This week in the crypto market, Bitcoin’s price surpassed $68,000, and the market capitalization returned to over $2.28 trillion.
BeInCrypto noted special investor interest in events such as Grayscale’s review of 35 altcoins for potential investment products and investors’ expectations of an altcoin season ahead of the US elections.
Additionally, Miles Deutscher has suggested several altcoins, claiming they might have a strong growth potential. The community is also paying attention to Craig Wright’s legal plans and Tesla’s Bitcoin movements.
Grayscale Unveils 35 Potential AltcoinsEarlier this week, Grayscale announced a list of 35 altcoins under consideration for future investment products. Following the announcement, many of these altcoins experienced significant price increases over the week. The top 10 altcoins on the list saw gains ranging from 13% to 49%.
Read more: 11 Cryptos To Add To Your Portfolio Before Altcoin Season
The Top 10 Best-Performing Altcoins of the Week are part of Grayscale’s Potential Candidates. Source: DropstabThirty of the 35 altcoins enjoyed a green week, with only Kaspa (KAS) and Helium (HNT) facing notable declines of -4% and -7.4%, respectively.
“Assets Under Consideration lists digital assets not currently included in a Grayscale investment product but identified by our team as possible candidates for inclusion in a future product,” Grayscale explained.
Additionally, Grayscale filed with the SEC to convert its Digital Large Cap Fund into an ETF, following the success of transforming Bitcoin Trust and Ethereum Trust into spot ETFs.
Miles Deutscher Highlights 4 Altcoins Investor Miles Deutscher introduced four altcoins that he believes could deliver 10x returns. These altcoins focus on GameFi, artificial intelligence (AI), Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN), and real-world assets (RWA) sectors, including:
SuperVerse (SUPER) Bittensor (TAO) Mantra (OM) Render (RNDR) Read more: 7 Hot Meme Coins and Altcoins that are Trending in 2024
Price Performance of Altcoins Suggested by Deutscher. Source: TradingViewSince his announcement, the prices of these altcoins have slightly declined, which occurred as Bitcoin Dominance reached a three-year high. Deutscher also commented on meme coins, suggesting they are at a crossroads and may face a short-term correction.
Craig Wright Plans to Sue Bitcoin CoreOn October 11, a tracker from the UK High Court revealed that Craig Wright is taking legal action against Bitcoin Core and Square.
Wright, representing himself in the case as a “direct claimant,” is seeking £911 billion ( ~$1.18 trillion) from Bitcoin Core and Square, alleging they misrepresented Bitcoin (BTC) as the true version of the digital asset created by Satoshi Nakamoto.
Additionally, Wright threatened to sue MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor for allegedly misrepresenting Bitcoin. The Australian computer scientist is also filing three other legal appeals in the UK, two against the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and one targeting Peter McCormack.
Read more: Satoshi Nakamoto – Who is the Founder of Bitcoin?
Altcoin Season Ahead of US Presidential Election?Throughout the week, several crypto industry experts expressed optimism for altcoin’s price ahead of the US presidential election. Ki Young Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant, suggested that a Trump victory could spur regulatory changes that would trigger an altcoin season.
“If Trump wins, expect regulatory changes, including fee switches enabling token burns for revenue-generating projects,” Ki Young Ju said.
Technical analysts Michaël van de Poppe and CRG also predicted that the altcoin season could begin next month. Echoing these views, Crypto Rover forecasted an impending altcoin season by monitoring Bitcoin Dominance’s movements. Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) represents Bitcoin’s share of total market capitalization. Its adjustments often signal an altcoin rally.
Read more: Bitcoin Dominance Chart: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Bitcoin Dominance fluctuations. Source: Crypto Rover.Tesla Moves Bitcoin Worth Up to $760 MillionThis week, Elon Musk’s Tesla unexpectedly moved nearly all of the Bitcoin it had held for the past three years to new wallet addresses. Initially, investors feared Tesla might be preparing to sell the BTC through OTC, but those concerns quickly dissipated as Bitcoin’s price remained unaffected.
“No proof it’s an OTC deal yet. Even if it was, that means someone else bought it so it’s not entirely bearish. Who knows,” Sir Doge of the Coin said.
Read more: Who Owns the Most Bitcoin in 2024?
Many now believe the move was a simple reallocation. In 2021, Musk had stated that Bitcoin payments made to Tesla would be held as Bitcoin, not converted into fiat.
According to the latest data, retail investors’ bullish sentiment in the crypto market plummeted in June 2025, reaching its lowest point since early April.
This drop comes amid economic and geopolitical pressures. However, experts believe it could be a positive signal for an upcoming market rebound.
Why Weak Sentiment Could Be a Bullish SignalData from Santiment, a crypto market behavior analytics platform, shows that the ratio of bullish to bearish comments on social media has dropped to just 1.03 bullish comments per bearish one.
This is the lowest level since April, when fear over tariff-related policies hit the market.
Bitcoin Santiment From Retail. Source: SantimentSantiment’s report indicates that traders are losing patience, and bearish sentiment is growing within the crypto community. This trend is common during quiet market periods when investor confidence is under pressure.
However, Santiment analyst Brianq believes this could actually signal a market recovery based on past behavior.
“This is typically a bullish sign. Markets historically move the opposite direction of retail’s expectations. A prime example was the optimal buy time during the early April fear from other traders,” Brianq commented.
Additionally, EllioTrades, founder of SuperVerse, described the current crypto market as experiencing a rare “asymmetric” phase.
He revealed that many in the crypto space have completely burned out. They’ve stopped trading and even stopped watching the market. His YouTube channel subscribers have dropped to 2019 levels, reflecting widespread apathy.
“Socially, we’re in the depths of a bear market in many ways.
And yet: Bitcoin is over $100K. Stablecoins just got legalized. DeFi is next. Institutions are FOMOing
This is one of the most incredible and asymmetric moments in the history of crypto,” EllioTrades said.
This contrast is striking. While the community seems to be at the “bottom” of a bear market, the market’s fundamentals show strong growth potential.
Sharing Brianq’s perspective, EllioTrades encourages those still in the game to stay committed and not give up.
Retail Investors Are Being Sidelined in the 2025 MarketA recent report by Glassnode offers deeper insight into the current market conditions. Despite Bitcoin prices hovering near all-time highs, on-chain transaction volume has dropped by nearly half.
Bitcoin Number of Transactions. Source: GlassnodeInterestingly, though the number of transactions has decreased, the average value per transaction remains high at around $36,200. This suggests that institutions or high-net-worth individuals are dominating on-chain activity.
“Transactions exceeding $100,000 have shown a clear structural rise in dominance, accounting for 66% of network volume in November 2022, and increasing to 89% today. This trend reinforces the view that high-value participants are becoming increasingly dominant within on-chain activity,” the Glassnode report stated.
The lack of retail investors on-chain aligns with broader current events.
For example, rising tensions between Israel and Iran — including recent retaliatory attacks — have triggered concerns about geopolitical instability, affecting investor sentiment.
Additionally, the US Federal Reserve’s shift in tone regarding interest rate policy has added to investor anxiety. The Fed has delayed rate cuts amid heightened global tensions. Another factor was the massive leak of 16 billion passwords. This further deepened fear and insecurity among investors.
As risks mount, retail investors have more reasons to hesitate before deploying capital into the market.
Bitcoin price is testing the USD 19,500 support.Ethereum is consolidating near USD 1,050, XRP is stable near USD 0.312.SRM and QNT are the best performers today.Bitcoin price followed a bearish path below the USD 20,500 level and even declined below the USD 19,500 support zone before moving higher again. It is currently (04:00 UTC) consolidating near USD 19,500 and is down 2% in a day and 3% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are showing bearish signs. ETH traded below the USD 1,070 support zone and tested USD 1,050. XRP is consolidating near USD 0.312. ADA tested the USD 0.420 support zone.
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Source: CoincodexLearn more: Crypto Falls Ahead of US Inflation Figure as Bitcoin On-Chain Metrics Signal ‘Oversold Conditions’
Bitcoin priceIn the past three sessions, bitcoin price saw bearish moves below the USD 21,200 level. BTC traded below the USD 20,500 support and even settled below USD 20,000. There was a spike below the USD 19,500 level before the bulls appeared. The next major support is near the USD 19,200 zone, below which the price could decline towards the USD 18,800 support.
On the upside, the price might struggle near the USD 20,000 level. The next major resistance could be USD 20,500, above which bitcoin could start a recovery wave.
Ethereum priceEthereum price declined further below the USD 1,070 level. ETH even spiked below the USD 1,050 level before moving back. It is now consolidating near the USD 1,050 level and is down 3% in a day and 7% in a week. On the upside, the price might face resistance near USD 1,100. The next major resistance is at USD 1,120, above which the price could aim for a steady recovery.
If there is no upward move, the price might even test the USD 1,000 support. The next major support is near USD 950, below which the price could revisit the USD 900 support zone.
ADA, BNB, SOL, DOGE, and XRP priceCardano (ADA) declined below the USD 0.434 support zone. It even spiked below the USD 0.42 support zone before recovering. Any more losses might send the price towards the USD 0.40 level.
BNB extended decline below the USD 225 support zone. The next major support is near the USD 220 level. A downside break below the USD 220 level might send the price towards the USD 200 level.
Solana (SOL) is moving lower towards the USD 32 support zone. If there is a break below the USD 32 level, the price might continue to move down towards the USD 30 level.
DOGE is down almost 3% and there was a brief spike below the USD 0.060 support level. The next key support is near USD 0.0585, below which the bears might aim for a move towards USD 0.0550 in the near term.
XRP price is now consolidating near the USD 0.312 level. The main support is still near the USD 0.302 zone, below which the price might drop towards USD 0.288.
Other altcoins market todayMany altcoins are in the red zone, including DOT, SHIB, AVAX, MATIC, LTC, FTT, CRO, ATOM, VET, ICP, and XTZ. Conversely, SRM and QNT are the two best performers among the top 100 cryptoassets by market capitalization today as they both jumped almost 8%. SRM trades above USD 1 and is also up 37% in a week, while QNT moved above USD 83, increasing its weekly gains to 41%.
Overall, bitcoin price is showing bearish signs below the USD 20,000 level. If BTC settles below the USD 19,500 support, it could decline further in the coming sessions.
The US-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken recently secured a substantial $200 million investment from Citadel Securities, a global market maker. This investment values the exchange at an impressive $20 billion.
Kraken’s Growth Backed By Citadel Securities Citadel Securities has expressed enthusiasm about supporting Kraken’s growth, emphasizing the firm’s role in shaping the future landscape of digital innovation within markets.
Jim Esposito, president of Citadel Securities, highlighted their commitment to collaborating with Kraken on risk management and market structure analysis, among other strategic initiatives.
This capital infusion comes on the heels of a previous financing round back in September of this year, during which the digital asset platform successfully raised $600 million at a $15 billion valuation.
Investors in this earlier round included Wall Street entities such as Jane Street, DRW, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia Capital China), Oppenheimer, Tribe Capital, and the family office of Arjun Sethi, who serves as the exchange’s co-CEO.
IPO Plans Unhurried Despite Strong Figures Kraken’s fundraising efforts, totaling $800 million across its two recent financing rounds, have significantly strengthened the company’s financial position ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO) in the upcoming year.
However, last week, Bitcoinist reported that Kraken has no plans to speed up its initial public offering, backed by robust financial figures. In a Yahoo Finance interview, Sethi stated, “We have enough capital on our balance sheet as a private company. We don’t race to the door as quickly as possible.”
Arjun Sethi previously emphasized the importance of maintaining a prudent approach, ensuring that the company’s financial foundation remains robust and poised for sustainable growth. In the wake of the recent funding, Sethi stated:
This investment represents long-term conviction in Kraken’s mission to build trusted, regulated infrastructure for the open financial system. Our focus has always been straightforward: to create a platform where anyone can trade any asset, anytime, anywhere.
The exchange also disclosed substantial revenue growth in the third quarter of the year, reaching $648 million. Yet, its closest competitor, Coinbase—the largest exchange in the country—reported revenue growth of $1.9 billion.
Kraken’s recent acquisitions, including its $1.5 billion purchase of the futures trading platform NinjaTrader, are further examples of the exchange’s strategic expansion efforts this year. Looking ahead, the exchange revealed in a blog post:
We plan to enter new markets across Latin America, Asia Pacific and EMEA, while broadening our offerings beyond crypto to include additional asset classes, advanced trading tools and staking solutions, expanded payment services and enhanced institutional capabilities.
