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Have you heard of Hal Finney? This name often appears in conversations about the early days of Bitcoin, but many are still confused about who he really was and why he’s important. One thing’s for sure, Hal Finney was not an ordinary person in the crypto world—he is one of the most influential figures in Bitcoin’s early era who is often forgotten.
Hal Finney was a talented cryptographer, a true cypherpunk, and a highly respected computer scientist in the community. He was not just an observer, but actively involved in laying the foundation of Bitcoin. In 2009, Hal Finney became the first person

So I just did a deep dive into the world’s most expensive NFTs and honestly, some of these sales still leave me speechless to this day.
Starting with The Merge by Mr.—this isn’t just an ordinary expensive NFT, but its concept is super unique. Sold for $91.8 million in December 2021, but it wasn’t just one collector buying everything. Instead, over 28,000 collectors bought separate units, each costing $575. The more units purchased, the bigger their share in the final work. This model proved to be very powerful—total of 312,000 units sold.
Then there’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days by Beeple.

I just realized that many stock investors are not aware of the taxes on their dividend income. In fact, if you know how, you can be smarter in managing income from dividends.
So here’s the thing, if you own stocks that pay dividends, you basically receive passive income from those dividends. But this income will be taxed, depending on the type of account you have. If the dividend-paying stocks are in a regular account (not a retirement account), then the dividends received must be reported as income.
In many countries, including the US tax system, there’s good news: dividends are often taxed a

I just noticed that some assets are showing interesting patterns on their charts. Especially vvv and a few other tokens like XLM, RENDER, FLOW, and BSV—all of them are experiencing a significant Bollinger Band squeeze. According to the latest data, vvv is currently at $8.52 with a 24-hour volume of around $264K, while XLM remains stable at $0.16 and RENDER at $1.74. This compression pattern is usually a sign that a major move is coming soon. My trading experience shows that squeeze conditions like this are often followed by a fairly directional breakout. So, waiting for the move—could be upwar

I just read an interesting report from the Wall Street Journal about how AI is truly being used on a large scale for the first time in real combat. The US-Israel military attack on Iran has become a kind of experimental lab for autonomous warfare technology - and the results are quite changing the way we think about modern warfare.
The most striking thing is the transformation in intelligence gathering. In the past, analysts could only review about 4% of all incoming intelligence material - basically drowning in data. Now with AI, they can process much larger volumes of information and find si

I just realized there's an interesting discussion in the crypto community about the bull run pattern and when exactly this bullish cycle will reach its peak. Many experienced traders are starting to believe that this crypto bull run still has energy to continue, even though market sentiment is somewhat pessimistic.
So here's the thing, currently BTC is dropping to $77.87K and ETH at $2.32K. Selling pressure definitely feels intense, but there's something interesting—according to some experts, the current market condition is actually very different from previous peaks in 2017 and 2021. Back the

Tether is planning something quite big in the U.S. bond market. According to the latest news, Tether USA's CEO announced their ambitious target to become the top tether holder among the top 10 government bond buyers by 2026.
Actually, looking at their current position, Tether already plays a significant role in the U.S. securities market. With approximately $189.76 billion in USDT circulating, they are already one of the largest global bondholders, ranking in the top 20. What’s interesting is their commitment to safe assets—more than 83% of their reserves, which is over $155 billion, are allo

There was an interesting drama that took place in the DeFi ecosystem a few weeks ago. Curve Finance officially accused PancakeSwap of using their StableSwap code without following the proper license. The accusation surfaced publicly in early March and immediately drew attention.
So here’s the story. Curve developed StableSwap as a solution for more efficient stablecoin trading. This technology uses a special crypto formula that combines a constant product curve with a constant sum curve to reduce slippage. Well, when PancakeSwap launched their Infinity upgrade, Curve noticed that the logic fro

I recently noticed a quite interesting phenomenon: the attitudes of publicly listed companies worldwide toward crypto assets are becoming increasingly polarized.
On one side are leading Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy, which continue to make large acquisitions. Last week, they spent over $200 million to buy 3,015 Bitcoin in one go, a 412% increase compared to their previous week's purchase volume. Now, their total Bitcoin holdings have exceeded 720k coins. This proactive accumulation indicates they still have strong confidence in Bitcoin's long-term value.
On the other side, some mid-

I just noticed this morning—what exactly is going on with Bitcoin? It had a strong jump at the beginning of the week, but last Friday things got weird. BTC dropped again, even though momentum should still be strong. It turns out this is because global market sentiment suddenly shifted to risk-off. Investors scrambled from high-risk assets into safer ones like the dollar and gold.
What’s interesting is that even though Bitcoin what we see on the daily chart looked red yesterday, when we zoom out to the weekly timeframe, it’s still green. BTC is still up +4.29% for this week. Ethereum is the sam

