An article recently published by Vanity Fair titled "The True Believers of Cryptocurrency" portrays long-term participants in cryptocurrency as zealous cult devotees, packaging them with decadent imagery and headlines like "the world's most expensive religion." The article has been called a "deliberate mockery" by community members including Tally founder Dennison Bertram, sparking strong backlash because it focuses only on stereotypical "fallen figures" while ignoring the builders creating genuine on-chain value.