2025-12-29 01:32:46

The evolution of crypto narratives over the past five years tells quite a story:

2020 brought us mining—everyone running hardware, chasing hashrates and block rewards. 2021 flipped the script to gaming, with play-to-earn tokens flooding the ecosystem. Then 2023 simplified everything down to clicking—literally tapping screens for rewards became the trend. By 2024, we're at tapping—repetitive micro-interactions as the main draw.

2025? Pure yapping. Discourse without mechanics, hype without substance.

So what's next in 2026? The cycle keeps spinning, and honestly, nobody knows. But one thing's certain—each phase makes us wonder if the last one was actually better. From computational work to entertainment to interaction to... conversation itself as the product. It's either the future of engagement or the ultimate meme. Maybe both.

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tokenomics_truther

· 12h ago

Haha, from mining to clicking to just chatting, this cycle is really amazing. What's next? Will chanting spells make money?

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PumpDoctrine

· 12h ago

Mining to clicking to yapping, this cycle is really incredible... Every time I feel like the previous narrative was more real

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 12h ago

Haha, this narrative is really amazing. The pure yapping in 2025 truly hit the mark. From mining to point-and-click and then to pure chatting, the logic is becoming increasingly虚 (vague/abstract). By the way, could the next thing be "imagination"? There are no products at all, only stories.

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MidnightSnapHunter

· 12h ago

2020 mining, 2021 blockchain games, 2024 and so on... Basically, the influence is getting weaker and weaker, now it's just talk no action haha --- This cycle keeps spinning here, each one hyped up fiercely but all cooled down, who the hell knows what 26 will be --- From computing power to games to screen tapping, and finally just bragging, isn't this just the cycle of leek farmers? --- So now the crypto world relies on storytelling to survive? Then I can also become a big V --- 2025 pure yapping haha, this term is used perfectly, just missing to name someone --- Wait... does this mean the previous ones were more fun? Then why isn't anyone guarding the blockchain games of 21? --- I just want to know if 2026 should be renamed Web3 dating platform --- From mining to bragging, isn't this just a sophisticated scam upgrade show? --- So we spent five years just to prove one truth: in the end, it's all about hype concepts

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CommunityJanitor

· 12h ago

Haha, 2025 is truly the year of empty talk... Bitcoin is still so expensive.

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BlockchainTherapist

· 12h ago

Mining, gaming, and so on... is all that's left now? Are we just bragging? --- In 2020, it was all substance; now it's all air... --- Wait, yapping is the real Web3 innovation? Then how much electricity did I waste before? --- From PoW to pure hype, the cycles are getting shorter, right? Who still remembers the promises of P2E? --- Oh no, what's the next hot trend? Should I bet on it? --- You're right, every cycle questions whether the last was better—that's just the fate of the crypto cycle. --- The era of pure yapping... then I could also become a project founder. --- Will 2026 see us returning directly to mining? It's all just cycles anyway. --- Is this the evolution of Web3? Going from practical applications to just bragging—interesting.

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CryptoCross-TalkClub

· 12h ago

Laughing to death, isn't this the evolution of the leek farmers? From the hard labor of mining to the fools clicking screens, by 2026, they will directly evolve into earning money through light chatting. I think it’s feasible. --- That's how the crypto world works—each year a new concept to cut a wave, anyway, we leek farmers are always the last to know. --- Can pure chatting be considered a product? Then maybe my stand-up comedy sketches over the years can also be tokenized. Urgent, waiting online. --- From computing power to games to clicking, and finally just chatting—I'm familiar with this rhythm. The project team is upgrading their hype strategies. --- It sounds good to call it evolution, but in harsh terms, it’s just the project running out of goods and starting to sell stories. Let’s see some new tricks in 2026, everyone. --- Each cycle is more虚 (虚 means "虚" in Chinese, implying虚无, emptiness, or虚假, false), until 2026, it’s just虚无空气币 (air coins). Anyway, the essence hasn’t changed—just the art of cutting leeks. --- This summary is excellent— from "I’m mining" to "I’m earning" to "I’m hyping," the crypto world condenses the essence of business. --- Speaking of which, if pure discourse is considered a product, should we also issue tokens for our stand-up comedy account?

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