Why crypto marketing is a creator and trust problem first
Crypto buyers have been burned by paid shills, fake volume and dead tokens. They check who is talking, whether that person was paid, and whether the product does what the post says. Reach without that trust converts poorly and can attract a regulator.
- Paid ads are licensed market by market. Google runs crypto ads only for certified advertisers in each country, and in the EU only for firms with MiCA authorisation. Many teams cannot buy search ads where they want users.
- Promotions are regulated speech. MiCA Article 7 requires crypto marketing to be fair, clear and consistent with the white paper. The UK FCA banned refer-a-friend bonuses for cryptoassets from October 2023.
- Undisclosed pay is a legal risk. The SEC has charged promoters who touted crypto asset securities without disclosing payment, and the FTC expects every paid post to say so plainly.
- Attention fades unless something catches it. A KOL wave lasts days. Ranking pages, a moderated Telegram and repurposed clips keep the users that wave brought in.
If KOLs are the main job, our crypto KOL marketing agency page explains how we vet, brief and track them.
Crypto marketing channels compared: what each one is for
We pick the mix from your product stage, your markets and the action you need users to take.
| Channel | What it does | Best timing | Main risk to manage |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOLs on X and Telegram | Fast reach and trading interest among crypto natives | Listings, TGEs and announcements | Undisclosed pay and price promises |
| YouTube and podcast educators | Explain the product to curious users who have not signed up | Product launches and new markets | Claims that go beyond the white paper |
| Clipping and short-form video | Spreads AMAs, Spaces and explainers across many accounts | Right after long-form content goes live | Out of context clips and footage rights |
| UGC and product demos | Shows sign-up, deposit or swap on a real screen | Onboarding pushes and app store work | Showing returns or bonuses that are not allowed |
| Community management | Keeps Telegram and Discord answering and scam free | From the first campaign onward | Impersonators and wallet drainer links |
| SEO and content | Captures searches for your token, exchange and comparisons | Start early; pays back over months | Paid links that break Google spam rules |
Search work runs through our crypto SEO agency team, and moderation runs through our crypto community management service.
How we run a crypto marketing plan
- Market and claim map. We list the markets you sell into, the promotion rules in each, and the claims your legal team has signed off.
- Goal in on-chain or product terms. Sign-ups, funded accounts, wallet connections, volume or testnet tasks. One number per campaign, agreed before we book anyone.
- Creators vetted for real audiences. We check engagement quality, past paid posts, bot share and wallet history before a KOL reaches your shortlist.
- Owned channels ready before the wave. Landing pages, search targets and a moderated community go live first, so the traffic a creator sends has somewhere to stay.
- Read, cut, rebook. Results per creator and per channel decide who returns. We drop underperformers in the same week rather than at the end of the contract.
For budget planning, our crypto KOL marketing cost guide breaks down what creators charge by tier and platform.
Talk to us
Pick a 30-minute slot, or DM us on Telegram.
Want KOLs, content and search run from one plan? Book a call and bring your product, your markets and the number you are judged on.
Pricing is scoped to your brief. We reply within one working day.
What you get
- A channel plan KOLs, educators, clips, UGC, community and search mapped to your launch calendar.
- A vetted creator shortlist Named creators with audience location, engagement checks and past sponsor history.
- A claims and disclosure file Approved wording per market, plus the disclosure each platform requires.
- Search and content targets The queries we go after first and the pages that answer them.
- Community cover Moderation, scam reporting and a reply script for launch days.
- Weekly readouts Sign-ups, wallets and volume by creator and channel, with next week's changes.
Every creator gets their own tracked link or referral code, and on-chain goals are read from the contract or your back office, never from screenshots.
We report against the single goal agreed at kickoff, then show the supporting numbers underneath it so a busy founder can read the result in one line.
Why 3betmedia
Our team has run crypto creator campaigns since 2018, for exchanges like Binance, MEXC and Gate.io and for wallets, DeFi protocols and Layer 2 testnets. That history shows which creators can move users and which can only move a chart for an afternoon.
We are creator first, and we do not sell paid media or market making. For a chain or protocol launch, our blockchain marketing agency page covers the testnet to mainnet sequence in detail.
Results from campaigns our team has run
Crypto exchange · KOLs on X, YouTube and TikTok
Binance
4,245 new users and more than $510M in trading volume, double the target
Read the Binance caseCrypto exchange · KOLs on X and YouTube
MEXC
8,522 new users and more than $300M in trading volume
Read the MEXC caseCrypto exchange · social, community and influencers
Gate.io
$153M average monthly volume against a $100M target
Read the Gate.io case
3betmedia launched in 2026; most of these campaigns ran before the name existed. See all 19 cases.
Frequently asked questions
Which channels should a crypto marketing agency cover?
It plans and runs the channels that bring a crypto product new users: KOL and influencer campaigns, educational content, community management, search and sometimes PR. 3betmedia leads with creators and adds SEO and community where they keep the users a campaign brings in.
What should a first crypto marketing budget include?
We quote from your brief, with no rate card. KOL budgets follow creator tier, platform and number of posts. Search and community are scoped as monthly work. A first test usually covers one market, one goal and a small creator set, so the result is readable before you scale.
Can you promote a token in the EU or UK?
Only within the rules. In the EU, MiCA requires marketing to match the white paper and to be fair and clear. In the UK, crypto promotions must be approved by an authorised firm, and refer-a-friend bonuses are banned. We build the brief around your legal sign off and the markets you can serve.
How do you avoid fake KOLs and bot audiences?
We check engagement against follower count, look for bought followers and reply rings, read past sponsored posts and how those tokens performed, and ask for audience location data. Our crypto KOL due diligence checklist lists the full set of checks.
Do you run token launch campaigns?
Yes. We sequence creators around the TGE so explainers come before the listing, reach comes on the day and community support follows. Our token launch marketing agency page covers the launch plan step by step.
Related services and guides
Related reading
Sources
- Google Ads policy: cryptocurrencies and related products, certification by country
- Google Ads Help: cryptocurrency ads in the EU under MiCA
- ESMA: MiCA Article 7, marketing communications
- FCA: new rules for marketing cryptoassets, refer-a-friend bonuses banned from 8 October 2023
- SEC: anti-touting disclosure of compensation for crypto asset security promoters
- FTC: Disclosures 101 for social media influencers