The daily chart shows the $1 trillion drop in the total crypto market cap valuation over the past month. Source: TOTAL on TradingView.com Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
**Crypto Market Selloff: Bitcoin Drops Below $84k, $974M in Liquidations; BOJ Hike Hints Cited** On Dec 2, Bitcoin briefly fell below $84,000, dropping more than 8% at one point. The total crypto market cap dipped below $3 trillion, with $974 million in liquidations across the network over the past 24 hours—including $851 million in long positions and over 260,000 liquidated accounts. Arthur Hayes attributed the crash to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hinting at a possible December rate hike. The USD/JPY pair traded in the 155-160 range, signaling the BOJ’s hawkish stance. Threshold Network co-founder Maclane Wilkison noted: “The BOJ’s impending rate hike signal has tightened global liquidity expectations and shaken risk assets.” Strategy CEO Phong Le stated the firm would only sell Bitcoin if its stock price falls below net asset value (NAV) and it can’t secure new funding. Markets are concerned Strategy may be forced to offload Bitcoin to cover dividends if Bitcoin’s price continues to weaken. Previously, S&P Global Ratings downgraded Tether’s USDT stablecoin from “Restricted” to “Weak,” warning a Bitcoin price drop could expose USDT to under-collateralization risks. Hayes added that a ~30% decline in the “gold + BTC position” would wipe out equity, making USDT theoretically insolvent. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino pushed back against “Tether FUD,” saying the group’s equity is nearly $30 billion. He noted S&P ignored additional group equity and ~$500 million in monthly base profits from U.S. Treasury yields alone. Tribe Capital General Partner Boris Revsin called the move a “leverage washout” triggering a market-wide chain reaction. The macro backdrop has grown less favorable: short-term rate cut expectations have faded, inflation remains sticky, the labor market is weakening, geopolitical risks are rising, and consumer pressures are mounting—weighing on most risk assets over the past two months. Cardiff founder William Stern said: “With less than a week until the Fed meeting and unclear inflation data, institutional investors are actively cutting risk. They’re unwilling to hold volatile assets like Bitcoin to avoid any hawkish comments from Powell.”
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Alex Chizhik: COO, Chamber of Digital CommerceAlex Chizhik, COO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, believes the approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF in 2024 is a watershed moment for the crypto. However, he emphasizes the importance of being good stewards of the space and educating investors on the volatility of Bitcoin.
“We must help them understand the freedoms that Bitcoin brings and prepare them to weather the ups and downs of our industry,” says Chizhik.
Joey Garcia: Director, Xapo BankJoey Garcia, the director at Xapo Bank, predicts 2024 will see the development of accessible, open, secure, and structured channels for Bitcoin.
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What Happened: In a note released on Monday, TD Cowen stated that definitive legislation is unlikely to progress before the end of 2024, according to a report by The Block.
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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) became the best-performing large-cap cryptocurrency Monday following the launch of Ripple Labs' USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD.
What happened: The payments-focused cryptocurrency rose 3.51% in the last 24 hours, outpacing the returns of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).
With the latest push, XRP's monthly gains zoomed to 138%, the biggest among cryptocurrencies in the top 10 by market capitalization.
The rally was likely powered by significant buying interest from whale investors. Noted cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez highlighted that whales purchased over 830 million XRP, worth over $2 billion at prevailing market prices.
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The readings of moving averages supported the coin’s bullish potential. XRP's price was greater than nearly all of its exponential moving averages and simple moving averages, indicating that investors’ current expectations are higher than their average expectations over the past period.
However, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, which compares two exponential moving averages, flashed a ‘Sell' signal.
The Bull Bear Power indicator, used for measuring the strength of buyers and sellers in the market, was ‘Neutral" as of this writing.
Moreover. XRP's Open Interest, a measure of its speculative interest, rose 5.26% in the last 24 hours and nearly 450% since Nov. 5, the presidential election day, data from Coinglass revealed.
About 75% of all Binance traders with an open interest were positioned long on the asset, signaling the expectation of further upsides.
Why It Matters: Optimism around XRP was tied to several factors, with the most notable being the launch of RLUSD from Ripple, a payments company that uses XRP for its operations.
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Ripple has been locked in a nearly four-year-long legal battle with the SEC over the status of XRP, and any change in the agency’s top leadership is viewed with optimism.
Price Action: At the time of writing, XRP was exchanging hands at $2.49, up 3.65% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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BlackRock’s stance remains constructive: adoption curves, liquidity depth, and regulated rails underscore a long-term bet on Bitcoin, despite sluggish price movements. Institutional flows remain sticky, with IBIT’s rapid AUM ascent reinforcing the ‘allocators aren’t leaving’ narrative during macro turbulence. In sideways majors, capital is watching utility-first plays where tokens power real-world activity (content, payments, or AI), and not just emissions. SUBBD Token is a project that tokenizes content in the first AI agent creator platform that uses blockchain technology. The presale has currently raised over $1.3M. Bitcoin’s cooled off after ripping to six figures, and macro noise from Washington’s prolonged shutdown hasn’t helped risk appetite.
Yet the world’s largest asset manager (BlackRock) isn’t blinking. Instead, it frames Bitcoin as a long-duration, structural bet anchored by network adoption, deeper liquidity, and the slow erosion of legacy money systems.
That’s not the tone you hear during a flash dump, but the pitch you use when you’re allocating for years to come, not weeks.
And flows back it up. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) became the fastest U.S. ETF to surpass roughly $80B in assets and has since solidified its position at the top of the spot $BTC ETF stack.
Translation: despite choppier price action, institutions are still dollar-cost-averaging Bitcoin via regulated rails. And with the U.S. shutdown now trudging toward a resolution, the policy overhang looks more like a speed bump than a trend shift.
And over a week ago, BlackRock’s IBIT surpassed Coinbase’s Deribit platform and became the largest Bitcoin options venue in the world.
For traders watching risk rotations, that matters. When majors grind sideways but the strategic case remains intact, capital looks at early-stage projects with promising utility.
We’re talking about a bid on the best altcoins, and that’s where SUBBD Token ($SUBBD) is trying to earn attention: a content-and-AI play that leans into content tokenization and the creator commerce industry, with fan engagement mechanics.
SUBBD Token ($SUBBD): AI-Powered Creator Monetization & Access SUBBD Token ($SUBBD) isn’t just another presale pitch; it’s a creator toolkit built to do real work. The platform integrates AI assistants, voice cloning, and automated livestreaming into a single workflow, allowing you to script, produce, and publish with fewer tabs and fewer late nights.
Fans receive clean, token-gated access to premium drops and livestreams, while you set flexible pricing, bundles, and perks that align with how your audience engages.
On-platform mechanics keep the loop tight. Discounts on subscriptions, tipping, and pay-per-view unlocks let you experiment with revenue without rebuilding your stack.
Engagement feeds XP multipliers slot into raffles and simple games, turning passive viewers into committed members. You spend less time juggling calendars and more time shipping content: the AI helpers handle repetitive admin, so a larger share of each subscriber dollar lands where it should.
The payoff is practical: faster production cycles, smoother paywalls, and stickier communities that come back for access, not hype. In a market tired of promises, a platform that saves time and deepens fan relationships is the utility that travels in any cycle.
Plus, there’s a lot to look forward to, like strategic partnerships for marketing, enhanced AI image generation, the HoneyHive, and the release of the Creators mobile app.
In a market that’s increasingly allergic to vapor, this is the kind of utility-first framing that can still resonate even when $BTC cools off.
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Bitcoin climbed above $66,500 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates, lifting the token about 1.5% in 24 hours.Derivatives data show risk appetite returning, with crypto trading volumes, open interest and liquidations of short positions all rising, and funding rates and implied volatility suggesting a more balanced, less fearful market.Sentiment has turned negative on Avalanche and its AVAX token as attention shifts to rivals like Solana and Sui, though some analysts see the pessimism as a potential contrarian signal.Bitcoin BTC$61,506.76 rose after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high, pushing the price from around $65,600 in Asian trading to more than $66,500 during European hours.
The largest cryptocurrency has added 1.5% over the past 24 hours, continuing its recovery from a June 5 low below $60,000. Several altcoins posted even stronger gains.
Stellar’s XLM, Injective’s INJ and Uniswap’s UNI rose between 13% and 16%, ranking among the best performers in the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. UNI's gain comes after Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Uniswap and set a long-term price target for the token of $100 by 2030.
Memecoin SIREN extended its decline, falling another 21% in 24 hours. The token has now lost a staggering 77% month-to-date. Blockchain data trackers on X pointed to a large holder, or whale, offloading coins representing 92% of the token’s supply as the main driver behind the collapse.
Derivatives PositioningCrypto markets are showing renewed risk appetite. Total 24-hour trading volume jumped 51% to $207 billion, open interest rose 2.4% to $113.41 billion and liquidations have surged 64% to $561 million, with shorts accounting for the bulk of the forced exits.Leverage is coming back too. BTC futures open interest (OI) has risen to 747,000 BTC, a third straight daily increase and the highest since June 4. The steady climb suggests investors are willing to take on risk again, a message reinforced by annualized perpetual funding rates holding near zero and a positive 24-hour OI-adjusted cumulative volume delta (CVD). Both point to a balanced, recovering market rather than speculative excess.Ether futures OI ticked up to 14.20 million ETH from a recent low of 13.64 million, a modest but directionally encouraging move.Among the major cryptocurrencies, LTC$41.80 is the standout. Its OI has risen 6.6% to 6.86 million tokens in 24 hours. While impressive in relative terms, the absolute level tells a more cautious story. It is still just a one-week high and remains well below January's peak of 9.29 million tokens. Overall positioning, therefore, remains light. On the losing side, TON, BCH and HBAR all saw OI decline over the past 24 hours, signaling capital outflows. TON is the most notable; its rebranding to GRAM has done nothing for trader sentiment and 24-hour CVD is the most negative among the majors, a sign the market is being driven by sellers hitting bids at market rather than passive limit orders. The volatility picture offers bulls some comfort. Both BVIV and EVIV — the 30-day implied volatility indexes for BTC and ETH, respectively — have nearly fully reversed the spike seen in the first week of the month. The fear that drove that spike has ebbed, and the implied volatility retreat supports the case for a continued recovery.On Deribit, BTC puts at strikes between $58,000 and $64,000 are among the most active of the past 24 hours. Block flows featured put condors, a non-directional strategy designed to profit from a specific range of volatility rather than a directional bet.Token talkAvalanche was the most-discussed token on Monday as crypto broadly rallied, though in AVAX's case, the conversation turned sharply negative. The ratio of positive to negative commentary has fallen to about 0.85, according to Santiment, meaning bearish posts now outnumber bullish ones, down from one of its most optimistic readings back in January.The negative chatter is about mindshare. It centers on whether Avalanche can keep pace with faster-growing rivals, with developer activity and user growth seen shifting toward Solana and Sui, Santiment said.Price backs the mood. AVAX trades around $6.88, near the low end of its recent range and well below the near-$10 level it held a month ago.There's a contrarian flip angle, however. Santiment notes that extreme negative sentiment has often marked opportunities rather than tops. Markets can reverse when the crowd turns overwhelmingly bearish. It made the same case on XRP days earlier.The fundamentals haven't vanished. Avalanche still holds institutional partnerships, government-linked projects and its subnet design, which lets teams launch custom app-specific blockchains. The bear case is about momentum, not a business falling apart.Related Assets
Cryptocurrency exchange Altsbit is shutting down this May. The exchange made the announcement after reporting an alleged security breach earlier this month.
In a statement, Altsbit says a hack late last week led to the theft of nearly all of the exchange’s Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), VersusCoin (VRSC), Komodo (KMD) and Pirate Chain (ARRR) holdings.
“Unfortunately, we have to notify you with the fact that our exchange was hacked during the night, and almost all funds from BTC, ETH, ARRR, and VRSC were stolen. A small part of the funds are safe on cold wallets.”
Altsbit says the hackers took roughly 6.929 BTC, 2.321 ETH, 3,924,082 ARRR, 414,154 VRSC and 1,066 KMD. The total amount of ETH and BTC lost was less than $70,000 and reportedly dealt a lethal blow to the nascent exchange.
The cryptocurrency exchange says affected users should apply for partial refunds and that remaining funds will be used to refund users until May 8th.
Source: altsbit.com The company further advises users to be wary of anyone pretending to be Altsbit employees who are allegedly distributing refunds.
Just last year, hackers bagged approximately $282,617,000 in leading cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, from a wide variety of crypto exchanges.
A recent MEXC Q3 report highlighted the strong performance of the crypto market during the last quarter, which saw active traders surge as the total crypto market capitalization climbed to the $4 trillion mark.
Spot Market Sees Strong Q3 Performance On Wednesday, crypto exchange MEXC published its Q3 2025 Ecosystem & Growth Report, highlighting sustained expansion, robust user activity, and security from the previous quarter.
