Robinhood’s February data show crypto notional volumes up 9% to $25b while equity, options and event contracts shrink, proving speculative energy has rotated back into coins. Summary Crypto notional trading hit $25.0b in February, up 9% month‑on‑month and 74% year‑on‑year, with $9.4b on the app and $15.6b routed through Bitstamp. Equity notional volume fell to…
The crypto market has yet to react even as stablecoin supply reaches a new milestone. Summary Stablecoin market cap surpassed $315 billion, reaching a new all-time high. Crypto market remains range-bound as stablecoin flows to exchanges stay weak. Analysts say growing stablecoin liquidity could fuel a future rally if inflows return. Data from DeFiLlama shows the total market…
Synthetix price moved slightly higher as the project published its roadmap for 2026, which includes token buybacks and new trading products. Summary Synthetix price rose slightly after the protocol published its roadmap for 2026. The plan includes SNX buybacks, multi-collateral trading, and new markets on Ethereum. On the chart, Synthetix price is forming a compression…
US equities keep climbing, but JPMorgan data show retail equity buying down about 30%, shifting crypto’s driver mix toward macro funds just as Iran, oil and inflation risks linger. Summary Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 are up over 1%, with the Dow also higher, reinforcing a risk‑on equity regime that historically supports BTC and large‑cap…
The Ethereum Foundation’s new “EF Mandate” formalizes its role as steward of a censorship‑resistant, privacy‑first, open‑source base layer, signaling zero appetite for surveillance‑chain compromises. Summary The EF Mandate codifies the Foundation’s job as protecting Ethereum as a neutral, permissionless settlement layer, not a product chasing KPIs or short‑term metrics. It centers a CROPS‑style stack —…
Ethereum price surges as derivatives open interest jumped nearly 9% to above $30b, concentrating leverage on Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX and priming Ethereum for sharper liquidations. Summary Ethereum derivatives open interest climbed about 9% in 24 hours to roughly $30.4b, tracking Ethereum above $2,180. Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX now hold most ETH OI,…
ETHDenver 2026 saw side events collapse, prize pools slashed, and AI × crypto dominate the floor, leaving a leaner, builder‑driven conference with prediction markets in focus. Summary Side events dropped from 668 in 2025 to about 215, as timing near Lunar New Year, rival gatherings like WLFI’s Mar‑a‑Lago forum, and tighter budgets cut global attendance….
A whale has used 5.6M USDC on Hyperliquid to take a 20x leveraged oil short near $96, effectively betting that Iran‑driven crude prices will mean‑revert and ease macro pressure on BTC. Summary On‑chain data shows a single whale address depositing 5.6M USDC to Hyperliquid, then using the entire balance to short crude oil with 20x…
Michael Saylor says MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin purchases impact price with a delay, arguing that steady corporate and ETF accumulation tightens supply long before markets notice. Summary Saylor wrote that “there is a time delay between our purchase of Bitcoin and the surge in Bitcoin prices,” signaling MicroStrategy plans to keep adding BTC on a programmatic basis….
VeryAI raised $10M led by Polychain to build palm‑print biometrics and cryptographic ID infra that helps exchanges, airdrops, and DAOs filter bots, deepfakes, and Sybil attacks at scale. Summary Polychain led the 10M dollar round, joined by the Berggruen Institute, Anagram, and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, signaling strong crypto‑native and policy backing. VeryAI positions itself…
