X Cracks Down on InfoFi Projects, Ending the Era of "Talk-to-Earn"

InfoFi Sector Tokens Plunge.

X Personally Terminates InfoFi Incentive Model, Marking the End of the "Mouth Farming" Era

X is reclaiming content sovereignty, refusing to allow third-party incentive systems to continue embedding within its information flow ecosystem.

2026-01-16

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X Personally Terminates InfoFi Incentive Model, Marking the End of the "Mouth Farming" Era

X Revokes API Access for Reward-Posting Applications, KAITO Plunges Over 15% in Short Term

According to a post by OBEL NEWS on the X platform, X has revoked API access for applications that reward users for posting on X, causing KAITO to drop over 15% in a short period.

2026-01-15

X Revokes API Access for Reward-Posting Applications, KAITO Plunges Over 15% in Short Term

X Product Lead: InfoFi Apps Pay Millions for API Access, But the Platform No Longer Needs This Revenue

Odaily News X product lead Nikita Bier posted on the X platform, stating that InfoFi apps pay millions of dollars for API access, but the platform no longer needs this revenue.

Previously, X revoked API access for InfoFi apps because such applications were causing the platform to generate a large amount of AI spam and reply spam.

2026-01-16

X Product Lead: InfoFi Apps Pay Millions for API Access, But the Platform No Longer Needs This Revenue

Taiko Transferred 5 Million KAITO to Binance 7 Days Ago, Questioned for "Selling Ahead of Negative News"

Odaily News According to monitoring by vasucrypto, an address starting with 0x049A, associated with the Kaito team, transferred 5 million KAITO to Binance 7 days ago, raising suspicions that it might be intended for sale.

In response, the community speculates that "the Kaito team knew in advance about the negative news that Twitter would cancel API access, and thus cashed out ahead of time."

2026-01-16

Taiko Transferred 5 Million KAITO to Binance 7 Days Ago, Questioned for "Selling Ahead of Negative News"

Approximately 25.8 million KAITO tokens remain staked, potential sell pressure may emerge after the 7-day redemption waiting period concludes

Odaily News According to monitoring by Ai Yi, data from the Kaito Dune dashboard shows that a total of 25,798,188 KAITO tokens are currently in a staked state (approximately $14.16 million), with 17,754 staking addresses averaging 589 tokens each.

As staked KAITO tokens have a 7-day waiting period for redemption, this portion of tokens has already been forcibly devalued by 19%. A significant wave of sell pressure may occur after these 7 days.

2026-01-16