FUD

FUD stands for fear, uncertainty and doubt. In crypto it labels negative information about a token or project, both invented rumours and genuine warnings. People say “ignore the FUD” or that someone is “fudding”.

The word is often used as a shield. When someone shows that the creator holds half the supply or that liquidity is not locked, the token's community can dismiss it with a single word: FUD. So instead of judging whether a message is negative, judge whether it can be verified. A post linking to a transaction in an explorer is data. An anonymous rumour with no source is noise, whether it is positive or negative.