According to the report, the exchange experienced strong activity and trading momentum during the market run between July and September, with over 680 new tokens added to the crypto exchange in Q3, representing a 17% increase from Q2.
Moreover, the number of active users trading new listings in the exchange increased 16%, while the trading volume for these tokens surged 97%. The report also noted that the spot market had a “particularly robust” performance last quarter, with the top 10 highest-volume tokens recording an average peak gain of 2,933%, a 158% jump from Q2.
Notably, memecoins, AI + Web3, Perpetual Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs), and stablecoin protocols were among the dominant narratives, with tokens like STBL, Chainbase (C), and DeAgentAI (AIA) showing remarkable 500% to 12,00% performances.
Meanwhile, the BSC ecosystem outperformed all other ecosystems, taking six of the top 10 tokens by growth in the crypto exchange. The report detailed that BSC projects produced an average return of over 9,000%, including TALE, BAS, and MEAL.
It’s worth noting that the BSC outperformed other networks in DEX activity earlier this month, with data showing that it recently ranked first across all chains, surpassing Ethereum and Solana on DEX daily trading and chain fees. Additionally, BSC reached a new all-time high (ATH) of 5.02 trillion gas used in a single day two weeks ago.
MEXC also highlighted that BSC’s strength was matched by the Ethereum and Base ecosystems, which recorded strong performance with GAIA, ERA, and Avantis (AVNT), “representing the growing cross-chain vitality of Layer-2 and DeFi derivative protocols.”
Crypto Losses Trend Slows Down The report revealed that the crypto exchange intercepted 48 fraud cases last quarter, freezing nearly $5 million in illicit funds. As part of its efforts to prevent fraud, it also restricted more than 19,000 suspicious accounts, including 17,000 collusive accounts and over 2,000 bot-trading accounts.
Notably, a concerning trend that has been developing this year, which could drive theft from digital asset services to a new milestone by the end of 2025.
According to Chainalysis, crypto theft this year has been “more devastating” than the entirety of 2024, with over $2.7 billion worth of funds stolen from crypto services in the first half of 2025.
As reported by NewsBTC, hacks significantly increase at the start of Q3, driving over $100 million in losses for exchanges. Q2 showed a diminishing trend in total crypto losses, with May and June recording 40% and 56% month-on-month (MoM) declines, respectively.
This trend briefly shifted in July as the total value of stolen funds surged 27.2% from the previous month. Nonetheless, recent reports show that total funds lost to crypto hacks and exploits dropped around 37% in Q3, despite the market rally and initial trend.
Total crypto market capitalization is at $3.6 trillion on the one-week chart. Source: TOTAL on TradingView Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, started the day with altcoin delisting news.
At this point, Binance announced that it has delisted the altcoins Flamingo (FLM), Kadena (KDA) and Perpetual Protocol (PERP).
“At Binance, we periodically review every digital asset we list to ensure it continues to meet high standards and industry requirements.
When a coin or token no longer meets these standards or industry conditions change, we potentially remove it from the exchange.
Based on our latest reviews, we have decided to delist all spot trading pairs for the following altcoins and halt trading as of 12/11/2025 03:00 UTC:
Flamingo (FLM), Kadena (KDA) and Perpetual Protocol (PERP)
Spot trading pairs of the aforementioned altcoins will be removed. All trading orders will be automatically removed once trading on each trading pair is completed.
Withdrawals of these altcoins from Binance will not be supported after 2025-01-12 03:00 (UTC).
Delisted altcoins can be converted into stablecoins on behalf of users after 03:00 UTC on 13.01.2026.
Following the news, there was a pump in the FLM price, while there were significant decreases in KDA and PERP prices.
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The AxCNH, a Chinese Yuan-pegged stablecoin issued by AnchorX, was officially launched on September 17, 2025 in Hong Kong. BDACS also launched KRW1, a South Korean Won-pegged stablecoin, the following day.
Why do these moves matter? Because the crypto race is heating up.
While America’s new federal stablecoin framework (the GENIUS Act in 2025) sets strict issuance and transparency rules, countries like Hong Kong and South Korea are also accelerating regulatory frameworks to oversee stablecoin activity.
Retail users also stand to gain. Putting fiat on-chain enables near-instantaneous 24/7 cross-border settlement and brings smart contracts into the mix. This not only reduces correspondent-bank friction, but allows for programmable FX flows (like atomic swaps and other DeFi uses).
And with stablecoins redefining how money moves, lightweight crypto apps like Best Wallet provide an accessible gateway to onboard more people into the crypto world.
Powering the Best Wallet ecosystem, Best Wallet Token ($BEST) has already secured over $16M in its presale as a statement to this market shift.
Currently in phase 2 of its roadmap, this crypto project bridges the gap between crypto and CeFi with effortless onramping, multi-chain support, low-cost swaps, and more features like derivatives trading and a debit card in the pipeline.
Stablecoin Market Heats Up: What AxCNH and KRW1 Mean for Global Crypto Growth Unlike traditional financial systems, the blockchain never sleeps. With no business hours or potential correspondent delays to tie it down, both individuals and businesses trading on-chain benefit from a reliable, around-the-clock solution.
This also makes currency faster and more easily accessible, even for cross-border payments or transfers, giving people real reasons to use blockchain over legacy systems.
More importantly, being fiat-backed and overcollateralized, these stablecoins align with global regulatory expectations, raising institutions and retail users’ trust and confidence to embrace crypto.
Unlike traditional financial systems, stablecoins also rely on oracle networks like Chainlink, which enable real-time, tamper-resistant data and automated, trustless smart contracts for lending and DeFi trading.
Source: Chainlink’s post on X For newcomers still uncertain about entering the crypto landscape, stablecoins offer a familiar entry point, as they resemble fiat currencies and create a safe environment for traders to operate without concerns about volatility.
With that base, it becomes easier to explore other digital assets and DeFi applications. This is where Best Wallet and Best Wallet Token ($BEST) also come in as beginner-friendly crypto tools with building momentum behind them.
Best Wallet Makes Crypto Easy While Its Native $BEST Token Raises $16M+ in Presale Best Wallet is one of the leading hot wallets built to outperform legacy wallets like MetaMask.
It provides traders with a streamlined multi-chain hub that directly supports top networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BSC, and Base (with 60+ more chains coming in the near future). Some of the other perks of Best wallet include:
Non-custodial key management backed by Multi-Party Computation. You don’t have to worry about protecting your secret key, since it’s virtually unbreakable. Effortless cross-chain moves, available in one dashboard – think Ethereum staking through Lido and Rocket Pool integrations or low-cost cross-swaps across dozens of DEXes. A built-in filter to hide suspicious tokens, which adds an extra security layer when exploring decentralized projects. Besides, the app’s WalletConnect compatibility allows you to connect to other external crypto platforms like derivatives exchanges and other dApps.
With this, you can leverage more advanced strategies and enable seamless yield farming across more ecosystems.
Best Wallet Token ($BEST) is the backbone of this ecosystem, engineered to reward loyal and early adopters.
By holding $BEST, you can benefit from reduced in-app transaction fees, early access to vetted new presales, and higher staking rewards in the app’s upcoming staking aggregator.
Best Wallet’s upcoming tokens feature is particularly attractive to degens hunting for new meme coin presales and other early-stage opportunities.
With all projects vetted and smart contract audits available, it’s easier than ever to find trusted projects and avoid honeypots or other scams.
$BEST also integrates trading incentives with governance, creating upside beyond speculation. By giving holders a direct role and voting rights on the app’s future direction, $BEST ensures its base stays loyal and active as the project’s roadmap progresses.
With rapid presale traction and ambitions to capture 40% wallet market share by 2026, $BEST offers plenty of room for growth.
Its fundraiser is still ongoing as the dev team is working behind the scenes to introduce more advanced features (like NFT support, a crypto debit card, and a staking aggregator coming in phase 3).
The $BEST token has already raised over $16M and continues to gain traction. The ICO has even attracted several whale buys of $70.2K, $50.9K, and $49.5K, further boosting confidence in the token.
$BEST is now trading at $0.025675, which means a $500 entry today might be worth around $685 by the end of 2025 if our expert $BEST token price prediction holds.
Zooming out, the potential upside looks even better under bullish conditions. By 2026, $BEST could hit $0.0510, pushing your $500 stack to about $995 (a 2x move), and $0.07 by 2030, growing your investment to ~$1,360 (7x higher).
On top of this, $BEST offers dynamic staking rewards (currently at roughly 83% APY). If the reward rate stays high in the upcoming months, you could be racking up around $915 on your $500 investment, without factoring in token price moves.
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Threshold Network has proposed to acquire BitGo‘s Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) product, offering $36.4 million worth of their native T tokens.
The move aims to transition WBTC from centralized custody to Threshold's decentralized model, merging it with their tBTC Bitcoin (BTC) bridge.
The proposal was presented by NuCypher's co-founder and Threshold contributor MacLane Wilkison and involves minting additional T tokens, equivalent to 15% of its current fully diluted supply, as a grant to BitGo.
This would make BitGo the largest stakeholder in the Threshold Network while maintaining the bridge's decentralized nature.
Moreover, the proposed acquisition would combine WBTC's $9 billion market cap and widespread adoption with tBTC's permissionless bridging mechanism. Wilkinson argues this approach better achieves BitGo's goal of multi-jurisdictional and multi-institutional custody.
If accepted, the merger would be implemented in stages. Threshold would gain merchant privileges for WBTC and gradually transfer the existing WBTC supply to decentralized custody, with deposits spread across multiple wallets to ensure security.
Should BitGo decline, Wilkison claims that the DeFi ecosystem will “require a safe and orderly offboarding of WBTC.”
In this case, the additional minting of the T token could be used to subsidize the costs of offboarding WBTC from the ecosystem and migration to alternatives like tBTC and cbBTC.
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Addressing the controversyNotably, the proposal comes following BitGo's recent announcement that it would adopt a multi-jurisdictional custody model to accelerate its global expansion plan. This would be achieved by transferring WBTC's control to a joint venture with BiT Global.
This movement raised concerns in the crypto community due to TRON founder Justin Sun‘s involvement, especially after 12,000 BTC were removed from USDD's backing. USDD is the stablecoin tied to the Tron ecosystem.
Despite BitGo's CEO Mike Belshe assuring the market that Sun would not be able to move funds, major DeFi protocols, including MakerDAO and Aave, have already taken steps to limit their exposure to WBTC.
Threshold's proposal aims to address these concerns and ensure the continued stability of WBTC in the crypto ecosystem.
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) is seeing a strong price surge today, climbing around 24% to a high near $0.00004905 as traders rush back into the token. The sharp rally comes even as the broader crypto market remains flat, with Bitcoin hovering near $67,000.
The sudden rally has caught traders’ attention. But what exactly is pushing LUNC higher today?
Massive LUNC Token Burns Reduce SupplyOne of the biggest reasons behind today’s rally is large token burns. According to the Luna burn metrics, around 32 million LUNC tokens were burned today. This brings the total weekly burn to about 224.46 million tokens.
So far, about 85.58 billion LUNC tokens have been burned. That is nearly 19% of the total supply.
However, community-driven burns have been a key mechanism for restoring confidence in LUNC since its collapse in 2022.
Beyond the big burns today, LUNC also saw a sharp rise in trading activity. Its 24-hour trading volume surged 466%, reaching around $74.3 million,
Legal Action Against Jane Street Adds Attention Back to TerraAnother reason for the recent surge is fresh discussion about Terra’s past collapse. Reports say the SEC has started investigating Jane Street over possible market manipulation in stocks and crypto products.
The lawsuit alleges that the trading firm used insider information to front-run positions and intentionally trigger the depegging of TerraUSD on May 7, 2022. That collapse erased nearly $40 billion from the crypto market.
Some members of the LUNC community now believe the Terra crash may not have been only an internal failure, but possibly the result of an external attack.
At the same time, more people online are discussing Do Kwon. Some believe he made mistakes but did not plan a scam.
Despite today’s strong moves, LUNC remains far 100% below its historical peak of $117.
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The crypto market is showing strong upward momentum, with Bitcoin hitting $80,000 and several altcoins such as Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin, Zcash, and Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) posting notable gains today.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index improved to neutral sentiment on rising CLARITY Act odds, robust ETF inflows, and early bull market predictions by analysts have triggered a rally.
Bitcoin Hits 80,000 amid Short Liquidations in XRP, Dogecoin, Zcash, and LUNC Bitcoin surpassed the key $80,000 level to hit a high of $80,596, rising almost 3% over the past 24 hours. It is supported by a massive 114% rise in trading volume.
The total crypto market cap climbed almost 2% amid institutional demand and strong spot Bitcoin ETFs inflows of around $630 million on the last trading day to signal renewed investor confidence.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt signaled advances for a long-awaited CLARITY Act, with lawmakers eyeing a markup in May following a stablecoin yield compromise.
