One of the popular DeFi projects, Kava’s April 1 joke was met with reaction in the crypto community.
Kava shared a tweet yesterday on their official Twitter account saying they have partnered with Tesla. On top of the tweet, KAVA had a splash, raising it to about $5. Then, quoting the tweet and saying it was an “April 1st joke”, the team created a great reaction in the crypto community. After the backlash, the tweets in question were deleted.
Community Backlash
After the joke was announced, the reaction to the project grew like an avalanche. Many commentators, while emphasizing the inappropriateness of the joke; some drew attention to ulterior motives.
You think this is funny @kava_platform? pic.twitter.com/X5ZHNgt2Xi
— cevo (@cryptocevo) April 2, 2022
Leave it to @kava_platform to wreck people on April Fools. pic.twitter.com/qSvknk4p3S
— zachxbt (@zachxbt) April 2, 2022
Kava is trading at $4.59 at the time of publication.