Six Flavors of Crypto Influencers

Scott Debevic
5 min readSep 29, 2021

I have gotten a lot of information and education from crypto influencers over the past year+. Some of the picks have wound up paying handsome rewards and others have fallen flat. Regardless, I’ve noticed that many of these influencers share certain characteristics. In this article, I highlight some of the character traits that many crypto influencers fall under.

Picture of an influencer speaking into a microphone in front of his computer.
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This article is strictly for entertainment. The names are made up. I do follow several influencers on YouTube. They are all men so I’m trying to be honest and not sexist. It’s challenging creating unique content every day and I appreciate all they do to inform myself and the public about the crypto opportunity.

Influencer #1- Gary Shillenbocker

Gary is great because you know what to expect. He’s consistent and repeatedly talks about the coins in his bag. A good shill is going to have valid arguments and reasoning on why his/her choices make a lot of sense. Oftentimes, they will tie in technical analysis to strengthen their credibility.

When listening to the Gary Shillenbocker flavor, I pay attention to whether they own the bags that they are shilling. Many times, Shillenbockers need to create content and will fill the space with coins that they don’t own. I typically ignore cryptos that said influencer doesn’t own because it reflects low conviction.

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Scott Debevic

My goal is growing wealth and earning passive income. Mainly focused on Bitcoin and crypto. Feel free to contact me at: scottdebevic@gmail.com