According to a Reuters report on May 4, President Trump said the US will help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz. Easing geopolitical tensions has reduced selling pressure and encouraged short squeezes.
The crypto market recorded over $302 million in short liquidations today. Bitcoin, Dogecoin, XRP, Zcash, and Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) saw massive liquidations. According to CoinGlass data, nearly 110K traders were liquidated, with a total liquidation of $370 million in 24 hours.
Top Experts Predict Further Upside Bitcoin retraces to trade at $79,845 after profit booking in the last few hours. The 24-hour low and high are $78,281 and $80,596, respectively. However, experts signal further upside in Bitcoin and broader crypto market.
Cypherpunk and Blockstream CEO Adam Back put the spotlight on BTC 200-week moving average surpassing $60K. On the weekly chart, Bitcoin flashes bottom signals as it continues to hold above the 10-year ascending trendline, which historically suggested the bottom.
As CoinGape reported earlier, Grayscale Research signaled Bitcoin bottomed in the $65,000-$70,000 range. The Bitcoin Bull Index also turned neutral for the first time in six months, per CryptoQuant research head Julio Moreno.
BIT (formely Matrixport) said investors make more returns by investing when sentiment is negative. The firm added that sentiment is high but still has room to run. BIT predicts further upside as long as the Greed & Fear Index trend higher.
10x Research said “Bitcoin just triggered the first of our bull market signals, and the medium-term technical picture is improving faster than most realize.” Two consecutive months of positive returns, rising ETF inflows, and funding rates point to a market with significant room to run.
However, Bitcoin options are flashing a slight warning, while Ethereum options are telling a more cautious story. Moreover, a divided Fed, overbought equity markets, and the US-Iran peace talks risks could impact the bullish thesis.
Bitcoin Flashes First Bull Market Signal. Source: 10x Research Dogecoin jumped more than 4% to extend the weekly rally to over 15%. It benefits from broader crypto market strength and X cashtags for Dogecoin, XRP and other crypto assets.
XRP reclaims $1.41 amid positive ETF flows, CLARITY Act markup hopes, and huge whale accumulations. As CoinGape reported earlier, XRP poised for a rally as on-chain data indicated supply shock on Binance.
Zcash (ZEC) and LUNC are recording massive rallies in the last few days, with Terra Luna Classic skyrocketed 60% over the past week. Endorsements from Grayscale’s Barry Silbert and Arthur Hayes’ $400 prediction for Zcash triggered further rebound.
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) rocketed more than 7% today, currently trading at $0.0000924. Binance’s LUNC token burn, Software upgrade v4.0.1, and community-driven volatility continue to fuel positive sentiment.
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Bitcoin (BTC) has beaten nearly all of the top 100 altcoins since 2020, and chart data now points to almost 50% more downside for the broad altcoin market.
The total altcoin market cap, tracked as TOTAL2, trades near $864 billion after a steep weekly drop. Two charts explain why the pressure could continue.
Bitcoin Beat the 2020 Top 100 Altcoins by a Wide MarginThe first chart indexes the 2020 top 100 coins to a value of 100. It prices Bitcoin in US dollars and each altcoin in Bitcoin terms.
From that base, the BTC line climbed toward 1,000 on a logarithmic scale. Most altcoins, instead, fell from 100 to 10, 1, or lower. That gap means many former leaders lost 90% to 99% of their value against Bitcoin. Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) marked the most extreme collapse on the chart.
The framing matters because it measures opportunity cost. Holding most altcoins meant underperforming a simple Bitcoin position for more than five years. The chart also shows why coin selection rarely helped. Even well-known projects struggled to hold value once measured against Bitcoin.
BTC vs TOP100 coins since 2020. Source: RedditA few names held near the starting line. However, the broad set shows years of losses for holders who skipped BTC and chose these survivors instead.
The current downturn has not reversed the trend. Bitcoin trades near $61,228, down about 2% on the day and roughly 44% over the past year. Meanwhile, altcoins have fallen harder. Over the past 30 days, BTC dropped about 24% while Ethereum (ETH) lost roughly 31%.
Total Market Cap Points to $436 Billion by JulyThe second chart shows TOTAL2 on a weekly timeframe with three cycle peaks. The most recent top printed at $1.77 trillion.
History gives two reference declines. The 2018 bear market fell 92% over 49 weeks, while the 2021 to 2022 drop fell 75% over 31 weeks.
Those moves average about 40 weeks in duration. Applying the more recent 75% decline to the $1.77 trillion, the top projects point to a bottom near $436 billion.
TOTAL2 currently sits at $864.73 billion, below the $942.62 billion level it just lost. The green support shelf near $494.05 billion held the prior cycle low.
A move to $436 billion would break that shelf and retest the $427.57 billion bottom from 2022. That target implies nearly 50% more downside from current prices.
TOTAL2 weekly chart. Source: TradingviewThe timing lines up with mid-July 2026, roughly 40 weeks from the peak. Rising Bitcoin dominance remains the main catalyst pulling capital away from altcoins.
Past cycles do not guarantee future outcomes. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund flows, and broader macro conditions could shorten or deepen the move.
A weekly reclaim of $942.62 billion would weaken this bearish case. Until then, the structure favors lower prices and a delayed altseason.
Since Saturday, the 6th of June, Bitcoin has climbed 8.10% from a low of $59,500 to $64,318. The $64k area was a short-term supply zone.
But it is unclear if the bulls can flip it to support and continue their advance.
On the other hand, the altcoin market was up a slightly more modest 6.24% since last Saturday, but both Bitcoin and TOTAL2, which tracks the altcoin market capitalization, were in long-term downtrends.
By comparison, Terra Classic [LUNC] was up by 34% since last Saturday’s low. With a market cap of only $405.8 million, it can be argued that it requires less capital to move LUNC prices.
Another factor that helped explain the relatively stronger LUNC gains was the higher timeframe price structure. AMBCrypto reported that the Terra Classic trend was bullish after its rally to new highs in early May.
It had retraced to $0.000062 by the 6th of June, just above the $0.000054 level that was the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement. The developments since then have reinforced a bullish outlook on the price front.
LUNC bulls conquer local resistance zone, driving another 10% bounce Source: LUNC/USDT on TradingView The $0.0000688 area (cyan) had been a local resistance zone a week ago but has since been breached and retested as support. The subsequent price bounce has reached $0.000075.
This zone had been a support in mid-May and was likely to serve as resistance now.
Based on the higher timeframe LUNC trend, a rally to $0.0001-$0.000123 can be expected. Yet, traders should remain wary.
Sustained capital inflows are needed to drive a recovery. However, since the 7th of June, the spot trading volume on Binance has been falling.
A price bounce, even from key levels, on weak trading volume raised suspicion about bullish strength. A Bitcoin selloff can hurt LUNC’s progress, so traders should keep an eye on the leader’s trends, too.
Final Summary The Terra Classic bullish performance over the past week could be just the start of another upward impulse move. A stabilizing Bitcoin would aid LUNC’s bullish chances, but a BTC sell-off could leave a huge dent on the altcoin’s sentiment.
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has voiced concerns about how Strategy’s STRC preferred stock is structured as it has a feedback loop. He believes it could further strain the company’s finances if Bitcoin experiences a long period of decline. His comments come as Strategy keeps relying on capital market products to fuel its Bitcoin accumulation spree.
Strategy’s STRC Structure Compared To Traditional Bonds Martinez says the distinction is in how STRC reacts in times of market pressure. Standard corporate bonds have predetermined interest rates, and investors suffer losses as the bond values drop. Meanwhile, the interest rate obligations stay the same for the bond issuers.
In contrast, STRC has an adjustable dividend mechanism to assist in maintaining its market value. If the Bitcoin price is in a downward trend and investor demand is dropping, Martinez said that Strategy might have to raise payouts to draw buyers and to keep the STRC price from falling.
This scenario may increase the company’s financing expenses while the price of Bitcoin is dropping.
STRC Depicts Similarity To Terra-Luna’s Downward Spiral To highlight the similarities between the May 2022 crash of the Terra token (LUNA) and STRC’s recent drop, Martinez presented a chart. The graph revealed that LUNA has dropped by 99.95% during the crisis, while the STRC price has fallen 17.45% since its launch.
Strategy’s STRC vs. Terra Luna chart. Source: Ali Martinez | X Further, Strategy’s STRC structure has some conceptual similarities to what caused Terra-Luna’s collapse in 2022, Martinez said. He said that Strategy is quite different from Terra, and doesn’t have algorithmic tokens, but it can become a lot more cumbersome when it is in stress.
“It is conceptually similar to the Terra/Luna collapse,” Martinez wrote.
If Bitcoin price falls, it may mean that more cash will have to be allocated toward STRC to stabilize it around the $100 par. He cautioned that such a situation could create what he described as a “dangerous loop” in which falling asset values are accompanied by rising financial obligations
“While MicroStrategy isn’t printing tokens out of thin air, both systems use a mechanism that forces the issuer to take on more financial burden as things get worse,” he said.
The analyst added that “instead of acting as a safety net, the structure risks amplifying the pressure during a market downturn.”
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Steven Pu, co-founder of layer-1 blockchain Taraxa, released a report on Feb. 24 highlighting a significant gap between claimed and actual blockchain performance.
Analyzing 22 networks using data from Chainspect, the study found that theoretical transactions per second (TPS) are overstated by an average of 20 times compared to real-world results. According to the findings, this discrepancy stems from lab-based metrics that fail to hold up on live mainnets.
The report introduces a new metric: TPS per dollar spent on a validator node (TPS/$), aiming to measure cost-efficiency rather than just raw speed. Across the 22 chains, theoretical TPS averaged 20 times higher than observed mainnet performance, with only four networks achieving double-digit TPS/$ ratios.
Pu argues this shows many blockchains require costly hardware for modest transaction rates, challenging claims of scalability and decentralization.
“We should all stick with transparent, verifiable, on-chain performance metrics,” per the study.
Source: Chainspect Blockchain scalability questioned Pu’s findings suggest the industry’s focus on high TPS misleads stakeholders. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), for example, prioritize security over speed, while newer chains tout big numbers that rarely materialize. The TPS/$ metric could shift how developers assess networks for practical use cases like payments or supply chain tracking. The report states that,
Max observed mainnet TPS for included networks, across a 100-block window (tx/s)
It’s worth noting that Chainspect specifically excludes transactions that may unfairly inflate this Max TPS metric, such as voting transactions
Taraxa pushes for transparency Taraxa, a proof-of-stake layer-1 focused on audit logging, frames this as a wake-up call. Pu, a Stanford-educated entrepreneur, urges reliance on verifiable mainnet data over whitepaper hype.
This comes as the crypto space grapples with adoption hurdles. Inflated statistics could distort investment and development decisions, particularly in decentralized finance and supply chain use cases that demand reliable performance. Pu suggests that cost-efficiency metrics like TPS/$ could redefine how blockchain sustainability is evaluated, shifting focus toward networks that deliver practical value rather than just high theoretical speeds.
With the rise of data breaches, fraud, and identity theft, a growing number of projects are using blockchain technology for file and identity validation. Digital files are quite easy to tamper with, as Craig Wright recently demonstrated in his court battles with the Kleiman estate.
Now a number of projects are using distributed ledgers as immutable records for important data. We’ve previously reported on Factom, which secures data on the Bitcoin blockchain, as well as Roger Ver’s Bitcoin Cash notary tool.
The details vary, but the model is the same: each file is used to generate a unique digital fingerprint, or hash, which is then saved on the blockchain. Since the odds of two files sharing a fingerprint are astronomically low, the presence of a correct hash is undeniable proof that the document has not been altered.
And the number of tools is growing. Here are some of the other entrants to the space:
BlockNotary Touting its “proof-of-existence” technology, BlockNotary allows users to upload digital content from their mobile devices with a Timestamp. Each file is stored on the Interplanetary File System, with a hash uploaded to Bitcoin’s mainnet or testnet.
This immutable ledger reduces the risk of copyright infringement for product users by proving ownership and identity. The technology also enables blockchain-verified video interviews, assuring fraud prevention and remote identity verification.
BlockNotary’s Journal application has the potential to be useful for legal applications, as it “replaces the paper notary journal for recording notary acts.”
Notarization via the Journal is secured with end-to-end encryption, timestamped, and protected for authenticity. BlockNotary is a strong advocate for the usage of blockchain authentication in legal situations, with Vermont State Law recognizing the utility of the tool, along with a number of other states.
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Acronis Acronis has been around for some time as a “global leader in hybrid cloud backup and data protection.” In their latest move, the project is using blockchain technology in an effort to “protect any data in any industry.”
The company proposes a range of use-cases, including court documents, medical records, security camera footage, or long-term archiving.
