{"id":453467,"date":"2022-05-27T06:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T03:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-spam-increases-4000-in-two-years-lunarcrush\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T06:47:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T03:47:02","slug":"crypto-spam-increases-4000-in-two-years-lunarcrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-spam-increases-4000-in-two-years-lunarcrush\/","title":{"rendered":"# Crypto spam increases 4000% in two years: LunarCrush"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa1218883\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa1218883\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-spam-increases-4000-in-two-years-lunarcrush\/#%E2%80%9D_Crypto_spam_increases_4000_in_two_years_LunarCrush_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Crypto spam increases 4000% in two years: LunarCrush &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Crypto_spam_increases_4000_in_two_years_LunarCrush_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Crypto spam increases 4000% in two years: LunarCrush &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Spam and bots have been the bane of anyone that uses the internet for years, but recently this digital scourge has ramped up activity in the crypto sector in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto intelligence provider LunarCrush has revealed spam in the cryptosphere has increased by an astonishing 3,894%. The firm has been collecting crypto-specific social data since 2019, and says not only is spam at an all-time high, it&#8217;s also \u201cthe fastest growing metric on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The findings were published in a May 25<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lunarcrush.medium.com\/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-bots-and-spam-57ec59e0524c\"> report<\/a>, stating that \u201cmore spam accounts than you would think are actually people.\u201d For this reason, it is often a challenge for software to detect and flag spam.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-05\/bc5ac348-6238-40e1-89b9-134d10fe04bc.jpg\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Spam Volume collected by LunarCrush over the previous 2 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter is the social media platform of choice for the crypto industry, and it is awash with spam and bots. There has been an estimated 1,374% increase in Twitter spam volume over the past two years, according to LunarCrush.<\/p>\n<p>LunarCrush CEO Joe Vezzani told Quantum Economics founder Matti Greenspan in his crypto<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/c2bde14905f9\/hot-off-the-press-qe-episode-16232992?e=ac072fa953\"> newsletter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor a Web2 platform like Twitter, there is a direct incentive to turn a blind eye to fake accounts because it increases the value of their platform.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tokenized Web3 platforms (such as Aave\u2019s Lens Protocol or Orbis) differ in that they want to have as many genuine users as possible holding the asset rather than trying to extract value from the community, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk\u2019s sensational takeover of the platform was put on<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1525049369552048129\"> hold<\/a> earlier this month pending further details supporting Twitter\u2019s assertion that spam and fake accounts represent less than 5% of the platform\u2019s traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Musk plans to crack down on spam bots that have plagued the platform and suggests that the company\u2019s claim of 95% genuine users is too high.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter claims that &gt;95% of daily active users are real, unique humans. Does anyone have that experience?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1526598807722549248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Purging the bot accounts would drop the number of followers most genuine accounts have. One estimate from SparkToro suggested that Musk could lose half of his 95 million followers. Earlier this month, the software firm conducted in-depth<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sparktoro.com\/blog\/sparktoro-followerwonk-joint-twitter-analysis-19-42-of-active-accounts-are-fake-or-spam\/\"> analysis<\/a> reporting that almost 20% of all active Twitter accounts are fake or spammers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Elon Musk\u2019s \u2018top priority\u2019 for Twitter includes cutting down on crypto scam tweets<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until Musk gets his way and shakes the spammers out of the Twitter tree, users of the platform and other social media sites will have to be extra vigilant regarding the rising tide of crypto scams and spam which none of them <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to have the power to control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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