The X platform's recent wave of crypto user account bans is reportedly linked to unauthorized data crawling activities, according to crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong. The analysis suggests that the platform is targeting accounts using third-party crawlers to bypass costly official API interfaces, which charge over $200,000 for retrieving 200 million tweets monthly. Projects like gmgn, ai16z, and eliza are implicated in these activities, leading to centralized bans. Additionally, accounts frequently mentioning these projects may be flagged as matrix accounts and subsequently banned. This crackdown highlights challenges faced by Web3 task platforms, where high API costs exceed platform revenues, complicating sustainable operations.