Acronis uses the Ethereum blockchain for its notary functions. Users upload each file to a repository, where a fingerprint of the file is stored as a hash on the Ethereum blockchain. As the Acronis website explains, “Authenticity of a stored file can be independently checked with the information contained in the corresponding certificate.” Because of the “known transparent algorithm,” the website argues, “you do not need to trust any person or entity to verify this information.”
Users can even test out the technology, notarizing a file by dragging and dropping it into the web browser demo.
source: notarystorage.acronis.com V-ID V-ID has been making major progress in recent months, both developmentally and in terms of market adoption. The VIDT token experienced massive growth, rising from a steady seven cents USD in previous months to more than 50 cents in late June before cooling off to the low 20’s.
The token was first launched on a select few exchanges, but is now expanding its availability, most notably on the new Binance DEX.
source: coinmarketcap.com Whereas other tools save data to a single blockchain, V-ID uses several different ledgers to increase security many times. At present, VIDT operates as a hybrid token on Bitcoin, Ethereum, DigiByte, Hyperledger, LTO Network, and, as of this month, Binance Chain.
The project proposes a wealth of use-cases, from the verification of diplomas and certificates, to the authentication of digital media files and accounting records. Using the V-ID system, the alteration of a single pixel could demonstrate the difference between a Photoshopped image and the original.
Also useful on a smaller-scale level, V-ID can be used for a variety of interesting applications. The V-ID website suggests a few more possibilities, such as countering diploma fraud.
“After [diploma] validation, graduates can copy, rename, print or send a diploma like any file. Recipients can check the integrity of the validated content, whether it is digital or printed, in 5 seconds,” the site explains. Business invoices can be validated by merchants and verified by customers to prevent fraudulent charges.
The V-ID project already claims a number of high-profile customers, including JWC Superyachts, Vitrumnet, and the educational institution, HBO Drechtsteden. Most impressively, the project also counts Airbus Space & Defense among its clients, although this could not be independently verified.*
More recently, V-ID announced a partnership with AmSpec, an oil and gas inspection company that produces more than 50,000 inspection reports on a monthly basis. In this case, there’s no question of accuracy: the partnership is demonstrated by the V-ID window on AmSpec’s website:
Each of these projects has a long way to go in terms of adoption. But the presence of a trustless means of verifying authenticity on an immutable ledger means that blockchain notaries won’t disappear anytime soon.
*An email to Airbus was not returned at the time of publication.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Darren Kleine. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Widely followed trader Inmortal says this year will see massive rallies for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and one additional altcoin.
The pseudonymous trader tells his 214,000 followers on the social media platform X that API3 (API3), a decentralized data oracle network that aims to connect traditional APIs with blockchain applications, is ready to “get sent” after a long consolidation period.
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Inmortal mentions API3’s recent strategic funding round led by digital asset investment firm DWF labs and the bullish technicals on the altcoin’s chart.
“API3 about to get sent.
API3 has successfully concluded a strategic funding round, allocating treasury assets in exchange for four million USDC.
About the chart? nothing more to add, it’s just hyper bullish.
> +600 days accumulation over
> Clean retest of acc zone.
Send it.”
Source: Inmortal/X Looking at the trader’s chart, he seems to predict that the Ethereum-based altcoins will hit $6. At time of writing, API3 is trading at $3.37, up over 9% in the past day.
Looking at the broader markets, Inmortal is predicting strong 2024 finishes for BTC, ETH and SOL. According to the analyst, the next couple of months will likely be uneventful for much of the digital asset markets but expects a full-blown “parabolic uptrend” in Q4.
“> Boring June-July (chop + some traps for both sides)
> Uptrend resume in August
> Parabolic trend all Q4
BTC goes above $100,000, ETH above $10,000, $SOL above $500.
Altcoins do a x2-x5
Analyst comments continue to hold significant importance in the world of cryptocurrencies. One closely followed analyst, Inmortal, has indicated that this year could see significant price rallies for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and an altcoin.
Inmortal shared a post on X to make important announcements. In his statement to thousands of followers, he mentioned that API3, a decentralized data oracle network aiming to integrate traditional APIs into blockchain applications, is ready to rise after a long consolidation period.
Inmortal discussed the recent strategic funding round led by DWF Labs, one of the world’s leading investment firms, and the bullish outlook on the altcoin’s chart.
API3 is about to rise. API3 successfully completed a strategic funding round by allocating treasury assets worth four million USDC. What about the chart? Nothing more to add, just hyper bullish.
Accumulation for over 600 days.Clean retest of the Acc region.Send it.
According to the trader’s comment, the Ethereum-based altcoin API3 could reach $6. As of the time of writing, API3 is trading at 3.20 after a 3.97% drop in the last 24 hours.
API3’s market cap remains at 276 million dollars following the recent drop, while its 24-hour trading volume exceeded 48 million dollars after a 64% increase.
Inmortal also looked at leading cryptocurrencies BTC, ETH, and SOL, indicating a strong outlook for the rest of the year. The analyst noted that the coming months will likely be stagnant for cryptocurrencies, but a fully developed “parabolic uptrend” could form by the fourth quarter.
Boring June-July (some traps on both sides)Uptrend continued in August.Parabolic trend throughout Q4.BTC surpasses $100,000, ETH over $10,000, SOL above $500. Altcoins will multiply x2-x5. Charts never lie.
As of the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $69,100, while Ethereum continues to trade around $3,772. Following recent BTC and ETH ETF news, SOL is thought to be trading at $166.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
On-chain detective ZachXBT has shared details of the massive crypto Ponzi scheme that took over $150 million from unsuspecting victims before collapsing last week.
The Mechanics Behind The $150M Crypto Ponzi In a series of X posts, ZachXBT unveiled the details of a Ponzi scheme that had been operating under the DSJ Exchange (DSJEX), a fake trading platform, and BG Wealth Sharing, a fraudulent investment scheme, since 2025. The scam involved a fake CEO named Stephen Beard, a self-proclaimed professor who represented the platform to the public.
According to the Tuesday thread, DSJEX and BG Wealth advertised daily returns of 1.3%–2.6%, with referral commissions and rank-based bonuses. In addition, Beard pushed recruitment and fake trading signals through a group on Hong Kong messaging app BonChat.
BG Wealth’s member recruitment posts. Source: ZachXBT The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) recently explained that investors used these trading signals on the DSJ exchange and were led to believe that the crypto investments were generating returns.
BG Wealth and DSJ claimed to be licensed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but the DFI found that neither of the forms filed by these companies indicated that they were registered with the SEC.
Thirteen regulators across five continents had issued public fraud warnings about the firms, including the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Philippines’ SEC, and Washington’s DFI.
On April 23, US law enforcement seized one of BG Wealth’s domains as part of a joint operation conducted by Operation Level Up and the Scam Center Strike Force. However, the scam continued to operate for roughly another week.
Last Saturday, Beard posted a video affirming that DSJEX would soon go public and demanded a 12% “tax” on account balances as a prerequisite for the regulatory process. But the scammers had already disabled withdrawals by this point.
Tether, Exchanges Freeze $41.5M After the US authorities’ involvement, the malicious actors laundered over $92 million in crypto assets across chains. ZachXBT noted that the scammers regularly rotated between domains and hot wallets to evade law enforcement.
Between April 27 and May 3, the crypto funds were laundered through token swaps, bridging via Bridgers, Butter Network, and USDT0, wrapping and unwrapping USDD, and consolidation of transactions across hundreds of addresses.
The crypto sleuth traced the millions in outflows through a timing analysis, located Solana/Tron deposits to Binance, and found matching Tron withdrawals. Then, he provided details to the relevant parties, including Tether, the Binance security team, OKX, and US law enforcement.
As a result, Tether froze $38.4 million on May 4, while another $3.1 million was frozen at various crypto services and exchanges, bringing the total to $41.5 million.
Despite the significant recovery, the on-chain detective noted that the scam’s $150 million assessment is “likely significantly higher since the scheme has been operating since 2025, with thousands of victim exchange withdrawals identified.”
Ultimately, he advised victims of DSJEX and BG Wealth’s scheme to file a police report in their jurisdiction to aid global investigations and potential restitution from laundered proceeds.
The total crypto market capitalization is at $2.65 trillion in the one-week chart. Source: TOTAL on TradingView Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
It’s been a good month for Bitcoin (BTC) holders, but it’s not yet clear what the latest movements mean for the rest of the market. While the leading virtual currency has gone from strength to strength – up more than 200% since the bottom in December – altcoin values have lagged behind.
Since the latest ‘bitcoin boom’ began in early April, the best-performing large cap currencies have been Binance Coin (BNB), with a modest gain of 50% , and Ether (ETH), whose price roughly doubled during that timeframe.
Prices for XRP grew by around 50% by the end of June, before reversing almost all of their gains. Similar losses befell Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), EOS and TRON (TRX), each of which has slid back to the prices of early April.
Bitcoin dominance has also grown, indicating that BTC widened its lead over the rest of the market. After comprising roughly 51% of the crypto market in April, BTC now accounts for 66% of total market capitalization.
Source: CoinMarketCap “When these buyers enter the market, one of the first assets they go to – because of its brand, its liquidity, and its accessibility – is Bitcoin,” explained Kevin Murcko, CEO of CoinMetro. As the most famous digital asset, new investors are most likely to acquire BTC.
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A recent report by U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley found a declining correlation between Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, which analysts suggested could be a result of “slowing technological development and adoption of these altcoins.”
Some tokens are rising against the ebbing tide. Chainlink (LINK) saw significant growth in the past few months, with prices rising sixfold since the beginning of May. Favorable headlines, like the Coinbase listing and Google integration, may have helped the token beat the market.
But sentiment data suggest that an altcoin rally is still far off. Figures from analytics site TheTIE, which aggregates the number and positivity of crypto-related tweets, found that favorable mentions of the top ten altcoins peaked in late May and has been falling ever since.
Via TheTIE By comparison, Bitcoin sentiment is booming. BTC tweet volume is at its highest level since December 2017, accounting for 64% of cryptocurrency mentions on Twitter. After seventeen months without crossing the 60% mark, Bitcoin tweet volume reached that level at least three times last month.
Via TheTIE Long-term Bitcoin sentiment – which measures positive conversations on Twitter on a 50-day vs. 200-day moving average – is also increasing, despite the latest downturn.
Source: TheTIE “This is still Bitcoin season,” explained Joshua Frank, co-founder of TheTIE. “Bitcoin is continuing to dominate. While Bitcoin’s tweet volume dominance…is volatile, it does appear to be increasing along with market cap dominance.”
A change in sentiment does not necessitate a change in prices, but in a speculative market it’s an easy metric to determine which way the herd is moving. As a case in point, the 2017 ICO boom galvanized interest in altcoins, thereby spreading capital among a wide range of digital assets.
IEOs have failed to attract anywhere near the same level of investment. As the Morgan Stanley report highlights, exchange-launched tokens attracted only $0.2bn of investment in May – a pittance compared to figures raised even at the end of the ICO boom.
Unlike most altcoins, Bitcoin is unique in that it already has a well-established use case: it’s the main currency for crypto exchanges, and acts as a store of value which is not correlated with traditional markets.
With a few exceptions, most altcoins do not have the same appeal for the wider market. For the time being, the original digital cash is likely to remain investors’ plat du jour.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Paddy Baker. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Arkham Intelligence has announced the integration of Dogecoin into its analytics platform, offering its advanced on-chain capabilities to the meme-based crypto.
The team emphasized the significance of this move, highlighting the limited tools available to analyze the Dogecoin blockchain despite its 11-year existence. With Arkham’s features, users will soon be able to visualize and monitor Dogecoin’s blockchain activity, trace transactions, filter data, and set real-time alerts.
This addition expands Arkham’s supported networks to 16, allowing Dogecoin users to examine specific wallet activity and monitor addresses tied to exchanges, funds, and notable individuals.
Dogecoin’s Cultural Legacy and Adoption Dogecoin’s cultural relevance extends beyond the crypto industry. According to Arkham, the coin, inspired by the Japanese Shiba Inu dog Kabosu—who passed away earlier this year—has achieved widespread recognition. The team also notes how the crypto has garnered attention from prominent figures like Elon Musk, who briefly replaced X’s (formerly Twitter) logo with the Doge icon after acquiring the platform.
Additionally, the team highlights how Tesla began accepting Dogecoin as payment for merchandise, furthering its visibility in mainstream markets.
Interestingly, the acronym DOGE now coincides with the U.S. Government’s Department of Government Efficiency, a satirical nod to its cultural prominence.
Critical Vulnerability Causes Node Collapse While Arkham expands Dogecoin’s analytical reach, the network recently faced a vulnerability exploit. A Bitcoin sidechain developer, Andreas Kohl, claimed responsibility for a hack that supposedly disabled 69% of Dogecoin nodes by exploiting a vulnerability dubbed “DogeReaper.”
