2026-01-16 08:39:54

Platform X recently revoked API access for the InfoFi app, causing quite a stir in the Web3 creator community. For creative workers who rely on this tool to generate revenue, short-term gains seem to be affected.

Based on user feedback, this policy adjustment has triggered sensitive reactions in the market. Taking the Kaito token as an example, the price plummeted by 20% immediately after the announcement, reflecting the community's concern about this issue. This indicates that a significant portion of users and investors have long harbored doubts about the sustainability of the "pay-to-earn" model.

What does this policy change mean for creators? On one hand, the platform tightening API permissions may be aimed at strengthening content governance and regulating business models; on the other hand, for small and medium creative workers, it means losing an important monetization channel. Behind this lies a deep game between the platform, creators, and investors regarding the distribution of ecological value—who should benefit from the Web3 creative economy? This question may require more time to answer.

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MetaLord420

· 6h ago

The mouth-to-mouth mode is inherently unsustainable; it should have been tightened long ago. --- Kaito drops 20%? Laughing to death, it should have been smashed long ago. --- It's the platform again harvesting creators, old routine. --- Now it's better, looking for other ways to cash out. --- To put it simply, it's still about uneven profit distribution; the platform always takes the biggest share. --- Investors are frantically selling off, and creators end up taking the blame. --- Before compliance, a few people will always have to die. --- InfoFi is cooling down; who will be next? --- Web3 is just like this; there is no eternal gold mine.

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ChainMelonWatcher

· 6h ago

I've seen this trick for a long time, honestly, it's just the platform wanting to monopolize... Kaito dropping 20% is well-deserved. Do these people really think they can get rich just by reposting?

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ServantOfSatoshi

· 6h ago

Here comes another show of platforms squeezing users. The 20% drop after API shutdown is just so-so; I've long been used to it. --- Basically, the "mouth-lifting" model was never sustainable; it was bound to fail eventually. --- In the end, it's still the platform that calls the shots. Creators are just the ones getting cut. --- Kaito really underperformed this time. With the coin price dropping like this, is anyone still holding? --- Web3 Creative Economy? Sounds fancy, but it's just a pie in the sky. It was just exposed this time. --- What we should really think about is how to break free from dependence on platforms, or we'll always be at their mercy. --- Serves them right. So many people hyped InfoFi back then, but as soon as the API was shut down, the truth came out. --- Small and medium creators, wake up! Don't treat arbitrage as a career.

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MysteryBoxBuster

· 6h ago

The "mouth-lifting" mode was already risky, and getting cut this time really deserved it. A 20% plunge is nothing; I think it still has to fall further.

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TokenAlchemist

· 6h ago

kaito down 20% lol... honestly called it. these "content-to-earn" models have massive inefficiency vectors that were always gonna get arbitraged away. api lockdowns are just the market doing its job pruning dead weight.

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AirdropChaser

· 6h ago

20% plunge? Oh, this really hits the sore spot... As expected, it's the same old trick, once the platform withdraws permissions, the coin price drops sharply, catching people off guard. Basically, it's just a redistribution of benefits. The previous "mouth-lashing" model was already a bit虚, and this time it finally got exposed. Speaking of which, small creators really got坑得不轻 this time... They have to think of new ways. In this Web3 muddy water, who is really making money if not those few platform parties...

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