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Last week, the spot ETFs for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the U.S. had very different performances. Bitcoin saw net outflows of $296 million, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust accounting for most of that withdrawal (158 million). Meanwhile, Ethereum surprised with stronger inflows toward the end of the week, offsetting earlier losses.
What caught my attention was the recovery in Bitcoin flows after that bigger scare. Bitcoin spot ETFs are rebounding: the cumulative balance is still negative, but much better than it was a few weeks ago. According to analyses, there was a positive net flow of ro

I am following a very interesting movement in the altcoin market for this year. After considerable volatility at the beginning of 2026, three projects are standing out as real growth opportunities: Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. What draws attention is that each of them offers a different proposal, but all share something in common – practical utility and adoption that go beyond speculative hype.
Let's start with Ethereum. Currently trading around $2.33K, it is well below its previous peak of $4.95K, creating an interesting entry point for those who believe in the long term. The Prague upgrade rea

Grayscale has just fully entered the Hyperliquid ETF race. The company filed last week for a fund that would track the HYPE token, seeking listing on Nasdaq with the ticker GHYP. Basically, they want to give traditional investors access to the most active perpetual futures protocol in the market.
The interesting part here is that Grayscale isn't alone in this. Bitwise and 21Shares had already made their own filings for similar ETFs. It seems that asset managers have finally realized that demand extends beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. The decentralized derivatives market has grown too large to ign

I was analyzing MATIC and found it interesting to review where Polygon might be in a few years. The network has been establishing itself as one of the main scaling solutions for Ethereum, and it's worth understanding if this MATIC price forecast really makes sense.
The token is currently at $0.18, quite different from what many envisioned a few years ago. But looking at the technical roadmap, Polygon 2.0 and zkEVM bring significant changes. If these updates truly take off, the demand for MATIC to pay fees and stake could grow substantially. The network processes millions of transactions daily

I just watched a fascinating interview with Yongping that made me reflect a lot on how major investment decisions really work. After more than two decades out of the spotlight, he gave a two-hour conversation with the founder of Xueqiu where he shared insights that seem simple but reveal rare depth.
What caught my attention most was when Duan emphasized that investing is actually much easier to understand than to execute. According to him, the key is to truly understand a company's business model and project its future cash flow. That sounds obvious, but how many of us actually do that before

This week, there have been quite a few developments in the ETF market. The US Bitcoin spot ETF saw a net outflow of $296 million, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for $158 million of that alone. Ethereum’s situation is similar as well, with a net outflow of $206 million. What’s interesting, though, is that Hong Kong’s Bitcoin spot ETF instead recorded an inflow of 34.28 BTC, indicating that institutions’ attitudes toward crypto assets still differ quite a lot across regions.
Recently, I came across news that Morgan Stanley is looking to launch a Bitcoin spot ETF, with a fee set at 0.14%. If it

Hey, I found a pretty cool way to farm more coins in TapSwap if you know the right TapSwap codes. Basically, you watch some videos in the app, find the hidden code there, and paste it in the cinema section. Each code you manage to use gives you about 200,000 coins, which is quite a lot.
The secret codes change every day, so if you want to maximize your earnings, you need to stay alert. The day I got them, there were codes like 3PM71AK03X and delisting in a news task about crypto, and then collateral in another about terms. You could get 400,000 coins if you completed both.
The thing is, TapSwa

I noticed that the major Bitcoin players are doing something interesting in the derivatives market. They are buying a lot of put options with a strike of $60 thousand or less, mainly with expiration dates of 6 months to 1 year. Basically, it's a defensive bet, like insurance against drops.
What catches attention is that open interest in these put options has already reached approximately $1.5 billion on Deribit, the highest volume among all strikes and expirations. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is around $78 thousand now, but the 30-day implied volatility of put options is about 7% higher than that of

Oh, did you see that Robert Kennedy Jr. is officially running for the 2028 American presidential race? That's right, the guy isn't just another politician talking about traditional economics. Kennedy has been making waves for some time advocating Bitcoin as a real alternative to the current monetary system.
What draws attention is that he's not just talking; he's putting his money where his mouth is. Robert Kennedy maintains significant holdings in Bitcoin and has made it clear that he won't be selling them. For him, Bitcoin isn't speculation; it's part of a strategy to hedge against the dolla

I just came across a pretty interesting technological trend. Prediction markets like platforms such as Polymarket are essentially about pricing the probabilities of various events, like election outcomes or sports matches. The problem is, when prices across different markets diverge, arbitrage opportunities arise.
Recently, someone has been optimizing this area. Using an adaptive algorithm called Frank-Wolfe, combined with Bregman projection techniques, it can compute arbitrage trades more efficiently. Simply put, this algorithm isn't brute-force; it smartly adjusts betting directions step by