This flaw relies on a segmentation fault in the network’s code, which causes abrupt program termination when unauthorized memory is accessed. However, despite the dramatic claim, the Dogecoin network remained operational, raising doubts about the accuracy of the report.
Prominent Dogecoin community member “Mishaboar” quickly refuted the developer’s assertion, explaining that the DogeReaper vulnerability had already been identified and patched two weeks earlier in a node update adopted by key participants such as miners and exchanges.
Mishaboar also questioned the validity of the data used to support the hack, noting that Blockchair’s reported node drop—from 647 to 205—was not comprehensive.
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Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, has been goaded by some fans to launch a meme coin inspired by his own pet dog. The entire thing went down on X, where CZ was first asked whether he even has a pet dog. As every man and his dog look to launch meme coins of their own, we review some of the best to buy right now.
Nobody Without a Meme Coin It seems the idea of a pet meme coin sparked CZ’s imagination, as he followed up by inquiring how meme coins work. Half an hour later, we had the crypto legend saying, ‘Will mull it over for a day or so, as usual for big decisions.’
Although the crypto market has its fair share of dog-themed meme coins ($DOGE, $SHIB, and $BONK) – all market leaders, by the way – one by CZ himself would likely also be a hot property.
Binance’s former top dog harboring meme coin ambitions follows the launch of many other celebrity-endorsed coins. These include the Trump family coins, $TRUMP and $MELANIA, Iggy Azalea’s $MOTHER, and Andrew Tate’s $DADDY coin.
In this article, we’ve handpicked 4 of the best meme coins set to explode 100x in this new meme coin bull run
1. BTC Bull ($BTCBULL) – Top Meme Coin for Bitcoin Bulls BTC Bull ($BTCBULL) is easily one of the best new cryptos to buy right now, offering the ideal low-cap investment opportunity for Bitcoin maximalists.
Instead of simply standing on the sidelines and cheering on the OG cryptocurrency, you can become a $BTCBULL token holder and get a taste of the action.
BTC Bull will reward token holders with free $BTC airdrops whenever Bitcoin reaches new milestones. By this, we mean price points, as in $150K, $200K, $250K, and so on – all the way up to $1M, which is BTC Bull’s ultimate goal for Bitcoin.
What’s more, the project plans to burn a part of its total supply at similar intervals, i.e., when $BTC hits $125K, $175K, and $225K.
Token burns boost demand and shoot the token’s price up, resulting in even more gains for early adopters. Those who buy in the presale stage can also benefit from the project’s 339% staking rewards.
The $BTCBULL presale has raised a whopping $1.1M in less than 3 days from its launch, and it’s all set to make some big waves in the coming weeks. You can get 1 $BTCBULL for just $0.00236 before the price goes up in two days.
2. Solaxy ($SOLX) – Meme Coin Breathing New Life Into Solana Launched towards the end of 2024, Solaxy ($SOLX) has just crossed the $20M mark in presale funding, making it one of the best crypto presales of 2025.
The driving force behind Solaxy’s growth is its goal of creating the first-ever Layer 2 network for the Solana blockchain.
Although Solana is the official home of meme coins and has seen an unprecedented surge in trading activity lately, there are several issues holding it back. These include network congestion, slow transactions, and limited scalability.
Solaxy aims to tackle these issues by creating a new layer 2 network for Solana, with $SOLX as the central native currency.
As a multi-chain token that bridges both Ethereum and Solana, Solaxy will reduce the workload on Solana to deliver a fast and frictionless experience.
Moreover, it’ll reduce the overall costs involved in using Solana. No wonder why our Solaxy Price Predictions paint a bright future ahead.
You can join the Solana revolution. Simply visit the $SOLX presale and buy your tokens for just $0.001634 each. If this is your first presale purchase, here’s a detailed guide on how to buy $SOLX.
3. Dogecoin ($DOGE) – OG Canine Meme Coin that Leads the Pack It’d be fair to assume Dogecoin’s success has had a role to play in inspiring new dog meme coin ideas like CZ’s.
Inspired by an actual pet dog named Kabosu, $DOGE wasn’t just the first dog-themed crypto; it was, in fact, the first meme coin ever.
Plus, with over 46,000% returns in the last 4-5 years, and a current market cap of some $39B, $DOGE is a testament to the power of meme coins to generate fun, hype, and mind-blowing returns.
Although the OG doggo has been facing severe selling pressure recently, whales are taking full advantage of $DOGE’s discounted prices, having bought 100M $DOGE just a few days ago.
Furthermore, analysts believe Dogecoin could be on the verge of a strong bullish wave, which could see the token surge past $2.43. That would result in a nearly 10x return for those who get $DOGE now for just $0.256.
4. Shiba Inu ($SHIB) – The Other Dog Meme Coin Dominating the Market Shiba Inu might not have the same yields as its counterpart Dogecoin, but it’s still the second largest meme coin in the world, thanks to a market cap of nearly $10B.
This Ethereum-based altcoin is often referred to as the ‘Dogecoin killer,’ seeing as it, too, features a dog (a Japanese breed of hunting dog, to be precise) as its mascot.
It’s worth noting that $SHIB follows a deflationary model wherein the total token supply is regularly burned or decreased to maintain demand and volatility.
Currently trading for just $0.00001623, $SHIB is showing signs of a potential breakout to the upside, which could result in a ginormous 250% surge in its price.
Verdict As CZ considers the meme appeal of his dog and BTC Bull looks to join in the action, it seems animal-based tokens will remain some of the best cryptocurrency to invest in right now.
Hype aside, it’s important to only invest an amount you’re comfortable losing because the crypto economy is pretty volatile.
As always, none of the above is a substitute for financial advice, as we urge you to do your own research before investing.
Ethereum depends on mining or “proof-of-work,” meaning that individual users competitively contribute computing power to validate blocks and transactions. They also earn ETH in the process.
Though Bitcoin originally introduced mining, it is increasingly hard to profit from Bitcoin mining. As a result, Ethereum mining has become a compelling alternative for crypto users, especially for mainstream computer components.
Before getting started, it’s important to consider costs, profits, and requirements.
Ethereum’s Mining Algorithm Ethereum currently uses a mining algorithm called Ethash.
For practical purposes, this simply means that Ethereum is moderately ASIC-resistant. ASICs built specifically for Ethereum mining will not perform much better than high-end, general purpose GPUs. This also means that ASICs built for Bitcoin mining will not mine Ethereum efficiently.
Ethereum’s mining algorithm may change in the future. Developers are debating whether to introduce ProgPOW, which could give Ethereum ASICs less of an advantage over GPUs. Whether you plan to mine with a GPU or an ASIC, you’ll need to purchase a device before you start.
Device Profitability Efficient mining devices have a high hashrate (MH/s), meaning that they will solve calculations quickly and earn more ETH. Energy efficiency (W) is also important, as power bills cut into profits.
Several high performance GPUs are commonly used right now:
GTX TitanV 8, 656 MH/s, 2150W, selling at ~$3000 RTX 2080 8, 552 MH/s, 2430W, selling at ~$800 GTX 1080Ti 8, 440 MH/s, 2150W, selling at ~$1000 RTX 2080 Nvidia GPU There are also a few high-performance Ethereum ASICs on the market, including:
Innosilicon A10 Ethmaster, 485 MH/s, 850W, ~$5650.00 Innosilicon A10 Ethmaster, 365 MH/s, 650W, price unknown Bitmain Antminer E3, 180MH/s, 760W, ~$1260, may become obsolete in Oct. 2020 A10 ETH miner by Innosilicon Upcoming ASIC models include:
Zhejiang Microcomputer V10, 2200 MH/s, 1500W, price unknown Linzhi, 1400 MH/s, 1000W, price unknown The top-performing devices yield daily revenue of $5.00 to $9.00 as of April 2020. Taking into account energy costs, profits for the same devices yield net profits between $3.00 to $6.00.
Profits and revenue are subject to change based on fluctuating ETH prices and personal electricity costs. Up-to-date information can be calculated on sites like F2Pool, CryptoCompare, or WhatToMine.com.
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Upfront Costs Though higher hashrates offer greater revenue, it is important to consider upfront costs, depreciation, and electricity efficiency. It may take years to recover the initial “price tag” cost of any device, whether it is a GPU or an ASIC.
Unfortunately, ASICs can become obsolete quickly. If developers decide to change Ethereum’s mining protocol, an ASIC may even become useless. Even if developers do not make a deliberate change, ASIC manufacturers may have trouble providing up-to-date firmware, as seen with Bitmain’s Antminer E3.
Unlike ASICs, GPUs can always be resold, because they are useful for gaming and system performance in general. Constant mining can cause GPUs to wear out without proper maintenance and cooling, which can greatly reduce their resale value—but they are usually easier to resell than ASICs since they can be put to other uses outside of mining.
It is also possible to mine Ethereum with low-end, past-generation, or integrated GPUs. However, the profit margin may be very small, and electricity costs may cause you to lose money overall. As such, it’s important to know your cost of electricity before getting started.
Gradual Changes Ethereum’s mining protocol and network is changing gradually, and those changes affect profits. On a positive note, Ethereum’s total hashrate has declined since November 2018, meaning that Ethereum mining is less competitive in a relative sense.
However, mining rewards have also fallen. In February 2019, Ethereum’s Constantinople hard fork reduced block rewards from 3 ETH to 2 ETH, making mining less profitable in absolute terms. It’s likely to continue to decrease.
Similarly, a “difficulty bomb,” which will make it harder to mine each block, may be set off soon, though it has been delayed in several recent updates including January 2020’s Muir Glacier upgrade.
These two changes are meant to discourage mining and make way for staking. Ethereum 2.0 will introduce staking, but it has been delayed continually and will not replace mining entirely at first—meaning that Ethereum mining should remain viable for quite some time.
Pool Mining “Solo mining” is unlikely to discover a block, meaning that individual miners must join a pool. Mining by yourself may mean waiting months, or even years, before getting a payout.
As part of a mining pool, you will share profits with other miners and pay fees. Though this will reduce your rewards slightly, usually amounting to 0.2-2%, you will also earn rewards on a much more regular basis.
The largest pools include Sparkpool, Ethermine, F2pool, and Nanopool:
Via Etherchain.org Each pool has slightly different fees, payout models, and payment thresholds. Typically, fees are around 1%, and you will need to earn roughly 0.1 ETH before cashing out. However, even with these restrictions it’s usually worth it to have more consistent earnings.
You’ll also need to install mining software and configure it according to your mining pool’s instructions. Ethminer, CGMiner, Claymore, Geth, and Phoenix Miner are all popular and freely available. Be sure to download from an official or reputable website to avoid phishing scams.
Cloud Mining Ethereum Instead of buying your own ASIC or GPU, it’s also possible to rent Ethereum hashpower from a remote provider. NiceHash, Genesis Mining, Minergate, CCG Mining, and IQ Mining all provide this service.
Cloud mining has some appeal: you don’t need to maintain or set up your hardware, pay electricity costs, or consider how many hours per day you will spend mining. You simply need to buy a contract.
Unfortunately, cloud mining services are not as transparent or accountable as mining pools. You will need to pay up front—which is a risk, as cloud services may go out of business or improperly manage their funds. NiceHash, for example, recently declared that it is unable to repay victims of an attack.
Though there are many vocal critics of cloud mining services, they remain fairly popular. However, in general, it’s near-impossible to earn consistent profits through cloud mining. The only way to earn money through mining is by maintaining an efficient machine with affordable hardware and a low cost of electricity.
Altcoin Mining Ethereum is not the only Ethash-based coin. It is also possible to mine Ethereum Classic, QuarkChain, Ellaism, Expanse, EtherGem, Ubiq, Ether-1, Dubaicoin, Callisto, EtherSocial, and Metaverse. These altcoins provide the opportunity for even larger profits.
Though it is possible to mine the most profitable Ethash coin at any given moment, Ethereum is generally the most profitable option. Fortunately, you are not limited to Ethash-based coins. Dual miners like Claymore allow you to mine Ethereum alongside non-Ethash coins like Decred or Siacoin. This can increase profitability.
Predicting which altcoins will rise in price is another strategy. However, this is extremely difficult, and if it were possible, it may be more efficient simply to buy those counts when prices are low. Nevertheless, mining altcoins is a good way to build a position in altcoins without having to buy them from sometimes dubious cryptocurrency exchanges.
