For me discovering new projects has always been by perusing these forums. 
Anything that doesn't even announce itself on BitCoinTalk always seemed to me to probably be such crap that they preferred not to expose themselves to the kind of expert scrutiny denizens of these forums can bring to bear.
-MarkM-
Anything that doesn't even announce itself on BitCoinTalk always seemed to me to probably be such crap that they preferred not to expose themselves to the kind of expert scrutiny denizens of these forums can bring to bear.
-MarkM-
The forums used to be #1 place for alphas back in the ICO era but things have evolved since then. Some of the biggest and successful project launches in the recent years have had little to no presence on the forum.
Take HyperLiquid for instance: It's the biggest airdrop in history ($7.5B in value) and they didn't have any forum ANN which used to be one of the most important criteria for upcoming project launches in the past.
As those who have come before me always say, "change is constant".
Like I mentioned things have evolved. They're a lot of sophisticated search engines rn but the key is filtering the right information. It's how to filter and get the right information that's the challenge..
You’re spot on that finding new projects quickly can give you a real edge in the Web3 space. Platforms like Twitter and Discord are great for spotting trends and hearing about projects early, but they can easily become overwhelming. Communities on Telegram often share valuable insights too, especially within niche groups. Beyond social platforms, tools like LaunchX or TokenSniffer can simplify the process by curating opportunities and cutting through the noise. On-chain analysis platforms like Nansen or Dune Analytics are also incredibly useful for spotting wallet trends and identifying early activity around promising projects.
I'm active in about 20 telegram communities, 10 Twitter pages too all in a bid to get in on the latest project or participate in trending mainnets and testnets but it's stressful. I've been following fuel, it seems pre sale would be on LaunchX
Would test this out myself. If the rewards are better than launchpads, then I'm focusing on this..