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 X Kills the 'Post-to-Earn' Hype 💀

If your X (Twitter) notifications have been a mess of 'GM' and 'Great project!' replies lately, you aren't alone.

It was mostly AI spam.

But on Jan 15, X finally pulled the plug.

They banned the apps that pay people to spam our timelines.

Here is the tea on the death of 'InfoFi'.

🔍 The Key Points

• X stopped giving data access (API) to apps that pay users to tweet. Head of Product Nikita Bier called the content 'AI slop.'

• Before this, crypto posts jumped 1,224% in one day (7.75 million posts). It was mostly bots trying to earn tokens.

• The tokens for these apps tanked immediately.

• $KAITO dropped nearly 20% in just a few hours.

• In total, these 'InfoFi' projects lost about $43 million in value overnight.

🚨 Why This Matters

• These projects made a huge mistake. They built their whole business on X's platform. When X changed the rules, their business broke.

• 'Post-to-earn' sounds cool, but it just creates spam. People used AI to post thousands of useless comments just to make money.

• This is a wake-up call. Never go all-in on a project that depends 100% on a centralized company like Twitter.

⏭️ What's Next

• Kaito is changing strategies. They are launching 'Kaito Studio' to work with verified creators instead of paying random users.

• Hopefully, our timelines will have less junk. Finding real crypto news might actually get easier now.

• Crypto projects can't just pay for fake engagement anymore. They will have to go back to building real communities.

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South Korea Kicked Binance Off the Play Store 🇰🇷🚫

Imagine waking up and realizing your crypto app won't update anymore.

That is exactly what happened in South Korea today.

Google Play just blocked big international exchanges like Binance and OKX because they didn't follow the local rules.

If you are an Android user there, you are stuck.

🔍 The Key Points

• As of Jan 28, 2026, you cannot download or update unregistered crypto apps on Android in Korea.

• Big names like Binance, OKX, MEXC, and KuCoin are gone from the store.

• Korea lost $110 billion last year because people moved money to foreign apps. They want that cash back home.

• They aren't banning crypto. They actually just let big companies invest. They just want it controlled.

🚨 Why This Matters

• Our FIU already blocks URLs. Blocking apps on the Play Store is likely the next step here too.

• Without app updates, your wallet gets risky. No security patches means hackers have an easier time.

• Governments are tired of chasing exchanges. They are just making Google do the dirty work now.

⏭️ What's Next

• If you are in Korea on Android, switch to a local app like Upbit or buy an iPhone (Apple hasn't blocked them yet).

• Will Binance pay to register in Korea? Or will they just leave the market? We will know soon.

• Compliance is coming everywhere. Using regulated exchanges is becoming the only safe option.

Belarus Just Built Real Crypto Banks 🏦🇧🇾

Imagine walking into a bank and depositing Bitcoin just like cash.

That is now real in Belarus. On January 16, 2026, President Lukashenko signed "Decree No. 19.

" This law creates official Crypto Banks.

No more shady websites or underground deals—the government is making crypto fully legal and part of the banking system.

🔍 The Key Points

• These are not just apps. They are registered "joint-stock companies" that act like real banks.

• These banks are watched by two groups: The National Bank and the High-Tech Park. Super safe.

• You can swap crypto for cash, get loans, and make payments all in one place.

• Crypto companies in the High-Tech Park only pay 9% tax. Normal companies pay 18%!

🚨 Why This Matters

• Belarus wants to trade with the world without using US Dollars or Western banks. Crypto makes this possible.

• By making it legal and easy, the government stops illegal underground trading.

• When a whole country integrates Bitcoin into banks, it forces other nations to take it seriously.

⏭️ What's Next

• The President wants to use the country's nuclear power to mine more Bitcoin. Turning energy into money.

• Expect a rush of fintech companies moving to Belarus to get those sweet tax breaks.

• Will big global investors trust these new banks? We will see how much money flows in this year.

🧠Final take

• InfoFi Death: X killed post-to-earn platforms overnight, proving platform risk is real and expensive

• Korea's Play: Google Play blocks unregistered exchanges — smart regulation through app store control 

• Belarus Banking: First country to create actual crypto banks with traditional services and digital assets