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Recently, there was an incident that caused quite a stir in the cryptocurrency market. A user lost over $50 million in a single transaction due to slippage.
Looking at the on-chain data, this user attempted to swap aEthUSDT for aEthAAVE via CoW Protocol. However, because the liquidity pool was not deep enough, the slippage exceeded 99%, creating an abnormal situation. As a result, despite investing about $50.43 million, they only received 327 aEthAAVE (worth approximately $36k). The remaining difference was absorbed by arbitrageurs and intermediaries.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov issued an expl

I’ve recently been thinking that the scenario where Bitcoin reaches $300k might actually have a high chance of happening by 2028. Looking at on-chain data over the past few months, the decrease in circulating supply is really accelerating. The amount of BTC stored on exchanges is decreasing year by year, and the trend of individual investors moving BTC to their wallets and then selling is weakening. In other words, the amount of Bitcoin available on the market is steadily decreasing.
On the other hand, what about buying demand? Institutional investors entering the market, inflows into ETFs, ne

LUNC has been gradually making its presence felt. In the past few days, while the overall market has been flat, it’s only this token that’s moving. With Bitcoin trading near $77,000, LUNC has risen by more than 20%—to be honest, it’s quite noticeable.
It seems the burn pace is accelerating. Looking at LUNC burn data, the recent rate of reductions has been quite substantial, with about 19% of the cumulative supply already burned. Seeing this figure, you can feel that community-led burns are steadily moving forward. The story of LUNC burns is once again drawing attention, likely because it’s fun

I've noticed something while looking at Ethereum's roadmap, but the Hegota upgrade scheduled for late 2026 isn't just a technical improvement; I believe it signifies a fundamental shift in the network's core values.
At the center is EIP-7805, which is a mechanism called FOCIL (Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists). Simply put, until now, censorship resistance relied on social consensus—"everyone agrees to do this"—but EIP-7805 aims to enforce that at the protocol level. It makes it technically impossible for block builders to exclude transactions.
Currently, most of Ethereum's transaction orde

Worldcoin made an interesting announcement. Starting in July, the daily unlock amount of WLD tokens will be significantly reduced. Currently, about 5.1 million tokens are entering the market each day, but this will drop to 2.9 million, representing a 43% cut.
The community token portion will be especially heavily reduced, halving from 3.2 million to 1.6 million. Tokens for investors and the team will also decrease from 1.9 million to 1.3 million. Since tokens continue to unlock evenly each day, a sudden selling pressure seems unlikely.
The current circulating supply of WLD is about 3.3 billion

Looking at recent charts, I've noticed that even though Bitcoin and altcoins are rebounding, the funding rates on CEXs and DEXs are still low. I think this means that short sellers still have the upper hand in the overall market.
Funding rate is a fee used to balance longs and shorts in perpetual contracts, with 0.01% as the standard. When it's higher than that, it indicates buying dominance; when lower, it shows selling dominance. In the current situation, even though prices are rising, the low funding rate suggests that market participants' sentiment is still bearish.
This is a warning sign.

Recently, many people may have noticed that the situation for Bitcoin miners has become quite stressful. Currently, the BTC price is hovering around $77,800, while the estimated production costs for miners are set at around $89,000 to $91,000, resulting in a significant 20-25% negative spread. In other words, most of the network's miners are operating at a loss.
In this squeezed environment, the entity-adjusted NUPL has dropped to about 0.2, and market sentiment has been pushed back into the fear zone of the past. In the previous cycle, this indicator hovered around 0.6, and Bitcoin rose close

I'm curious about the movement of the XRP Ledger, but I heard it recently dropped out of the top 10 RWA protocols ranking. Looking at the entire blockchain space, I get the sense that the adoption status of protocols and market trends are really changing.
The topic of asset tokenization is gaining more attention, but seeing these ranking fluctuations, I think they genuinely reflect the evolution happening. Are we entering an era where not just major assets like Bitcoin, but various assets are being traded on the blockchain? It might indicate that the market is maturing, or it could just be tha

Looking at last week's data, I noticed that the number of transactions in prediction markets has gone through the roof. It apparently hit a record high of over 38 million weekly transactions. According to on-chain data analysis from Dune Analytics, activity across this entire sector is really accelerating.
What’s happening is that cryptocurrency users are no longer just engaging in spot trading; they are seriously participating in predictions related to real-world events. Transactions are increasing not only in politics and sports but also in economic indicators and technological milestones. P

Last month, a U.S. Senate hearing brought to light a rather interesting shift. The intersection of traditional financial regulation and digital assets has become clearer than ever.
Of particular note is that the posture of federal regulators is shifting from “regulation through enforcement” to “formal rulemaking.” In other words, the regulatory framework for the American coin market is finally beginning to take shape. This represents a transition from the previously ambiguous environment to a more predictable model.
Debate over implementation of the GENIUS Act was also intense. Moves are being