In Summary Ethereum mining is a viable option, especially when compared to Bitcoin mining. Advantages include:
Reasonably high profits GPU mining support, at least for high-end GPUs Several coins to mine and dual mining support Plenty of mining pools to choose from There are also some negative qualities:
High upfront costs for GPU and ASIC devices Uncertainty around the future of ASIC miners Rising difficulty and falling block rewards Staking may replace mining in the next few years In all, mining is a great way to better understand cryptocurrency and gain valuable technical know-how. If done correctly, it’s possible to earn consistent profits while building a portfolio of cryptocurrency holdings.
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Conflux Capital, a provider of automated digital asset solutions, today announced the expansion of its quantitative trading framework designed to provide institutional-grade stability for BTC and ETH portfolios. As digital asset markets experience increased volatility, the platform’s data-driven models offer a technical alternative to manual portfolio management.
In response to shifting market dynamics, Conflux Capital’s suite of quantitative strategies aims to assist users in navigating uncertainty through algorithmic risk mitigation. By prioritizing objective data over speculative trends, the platform has become a focal point for investors seeking a structured approach to digital asset allocation.
The current market environment underscores the importance of sophisticated management tools. The model is designed to lower technical barriers while providing a scalable environment for long-term platform engagement. The use of automated, value-oriented technology represents a critical step in modern digital asset management.
A New Standard in Digital Asset Infrastructure: Conflux Capital provides a proactive alternative to traditional “buy and hold” strategies. By leveraging short-term digital strategies, the platform allows users to deploy computing resources efficiently, reducing the need for constant manual market oversight.
Key Platform Features include:
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Account Registration: Secure onboarding is completed in under one minute. Strategy Selection: Users choose from tiered service plans—ranging from entry-level modules to institutional-grade scaling—based on duration and technical requirements. Automated Oversight: Upon activation, intelligent algorithms handle execution, providing a hands-off operational experience. About Conflux Capital
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in London, Conflux Capital is a licensed digital asset service provider. The company specializes in professional value-enhancement through advanced trading strategies, intelligent algorithms, and automated cryptocurrency solutions. By providing a 24/7 automated environment, Conflux Capital enables global users to optimize their digital asset allocations through technology-driven discipline.
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Conflux Capital announced the upgrade of its automated AI-driven trading engine, introducing enhanced management capabilities for Bitcoin and Ethereum investment portfolios. The update reflects the company’s focus on improving efficiency and stability in automated cryptocurrency trading through advanced algorithmic models and data analysis.
AI-Driven Quantitative Trading in Crypto Investment
As AI-driven cryptocurrency trading and algorithmic technologies continue to develop, traditional investment methods based on manual decision-making are increasingly supplemented by data-driven models. Conflux Capital has developed an automated trading system that integrates real-time market data, price volatility analysis, and liquidity monitoring.
The system is designed to identify market trends and execute buy and sell orders based on predefined parameters, supporting more structured investment processes. It is intended for use by both institutional participants and individual users seeking automated approaches to digital asset management.
Automated Trading Systems Enhance Returns and Risk Control
In the current Bitcoin and Ethereum investment landscape, risk control has become a critical factor. Conflux Capital’s fully automated quantitative trading robot system achieves the following advantages through preset strategies and dynamic adjustment mechanisms:
24/7 Automated Trading: No manual monitoring required; the system runs continuously. Intelligent Risk Management: Automatically controls position sizing and stop-loss strategies. High-Frequency Data Analysis: Rapidly responds to market changes. Stable Return Model: Optimizes long-term investment performance. Compared to traditional “Buy and Hold (HODL)” strategies, quantitative trading emphasizes the combination of short-term opportunity capture and long-term compound growth.
A Global Crypto Investment Platform
Conflux Capital, a technology service provider specializing in quantitative cryptocurrency trading platforms, is continuously expanding its global influence. The platform supports multiple mainstream digital assets, including BTC and ETH, and is also compatible with popular cryptocurrencies such as USDT, USDC, BNB, SOL, and XRP.
Its system architecture is designed specifically for high-concurrency trading environments, meeting the needs of global users for automated investment and intelligent asset management.
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Users can select a quantitative trading strategy and activate the automated trading system through a simplified process. The platform is designed to minimize procedural complexity, enabling users to initiate trading operations without extensive setup requirements.
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With the deep integration of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, intelligent quantitative trading is becoming a crucial development direction in digital finance. Conflux Capital’s continuous innovation reflects the industry’s trend towards automation, datafication, and intelligence.
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Move over, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The meme coin market is barking mad with Shiba Inu (SHIB) quietly stealing the show in 2024. While the big dogs have been grabbing headlines with new all-time highs, the self-proclaimed “Doge Killer” has been on a tear, outperforming its established rivals with a nearly 210% year-to-date (YTD) surge.
While Bitcoin and Ethereum have garnered significant attention for their price performance, Shiba Inu has quietly outpaced both, achieving impressive growth and capturing the interest of investors and analysts alike.
Shiba Inu’s Meteoric Rise: A Tale of Adoption And Innovation Shiba Inu’s SHIB token has witnessed a staggering 246% price increase since the beginning of the year, reaching a peak of $0.00003599 before settling at a slightly lower but still remarkable price of $0.00002779. This unexpected surge has propelled Shiba Inu into the spotlight, raising questions about the factors behind its success.
SHIB price action in the last year. Source: Coingecko At the time of writing, SHIB was trading at $0.000028, up 10% in the last 24 hours, but shed 17% in the last seven days, data from Coingecko shows.
The key driver behind Shiba Inu’s remarkable performance lies in the burgeoning adoption and utilization of Shibarium, an Ethereum Layer 2 network introduced by the Shiba Inu ecosystem in August 2022. Shibarium has overcome initial challenges and gained significant traction, with major crypto platforms like Gate.io integrating the network.
Source: Shibariumscan This integration has facilitated the processing of over 410 million transactions on Shibarium, demonstrating its robustness and efficiency compared to other Layer 2 solutions. The widespread adoption of Shibarium has fueled optimism among investors, contributing to the token’s price surge.
Bitcoin And Ethereum: Steady Growth Amidst The Shiba Inu Storm While Shiba Inu has stolen the limelight, Bitcoin and Ethereum have also experienced substantial growth this year, albeit at a more measured pace. Bitcoin has breached its previous all-time high, reaching new price discovery territory as it surpassed multiple resistance points above $70,000. Despite setting new records, Bitcoin’s year-to-date (YTD) gain stands at a steady 65%, starting the year at $42 and currently trading at $68,049.
Ethereum, on the other hand, has demonstrated impressive price performance, soaring above several resistance levels to trade at $3,840 at the time of writing. Beginning the year at $2,280, Ethereum has slightly outperformed Bitcoin with a YTD increase of 68.5%. While these gains are significant, they pale in comparison to Shiba Inu’s remarkable 246% surge.
Potential For Further Growth: A Promising Horizon Despite its impressive rally, the memecoin is still 170% away from reclaiming its 2021 all-time high, while Bitcoin has already surpassed its previous peak. This discrepancy has led market analysts to anticipate even more substantial price surges for SHIB, as it suggests significant room for growth. As a result, price projections predicting rallies towards the $0.01 territory have emerged, further fueling investor excitement.
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The meme coin market is buzzing again—and not in a “just another Tuesday” kind of way. As Bitcoin continues testing the $65K ceiling and Ethereum eyes new use cases under Vitalik’s latest roadmap, meme coins have clawed their way back into the spotlight. Retail money’s pouring in, altcoin dominance is heating up, and let’s face it—when meme coins start trending on TikTok again, you know something big’s brewing in the basement.
Meanwhile, crypto Twitter has shifted from “blue-chip bagholder therapy” back to doing what it does best: aping into anything with a cartoon character, a storyline, or—ideally—a combination of both. Add a sprinkle of staking, a well-paced presale, and a cheeky deflationary twist, and suddenly, degens and boomers alike are meowing about ROI again. Bonk just broke 800K wallets. Bone Shibaswap is pumping off governance news. And a very certain top-hatted feline is purring its way into presale history.
Troller Cat ($TCAT) isn’t just launching a token—it’s building a cinematic universe. With its 26-location presale journey, 69% APY staking rewards, and an actual play-to-earn (P2E) Game Center that burns tokens while players troll the charts, this isn’t your average copy-paste project. Stage 3—dubbed The Great Moon Hoax—throws the spotlight on a lunar-themed newsroom hoax where Troller Cat rewrites headlines and reality alike.
Troller Cat (TCAT): The Cat’s Already on the Moon—and Trolling From There Table of Contents
Troller Cat (TCAT): The Cat’s Already on the Moon—and Trolling From ThereBone Shibaswap (BONE): Barking Loud After the Governance HowlBonk (BONK): Solana’s Barking Underdog Goes MainstreamConclusionFor More Information: What do you get when you cross an 1835 moon hoax, a deflationary token model, and a meme coin with narrative swagger that rivals Netflix’s best? The answer is Troller Cat—a project that’s turning heads and scratching up every chart it touches.
Currently in Stage 3 of its 26-location presale roadmap, Troller Cat’s theme is The Great Moon Hoax – Trolling the Stars. It throws back to a historic media frenzy where people genuinely believed unicorns and bat-winged people were living on the moon. In this reimagined world, Troller Cat enters a Victorian newsroom wearing a monocle and throwing down “moon selfies” and fake moon rocks while convincing skeptics with confidence and chaos. But here’s the real headline: the Stage 3 token price is just $0.0000072, with a projected listing price of $0.0005309, offering a jaw-dropping potential ROI of over 10,000% or 105x. That kind of upside doesn’t just knock—it claws at the door.
Besides its narrative brilliance, $TCAT comes fully loaded with real tokenomics. The 69% APY staking reward means bag holders earn while they sleep. And the Game Center isn’t just for fun—it’s the core burn mechanism. Every time a user plays, tokens are removed from the supply. That’s textbook deflationary design with a meme coin twist. Troller Cat has breached the $40k mark in just 26 hours.
Audited and KYC-approved, Troller Cat is also democratizing entry. There’s no minimum to buy, and just a $25 minimum to use a referral code. That means anyone, from crypto whales to weekend warriors, can enter the ecosystem without breaking a sweat or a wallet. The presale is already gathering steam, with early adopters sharing projections that would make even Dogecoin veterans double-take.
With a presale structure that rewards early adopters, a marketing strategy that’s already outperforming older names, and a cultural vibe that rides on Gen-Z humor and Gen-X nostalgia alike, Trollercat.com is staking a serious claim as one of the Best Meme Coin Presales to Buy This Week. Don’t be the one reading headlines after the rocket is launched—join the hoax while it’s still unfolding.
Bone Shibaswap (BONE): Barking Loud After the Governance Howl Bone Shibaswap isn’t new to the game—it’s one of the OGs in the Shiba Inu ecosystem, right alongside $SHIB and $LEASH. But what’s made BONE suddenly pop back into conversation is the fresh surge of interest around its role in Shibarium, the Shiba network’s Layer 2 scaling solution. With gas fees tanking and transactions booming, governance is becoming the new battlefield—and Bone is at the center of it all.
The recent uptick in Bone’s value isn’t just speculative noise. With Shibarium’s ecosystem maturing, Bone is being used more actively for validator rewards and protocol-level voting. Just this week, the Shibarium dev team released a roadmap highlighting Bone’s continued integration as the governance backbone. The result? A strong bounce from $0.55 to $0.72 in under 10 days, with many analysts predicting a breakout if the broader market holds steady.
Bonk (BONK): Solana’s Barking Underdog Goes Mainstream Bonk has gone from bark to bite—real fast. What started as a meme coin experiment to inject fun into the Solana community has become one of the most active tokens on the network. As of early May 2025, Bonk has surpassed 800,000 active wallets and recently hit $0.000031 in price, with a 40% weekly gain after integrations with several Solana-based platforms and wallets.
Unlike most meme coins that rely solely on hype, Bonk has leaned into utility. It’s being used in NFT mints, DeFi liquidity pools, and even tipping services across Solana’s ecosystem. That multi-use integration has added legitimacy, and the fact that it avoids Ethereum’s gas fees makes it a solid choice for smaller investors looking for faster, cheaper interactions.
Conclusion Based on the research and market trends, Troller Cat is clearly stalking the top of this week’s leaderboard for meme coin investors. With a fully auditable and KYC-approved presale model, built-in staking, narrative-driven marketing, and deflationary gameplay, it offers something no other project on this list does: a low-risk entry point with explosive upside. Stage 3—The Great Moon Hoax—is more than a gimmick. It’s a storytelling device designed to engage holders, gamify the token’s journey, and maximize ROI.
For those looking to get in before the crowd, secure those 69% APY staking rewards, and maybe—just—maybe—walk away with a 105x return, the cat’s already halfway to the moon. Don’t wait for a lunar selfie to go viral. Leap while the pawprint is still fresh.
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Shiba Inu and its ecosystem tokens are surging alongside Bitcoin as the global crypto market reaches a historic $3.81 trillion cap.
