On October 2, 2025, Ethos reported that @profcryptotalks had been slashed by @PedroFounder. The slash came just days after @profcryptotalks had been dubbed “KOL of the Year.”
After the slash, Ethos listed @profcryptotalks as “Questionable” with an Ethos score of 1057. The timing made the case stand out. A public title had pointed one way, and a slash on the reputation record was recorded within days.
What Ethos reported
Ethos’s post on X set out three facts:
- The title: @profcryptotalks had been dubbed “KOL of the Year” just days earlier
- The slash: @PedroFounder slashed @profcryptotalks
- The standing: @profcryptotalks was then considered “Questionable,” with an Ethos score of 1057
The post did not spell out the grounds for the slash, and it did not record how the slash was ultimately resolved. This article doesn’t speculate on either.
Why a title and a score can tell different stories
KOL stands for key opinion leader, the term crypto uses for influential accounts whose posts and calls reach a large audience. A label like “KOL of the Year” reflects visibility and recognition. It doesn’t, on its own, say much about how an account has treated the people who follow it.
Ethos is an onchain reputation network where people review and vouch for each other, and every account gets a credibility score from what others say about it. A slash adds a formal challenge to that record. In this case, the account’s Ethos standing at the time was “Questionable,” at a score of 1057, in the same week it had received a public accolade.
For anyone deciding whose calls to follow, that contrast is the point. Recognition and reach measure attention. A reputation record gathers what others have said about an account over time, and it can shift quickly when someone raises a serious concern.
What the record doesn’t show
Ethos’s post captured the state of things on October 2, 2025: the slash had been opened by @PedroFounder, and @profcryptotalks sat at “Questionable” with a score of 1057. The post does not record the outcome of the slash or whether the score changed afterward.
This post first appeared on X.
