SOL - Is Crypto Fueling The 'Dumbing Down Of America?' Mad Crypto Alpha With Ivan | Benzinga
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I’m Ivan and welcome to the new and improved weekly column Mad Crypto Alpha.
Some people want to build the “future of finance,” but I just want to help you make money in crypto.
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In this week’s issue:
- What is Friend.tech and why is its upcoming airdrop huge?
- Who is Ansem and why do you need to know this Solana influencer?
- And what all of that has to do with the “dumbing down of America”
What Is Friend.Tech And What Does The Airdrop Mean?
Friend.tech is basically a crude version of Onlyfans for a crypto audience. You sign up with a wallet and … that’s basically it. You can add an X (ex-Twitter) link but that’s not mandatory. Your fans can buy your key, which unlocks a private chat function.
The app blew up in popularity and trading volume last summer when keys of popular crypto influencers went for several Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). Things calmed down when there were new shiny toys to play with, but now all that hard work of shilling your own keys to generate trading volume advertising the platform is about pay.
100% of is rumored to be airdropped to users, and Friend.tech points (the crypto equivalent of loyalty points) are currently going for $5-6$ a pop on over-the-counter markets.
Influencers, such as Ansem, who have racked up five to six figures in points are in for a massive stimmy check.
Friend.tech is built on Base, the Layer-2 blockchain of Coinbase, so take a wild guess what may or may not happen next …
The friend tech airdrop could fuel the next leg up for the base ecosystem, similar to what JTO did for the Solana ecosystem
Wif may never have existed without this injection of capital
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