- X Head of Product Nikita Bier shipped an algorithm change this week to boost visibility of posts to mutuals, reviving the Crypto Twitter experience.
- Users are now sending double the average of original posts and replies, according to Bier, marking a significant increase in engagement.
- Influencers and brands like Coinbase and MoonPay celebrated the return of familiar accounts to main feeds after months of complaints about shadow banning.
Crypto Twitter received a mid-week revival when X Head of Product Nikita Bier shipped an algo change that he called a “tweak to boost visibility of your posts to your mutuals.” The adjustment, which users first noticed on Tuesday, pushes familiar accounts and mutual follows back into the main feed, reversing a months-long trend of crypto content being deprioritized.
The reaction from the crypto community was immediate and euphoric. Coinbase posted, “Like this post to put crypto twitter back on your feed,” while MoonPay declared “BREAKING: CRYPTO TWITTER IS BACK.” Influencers like Layah Heilpern marveled at seeing “crypto accounts that I haven’t seen in years,” accusing X of having shadow banned the community.
Bier disclosed that users are “sending double our average of original posts & replies” after the change. The algorithm now prioritizes a reverse chronological feed of followed users, helping “clusters form around interests more easily,” he argued. This marks a stark reversal from January, when the same community eviscerated Bier after a prior algorithm change coincided with bot armies flooding the timeline.
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