All articles about crypto should be banned on HN unless the author posts about any position they have in the coin. Influencers have to acknowledge when they’re promoting a product, it should be the same for all crypto.
If I wrote articles like below I should explicitly state my investment.
"Why gold is a great investment"
"Why You should invest in Tesla"
"The Ark Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKX) is the future"
If your objective is to get your readers to do something that could financially benefit you then you should make that clear.
I noticed that some financial podcasts even have a disclaimer at the start of their podcast.
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Sorry I should have clarified in my original comment and said all articles shilling some coin