r/ICPTrader

Current state of things

Current state of things

The whole crypto space has become absolutely unprofessional in comparision how it appeared in the years 2019 - 2021 and this behaviour also reflects in Dom, the founder of ICP.

What was recent X-post all about?
A head hunt to find the company behind fudder influencers?

Dom wrote he would reward 7500 ICP if someone has information about the company behind that FUD.

In my view, this is extremely unprofessional behavior and reflects the demeanor of what the X space has become since Elon Musk took over twitter. A space driven by influencers that get paid to push agenda whover pays them and above all, the one that benefits the X-platform owner the most. Dom's head hunt post was actually what made me insecure and made dfinity look scammy and NOT the fudder tweets itself. Who is he? Does he think he is a western sheriff going for a headhunt?
Unexcuseable and unprofessional behaviour. But it's not only him, it's the whole crypto space...

In conclusion i think it's a bit silly of Dom to only advertise Internet Computer on X and then complain about cartel-like practices. He chooses to only advertise on the most centralized platform that has an algorithm driven by money, polemic and fascist agenda.

Sorry for venting a bit here. But that’s how I see things, and I’m sure many of you feel the same way. Besides, I think Internet Computer is about more than just Dom. The world’s best cryptographers work for Dfinity, and the system is brilliant, even if the CEO sometimes comes across as unprofessional, equally unprofessional to most crypto-CEOs and people on X in general.

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For all the people who say you need X for exposure:
Here are the view counts for a recent post of mine on Reddit (yesterday).
These are view counts that TalkingDom can only dream of on the suppressed X-platform:

https://preview.redd.it/mjmjcoqgiakh1.png?width=517&format=png&auto=webp&s=eac250a3d95067cf45cfde5c72e5655aba4b1db8

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u/Timely-Fig2030 — 1 day ago

Will we ever see $20 again?

I really hope we do but it might take some time. What do you guys think? I know we have good tech but sometimes I wonder if it’s all for nothing. Like good tech that nobody will use because the market is so niche that not enough people will use it to make the price go up.

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u/Silent_Catch_3762 — 2 days ago

Bullish days ahead! This is without cloud engines.

This plus cloud engines could be interesting.

u/ADHD_Dev_ — 3 days ago

Sitting above polkadot.

We are holding up surprisingly well relative to other projects these days. Potentially due to the new tokenomics. Hopefully we continue this trend and keep climbing relative to others.

u/ADHD_Dev_ — 2 days ago

Moses ∞ (@mosesibb) on X

WTF! 😳🔥

Guys, the #ICP cycle burn is going CRAZY! 🚀

It’s already over 10× higher in under 24 hours! 🤯

@dfinity is cooking something huge on the Internet Computer. 👀

Who is ready for what’s coming? 🚀😁

#ICP #InternetComputer

https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/

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u/Sassy_Allen — 4 days ago

Interesting to see several so called “crypto influencers” suddenly pushing the same negative messages about ICP today. Some didn’t even bother changing the wording, literally copy paste. Coincidence? The timing is certainly interesting, given what’s coming in the next weeks. “The North remembers

If anyone can tell us what slime crypto project is paying these scammers to post this garbage, with proof, we'll pay them 7,500

$ICP

(if you posted this garbage, that's an easy opportunity for you too, it's more than you got paid by them, and they don't deserve your loyalty).

https://x.com/dominic_w/status/2089045382139449607

There have been a bunch of ICP is garbage posts today for some reason and they all seem coordinated. I don't know why there is all of a sudden an uptick but Pierre and Dominic are talking about it.

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u/Sassy_Allen — 4 days ago

There is no fomo buy in accumulation range

We have gotten used to these low prices and as soon as prices reach range top of accumulation we act like "uh, that price is so high", better wait with buying.

But you have to realize that there is no fomo buy in accumulation range. At one point this thing will just keep going and going and it's not coming back. You wait and wait. Fugger is not coming down and then everyone realizes that we are in a bullmarket and then you buy 3 to 4x higher.

