Crypto Market News & Analysis
Plain-language coverage of cryptocurrency markets, data and the metrics that move them. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Coinbase Base Hits 2M Daily Active Addresses: Inside the L2 That Is Reshaping Ethereum’s User Layer
Coinbase's Base L2 has crossed 2 million daily active addresses — making it the most-used rollup in the Ethereum ecosystem. We look at the developer adoption drivers, TVL composition, and Base's network effect.
Corinne Heller
2 min read
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Strategy (MicroStrategy) Holds 2.4% of All Bitcoin: Risk, Reward, and Corporate Treasury Playbook
Strategy has accumulated over 500,000 BTC, representing 2.4% of the total 21 million supply. We analyse the leverage mechanics, NAV premium, and what a prolonged bear…
Corinne Heller
2 min read
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DeFi
DeFi Total Value Locked Passes $150 Billion: Aave V4 and Uniswap V4 Drive Institutional Adoption
DeFi TVL surpassed $150B for the first time since the 2021 bull cycle as Aave V4's unified liquidity model and Uniswap V4 hooks attract institutional treasury…
Corinne Heller
2 min read
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Mining Profitability at $63,000 BTC: Who Survives the Post-Halving Squeeze?
The April 2024 halving cut block rewards to 3.125 BTC. At $63K BTC prices, we examine miner profitability, hash rate distribution, and which operations are thriving…
Corinne Heller
2 min read
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Altcoin News
Solana DEX Volume Surpasses Ethereum for Third Straight Week: What the On-Chain Data Says
Solana's DEX ecosystem — led by Jupiter and Raydium — has overtaken Ethereum mainnet in weekly DEX volume for three consecutive weeks. We examine what's driving…
Brian Njuguna
2 min read
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Ethereum
Ethereum Gas Fees at 6-Month Low: How Layer-2 Adoption Is Reshaping Onchain Economics
Ethereum base-layer gas fees have dropped to sub-3 Gwei averages as Arbitrum, Base and Optimism absorb the bulk of DeFi and NFT activity. What this means…
Brian Njuguna
2 min read
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETF Daily Inflows Hit New Records: BlackRock IBIT and What It Means for BTC Price
US spot Bitcoin ETFs are pulling in hundreds of millions per day. We break down the flow data, who is buying, and what sustained institutional demand…
Brian Njuguna
3 min read
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Market Analysis
What the Fear & Greed Index Can and Cannot Tell You
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index condenses market sentiment into a single number from 0 to 100. It is a useful gauge — but like all…
Brian Njuguna
3 min read
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Market Analysis
Market Cap vs. Price: Why a “Cheap” Coin Isn’t Always Cheap
One of the most common beginner mistakes is judging a cryptocurrency by its unit price. A coin priced at a few cents is not automatically "cheaper"…
Dipayan Mitra
3 min read
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Market Analysis
How to Read a Cryptocurrency Market Page
If you are new to crypto, a market page can look like a wall of numbers. This guide explains what each figure means so you can…
Dipayan Mitra
3 min read
