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Former Love Island Australia star turned crypto influencer, Vanessa Sierra, shares her secrets for going viral in crypto. Vanessa Sierra went on Australian national television to find love but that didnt work out. A few years later, she accidentally got big on Crypto Twitter, which is almost as good. She says anyone can learn to go viral in crypto if they follow the right steps. Sierra thinks Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin would do well on Love Island as he is quite a funny person. I think hed be entertaining, Sierra tells Hall of Flame, but adds theres little chance hed ever join the show. After making a name for herself on Love Island Australia in 2019 and spending 14 days in the villa, Sierra says she had no intention of blowing up on Crypto Twitter. Read more

Former ETH maxi, Infinex’s Kain Warwick, revealed he has sold 90% of his Ethereum — but he’s not giving up on it just yet. X Hall of Flame Infinex founder Kain Warwick has a few ideas on how hype could return to the fading asset that is Ethereum but says theres no one easy narrative to breathe life back into it. Theres no fucking certainty in ETH land right now, Warwick tells Hall of Flame, but that doesnt mean a comeback is off the table. If theres demand for ETH the asset, demand for block space on the L1, that will drive things, he says. Warwick, who admits he sold off 90% of his ETH bag since late 2020, thinks Ethereum could regain momentum if layer-2 networks finally start paying their fair share for using the base layers security. Charging L2s more, capturing more of the value that L2s are generating and increasing that kind of margin on blockspace would be really bullish for the L1, Warwick says. Read more

Early Solana proponent Armani Ferrante says FTX and Alameda are his guiding light for what not to do with Backpack Exchange. Former Alameda Research employee turned crypto exchange founder Armani Ferrante knows firsthand that Eminems lyrics “you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow” couldnt be more true in crypto. When you see Elon Musk standing next to his rocket, then it collapses and crashes, he feels bad about it. He loses a lot of money. Its horrible, but he gets to try again when the rocket crashes, Ferrante tells Hall of Flame. If an exchange collapses, you dont get to try again; it is game over, the 32-year-old US-born, Tokyo-based entrepreneur declares. Read more