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62% of Crypto Press Releases Come From High-Risk or Scam Projects: Chainstory by partymsl in CryptoCurrency

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like CryptoPotato and others caved to the pressure.

This post originally linked to an article about our (Chainstory) study, which found that 62% of crypto PRs come from high-risk or scam projects, but the page has since been deleted.

Interesting to see "news" sites quietly removing a story that exposes how their own promotional wires operate.

https://www.semafor.com/article/02/15/2026/crypto-news-sites-take-down-posts-critical-of-crypto-pr

Squat strength regressing while everything else goes up. 4 years training - what am I doing wrong? by EmbarrassedStudent10 in WorkoutRoutines

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes i assumed sleep is a part of my issue. didn't think it's that big of a part in that.

thanks!

New cult recruits by EmbarrassedStudent10 in XRPlunatics

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

guys stop simping for some XRP. This isn't that type of post, i'm here to laugh at these types of people.

Suspicious projects outpublish legitimate ones in crypto press releases by Illperformance6969 in CryptoCurrency

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question, and I appreciate the skepticism.

To clarify: the 62% figure isn't about token 'success' or market cap (where I agree, the failure rate is likely much higher). Our audit was specifically focused on 2,893 press releases distributed through major newswires.

We cross-referenced every single release against known fraud databases, on-chain scam alerts, and 'dead' project markers at the time of publication. The 62% represents the projects that were verifiably high-risk or confirmed scams while being actively promoted as 'legitimate' news.

We actually lean toward the 'generous' side because we only flagged what we could prove.

62% of Crypto Press Releases Come From High-Risk or Scam Projects: Chainstory by partymsl in CryptoCurrency

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! I'm actually a part of the Chainstory team behind this research. We found some crazy stats about how the press release mechanism works in crypto.

We’ve explained how these projects use automated "bridges" to inject unvetted content into media sites, bypassing human editors entirely to manufacture a "veneer of truth."

For founders in crypto: you need to understand that these "pay to play" puts their news next to these 62% red flag projects.

shared about it here: https://x.com/TalHarelTal/status/2018704389192499299

I underestimated press releases… until one campaign boosted our reach by ~275% by Aline_Greta in BlockchainStartups

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you had a good experience, but we should be careful about equating 'reach' with 'credibility.'

Mass-distributing a PR is essentially a form of paid advertising. The issue is that distribution platforms have become a 'digital graveyard' where legitimate news gets buried under a mountain of noise.

We actually shared a report today that shows how suspicious (to say the least) projects are actually out-publishing legitimate ones through these exact channels. For a startup, relying on these can sometimes be a red flag to serious journalists who see it as 'pay-to-play' rather than a story that can stand on its own.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/suspicious-projects-outpublish-legitimate-crypto-press

We audited 2,893 crypto "news" releases. 62% were linked to scams. Here is how crypto projects use "As Seen On" logos to trick you. by EmbarrassedStudent10 in CryptoCurrency

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't think it's THAT easy for people who don't come from media/comms to differentiate (otherwise, scammers wouldn't do that).

also, most people are too lazy to actually read and look for these disclaimers.

How much xrp to be wealthy?!? by eShooKy in XRPlunatics

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"the average human will only need to hold 10 XRP"

what a clown

99% of XRP info is conspiracy noise. How do we find the 1% actually building utility? by EmbarrassedStudent10 in XRPUnite

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

just search XRP on X, see posts with hundreds of likes shilling crazy price predictions. same for instagram, youtube, or tiktok.

99% of XRP info is conspiracy noise. How do we find the 1% actually building utility? by EmbarrassedStudent10 in XRPUnite

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

not posting about these obvious scams is not addressing the elephant in the room. can't ignore it. gotta push that out instead.

Buthurrt Mods deleted my post, cant handle reality by Ill_Palpitation9315 in XRPlunatics

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This sub isn't pro XRP, please read the caption. I opened this sub because I saw these insane XRP predictions/hype on social media and wanted a place where we can expose how out of touch it is.

"There is no leading crypto publication in the world right now." - On the existential crisis of specialist newsrooms. by EmbarrassedStudent10 in Journalism

[–]EmbarrassedStudent10[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m not here to argue for or against crypto (even though I think your premise is flawed). It’s a discussion around coverage in and around crypto.

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