The trend highlights building excitement in the Shiba Inu community ahead of major AI-related reveals teased for “Jul-AI” by lead developer Shytoshi Kusama.
Today, July 14, the global crypto market reached a new all-time high of $3.81 trillion. Notably, this milestone came after Bitcoin soared to an unprecedented $123,218. The movement has sparked bullish momentum across altcoins, with the Shiba Inu ecosystem emerging as a standout performer.
SHIB Reclaims $8 Billion Market Cap In particular, the four primary tokens of the Shiba Inu ecosystem —SHIB, BONE, Treat, and LEASH —have all posted notable gains. This growth follows both market-wide optimism and anticipation surrounding upcoming AI-related developments.
SHIB, the flagship token, surged 4.34% over the past 24 hours. It regained a market capitalization of $8 billion and now ranks as the 19th largest cryptocurrency globally. At press time, SHIB trades at $0.00001380, reflecting a weekly gain of 16.92%.
Bone ShibaSwap Gains on Shibarium Usage Meanwhile, BONE, which powers Shiba Inu’s L2 blockchain Shibarium, saw a 3.7% rise to $0.2136. This marks a 9.3% increase over the past week. Its current market capitalization stands at $48.74 million, placing it 560th on the global cryptocurrency rankings.
The surge in BONE follows new data from the Shibarium blockchain explorer, which reveals impressive growth on the network. Since launching its mainnet on August 16, 2023, Shibarium has processed over 1.37 billion transactions, supports 267.23 million addresses, and has validated 12 million blocks.
In the past 24 hours alone, Shibarium recorded 4.59 million transactions, with an average block time of just 5 seconds.
LEASH and TREAT Meanwhile, LEASH, often branded as the “Dogecoin Killer,” posted modest gains of 0.8% to reach $119.66. Yet, the coin is up 9.1% over the past week, with a market cap that stands at $12.71 million.
The newest token, Treat, posted the most significant gains, surging 23.2% in 24 hours and 80% over the past week to trade at $0.002586. Despite its relatively small market cap of $2.32 million, Treat is gaining traction as excitement builds.
Anticipation Builds for “Jul-AI” Rollouts The price action aligns with heightened anticipation around new AI-driven developments within the Shiba Inu ecosystem.
As reported by The Crypto Basic, lead developer Shytoshi Kusama recently dubbed July as “Jul-AI.”
Specifically, he hinted at a series of announcements focused on artificial intelligence integration. According to Kusama, the month will feature AI-based releases, strategic updates, and new directions for the SHIB project. He emphasized that this July would not be “just another month,” but a turning point driven by intelligent tech implementation.
SHIB: The Metaverse Gets a Major Upgrade Adding to the momentum, the Shiba Inu team has rolled out a significant performance upgrade to SHIB: The Metaverse. The update improves loading times, removes lag and stuttering, and delivers a seamless user experience without compromising graphics quality.
With Bitcoin at record highs and a new phase of innovation on the horizon, the Shiba Inu ecosystem appears poised for a breakout in July.
Whether through AI partnerships, enhanced utilities, or further token rallies, investor interest and community engagement are expected to rise.
All eyes are now on Shytoshi Kusama as he prepares to reveal what “Jul-AI” truly means for the future of SHIB.
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Institutions are accelerating their adoption of crypto, with major players steadily entering the market and expanding their exposure to digital assets. But while participation is rising, the way these institutions engage with the ecosystem has fundamentally changed.
The old model, where funds parked large amounts of capital directly on crypto exchanges, is being replaced. In its place is a new architecture where trading and custody are no longer intertwined.
“Counterparty risk awareness in crypto comes in cycles, and the recent major cyber-attack has triggered one of the largest waves of exchange derisking since FTX. It is yet another reminder that separating crypto custody from exchange trading is essential for security,” says Dominic Lohberger, Sygnum Chief Product Officer.
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— BeInCrypto (@beincrypto) April 9, 2026 How FTX Broke Institutional Trust in Exchange Custody Before 2022, the dominant strategy was simple. Deposit funds onto an exchange, execute trades, and leave capital there for convenience and speed. Exchanges acted as both trading venues and custodians. That model worked, until it didn’t.
The collapse of FTX exposed a critical flaw. Investors were taking on massive, often invisible counterparty risk. FTX operated as an exchange, custodian, lender, and clearinghouse all in one
What had been considered operational efficiency was suddenly recognized as a structural vulnerability. Customer assets were not held in verifiable, on-chain, segregated accounts. When the firm filed for bankruptcy, clients discovered their funds had been diverted to Alameda.
The damage extended well beyond FTX’s direct users. Galois Capital, a former registered investment adviser, shut down after half its assets were stuck on FTX when the exchange collapsed.
In September 2024, the SEC fined Galois $225,000 for failing “to comply with requirements related to the safeguarding of client assets.”
The Celsius bankruptcy added another layer of alarm. A US bankruptcy court ruled that customer deposits into Celsius Earn Accounts became the property of the debtors’ estate, not the depositors.
Investors who believed they were holding assets learned they were, in legal terms, unsecured creditors.
500k+ depositors w crypto lender Celsius, were dealt a major blow to their hopes of recovering their money as Bankruptcy Judge Glenn rules that the $ belongs to Celsius, not depositors, under Celsius’s “terms of use” in lengthy contracts on websites
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— Neil Ackerman (@acklaw) January 8, 2023 Research from Coalition Greenwich found that institutional-grade cold storage and exchange wallets were equally popular before the FTX collapse. That changed overnight.
The industry mantra “not your keys, not your coins” evolved from a philosophical stance into a compliance requirement.
What Off-Exchange Settlement Actually Looks Like The traditional crypto trading model required institutions to deposit funds into an exchange before placing a trade. The exchange held both the assets and the execution function, thereby concentrating risk in a single entity.
Off-exchange settlement, or OES, flips this model. This new class of infrastructure is designed specifically to isolate risk. Assets remain with a third-party custodian or in a self-custodied wallet.
Instead of holding assets on exchanges, institutions now store them with third-party custodians. These custodians, often regulated entities or specialized infrastructure providers, secure funds in segregated wallets.
Trading still happens on exchanges, but with a key difference. Exchanges are granted limited access to a trading balance or credit line, typically backed by assets held in custody.
The exchange can execute trades, but it cannot unilaterally move or withdraw the underlying funds. Settlement happens separately, often on a net basis after trades are completed.
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The Rise of Risk Isolation Models In traditional finance, this separation between custody and execution has existed for decades. Crypto lacked this structure until several companies, including Fireblocks and Copper, built it.
The former launched Fireblocks Off Exchange in November 2023. Off-Exchange offers Collateral Vault Accounts (CVAs).
These are on-chain wallets secured by Multi-Party Computation (MPC) cryptography. When an institution deposits assets into a CVA, the connected exchange receives a trading credit.
Copper’s ClearLoop is an off-exchange settlement solution in which assets remain in Copper’s MPC (Multi-Party Computation) custody. Trades settle on Copper’s own infrastructure.
Both systems have gained significant traction. Deribit became the first exchange to fully integrate Fireblocks OES in February 2024. HTX followed in April 2025.
“Since the launch, HTX has onboarded numerous institutional clients and recorded a 200% increase in trading volume, validating market demand for secure off-exchange settlement models,” the press release read.
Copper’s ClearLoop now connects several live exchanges, including Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Bitget, and more, facilitating over $50 billion in monthly notional trading volume. The Bybit hack of 2025 further demonstrated the advantages of off-exchange settlement.
ByBit will take a haircat, most likely covered by their revenue. I would expect ByBit to survive this incident without issues.
Ethena stood up like a champ.
Aave stood up like a champ.
Big winner is Copper's ClearLoop, PMF secured.
Biggest winner is self custody. Onwards.
— Stani (@StaniKulechov) February 21, 2025 How Bitcoin ETFs Made the Separation Permanent The approval of spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs in January 2024 did more than open a new investment vehicle. It hardwired the custody-execution separation into the most visible crypto product on Wall Street.
For instance, like many other ETFs, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) uses Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC. The structure is built so that Bitcoin sits in cold storage vaults, entirely separate from any trading venue.
Creation and redemption of ETF shares follow an operational process in which assets move between the vault and trading balances within defined settlement windows. The exchange where IBIT trades on the secondary market never touches the underlying Bitcoin.
This is not an optional design choice. It is how ETFs work by definition. The custodian holds the asset. The authorized participant handles creation and redemption. The exchange handles price discovery. Three roles, three entities, no overlap.
Off-Exchange Trend Rises, but Coinbase Holds the Crown While the shift away from exchange custody is real, the data suggest a more nuanced transition rather than a full-scale replacement.
Despite the rise of off-exchange models, Coinbase remains the dominant force in institutional crypto custody. The firm currently holds custody for over 80% of global crypto ETF assets.
It also serves as custodian for eight of the top 10 publicly traded companies with Bitcoin (BTC) on their balance sheets.
This dominance is further reinforced by regulatory momentum. In April 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted Coinbase conditional approval to charter Coinbase National Trust Company, a move that would allow it to operate as a federally regulated crypto custodian upon full approval.
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Most people think Coinbase is just a crypto exchange.
Today, the OCC just granted them conditional approval for a national trust bank charter.
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Coinbase is building federally regulated banking infrastructure.
Custody for 80%+… https://t.co/9gE9X70s5O
— Gabz 🇪🇺 (@gabz_investing) April 2, 2026 The significance of this shift is twofold. First, it strengthens Coinbase’s position as a qualified custodian, a key requirement for institutional investors such as asset managers, pension funds, and ETF issuers.
Second, it signals that while institutions are reducing exposure to exchange risk, they are not abandoning centralized players altogether.
Instead, capital is consolidating around a smaller group of regulated, systemically important custodians. This creates a hybrid market structure:
Off-exchange infrastructure reduces direct counterparty risk Regulated exchanges and custodians continue to anchor institutional trust Market power concentrates in platforms that can offer both compliance and scale In effect, the post-FTX evolution isn’t about eliminating intermediaries. It’s about redefining which intermediary institutions are willing to trust.
What Would Happen If an FTX-Scale Collapse Occurred Today Amid growing attention toward off-exchange models, a natural question emerges: would an FTX-style failure still have the same impact on institutional capital?
Under the old model, an exchange collapse froze all deposited assets. Institutions became unsecured creditors in a years-long bankruptcy proceeding.
Under the current OES infrastructure, the outcome would differ substantially. If an exchange using Fireblocks OES collapsed, the institution’s assets would remain in its CVA. The principal never entered the exchange’s balance sheet.
Fireblocks’ disaster recovery mechanism, powered by Coincover, also enables institutions to ensure operational security by eliminating single points of failure. The only exposure would be unsettled profit-and-loss from recent trades.
With ClearLoop, the English Law Trust would shield client assets from both exchange and Copper insolvency. Again, an institution’s loss would be limited to any unsettled trading obligations, not the total portfolio.
At FTX, institutions lost their entire deposited balance. Under OES, the same scenario would expose them to days of unsettled P&L at most. That is the difference the new plumbing makes.
That distinction highlights the real impact of crypto’s changing infrastructure. The industry hasn’t eliminated risk, but it has significantly reduced the scope of catastrophic loss tied to exchange failure.
Market Scale and What Comes Next The institutional crypto custody market hit approximately $3.2 billion in 2024. It is projected to reach $27.8 billion by 2033 at a 26.7% compound annual growth rate.
That growth reflects more than just new capital entering the market. It reflects a structural rebuild of how that capital is held, moved, and settled.
The next phase of that rebuild is already taking shape around tokenized collateral. Rather than locking up idle stablecoins or Bitcoin as margin on an exchange, institutions are beginning to use tokenized money market funds and yield-bearing stablecoins as on-exchange.
“Institutions aren’t chasing speculation; they’re chasing capital efficiency. Off-exchange settlement delivers that by putting custody and control back where they belong. As tokenised collateral and regulated venues converge, OES will become the default workflow for serious institutional participation,” Wing Cheah, Product Manager, Interchange, said.
Traditional banks are also entering the picture. In 2025, BBVA partnered with Binance to offer regulated off-exchange custody services to Binance’s institutional clients.
Nomura’s digital assets arm, Laser Digital, applied for an OCC license to open a national trust bank focused on crypto custody, spot trading, and staking for clients.
These moves signal that the custody function is migrating from crypto-native firms into the broader financial system. Taken together, these developments point in a consistent direction.
The custody function is quietly migrating away from exchanges. Liquidity and price discovery remain on the trading venue, but the assets themselves increasingly do not.
What started as a post-FTX demand from a handful of institutional players is gradually becoming the default wiring of the market. The separation is not yet complete, but the direction has not reversed either.
