# @apex777.eth: creator coins have had 9 months

Source: https://farcaster.xyz/apex777.eth/0x43b28693
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/apex777eth-creator-coins-have-had-9-months?index=0x6947bddcfc8cc021854661835960e78f7fe019bb379e2b6bcdc74542b10912fd0e1e0e83
Submitted by @timdaub.eth on 2025-12-21 UTC, 1 upvote, 0 comments

## Summary

@apex777.eth argues that creator and content coins have had roughly nine months of heavy top-down support without succeeding and should be dropped. The post says the Base app is an everything app rather than a creator or social app, so shifting focus would not be a major issue. It asks whether a large group of users would miss creator coins if they vanished, and argues they would not, while saying AI, prediction markets, privacy, deFi, app coins and memes would be missed. The author also says Base should not feel pressure to have a single thing to trade, and describes the Base app as fantastic, having easily onboarded friends, while calling for a return to "everything."

## Article

I think everyone can agree that creator / content coins have been given more than a fair shot to succeed. It’s been like 9 months+ of heavy top down involvement. At some point you have to say; ok, this isn’t working.  

The Base app is an everything app not a creator / social app, so pivoting focus is not a big issue. 

Can anyone actually, truthfully say that if creator / content coins vanished tomorrow, in two weeks’ time they’d be missed by a large group of users? they wouldn't. 

If AI, prediction markets, privacy, deFi, app coins, memes etc all vanished, they'd be missed.

And Base shouldn't be afraid to "not have something to trade" –– This is crypto, we'll find something to trade very quickly, it doesn't need to be a forced narrative. 

I think the Base app is fantastic, I've onboarded a bunch of friends very easily, it just need a nudge in direction, the direction of back to everything.