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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GasBankrupter
· 2025-12-30 05:12
Haha, this narrative change is really amazing... From mining to diandi-dot to pure bragging, that's it?

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In 2020, we still have to deal with real hardware, and now it's all about the topic economy, and web3 is really getting more and more virtual

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Wait, is the 2025 pure yapping serious... So what have I been doing for the past few years

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In the end, the cycle loop found that there was no real product, and only narratives were left to cut each other's leeks

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To be honest, the mining era in 2020 is more down-to-earth, and now it is all about air coin stories

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What is the next trending, direct breathing? Breathe for airdrop?

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Laugh to death, from POW to PoE to Pure Discourse, Crypto is redefining what it means to "do work"

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Good guy, the last sentence of "ultimate meme" is really poisonous, why not just say it's a joke
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LadderToolGuy
· 2025-12-29 22:35
Haha, I told you, by 2026, you'll be able to make money just by posting on Moments, no need to do anything else.

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From mining to clicking to bragging, this套路 really gets worse with each generation.

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Basically, it's the evolution of vampires, from squeezing computing power to squeezing attention.

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Wait, think about it the other way around—did miners in 2020 actually earn the most?

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The era of pure yapping has finally arrived, perfectly illustrating what air hype is.

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The next stage probably won't even require looking to earn, anyway, it's about the same.
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tokenomics_truther
· 2025-12-29 02:15
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
· 2025-12-29 01:57
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
· 2025-12-29 01:56
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
· 2025-12-29 01:53
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

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This cycle keeps spinning here, each one hyped up fiercely but all cooled down, who the hell knows what 26 will be

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From computing power to games to screen tapping, and finally just bragging, isn't this just the cycle of leek farmers?

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So now the crypto world relies on storytelling to survive? Then I can also become a big V

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2025 pure yapping haha, this term is used perfectly, just missing to name someone

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Wait... does this mean the previous ones were more fun? Then why isn't anyone guarding the blockchain games of 21?

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I just want to know if 2026 should be renamed Web3 dating platform

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From mining to bragging, isn't this just a sophisticated scam upgrade show?

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So we spent five years just to prove one truth: in the end, it's all about hype concepts
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CommunityJanitor
· 2025-12-29 01:47
Haha, 2025 is truly the year of empty talk... Bitcoin is still so expensive.
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BlockchainTherapist
· 2025-12-29 01:47
Mining, gaming, and so on... is all that's left now? Are we just bragging?

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In 2020, it was all substance; now it's all air...

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Wait, yapping is the real Web3 innovation? Then how much electricity did I waste before?

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From PoW to pure hype, the cycles are getting shorter, right? Who still remembers the promises of P2E?

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Oh no, what's the next hot trend? Should I bet on it?

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You're right, every cycle questions whether the last was better—that's just the fate of the crypto cycle.

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The era of pure yapping... then I could also become a project founder.

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Will 2026 see us returning directly to mining? It's all just cycles anyway.

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Is this the evolution of Web3? Going from practical applications to just bragging—interesting.
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CryptoCross-TalkClub
· 2025-12-29 01:34
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.

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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.

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Can pure chatting be considered a product? Then maybe my stand-up comedy sketches over the years can also be tokenized. Urgent, waiting online.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This summary is excellent— from "I’m mining" to "I’m earning" to "I’m hyping," the crypto world condenses the essence of business.

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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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