A self-described “cheeky” and “sarcastic” personality, Lark Davis has been actively involved in the cryptocurrency world since 2017.
With his bold price predictions, educational content and witty memes, the popular influencer has amassed an impressive following on social media, boasting over 1 million followers on both Twitter and Instagram.
Although, if Davis’ Twitter and Instagram accounts are like the popular kids at school, his Facebook page is the quiet kid at the back of the class with just 20,000 likes.
Davis was an English teacher before diving into the crypto world.
He made the bold decision to leave his teaching job in November 2017 during the “peak of the bull run”.
“I really enjoyed teaching… now that has spilled over into my content creation.
However, when the bull market ended, he faced “a tough time trying to make a living during the bear market.”
“There were definitely times when I thought it was tough, but there was never a time when I thought I had to go back to my job.
What made Twitter famous?
Despite having over 1 million followers on Twitter, Davis had no grand plan to build an audience beyond just “posting consistently” over the years.
He tries to avoid just posting “all content with hard value” because he thinks of himself as a “funny” guy with memes and “stupid opinions”.
Davis admits it’s a mystery which tweets land and which don’t — “an educational post might get 50 likes,” while a seemingly frivolous tweet about Dogecoin heading “to the moon” gets “1,000 likes.”
What to expect on Twitter?
Davis said his content is “a lot of news” and “fun stuff,” as well as the occasional chart and educational content from his website, The Wealth Mastery.
“Of course there are memes too – you’ve got to have fun, all business and serious stuff.” [is] it’s not fun for me.”
Davis admits he’s made mistakes, but says it’s inevitable “when you’re posting 20-30 times a day” that “a lot of things don’t go wrong.”
He regrets being an affiliate of Celsia and BlockFi, and it didn’t look too great after they both went bankrupt, which he says was “terrible and unbelievable.”
What does he like on Twitter?
Davis likes to have a “good feed” full of top crypto content creators, including up-and-comers, because “there’s a lot to learn” from the new kids on the block, including CyrilXBT and ViktorDefi.
He is not a fan of sycophants who agree with him regardless and prefer the challenge.
He says the best marketers “follow people who don’t share your opinion.”
“Don’t just build an echo chamber; to build a group of people who will challenge these assumptions.”
Crypto beef
Despite Davis’ large following, he doesn’t spend a lot of time fighting on Twitter because his attitude is “get trashed, get blocked.”
Premium Quality Wagyu Beef: ZachXBT followed by half of Crypto Twitter
Twitter on-chain sleuth ZachXBT accused him of shilling “low-cap projects” to his followers in September 2022, only “to dump them shortly thereafter.” The accusations spread across Crypto Twitter and continue to haunt him to this day.
Davis strongly denied the claims, but adds that the incident caused a lot of “reputational damage” and was “difficult to navigate”.
“When you tell your side of the story, with allegations that are very sensational [allegations] they tend to be the main stories and yours usually don’t get as much attention.’
Davis took a powerful lesson from the “whole event” that transparency is key in cryptocurrency, and as a result, he began posting weekly about his online content after reflecting on his trading decisions.
Future
Davis firmly believes that by the end of “2024-2025, the next peak of the cycle,” Bitcoin will be “over $100,000, potentially as high as $150,000.”
As for the rest of 2023, Davis believes “we won’t be at all-time highs” by Christmas, saying the top price in 2023 will be “$48k.”
“$48,000 would be a bull case; if it goes even further, I’m pleasantly surprised and excited.”
(Editor’s note: The magazine spoke with Davis before all the crypto banks went down.)
Davis is particularly excited about the “Layer 2 scene on Ethereum.”
“I feel like where do other blockchains even fit in with all this layer 2 scaling?”
Davis believes that Ethereum has “incredible potential” in the long term.
He thinks ETH will follow along with Bitcoin, in tandem, and be “well above $10,000” by the end of 2024, adding that he “wouldn’t be surprised if that happens.”
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