Looking back you will feel silly, that you thought you make a fomo buy in accumulation range. All the buys that seemed high at that time will look like a flat line compared to the mountain that has just grown out of it.

So take that lesson.
Don't be greedy in accumulation range.

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u/Timely-Fig2030 — 4 days ago

Bearmarket endphase

We are in the final phase of the bear market.

It is characterized by extremely subdued sentiment. Everywhere on social media, you read about people giving up on their coins and abandoning their dreams.

Although many realized at the start of 2026 that the bear market would likely end in October 2026, many are now giving up just two months beforehand.

That is exactly what makes crypto so difficult. Not giving up now must be the priority. While many were counting on an altcoin season in 2025 when the odds actually looked very poor, many are now quitting, even though this is the ideal time NOT to give up. This is the exhausting phase. This is it!

HODL and DCA.

Better times will come soon.

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u/Timely-Fig2030 — 5 days ago

ICP Is could be Closer to the Top 30 Than You Think

ICP is currently valued at around $1.21B in market cap. If we got some good news or the burn rate picked up enough to drive price appreciation, it would only take roughly a 2x from here to move from #49 on CMC to around #31.

The rankings from #15–#50 genuinely aren’t that far apart in market cap. A project that starts gaining traction today could climb the rankings relatively quickly.

Seems like a great opportunity for ICP if we can get the burn rate going and the Caffeine/multi dex/Cloud Engines buyback mechanism working. ICP could really take advantage of this window and start climbing the rankings

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u/ADHD_Dev_ — 6 days ago

HERO (@HEROonchain) 76 likes · 4 replies

Good news for $ICP!
Node rewards just dropped 18.95%📉

As expected, Proposal 142681 has significantly reduced Node rewards, now down to 541K ICP/Month.

Proposal 142681 has increased the minimum for the ICP to XDR exchange rate used in reward computations to 1 ICP ≥ 2 XDR from 1 ICP ≥ 1 XDR.

Effect: Reduction of the inflation as long as the price sits below $2.8 (more or less).

In July, I did estimate a 15 to 22% decrease in Node provider Rewards (rough estimate).

I was right. Node rewards dropped 18.95%.

Moreover, unresponsive Node providers started getting 50% less Node Rewards as a result of Proposal 142724.

As I mention multiple times, in my book this year will be a success if we manage to cover 50% of Node rewards by the end of the year. New goal: 270K ICP/Month. If Cloud Engines prove to be a success, I do not think this is an unrealistic goal.

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u/Sassy_Allen — 6 days ago

dom | icp (@dominic_w) 169 likes · 25 replies

Caffeine passed 15 billion lines of code generated.

A big share is Motoko, the world's first language for AI agents — use it to build apps and services on ICP, and next gen AIware (like Open SaaS). It's been getting a real workout, and is currently advancing faster than ever 🔥

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u/Sassy_Allen — 8 days ago

"Hello World" computer crew

Last month we had our first community engagement test ("Hello ICP crew") to measure how fast the ICP community grows on reddit.

Here are the stats of last month:

  • The post received 32 likes.
  • The post received 26 greetings.

Round 2 in August:
I decided to change the title from [Hello ICP crew] to ["Hello World" computer crew].

Let's see if we can increase likes and greetings this round.
Drop a "Hello World" in the replies or whatever greeting you prefer.

Let's witness the ICP community mushrooming!

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u/Timely-Fig2030 — 9 days ago

Pierre (@PierreSamaties) 80 likes · 6 replies

We recently updated https://internetcomputer.org/network/economics/
where you now can see a broader selection of exchanges, brokers, banks and custodians that support buying, managing and holding ICP.

Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (@juliusbaer) now offers its clients ICP custody in collaboration with @AMINABankGlobal

Links

https://x.com/juliusbaer?s=11

https://www.juliusbaer.com/en/legal/social-media/

https://x.com/aminabankglobal?s=11

https://www.aminagroup.com/

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u/Sassy_Allen — 8 days ago

43.5% of $ICP's total supply is locked for governance of the protocol in the NNS (Network Nervous System)

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u/Sassy_Allen — 10 days ago