Crypto Twitter/X Culture
Crypto community slang — CT jargon, memes, NGMI, WAGMI, CT culture.
Crypto Twitter (CT) has its own language and culture — knowing the jargon helps navigate conversations.
Basic CT jargon:
•WAGMI — We're All Gonna Make It (optimism)
•NGMI — Not Gonna Make It (pessimism, criticism)
•GM / GN — Good Morning / Good Night (ritual greetings)
•IYKYK — If You Know You Know
•LFG — Let's F***ing Go (excitement)
•NFA — Not Financial Advice (legal protection before advice)
•DYOR — Do Your Own Research
•FOMO — Fear Of Missing Out
•FUD — Fear Uncertainty Doubt (negative narrative)
•Alpha — insider info or edge
•Degen — degenerate risk-taker (but a badge of pride)
•Based — authentic, non-conformist
•CT — Crypto Twitter
•Ser / Wen — "sir" / "when" (CT stylization)
Memes and culture:
•"Have fun staying poor" — response to skeptics
•"Few understand" — about a specific investment
•"1 BTC = 1 BTC" — don't measure BTC in USD
•"Gm" ritual — builds community feeling
•Wojak and Pepe — crypto sentiment memes
CT dynamics:
•Influencers in conflict of interest (paid promo)
•"Discourse" — endless debate around BTC vs ETH vs SOL
•"Maxi" — bitcoin maximalist, critic of every altcoin
Advice:
•Real alpha rarely comes free on Twitter
•Lots of CT "alpha" is shilling
•Follow fundamentalists, not degens