Meta is quietly moving forward. Perhaps learning from the failure of the Libra project seven years ago, this time they seem to be taking a much more cautious approach. According to multiple sources involved, Meta plans to fully enter the stablecoin sector in the second half of 2026 and has already issued an RFP to third-party companies.
What’s notable is the timing. During the Libra project in 2019, the regulatory environment was strict, and the scandal involving Cambridge Analytica led to fierce opposition from Congress. As a result, the project was scaled back and completely canceled in earl

XRP long positions were suddenly wiped out over the past 24 hours. Total market liquidations have reached around the $285m level, but when looking at XRP alone, long traders have lost $3.22m, while shorts have lost only about $0.5m. This imbalance is said to have reached 537%. In other words, the crowd that expected a rise was all hunted down at once.
The price is currently trading around $1.43 and is nearly flat on a day-over-day basis. However, over the past 7 days, it has dropped by about 2.5%. Traders seemed to have built positions aiming for a rebound to $1.50, but after that, price actio

Recently, I was reading an article by Paul Veradittakit of Pantera Capital, and he made an intriguing point about the cryptocurrency industry in 2026. According to them, this year is truly a turning point. It marks a fundamental shift from an era where "cryptocurrencies are an industry" to one where "cryptocurrencies are a service."
Looking back at the trend so far, the approval of Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 accelerated institutional investment, and 2025 was focused on building the foundational infrastructure. Now, in 2026, we are approaching a phase where unicorns with real value will emerge. Howev

If you're interested in mining, cloud platforms have really become quite convenient. They save you the hassle of setting up hardware and managing electricity costs, making it easier for beginners to get started.
Last month, I compared several platforms, and there’s quite a variety. Some, like HashBeat, are beginner-friendly and allow starting with small amounts, while others, like NiceHash, let you choose your hash rate and operate in a more professional marketplace. NiceHash has been around since 2014, so it has a proven track record, and the fact that you can receive payments directly in BTC

The amount of stop-loss liquidations in the past 24 hours is really crazy. Looking at CoinGlass data, it's over 800M dollars. Shorts have taken over 600M dollars, suffering overwhelmingly large damage.
Only for BTC, it's 375 million dollars, and for ETH, 184 million dollars. According to CoinGlass's tally, more than 190k people have been liquidated, which is quite a large scale. I also saw that a single liquidation on Hyperliquid exceeded 15 million dollars, so these large-scale settlements are happening one after another.
Considering recent volatility, many people probably have alert settings

Recently, the portfolio shifts among Bitcoin miners have been accelerating.
There is a noticeable trend of selling holdings to capitalize on investment opportunities in AI infrastructure and shifting funds into data center businesses.
There is no doubt that this trend is putting significant pressure on the market.
Amidst geopolitical tensions and excessive expectations for the AI industry, today’s Bitcoin market has recorded a considerable decline.
The current price is $77.66K, down 0.28% over the past 24 hours.
Trading volume is also around $454.51 million.
However, looking at mar

It’s been about 1.5 months since last month’s major Polkadot upgrade, but the market reaction is quite interesting. The 2.1 billion DOT supply cap implemented at the “Pi Day” event on March 14 seems to be starting to meaningfully impact the market now.
In fact, this upgrade itself has been a topic of discussion since last year, and it was made possible through a vote supported by more than 80% of the community. However, once it was actually implemented, the market response has been more positive than anyone expected. DOT is currently trading around $1.25, and many investors are watching closel

Long-term technical strategies for Ethereum are becoming clearer. The roadmap called "Strawmap," published by Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, outlines the direction of protocol evolution over the next few years, and it's quite an interesting read.
It seems that seven major protocol forks are planned by 2029. These are not just small updates but significant changes to be implemented gradually. This approach ensures proper coordination and auditing among clients, maintaining Ethereum's multi-client system.
The technical ambitions are truly substantial. A target of up to 10 million t

It’s been a year since Pi Network launched its open network last February, but lately things have started to pick up again. It seems that a number of improvements are in progress, such as protocol updates and new ecosystem token design. The team—including co-founder Nicolas Kokkalis—is actively sharing information, especially about the KYC process and AI-related topics.
PI ended last February at about $0.17, and since then it has been trading at roughly the same level. For now, according to CoinMarketCap’s sentiment indicator, it shows the second-highest bullish sentiment after Kaspa, so it se

Huh, has the robot surpassed Bolt? I heard recently that the Unitree H1 achieved a top speed of 10 meters per second in a 100-meter run, which is faster than Usain Bolt's world record. Bolt's record is 9.58 seconds with a speed of 10.44 m/s, so just looking at the numbers, the robot is slightly slower, but isn't that amazing anyway?
The founder of Uju Technology said they would break this record by the middle of this year, and it seems they've already done it. I never thought humanoid robots would be able to run at such speeds. The day might be near when they actually beat Bolt's record.
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