0xlongblack.eth

i'm back on X + what happened i got locked out of my X account exactly one week ago my crime? i wrote a viral post about the Arc blockchain that apparently pissed a lot of people off X locked me out and told me i had to add a 'Paid Partnership' label to the post or remain deplatformed so let's clear up exactly what happened i mentioned 3 brands in the post: - Arc: i have had ZERO interactions with them to this date - Long: my first interaction with them happened AFTER my post went live, when they reached out to me themselves on X. i'm pretty sure the X team can verify this (i'm attaching a screenshot) - fomo: i've never hidden that i use a fomo referral link. i literally have a $350K giveaway ongoing for active fomo refs there was NO payment or partnership from Arc or Long and i clearly disclosed the fomo affiliate relationship so i initially decided to stay off X out of principle because: - if i bend the knee here, what's stopping this from happening again with future posts? - i don't want to lie. calling something a 'Paid Partnership' when i wasn't paid for it would be exactly that but after doing some further digging, i found out X apparently wants users to put the 'Paid Partnership' label on posts containing referral links i think that's an inaccurate label and i hope X changes that policy but if that's the current rule, i'll simply abide by it so if you see the 'Paid Partnership' label on some of my posts going forward, that's likely why now let's talk about something i've said for years i have NEVER taken a paid shill in my life i know that sounds unbelievable to some of you so i'll once again publicly challenge anyone with proof to the contrary to bring it out in the open because i don't think most people realize how many offers i get or how much money i could make if i actually wanted to sell my voice here's just ONE recent example about a month ago, Pumpfun reached out to me with a very generous offer to come trade on their app i could have taken the deal while continuing to trade on fomo and other apps when i declined, they even offered for me to become an 'advisor to the product, share your feedback, ideate on strategy etc' (their exact words) for context: Pumpfun is arguably the biggest memecoin/onchain brand in crypto right now it's a multi-billion-dollar, extremely well-funded company and i still said NO to be clear, i don't think Pumpfun did anything wrong by making the offer i simply didn't want to take it why? 1. i don't agree with how Pumpfun operates from an ethical/moral standpoint 2. i have reason to believe they have unleashed their FUD army at me since the BonkFun days, so why would i work with a company i believe is actively trying to damage my reputation? 3. i don't need the money and, more importantly, my voice is not for sale i mean, i'm not exactly broke months ago i started my degen fomo portfolio with almost nothing and publicly turned it into $20 MILLION+, live in 4k, in front of everyone and the bull run hasn't even properly started yet even if Pumpfun offered me $5 MILLION, it wouldn't meaningfully change my life so why would i partner with a brand whose values i don't agree with? i challenge Pumpfun to publicly deny this if anything i've said is untrue i'm not just telling you that i get offers i'm publicly naming one of the biggest companies in crypto that made me an offer i turned down if i'm lying, they shouldn't have much trouble disproving me unless i'm not and that's just ONE example there are many more TLDR: my voice is NOT FOR SALE and certainly not to the highest bidder that doesn't mean i'll never get paid to talk about a platform or product i genuinely like last cycle, i did plenty of that and helped some brands make millions upon millions then i got absolutely nothing when the market nuked on 10/10 so i'm wiser this cycle i'll absolutely monetize my brand when the opportunity makes sense but only when: 1. i genuinely believe the product benefits my followers 2. it's a brand i would actually use and talk about anyway 3. i'm comfortable putting my name behind it and the relationship is properly disclosed so why am i back on X? 1. i'm not letting anyone deplatform me i know there are people who hate me and have actively tried to get me off this platform but i'm not going to let them win especially heading into what could be the biggest crypto bull run we've ever seen 2. i'm going to follow X's rules if X requires the 'Paid Partnership' label for referral links, i'll use it even if i think the terminology is inaccurate if you see that label on more of my posts going forward, now you know why 3. i'm itching for action again it's been a week i've got bags to talk about trades to make charts to post and some serious bullposting to do i've been sitting on the sidelines long enough i'm back are you ready? 👀