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I found these Bitwise data on Bitcoin retention interesting. They analyzed the history since 2010 and found that the longer you hold, the less risk there is of losing money. Like, in 3 years only a 0.70% chance of loss, in 5 years it drops to 0.2%. Almost zero risk in 10 years. The price of Bitcoin in 2010 was practically nothing compared to today, and those who held from then on came out very ahead. Now BTC is around $77,680, it has fallen quite a bit from the October peak, but the realized price of those who bought 3-5 years ago is still around $34,780. In other words, even with this drop, p

I was analyzing a very interesting move that the NEAR Protocol made at the beginning of 2026, and I think many people missed it. In February, they launched something called Confidential Intents, which is basically a new way to make transactions between blockchains without exposing all your data for everyone to see.
If you already operate in DeFi, you know how annoying this is: you try to swap tokens, and even before your transaction is confirmed, bots are already watching your activity and taking advantage of it. Front-running, sandwich attacks, everything you don’t want to happen. Well, NEAR

I've been following Stellar for a while and I think it's worth discussing. The network was born with a very different proposition from what most cryptocurrencies were trying to do at the time: instead of destroying the banking system, it aims to connect global financial institutions with billions of people who simply lack access to basic services.
XLM is the native token of this network, and here’s the interesting part: it doesn’t exist to make anyone rich quickly. It serves two very specific purposes. First, it acts as a frictionless bridge currency between different fiat currencies. Second,

You see that ETH's weekly MACD is forming a bullish crossover now, according to analysts. I found it interesting because historically, the last three times this happened, the price rose significantly—130%, 74%, and 98% respectively. Of course, this is no guarantee of anything, but it's a signal worth keeping an eye on.
The MACD is one of those indicators that many people follow when they want to see a change in momentum. The thing is, even with these historical gains, we don't know how the market will behave this time—it's heavily dependent on what's happening in macroeconomics and the overall

I took a look at the CME futures data from last week (16th-20th), and it's quite interesting. The average open interest (OI) for Bitcoin was around 117k, with a weekly increase of nearly 8.5%. Trading volume also rose by 4%, indicating that the Bitcoin futures market is still quite active. Ethereum performed even better, with an average OI of 1.87 million, up over 5% for the week, and trading volume jumped by 13%, clearly showing higher enthusiasm than Bitcoin.
Interestingly, in the precious metals sector, both gold and silver OI slightly declined, with gold down 1.69% and silver down 1.7%. Ho

I was reviewing the XRP situation yesterday and found it interesting to note how the sentiment around it has changed quite a bit. The token is trading around $1.43 now, down 1.91% in the last 24 hours, but honestly, the context behind this is what catches the most attention for those following the XRP price forecast for 2025.
What caught my attention was this story about the meeting between Ripple's CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, and President-elect Trump. It seems investors are really betting on a possible favorable regulatory clarity. If we look back, since the November elections, XRP has surged ov

I've been seeing a lot of people commenting on Cardano's forecasts for the coming years, and I found it interesting to take a look at the numbers. ADA is well below that 2021 peak, but people still bet on a recovery by 2030.
If you follow the market, you know that Cardano's price fluctuates a lot depending on what Bitcoin does. But besides that, what really matters is whether the ecosystem will grow genuinely, you know? ADA needs to gain more practical adoption to compete with Ethereum and Solana, which already have greater traction.
Analysts talk about interesting possibilities: something bet

I have been observing a detail that many people in the market might overlook. With the implementation of the GENIUS Act scheduled for July 2026, the dynamics around XRP are likely to change significantly.
What draws attention is that this regulation of stablecoins will not only impact stablecoin issuers. The ripple effect should directly affect XRP, and let me explain why. Ripple has RLUSD, its dollar-pegged stablecoin running on the XRP Ledger. When you understand that all RLUSD transactions happen on the XRPL, it starts to make more sense why liquidity needs will grow together.
It's like thi

And I am following a very interesting movement in the crypto payments space that deserves attention.
There are two fronts here that are completely different. On one side, Metallicus is building the regulated infrastructure for the American retail market. We are talking about regular banks, consumer institutions, and credit unions with zero fees, on-chain KYC, and support for micropayments. Basically, they are creating a legitimate entry ramp for ordinary people and small institutions to migrate to crypto without friction.
But the real story behind the XRP news that few understand is the other

What a move! The crypto market capitalization just jumped about $90 billion in just 10 hours. I mean, that's quite a lot happening all at once.
I saw that a lot of money is flowing into digital assets right now. It seems like investors are eyeing multiple coins at the same time, which explains this boom in crypto market capitalization.
What stands out is how quickly things change here. One day the market is one way, the next day it's completely different. This kind of movement of $90 billion in a few hours really shows the volatility we face in this space. Good for those paying attention, but

