Author: Jesse Coghlan, CoinTelegraph; Compiler: Deng Tong, Golden Finance

Crypto culture was born on the Internet - Crypto X (formerly known as Crypto Twitter) once again brought unforgettable events this year time.

Here are 7 of the most memorable X posts of 2024, some of which made a huge impact on the market, made an impact — or just plain laughed.

Fake news of SEC approving Bitcoin ETF

The background is January 9th - the very date Bloomberg ETF analysts predicted the SEC would approve the first U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) the day before.

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All hell broke loose 15 minutes later when Gensler posted that the SEC’s “Twitter account had been compromised, resulting in unauthorized tweets” and that the agency had not approved any Bitcoin ETFs to go live. .

Gensler later had to respond to lawmakers about the hack, saying it was a SIM-swap attack on an employee with access to the account, and X said the account did not have 2FA enabled.

It wasn’t until October that the FBI arrested a 25-year-old man named Eric Council Jr. in Alabama. and claimed he hacked the account and posted false approvals. He pleaded not guilty to the charges later that month.

On January 10, the day after the SEC’s false post, the agency approved spot trading of a Bitcoin ETF—for real this time.

Donald Trump backs Bitcoin

During his successful campaign for the presidency, US President-elect Donald Trump made a sweeping commitment to the cryptocurrency industry, starting with his typical Trump PuStyle shared the pledge on social media.

“I am very positive and open about cryptocurrency companies and all things related to this emerging industry,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform in May.

He followed up with a pro-cryptocurrency post in June, declaring that he wanted “all remaining Bitcoins to be made in the USA!!!” — with blockchain in mindBeing decentralized, anyone can mine it from anywhere, which is a huge problem.

While Trump’s content wasn’t on X, it caused a huge stir on the platform and still ranks among the most memorable moments on X this year.

Guy in goggles asks Trump about cryptocurrencies

The chief of staff of non-fungible token (NFT) project DeGods ("Malcolm" for short) released a video in which he asked Trump Trump asked about cryptocurrencies, which many believe was a turning point for the president-elect to turn to cryptocurrencies.

Trump was hosting an event for his NFT holders at Mar-a-Lago when he pointed to the man "wearing goggles" and asked a question. Wearing a pair of giant reflective Pit Viper sunglasses, Malcolm then asked Trump what he would do to stop cryptocurrency companies from moving overseas.

"Well, we're going to stop it because I don't want that, I don't want that," Trump responded. "If we're going to accept it, we have to have them here."

Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss posted on X later that month, "Guys in goggles revolutionized cryptocurrency fate in Washington."

Malcolm told the magazine in late May that he was "very aware that it wasn't just my issues that would help turn the tide in the regulatory battle in America's favor."

After four months in prison, CZ said “gm”

On September 27, the convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) ended his four-month sentence On the same day, I jumped back to X without losing any time and sent a "gm" (abbreviation for good morning) as if nothing had happened.

He then made a longer post, saying the food outside prison was much better and that he would "chill out." Then think about what to do next. ”

In November 2023, he admitted to violating U.S. money laundering laws at Binance and resigned as CEO of the exchange. In April this year, he was sentenced to 4 months in jail.

Bubblemaps’ Celebrity Token Bubble

Crypto data analytics platform Bubblemaps burst onto the scene this year and quickly went viral as its X posts and charts sparked an on-chain movement hyping celebrity tokens. .

It seems After each celebrity's token is released, photos show "clusters" of so-called insider wallets on the chain dumping the tokens at the time of the issuance, often making millions of dollars in profits.

Bubblemap pairs tokens. The impact of coins is difficult to know, but what is known is that many celebrity-based tokens are now well below their peaks, with at least some big names appearing in court

Truth Terminal AI Bot’s Meme Coin Craze

Last October, at Anderson HallAfter Truth Terminal, an artificial intelligence robot funded by the Lovitz Foundation, released a meme coin called GOAT, its value soared to $150 million in four days.

It was initially widely believed that the bot created the coin as it had earlier posted that it wanted to create one, but its creator Andy Ayrey clarified Say, it just recognizes a Meme coin that has already been created.

The entire scene includes artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and Meme. By mid-November, GOAT's market value even reached a peak of more than $1.3 billion, and has since dropped to $442 million.

Goatseus Maximus is a remake of "Goatse," a notorious internet-shocking image.

Roaring Kitten’s Quiet Return Makes Huge Impact

Keith Gill – known as “Roaring Kitten” – posted to X in mid-May for the first time since June 2021 , shared a mysterious photo of a man leaning curiously on a chair with no caption.

Gill was a key figure in the 2021 meme craze, best known for his analysis of GameStop and AMC, which ultimately led to the former being shorted, which led to him testifying before the House Financial Services Committee later that year.

Gill's sudden X post had an immediate effect - GameStop climbed 44% in pre-market trading and soared 110% at the open on May 13. AMC also rose 12% premarket and 25% after the open on Wall Street.

Meme coins unrelated to the two companies but named after them also surged, with GameStop’s meme coin rising by more than 550%, and AMC-themed tokens rising by 1,200%.

Gill continued to post many cryptic X posts, and was even sued by a GameStop investor, accusing him of engaging in securities fraud for posting X posts on Reddit—a charge that was dropped three days later.