# Community Related Articles

Launch Event Turned into a Make-up Ceremony? Why Hasn't Pools.trade Produced a High-Market-Cap Meme Coin Yet?

The article discusses the launch of Pools.trade, Uniswap's new token launch platform on Robinhood Chain, designed as a Meme coin launchpad. Despite generating high initial trading volumes (over $1.5 billion before the official frontend launch), the platform has yet to produce a high-market-cap Meme coin. The piece highlights two primary reasons for this. First, it outlines Pools.trade's features: it offers Instant and Crowd Launch modes, locks liquidity permanently in Uniswap v4 pools, and charges a low 0.25% transaction fee (compared to 1% on competitors like Pons and Flap), with most fees reinvested into liquidity. Second, it identifies a key problem: a lack of perceived fairness. The two most notable coins on the platform, FRONG (a "frog mascot" coin) and POOLS (a platform namesake), were both minted days before Uniswap's official countdown began. This "pre-minting" or "insider" controversy has dampened community FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and trust, causing their market caps to fall from peaks of $18 million and $4 million, respectively. The article argues that fairness is foundational for Meme coin success, and its absence has hindered viral growth. In conclusion, while Pools.trade benefits from Uniswap's existing user base and Robinhood Chain's popularity, its current lack of a fair-launch, high-engagement narrative has prevented a breakout hit. However, the author suggests that with its inherent traffic, such a success might not be far off.

Odaily星球日报Yesterday 01:56

Common S3nse Joins Cypherpunk Week in Amsterdam This September

Common S3nse, a conference and hackathon focused on privacy, security, cryptography, and decentralized systems, will be held in Amsterdam on September 4-5 as a key part of Cypherpunk Week (August 31 – September 6). This community-organized event series in Amsterdam brings together builders, developers, and researchers for open discussion and collaboration. The two-day program features talks, panels, a hackathon, project sharing in the "Otter Tank," and workshops. Cypherpunk Week itself is a decentralized series of independent events where anyone can organize meetups on topics like privacy and censorship resistance. Amsterdam was chosen for its strong privacy-first and Web3 community. Participation in Common S3nse requires tickets, though hackers can apply for free access.

TheNewsCryptoYesterday 11:35

Reflections After the Coldcard Incident: Why Did Korean Users Escape Unscathed While the English-Speaking Community Suffered Heavily?

An incident involving a security flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets revealed a stark contrast in outcomes between the Korean and English-speaking Bitcoin communities. While many experienced users in the English-speaking world suffered significant losses, the Korean Bitcoin community reportedly avoided any direct financial impact. This divergence is attributed not to a gap in technical skill, but to deeper structural issues within the communities. Korean influencers and leaders strongly advocated for secure self-custody practices, specifically urging users to generate their seed phrases manually (e.g., by rolling physical dice) rather than relying on any wallet manufacturer's random number generator. This "don't trust, verify" approach was widely adopted, protecting users. In contrast, the English-speaking community saw its discourse and trust influenced by prominent influencers and podcasters who often had sponsorship ties or personal relationships with Coldcard's parent company, Coinkite. This created a "reverberation chamber" effect, where overconfidence in the product's security was amplified, leading followers to overlook potential risks. The incident underscores a critical need to extend Bitcoin's core principle of "Don't Trust, Verify" beyond code to the consumption of information itself. It highlights the dangers of over-reliance on influencers and the importance of maintaining neutrality by critically assessing the financial and relational biases of information sources. The Korean community's success serves as a lesson for the broader ecosystem to reflect on these dynamics to prevent future losses.

marsbit08/05 08:46

POAP Repeats the Broken Old Dream of the Internet: Technology Changes, the End Remains Unchanged

POAP, a digital collectibles project that issued blockchain-based badges as proof of attendance at events, announced it is ceasing development after over five years. Born from a 2019 hackathon, POAP evolved from an Ethereum community experiment into a widely adopted credential for conferences, brand activations, and major industry moments like the Ethereum Merge. It aimed to digitize the sentimental value of physical mementos like ticket stubs, allowing users to own and display records of shared experiences. The project raised $10 million in 2022, envisioning POAPs as building blocks for a decentralized social graph and digital identity. Their potential utility for granting exclusive access, airdrops, or rewards drove adoption but also created a fundamental tension. As POAPs became linked to financial incentives, they attracted sybil attacks and speculative collection, undermining their role as authentic records of participation. This conflict between cultural value and crypto-economic utility proved difficult to resolve. POAP's story mirrors the earlier Web2 platform GetGlue, which let users "check-in" to TV shows and collect digital stickers. Despite millions of users and media partnerships, GetGlue struggled to build a sustainable business around an ancillary record of consumption and was eventually shut down. Similarly, POAP found that while the badges held significant cultural meaning for users, this did not easily translate into a viable business model. The very aspects that gave POAP its value—being free, low-barrier, and non-speculative—clashed with the prevalent token-driven monetization strategies in crypto. Ultimately, POAP preserved many digital memories but could not secure its own future.

