It's oddly entertaining to watch what's playing out in the cryptocurrency space lately. Some of the same influencers and KOLs who were getting paid promotions back in 2024 are now, heading into 2025 and 2026, suddenly complaining about rug pulls, scams, and token bundles.

The shift is telling. When they had access to privileged information and early project details—the real edge—catching explosive moves seemed effortless. Now? Without that insider advantage, the market's a different animal. They're realizing that what looked like trading skill was actually just information asymmetry. The crypto cycles move on, the insiders rotate, and those riding yesterday's wave of privileged knowledge find themselves on the outside looking in.