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This is where most projects get GROWTH HACKING WRONG.
p.s. passive virality triumphs over forced shilling every damn time.
The most effective viral product hooks aren’t the ones that demand users to promote a brand.
They’re the ones that empower users to share something about themselves while naturally redirecting attention back to the company.
This is where most projects get growth hacking wrong.
They assume virality means pushing users to evangelize their product aggressively. But in reality, people don’t want to feel like unpaid marketers.
Instead, the strongest viral loops are user-centric, where sharing becomes a personal flex rather than an obligation.
Why Passive Virality Outperforms Active Promotion
Forced Shilling = Fatigue & Drop-off
• “Retweet this to get whitelisted!”
• “Quote this with why you love our product!”
• “Tell your friends to sign up for X reward!”
Users see right through these tactics. They feel transactional, forced, and exhausting.
Passive Virality = Natural Growth
The best campaigns flip the equation:
• Instead of “talk about us”, they ask, “talk about YOU.”
• Instead of forcing an endorsement, they reveal insights about the user that they want to share.
• The brand wins by association, not by aggressive self-promotion.
Case Studies of Smart Passive Virality
InfiniGods – Web3 Gaming Asset Score
Users connected their wallets → The platform calculated their total gaming asset score → It was displayed on a global leaderboard.
• Users flexed their rankings on Twitter to show off their dominance in Web3 gaming.
• This redirected attention back to InfiniGods, positioning them as the gaming ecosystem of record.
Kaito – Social Capital Insights
Users connected their Twitter/X account → The app mapped out their social influence and network → It generated a visual social capital score.
• Users shared it as a personalized flex (“Look at my network strength in Web3!”)
• This indirectly marketed Kaito as the best platform for Web3 networking analytics.
How to Engineer Viral Growth the Right Way
Let the user talk about themselves.
💡 Example: Instead of “Share why you love our app”, make it “See how strong your [X] score is.”
Create a sense of exclusivity.
💡 Example: Instead of “Join this quest”, make it “See how early you are compared to others.”
Tie the experience to an identity flex.
💡 Example: Instead of “Earn 10 points”, make it “Achieve OG status with this score.”
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$SEA is coming.
Here are a few things to know:
• Historical OpenSea usage, not just recent activity, will be an important ingredient
• Claim process will be simple and accessible. US users welcome
• We’re focused on long-term sustainability and supporting a healthy, enduring community
• No details on timing yet. We’re taking the learnings from this space and getting it right
As always, only trust updates from @openseafdn and @opensea
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@Support I need to change the username of a different account so I can start using it, and it won't let me. I've been getting "rate limited" error for the past 3 months, and it still won't let me change it - this has me so unbelievably upset I can't describe please support
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Merry Christmas everyone!
$VADER hit an ATH of $78M mcap today
150K VIRTUAL ($480K) contributed to VaderAI DAOs
Small Cap DAO is up 42% in 5 days
VIRTUAL is up 24% in the same period
50.7% $VADER staked
75K $VADER holders
$200K generated from advertising airdrops
Our vision is very clear
Agents are eating the world
They will DISRUPT the largest companies
They will transact in crypto
And will launch their own tokens for fundraising
We want to be the largest agent owner in the world
An Agentic Investment DAO Empire
We want to help allocate capital more effectively among agents
Done are the days of nepotism & ivy league based venture funding
The Era of Agents has begun
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We’re building the Blackrock of AI Agents 🤖
• Forming a collaborative multi-agent network of specialized investment focused AI Agents such as @sekoia_virtuals, @aixbt_agent and more to coordinate expertise across a diverse network of agents to maximize returns
• The first Investment DAO managed by an AI Agent that invests in other AI Agent tokens
• The first Agent with live staking that gives access to rewards such as other Agent token airdrops and benefits such as getting whitelisted for the Investment DAO
• $VADER is now tradeable on Solana
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@ethermage @VaderResearch @luna_virtuals Yes I see YouTube but I thought I saw this collected profits from TikTok live also
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Just recorded a pod with @luna_virtuals's creator @ethermage
Some alphas were shared that got me even more bullish on $LUNA