What nostalgia, huh? Brad Garlinghouse was reminiscing about the 2018 XRP event in New York, when Snoop Dogg performed as the headliner. Now at XRP Australia 2026, he's recalling that moment and talking about how the community has grown since then.
The event in Sydney brought together quite a few important people - Monica Long, David Schwartz, and several industry leaders. Garlinghouse is very optimistic about the development of the XRP ecosystem, discussing ongoing progress and the strength of the community. I mean, it went from a show with a famous rapper in 2018 to now having structured blo

I'm sharing here some concerning data that emerged at the beginning of 2025. Singapore faced a wave of cryptocurrency-related scams that caused people to lose about SGD 182.2 million that year. Basically, the criminals were using two main strategies: creating fake investment schemes and impersonating government officials to gain victims' trust.
What stands out is that this wasn't an isolated peak. Singapore's police warned that the problem was growing significantly, showing how the digital asset space has become an increasingly attractive target for criminal activities. Like, when you have a g

I was analyzing the Bitcoin chart and noticed something interesting about the MVRV levels. According to Ali Martinez, historically we see BTC find its bottoms when MVRV is between 1.0 and 0.8, which corresponds to a very specific price range. These levels are usually near $54,000 and $43,000.
The cool thing is that now Bitcoin is trading around $78,000, with a 5.4% increase in the last week. We are still well above that critical MVRV level of 1.0, which means most holders still have unrealized gains. The MVRV ratio basically shows whether investors are overall in profit or loss.
What stands ou

Man, I just saw that Elon Musk's fortune has reached $839 billion, and he's leading Forbes' list as the richest person in the world. Like, it's more than three times the wealth of the second place, it's really crazy.
It's mind-blowing to think how Elon Musk's fortune keeps growing with everything he's involved in, from Tesla to space exploration projects. While we're here dealing with normal life, this guy is multiplying billions.
Do you think it can grow even more or is he already at the top?

I’ve been keeping up with the latest cryptocurrency news, and there’s something that really stands out: the way Chainalysis is revolutionizing investigations and compliance in the crypto space.
At this year’s Links conference, the company presented something quite ambitious—AI-powered blockchain intelligence agents. This isn’t just another chatbot or a standalone product. We’re talking about an evolution of more than a decade of blockchain analysis, with billions of verified transactions and millions of investigations condensed into an AI-driven operating system.
The context here is important:

I saw this interesting analysis from Alicharts about Ethereum: the weekly MACD is forming a bullish crossover now. What caught my attention is that in the three previous times this happened, ETH rose significantly afterward — 130%, 74%, and 98%, respectively.
It's really a curious pattern when you look at the history. Using MACD as a momentum indicator is common, but of course, the past doesn't guarantee anything for the future. You need to consider everything: how the macro environment is, the overall market sentiment — just because the MACD indicates a rise doesn't mean it will.
But it's goo

It's been a long time since I've seen people talking about the Martingale strategy for cryptocurrency, and honestly I think it's worth understanding how it works in practice. The concept is simple: you double your investment every time you suffer a loss, theoretically recovering everything when you finally win. It sounds magical, but there are pitfalls.
Originally, this comes from gambling in 18th-century France. A guy would flip a coin and win if it landed on his side. Mathematicians later took interest in it – Paul Pierre Lévy in 1934 proved that with infinite wealth, the strategy would alwa

There is one thing about the copper market that few discuss: the geography of production has changed drastically over the past 25 years. Chile remains the world's largest copper producer, but the story behind the numbers is much more interesting than it seems.
In 2024, Chile maintains its position with 5.3 million tons annually. It seems dominant, but here’s the point: since 2000, Chilean production has practically stagnated. Meanwhile, other countries have exploded in growth.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most radical example. In 2000, it was virtually insignificant in copper pr

I see a very interesting movement in the Web3 market lately. A company that is at the forefront of the sector just closed a $100 million funding round, and the names behind it speak volumes: a16z and Sequoia among the main investors. When you see these highly respected investment firms putting capital into Web3, it’s clear that confidence in the sector is truly emerging in a more solid way.
What stands out most is that this capital goes directly to accelerate development in areas gaining traction: DeFi and NFTs are the main focuses. It’s no coincidence, you know. Blockchain technology is cons

Interesting observation that Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, recently brought up. He drew attention to the distribution of USDT over the past 12 months, and what caught my eye was this: the largest individual sender accounted for only 4.97% of the total USDT volume moved. To give an idea of how significant this number is, in other stablecoins, this percentage rises to 23.34%.
This shows something quite interesting about how USDT is distributed. It’s not concentrated among a few players, which is quite different from what we see out there. Tether has always emphasized that USDT was designed preci