitcointalk. The unique relationship between X and crypto is the ability to freely share text-based information without any social constrictions. Facebook has been a place for updating friends and family, Instagram for lifestyle and vanity, and TikTok for short form entertainment, X has recently been a place where TradeFi and Crypto love to loiter around and collate.

The free nature of X has allowed users to speak their mind on any topic at any time without worrying about its quality. A simple tweet with enough value and relatability is able to go viral, which is the most organic way of interaction that I’ve seen compared to all other social media platforms. This includes expert traders, project founders, and entities to casually interact with each other and its users.

Here are a few kinds of individuals you should follow to start curating your feed with real and legitimate crypto alpha:

Fundamental Traders: These traders have been great in providing market sentiment insights and understanding current conditions into short-term and medium-term price action prediction. Here are a few fundamental traders to follow, with those underlined as must–follows:

S-tier (people whose words move markets): @cobie | @GiganticRebirth or @GCRClassic | @Hsaka Trades | @Rewkang

A-tier: @CL207 | @AgentChud | @0xSisyphus | @DegenSpartan | @AWice | @CryptoDonAlt | @blknoiz06 | @CryptoCred | @based16z | @Evan_ss6 | @0xENAS | @runnerXBT | @RookieXBT | @blockgraze | @trading_axe | @gainzy222 | @TheFlowHorse | @TraderMayne | @ CryptoChase

B-tier: @TheCryptoNexus | @deltaxbt | @CryptoParadyme | @SalsaTekila | @CryptoKaleo | @pierre_crypto0 | @alCamel77 | @maruushae | @knveth | @satsdart | @ColdBloodShill | @bryptokenneth3 | @muzzyvermillion

F-tier (people you should countertrade): @CryptoCapo_ | @0xTDG

Technical Traders: These traders have been known to understand the charts where no common man can see. These people take big risks as their preferred method of trading is through perpetual futures on different leverages. Traders with more margin prefer to use lower leverage while the vice versa happens with those on lesser margin. Here are a few traders who are experienced in technical analysis to follow, with those underlined as must–follows:

S-tier: @HighStakesCapital | @smartestmoney_ | @0xEnas | @alphawifhat | @not_zkole

A-tier: @trading_axe | @blknoiz06 | @coinmamba | @MoonOverlord | @Bluntz_Capital | @izebel_eth | @_TJRTrades | @satsdats

B-tier: @TheCryptoNexus | @SalsaTekila | @ZeMirch | @trader1sz | @rektober | @Waleedahmed234

Degen Traders: As an honorable mention, these traders are known to run minimal capital to obscenely large profits through high risk—degenerate to some— high reward trades through sheer conviction or trading low market cap memecoins. Do note that I do not recommend relying on them on obtaining generational wealth, as that’s trading on borrowed conviction. However, here are a few notable people arranged based on their influence, not reliability:

S-tier: @theunipcs | @blknoiz06 | @MustStopMurad | @DipWheeler

A-tier: @based16z | @orangie | @ga__ke | @1solinfeb | @Yennii56 | @008Nate | @Dior100x

C-tier (too much degen): @himgajria | @TMtheOG

The individuals mentioned are not only good at what they do but also built a significant influence and credibility as they uphold their own integrity within the crypto Twitter ecosystem. These people have a clean history and are known to truly provide valuable content without malicious ulterior motives, all for the love of the game.

Top Signals And Bad Actors

There are a lot of great traders and contributors in the crypto markets, there is also the vice versa. While TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and many other social media platforms also contain some crypto information, they’ve been contaminated with bad actors, misinformation, and outdated content.

Paid and Inorganic KOLs: These are traders who you may think are great traders, but are actually known to take private deals, KOL allocations, and paid shills in the background. These kinds of crypto influencers utilize their large following to let their audience take their financial advice, then they’re ready to dump on their followers.

Known grifters and scammers: @frankdegods | @LadyofCrypto1 | @TheCryptoLark | @Banks

Non-dumpers but take paid KOL deals: @AltcoinGordon | @CryptoWizardd | @Irenezhao_ | @cryptocevo

Top Signal: These kinds of content creators start showing up once the price has gone way up to the very top. They usually mark the local top of the market or the top of a certain coin. While there are people who are living top signals, most of the time it’s when tokens gain too much exposure proportionate to their actual fair market value:

@gianinaskarlett | @mikadontlouz | @himgajria | @AR15CRYPTO | @ksicrypto

Unfortunately, due to their reputation on Crypto Twitter, they are known to ruin the fun for everyone based on their bad history. While it’s a harsh judgment on these individuals, it’s a reminder to always uphold integrity to preserve your reputation in the crypto space. While some people provide extremely valuable information, these people have been known to do the opposite, which prompts you to understand where you stand in the market if one of these bad actors shows up.

Cultural Immersion

Considering your feed has already been primed to understand the crypto markets through fundamentals and trades, you still lack the biggest motivator for all crypto market participants: culture. Whether it is a meme page or a highly influential individual, crypto has always been a place of challenging the status quo, incorporating its quirky features. Regardless of anyone’s wealth status, age, and demographics, all crypto participants are enjoying and involving themselves in the space.

While this list has been curated to my own news, I believe that this set of accounts allows you to understand the lore and history of Crypto Twitter:

Memes and Content Creation: @inversebrah | @boldleonidas | @notthreadguy

Satire: @trading_axe | @imperooterxbt | @Fapital3 | @0xRacist | @chang_defi | @DipWheeler

Comedy: @based16z | @chimpfone | @DancingEddie_ | @hellojintao | @alCamel77 | @maruushae | @knveth | @satsdart | @kopfjager01 | @yeeldfarm

Important Figures: @paoloardoiino | @elonmusk | @realDonaldTrump | @nayibbukele | @VitalikButerin | @RaoulGMI | @aeyakovenko | @0xMert_

Final Thoughts

With all the accounts mentioned here being followed, a user’s X feed should be halfway to being fully optimized for Crypto Twitter. Before it is fully immersed in CT, there are still a few steps to take, such as interacting and engaging with these participants, allowing the X algorithm to adjust fully, and enabling you to venture even deeper into the industry.

While these sets of X accounts are helpful in allowing a user full understanding of the cryptocurrency market, caution is still highly recommended as all their posts are not strict financial advice. The information they provide is merely their own insights, where the user has to interpret it on their own. Consuming the knowledge these talented people offer not only allows the user to fully immerse themselves in the market and crypto culture, but also sharpen their fundamental and technical analysis skills and further grow into a true crypto native.

Note: All individuals mentioned here do not offer true financial advice. Any losses incurred are at your fault.

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