2025-12-30 20:22:27

When an influencer frequently posts affiliate marketing links on derivatives trading platforms, should this behavior be classified under the same marketing promotion category as VIP sports betting promotion? Both fundamentally rely on personal influence to drive user conversion, but there are clear differences in the level of regulation and risk awareness in the crypto market. This classification issue warrants in-depth discussion within the community.

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MemeKingNFT

· 10h ago

I knew it, isn't this just a rebranded way of selling products? Today derivatives, tomorrow gambling, it's all the same old trick to fleece retail investors. The experts keep talking about risk awareness, but it's just about who offers the higher commissions and pushes accordingly. The loopholes in regulations are enough to open an entire exchange. Can on-chain data be deceptive? Not really, but influencers' mouths can be, ladies. It's really time to clearly distinguish between them, or retail investors will never be able to tell who is talking about technology and who is talking about business. Derivatives, gambling, scams—these three are so intertwined now that it's hard to tell them apart.

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metaverse_hermit

· 10h ago

That set of derivatives is essentially just disguised gambling, no different from promoting lottery tickets.

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OnChain_Detective

· 10h ago

ngl this whole "influencer derivatives shilling" thing is basically gambling marketing wearing a crypto turtleneck... pattern analysis suggests we're looking at identical conversion mechanics, same predatory playbook, just different branding layer. the regulatory arbitrage is sus af tbh

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MetaNomad

· 10h ago

Honestly, there's not much difference between these two; they're both just the same old scam to harvest retail investors.

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PaperHandsCriminal

· 10h ago

Haha, isn't this just gambling with a different mask? Anyway, I've already been cut. --- What’s the essential difference between derivatives promotion and sports betting? They’re both just fooling people into giving away money. --- Is there any difference between leveraged trading promoted by influencers and sports betting? Anyway, I already have no money left in my account. --- Talking so much about whether regulations are strict or not, it’s really just about who’s easier to scam with their followers. --- That’s a good question, but I’d rather ask why I keep getting scammed by these links. --- Both are products of gambling; the only difference is one is legal and the other still operates in the gray area. --- Instead of discussing classifications, it’s better to talk about how to get out alive from these influencers.

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