marsbit08/05 08:26

POAP Shuts Down: The Conclusion of an On-Chain Commemorative Badge Experiment

On August 3rd, POAP co-founder Isabel Gonzalez announced the platform's shutdown after over five years of operation. The service, which began phasing out in March by entering maintenance mode, will now cease entirely, though previously minted POAP badges remain viewable on-chain. POAP originated at the 2019 ETHDenver hackathon, where founder Patricio Worthalter distributed the first digital badges as on-chain proof of attendance. It gained significant traction during the 2021 NFT boom, becoming a staple for community events, conferences, and AMAs. POAPs evolved into a form of digital resume, used for gating access, airdrop whitelisting, and measuring DAO contributions. Major brands like Adidas and Porsche also adopted it for marketing. Despite securing a $10 million seed round in 2022 and amassing over 6.7 million minted badges by mid-2023, POAP struggled post-bull market. A shift to charging commercial clients in 2023 failed to ensure long-term sustainability. Gonzalez acknowledged the platform found a clear niche but no viable business model within it. POAP joins other discontinued NFT experiments, such as Starbucks' Odyssey, Meta's Instagram NFT features, and Reddit's Collectible Avatars. These projects shared a common flaw: treating blockchain as an end rather than a tool for genuinely needed solutions. POAP's story is particularly poignant—it wasn't speculative but faced a ceiling; the demand for digital mementos proved too niche to support a venture-backed company. The badges endure on the blockchain, but the platform behind them has departed.

marsbit08/04 09:48

XRPL Foundation Director Warns Of Fake XRP Holder Tiers Scam

XRPL Foundation Community Director Hussein "Vet" Zangana has issued a warning about a phishing scam impersonating Ripple. The scam uses a fake "XRP Holder Tiers" announcement to trick users into connecting their crypto wallets, potentially leading to fund theft. Officials emphasize this is a social engineering attack and not a breach of Ripple's internal systems. The scam exploits common crypto user behaviors, such as urgency around airdrops and rewards, and the fear of missing out on loyalty benefits. Connecting a wallet to a malicious site can grant dangerous permissions or initiate draining transactions. XRP's large, active community makes it a frequent target for such impersonation campaigns. While public warnings from community figures are helpful, they are not a complete defense against evolving scams. The key safety takeaway is for users to ignore unsolicited reward announcements and never connect wallets through unofficial links. Any offer should be verified through multiple official channels before interaction.

bitcoinist08/03 09:56

'I Don't Have Time to Try to Convince You' — Satoshi's Famous Phrase Turns 16

cryptonews.ru07/29 20:31

Trader Earns Over $1.2 Million in Seven Hours on Memecoin PIPEDOG

An unknown cryptocurrency trader achieved over $1.2 million in unrealized profit in less than seven hours by investing in the memecoin PIPEDOG, as reported by analysts Lookonchain. The trader purchased 293.75 million PIPEDOG for 8.39 ETH (approximately $16,000). Later, they sold 34.55 million tokens for 32.67 ETH (around $62,000), securing a portion of the gains. The remaining 259.2 million PIPEDOG held in the wallet were valued at about $1.18 million at the time of the report, though this later dropped below $900,000. Including the realized profits, the trader's total return exceeded $1.2 million, representing roughly a 77x gain on the initial investment. The successful trade sparked discussions on social media platform X, with some users speculating the trader might have used a sniper bot to buy the token immediately after its launch. Others highlighted the difficulty in identifying promising tokens before their rapid price appreciation. A user known as That Martini Guy cautioned against focusing solely on success stories, noting that while the 77x return is widely discussed, the many tokens that fall to zero often go unmentioned. The article also recalled a previous instance where a trader turned an $838 investment into approximately $1.05 million (a 1253x return) over 20 days with the token CASHCAT.

cryptonews.ru07/29 11:10

The Hardest Thing to Predict on Polymarket Is... When Will the POLY Airdrop Happen?

The article discusses Polymarket's record-breaking performance during the 2026 World Cup, where the tournament's champion prediction market alone saw $43.2 billion in volume, surpassing the 2024 US election. The six-week event generated $85 billion in total football-related trading. It then details how Polymarket quietly raised trading fees for its sports markets just before the World Cup ended, increasing the taker fee from a coefficient of 0.03 to 0.05. This move expanded the platform's fee structure, which had been gradually rolling out across different market categories since early 2026, to boost revenue from established user activity. A significant portion focuses on the growing community controversy and uncertainty surrounding the long-awaited POLY token airdrop. Despite a prior executive confirmation that a token and airdrop were planned for after US market re-entry, no timeline has been announced. Recent actions, like deleting a suggestive tweet and adding website warnings about unannounced airdrops, have fueled speculation. Theories for the delay include waiting for a better regulatory window or that Polymarket, now successful with real revenue, no longer feels urgent pressure to issue a token, potentially becoming "the next OpenSea." The community's discussion has shifted from how the airdrop will work to if and when it will ever happen.

marsbit07/21 02:07

HIP-4 Opens Permissionless Deployment: Can Hyperliquid Kill Polymarket?

Hyperliquid recently announced that HIP-4 will soon support permissionless deployments, similar to its successful HIP-3 model for perpetual contracts. Deployers will need to stake 500,000 HYPE (locked for 6 months) and can earn up to 50% fee share from their created markets. This move aims to replicate the "decentralized" growth strategy that propelled Hyperliquid to leadership in tokenized stocks and commodities. However, HIP-4's initial performance in the prediction market sector has been weak, with only $216M in total volume over three months and a handful of active markets. This pales in comparison to leader Polymarket, which saw $4.587B in volume last month alone. The high staking requirement—valued at around $30 million—could exclude smaller teams, potentially limiting innovation and competition. The article questions whether this strategy can succeed, noting that Hyperliquid missed the crucial timing window of the recent World Cup, a major driver for prediction markets. While permissionless deployment could increase market variety and speed, the combination of high entry barriers and missed opportunities may hinder HIP-4's ability to challenge established players like Polymarket.

Odaily星球日报07/20 11:58