Recently, Vitalik Buterin shared a quite interesting technical roadmap about the evolution of Ethereum execution. There are two major changes being considered for the execution layer, and both could fundamentally alter how Ethereum operates.
The first is about the state tree. Currently, Ethereum still uses a Keccak-based hexadecimal Merkle Patricia Trie, but Vitalik proposes switching to a more efficient binary structure (EIP-7864). This is not just a cosmetic change. With this binary tree, Merkle branches can be shortened up to 4 times, and more significantly, proof efficiency can improve bet

Just saw the chain activity of the Winklevoss brothers— they transferred BTC worth $130 million to a hot wallet this week, it looks like they are ready to sell. Quite a large amount, especially considering they still hold a significant BTC position.
According to on-chain data, this pair still holds about $764 million worth of BTC. If calculated from the beginning, their profit from BTC has already reached $1.8 billion. So even with transfers to platforms, their position remains solid.
If there is indeed selling pressure from such a large level, it’s worth watching on the chart. Usually, whale

So, what is STX actually? In simple terms, STX is the native token of Stacks, a Layer 2 blockchain built on top of Bitcoin. If you're interested in Bitcoin-based DeFi or want to learn more about a safer crypto ecosystem, this is worth exploring.
What makes Stacks unique is its Proof of Transfer (PoX) mechanism. So validators in this network don’t mine like traditional PoW, but they burn Bitcoin to create new blocks. Basically, this is how Stacks directly inherits Bitcoin’s security. Pretty clever, in my opinion.
For smart contract language, Stacks uses Clarity, which is designed for predictabl

Just noticed the XRP chart this month and there's something interesting. A quite significant bullish RSI divergence is visible on the monthly timeframe, plus the price just tested the upward trend support line that has held for 7 years. The combination of these two signals usually indicates hidden strength even though the price action looks weak.
Analyst JayDee said that if Bitcoin's dominance starts to decline drastically, it could be a momentum for a major XRP expansion. The profit-taking target reaches the $5.32 zone, which means XRP's market cap could break through $325 billion from the cu

Recently, I noticed many people asking about what Filecoin is and why this project is increasingly being discussed in the community. So let's talk about this.
So Filecoin is basically a decentralized storage network. Unlike regular cloud storage, here you don't have to rely on a big company. Instead, this network is run by many people who provide their storage space. And what's interesting is, they can earn rewards for this contribution.
Behind the scenes, Filecoin operates on top of IPFS or InterPlanetary File System. Its technology is quite advanced with systems like Proof of Spacetime that

I just found out that SolanaFloor was acquired by Jito Foundation last month. Basically, this Solana media outlet was temporarily shut down in February due to issues with its parent company, but now it's back with backing from Jito. What's interesting is that they guarantee to remain independent—topics, data, and even news priorities will stay separate from Jito's business. So it's not just a random acquisition, but really to fill the gap of independent reporting on the Solana chain. Jito President, Brian Smith, said that the details of the editorial structure and business arrangements will be

I recently discussed what dai is with some friends, and it turns out many people are still confused about this stablecoin. So, dai is basically a fully decentralized stablecoin, built on Ethereum without needing a central intermediary like a bank or a fintech company.
What makes dai different from USDT or USDC is its system. While USDT or USDC are backed by fiat currency stored in banks, dai is backed by crypto assets locked directly in a smart contract. So it’s more transparent and truly decentralized.
Its operation is fairly interesting. Users can lock their crypto assets—such as ETH—inside

Ark Invest is buying COIN and HOOD again while the market is down, you know. Cathie Wood and her team are really serious about the crypto sector, even though COIN dropped 1.55% and HOOD fell more than 3.4% at that time. They added 22,452 Coinbase shares worth about $4.09 million and 158,587 Robinhood shares around $12.06 million through their three ETFs - ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF.
Interestingly, COIN is now the seventh-largest position in ARKK with a 4.30% weight, while HOOD ranks eighth with 4.18%. This means ARKK's share price and portfolio composition are quite affected by these two stocks. Thi

Just saw CoinShares launch a new ETP product for staking Hyperliquid on Xetra. It's called LIQD, interesting because the management fee is 0%, and you get a staking yield of 0.5% per year. The most appealing part is that it's fully backed by physical assets, so it's not just an ordinary derivative.
So for institutional investors who want exposure to the HYPE token but through traditional instruments, this is like a practical option. Such ETPs are starting to appear more in the market, but the combination of 0% fees and staking yield makes the value proposition quite solid. What do you think, i

I just noticed an interesting report from the BOK on how the institutionalization of virtual assets is transforming the financial market landscape. They noted in last year’s financial stability analysis that as more institutional investors enter the crypto market and products like spot ETF are launched, the link between virtual assets and traditional markets becomes increasingly tight.
What’s interesting is their finding on volatility synchronization. We used to think crypto markets moved independently, but it turns out shocks here can spread to stock markets and other financial instruments. E