2025 was a year for @KaitoAI, @cookie3, @wallchain, @xeetdotai to keep the creators active and winning at times. 2026 is when I don't want to see this meta change; I actually want to see it grow by multiple folds. Content won't go anywhere and only gets better, and these InfoFi platforms keep creators and brands engaged, with the audience benefiting from the information flow on their timelines. Let's hope the content meta continues to grow.

Last day of 2025. So many thoughts, and I'm going to post them all before the year ends for me, so I go into 2026 with no shit in my mind, no decisions I'm thinking over and over about. The year 2025 had a lot of stuff for me, both good and bad. Still, thanks to the Aptos Kaito creator campaigns, I connected with some fantastic people that I talk to almost every day (esp. @kantianum and everyone in the Minds DAO council, incl. @0xandrewxyz, @yarhuter, @Deguywithstyle, @im_rajaali, @dankestrel, and @thisttv). I am glad it happened, no matter how it ended, and that we were part of the reason the program stopped, because Kaito's AI was easily gamed. It started rewarding the cabals and botters, and we kept calling this out, and Aptos had to stop it for good, because burning money for no tangible outcome is always bad. I lost the respect I had for some people in the ecosystem, but this is the last day I am going to talk about it, as I am making peace with things and accepting the fact that things won't change overnight, or might never change. I am not in a position to change things, and I've seen how it goes, so it's a dead end for me. Keeping all those aside, Aptos has the best tech, and anyone telling you otherwise is plain wrong. But being where I am, tech won't matter to me alone for at least a few years, unless the government here realizes the potential of cryptocurrency as a whole. Today, I am just a well-wisher for people who work hard and keep trying, no matter the situation. Being a constant cribber leads to nothing, so the cribbing (though I am not doing it now anyway) will end here, even if it's in DMs and groups. Looking forward to a much more productive 2026, and since we've started exploring other ecosystems for GUI, we've already learned so much. There's one thing everyone needs to realize - numbers don't mean anything in this space. @guiinuonaptos had kept the culture alive on Aptos for a couple of years, and the "culture" part is what we were looking for. You will learn about amazing communities that stick around for the culture and vibes, not just the numbers. At the same time, as I mentioned, my focus on video content will be at its extreme. I am going to take the educational side to the next level, and @AptoRobos will have a new, bigger identity, along with @gizmotimestech. - Looking forward to @DecibelTrade @shelbyserves from Aptos - Looking forward to some winning stories from @movement_xyz, @solana, @SuiNetwork, @base, and whatever 2026 has to offer - Looking forward to connecting with more hungry builders and communities to be a part of - Looking forward to showing what I, @JungleSmith1, @Nomadic_Rookie, and the team are cooking - No real idea what we'll end up doing, but I am sure the team, including @0xRaghav_, @0xMonu, and a few of the top Robo members, can do wonders, and we will have something in 2026 Welcoming 2026 with arms wide open and wishing each of you an excellent 2026. Always have people around you who focus on collective growth, prioritize collaboration over competition, and are ready to jump on good opportunities when they arise, especially in the crypto market, where things move at a different pace.

GM GM, I'm back! I was on a much-needed break with my family, traveled to Rajasthan, India, to attend @0xRaghav_'s wedding reception (Congrats, Levi!), and had a good time away from the chaos. I am back to tell you that things aren't looking any better from here, and even the markets are trying only to demotivate the users. As for me, I am building a studio for video creation, and from January 2026, you will see me doing crypto education videos on YouTube, X, and other platforms where it makes sense for a crypto audience. Back to the roots. Where it all began for me was YouTube back in 2010. I have been getting DMs from even community members, especially for @AptoRobos. I want to be clear about it - I will probably not add NFTs and more chains because NFTs aren't gonna do anything except token-gating. I can look at other ways to do that, e.g., invite holders of specific NFTs with active members discussing alpha and keeping active, so I'll take some time to ponder the move from where we are currently. I updated my X banner to share something I feel about the people around, and here's the quote I think is true currently: Leaders with toxic behaviors thrive on controlling people instead of inspiring them. – Simon Sinek Since I lost hope in things changing, I wish you guys good luck, the same wish I got when I announced I am leaving Aptos bullposting for good. I'm gonna be active on a lot of ecos to see how they are and how the communities there are, while we also explore where GUI leads. Our priority will be having or bringing in real users, and nothing else.