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Shill

Aggressively promoting a cryptocurrency, usually one you're invested in, to get others to buy and drive the price up.

Definition

Aggressively promoting a cryptocurrency, usually one you're invested in, to get others to buy and drive the price up. Shilling can be genuine enthusiasm or manipulative marketing. 'Stop shilling your bag' means stop trying to pump your holdings. KOLs (key opinion leaders) are often accused of paid shilling.

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