Crypto vape turned up in a Verge journalist's Slack on 4/20 — the unofficial cannabis-culture holiday — and promises tokens for every puff.
Why it matters
The "AI + crypto + X" formula keeps reproducing itself: first NFT art, then tokens for steps (move-to-earn), now tokens for inhaling. X swaps out every cycle; the mechanic is always the same — attach two hype words to any physical object, promise passive income for something the person was going to do anyway, and the product markets itself.
4/20 has long been a full-on marketing event for the cannabis industry. Now crypto-AI startups are moving in — the audiences overlap, which makes sense.
The Verge calls it a quintessential 2026 artifact. Hard to disagree.