Why You Shouldn’t Buy Your Creator Coin on DeSo (Decentralized Social)

And what you should do instead

Alex Bentley
Money vs. Machine
Published in
4 min readDec 15, 2021

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NFT artwork from EVM_ART on DeSo

There’s a lot of hype right now with DeSo (short for Decentralized Social), thanks to their cryptocurrency token launching on Coinbase.

So, I thought, I’d pull up DiamondApp to see what’s going on lately.

As I drank my coffee this morning and popped onto the app, I saw a lot of chatter in my home feed.

Of course, there’s a lot of excitement on the DeSo social network around the launch of their token hitting Coinbase Pro.

It’s a promising opportunity, and in less than 24 hours, the altcoins price has jumped from the $130 USD range to $180 USD.

But one comment caught my eye.

This one:

DeSo comment by Christo

And, I would have to agree with his sentiments about buying up your own creator coin on DeSo (Decentralized Social)—whether it be through the DiamondApp, CloutFeed or BitClout apps.

On DeSo—there’s this perception—if a content creator sells their own coin, then they’re seen as less reliable as a long-term investment for…

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Alex Bentley
Money vs. Machine

I write about crypto, personal finance, business & tech. Also, I publish a bit of humor to make you laugh.