I was scrolling here and saw CHILLGUY shooting on CoinMarketCap. The crowd is moving a lot of this meme coin on Solana, you know? The asset reached 13.12 million dollars, but it's kind of crazy because yesterday it went up 25% and today it already dropped 3.36% in the last 24 hours. These meme coins are just like that, right? One hour they're flying, another hour they crash. People are saying that the coin has been gaining traction over the month, which is cool to see. But honestly, you have to be careful with these things because they are super volatile and most of them don't have any real ut

Hey, did you guys see this crazy story? A solo miner achieved the nearly impossible feat of mining a Bitcoin block with only 70 TH/s. Seriously, it's like winning the lottery.
The guy was operating with pretty modest equipment, comparable to an old Antminer S17+, and managed to mine block 944,306. The odds of this happening are about once every 300 years, more or less. I mean, the miner really hit the jackpot here.
And the best part? The reward was 3,128 BTC, which at the time was worth around $222K. This is exactly the kind of thing that keeps solo miners dreaming, you know? Even with limited

I just saw the latest numbers on virtual asset ETFs in Hong Kong, and it's impressive how the market has grown. The 11 ETFs listed there now total over HK$5.4 billion in market cap, nearly doubling since they started in 2024. This represents a 142% increase, showing that interest in regulated digital asset products is really expanding.
What also caught my attention was the growth of tokenized money market funds. The assets under management for these products reached HK$8.66 billion, and that grew by 14% in just the last quarter. It seems Hong Kong is solidifying its position as an important hu

Dogecoin has been catching traders' attention lately. I saw that the price has risen significantly, from $0.096 to $0.117, while trading volume exploded by 191%, reaching $2.87 billion. That’s no small feat.
What caught my eye the most was the technical pattern formed on the hourly chart — a golden cross, where the 50-period moving average crossed above the 200-period moving average. This is exactly the kind of signal traders watch when they want to identify a potential bullish trend. Additionally, open interest increased by 25%, reaching $1.31 billion, suggesting more people are trusting the

So, Andre Cronje's Flying Tulip is really gaining traction. The project was approved on the stakeholders' whitelist, according to his announcement on X. Basically, what's happening is that the project secured a $200 million seed round and reached a valuation of $1 billion. Now, with the whitelist approval, things are moving forward.
The interesting part is that Cronje made it clear that there are no fund movements happening for now, but the whitelist is already active for interested parties. The fundraising structure will follow four phases: Early Access, Supporter Whitelist, Intent Whitelist,

I see DOGE making an interesting move after breaking out of that descending wedge that was pulling the price down. Now it’s trading around $0.10 and has managed to recover the support above that level, which is quite important to confirm that the reversal is real.
Analysts are saying that we might be seeing the first signs of a recovery, with the descending wedge finally giving way. If DOGE can break through the next resistance levels at $0.110 and $0.125, it opens up space to test $0.21 and maybe even beyond. Historically, when it breaks out of this descending wedge and consolidates well, a s

Week 46 brought a wave of token unlocks that significantly affected the dynamics of some projects. I kept an eye on it, and there are some interesting things there. RED released nearly 41 million tokens in March, which was quite a weight considering the circulating supply. HYPE also had its moment, with that unlock smaller than initially expected — 173,000 tokens, an amount that didn't impact the price much, which is now around $41. ENA released a much larger amount, 40 million tokens, but distributed over a huge circulating base, so the impact was smaller percentage-wise. OP and W also joined

I noticed something very interesting during that escalation of tension between the US and Iran. While traditional markets were closed over the weekend, Hyperliquid became practically the only place where you could truly hedge.
Think about it: oil, gold, all skyrocketing because of geopolitics, but the stock market and regular commodity markets? Closed. Then comes Hyperliquid with its perpetual contracts operating 24/7. People could trade contracts linked to these assets without interruption, without expiration, without relying on business hours. It was basically the only viable option for port

Are you seeing this decline in interest in crypto? The search volume on Google for the term 'crypto' has dropped significantly, now at 30 out of 100, practically at the 12-month low. A while back, in August 2025, it was at 100, which was the peak of the cycle. Now, we see the market really shrinking.
The numbers confirm it: market cap plummeted from over $4.2 trillion to around $2.4 trillion. Trading volume also dropped a lot, from $153 billion to $87.5 billion over the weekend. Serious stuff. In the U.S., there was an interesting thing — search interest briefly diverged in February, rising to