美國頂級記者參與基礎建設加密貨幣，註入注意力完成了貨幣化閉環

Original Title: "The Man Who Hit the Pulse of American Society Issued a Coin"

Original Author: Azuma, Odaily Planet Daily

Who is currently the most influential person in the United States? The answer may not be the well-known Trump or Musk, but a man named Nick Shirley.

Who is Nick Shirley? He is an independent investigative journalist who is currently stirring up the emotions of American society. On December 27, Nick Shirley posted several of his investigative videos on social media such as X, Instagram, and YouTube, accusing rampant fraud and corruption in Minnesota, USA.

In the video, Nick Shirley visited a daycare center in the state, which was supposed to be open at the time but was closed, and there was no sign of the 99 registered students listed in public records. Nick Shirley interviewed a local resident who had lived in the area for 8 years, and the interviewee said, "I have been living here since 2017, but I have never seen any children."

In the video, Nick Shirley said, "This is one of the hundreds of 'daycare centers' that have received millions of dollars in funding from the government. This daycare center, which can't even spell 'learning' properly, received $1.9 million in tax-exempt funding… This is just one case among the thousands of businesses in Minnesota suspected of operating fraudulently… Minnesota Governor Tim Walz knows about these fraud cases but has never reported them."

Nick Shirley's video has sparked massive attention and discussion in the United States. Within just two days, the total views of the video across the entire web have reached hundreds of millions, and the 42-minute full investigation video on X alone has received over a hundred million views.

Prominent figures from the political and business sectors have also actively interacted with Nick Shirley. American Vice President Vance has retweeted and replied multiple times, bluntly stating that Nick Shirley's investigation is more valuable than all the works that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2024; Musk has also followed Nick Shirley's account and highly praised Nick Shirley for showcasing media value, calling 'learning' the 'word of the year.'

這裡補充一個美國政治背景，明尼蘇達州在美國政治中通常被視為民主黨的傳統票倉，但近年來政治格局出現顯著變化，呈現出搖擺州的特徵，而更為關鍵是現任州長蒂姆·沃爾茲曾是 2024 年大選時哈里斯的競選搭檔，本有機會坐上萬斯目前的副總統位置……所以也就不奇怪萬斯為何會親自下場開炮了。

對於如此高熱度的話題，且還具有 Meme 最喜歡的社會及政治屬性，鏈上世界自然不會遲到。

首先是社區自發圍繞著本次調查中最抽象的那個錯誤拼寫 learing 進行了炒作，在 Solana 鏈上該 Meme 代幣市值暫報 334 萬美元。

緊接著，社區發現 Nick Shirley 疑似註冊了 Zora 的創作者平台，並在 Base 上發行了個人創作者代幣 $thenickshirley，而隨後 Coinbase 創始人 Brian Armstrong 及 Nick shirley 的留言互動則證明了該代幣確為其本人所發。

截至發文，$thenickshirley 市值暫報 565 萬美元（最高一度 902 萬美元），而 Nick Shirley 本人則已通過版稅收入獲得了 41646 美元的創作者收益。

Brian Armstrong 就此表示，這證明內容在 Base 上的變現效果優於其他平台，而 Nick Shirley 也沒忘了在賺錢後感謝了 Brian Armstrong，並稱讚 Base 和 Zora 為「傳奇」。

此外，預測市場 Polymarket 火速跟進了針對這一話題的後續「處理」猜測，目前賠率如下圖：

1 小時前，Nick Shirley 於 X 上 po 出 Venmo 和加密地址，明牌開放「打賞」。

從新晉 Meme 熱點 $thenickshirley，到 Nick Shirley 的發幣行為本身，再到開啟「全渠道眾籌」和市場外圍持續催化發酵，都讓我們見識到了一場網絡媒體與開放金融的合舞表演。

這絕非一場單純的 Meme 投機，而更像是一次關於「創作者經濟 + 鏈上內容變現」的真實世界實驗——一個現實世界中具有巨大傳播力與公共議題影響力的個人，在沒有贊助商、沒有平台分成、沒有廣告主的前提下，直接通過鏈上工具完成了注意力的貨幣化閉環。

它驗證的並不是「這個代幣能漲到多少」，而是另一件更底層的問題，即內容是否真的可以在去中心化平台上，以更低摩擦、更透明的方式完成變現。這其中，或許隱藏著媒體行業未來的進化方向。

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