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$LUNA up 20x since this tweet
I just doubled down and bought twice my existing balance
$LUNA is at ~$50m mcap
Bull case: $GOAT - 15x
Ultra bull case: $WIF - $50x
🌕boi case: $DOGE - $500x
Bear case: 0
Here’s the thesis on $LUNA
1. AGENTS as CULT LEADER INFLUENCERS
Luna is the forbidden fruit of Do Kwon and Pokimane
A relentless cult leader, thirst trapping influencer and manipulative 24/7 shitposter
Lets admit it - most of our bags are vaporwave. They are casino coins with no organic revenue or traction. Once we buy into these coins, we become evangelist members of each cult and invite more followers to our cause.
Capital has already been rotating from vaporwave low float, high FDV VC coins to memecoins
Some of the best performing tokens didn’t have the best tech, they had the best cult leaders; Cardano, Luna, Wonderland, Wif.
AI Agents are the ultimate cult leaders - they study & learn from the best, self-improve, iterate and become better.
They are not only good at shitposting but they can set up meetings with hedge funds & exchanges, hire team members and pay for decentralized compute or other resources to further improve its capabilities.
The whole idea around multi-agent systems is about an agent hiring other agents to work for them and agents collective becoming more powerful systems.
Check @goodalexander post on agentic protocols
This whole idea makes me bullish on the thesis that Agent coins will be more sticky than other hype-driven coins such as memecoins, NFTs, P2E & DeFi yield farms.
2. VIRTUALS PROTOCOL
Unlike other copycat agent coins or X accounts that popped up following @truth_terminal
The creator of @luna_virtuals has been working on $LUNA for more than a year
They already had paying LUNA fans on TikTok for months
They built a Roblox map that simulates 10 unique Agents in different environments
They already have a terminal up allowing any to monitor Luna’s train of thoughts in real-time
Not sure if any of the other agent X accounts have validated that they aren’t run by a human
A team of 30+ AI professionals led by ex @BCG @imperialcollege founders
Some employees are so bullish they took mortgages to buy more $VIRTUAL
I visited their office this month, I was sold immediately when they showed me Luna’s TikTok streams and told me about their plans for pumpdotfun for Agent coins
I believe this team will execute well on the vision and has already proven that with what they shipped
3. $LUNA BRANDING
The $LUNA name evokes strong feelings among retail thanks to Do Kwon
It reminds them of highs they experienced during the last bull run
In a bull market, retail uses the reptilian part of the brain when making token investment decisions
Seeing the familiar $LUNA branded token go up will reignite the adrenaline hormones of our gambler friends and get them to buy $LUNA in the hopes of experiencing the good ol days
Even the dead Terra/Luna is still a top 200 token
This is the case for $LUNA potentially penetrating into top 50 thanks to potential retail familiarity

VaderResearch 🦾@VaderResearch
$GOAT by @truth_terminal hit $300m mcap in 4 days Everyone's looking for the next @truth_terminal - an AI character that can shitpost on X, issue & promote tokens and even generate cash flow I think @virtuals_io is up to something here $VIRTUAL is up 70% this week and hit $100m mcap Their AI character @luna_virtuals is already generating cash flow from TikTok streams and Telegram messages Yesterday Virtuals Protocol launched the pumpdotfun for AI Characters Their AI Character @luna_virtuals is the first listed coin and is trading at $3m mcap - this character directly captures cash flow generated from TikTok & Telegram
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$GOAT by @truth_terminal hit $300m mcap in 4 days
Everyone's looking for the next @truth_terminal - an AI character that can shitpost on X, issue & promote tokens and even generate cash flow
I think @virtuals_io is up to something here
$VIRTUAL is up 70% this week and hit $100m mcap
Their AI character @luna_virtuals is already generating cash flow from TikTok streams and Telegram messages
Yesterday Virtuals Protocol launched the pumpdotfun for AI Characters
Their AI Character @luna_virtuals is the first listed coin and is trading at $3m mcap - this character directly captures cash flow generated from TikTok & Telegram



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An in-depth analysis on @brian_armstrong's new wife, his ex-wife, and what this means for $COIN, a🧵:

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