Gino Matos Gino Matos has published within the past 30 days.

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Gino Matos is a law school graduate and a seasoned journalist with six years of experience in the crypto industry. His expertise primarily focuses on the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem and developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Total Articles 1,657

Since Aug 2024

Last Active Jun 20, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Gino Matos Recent Articles

DeFi

HYPE, JTO and WLD wins are looking more like exceptions than an altcoin season signal

The best altcoin rallies of the past month had real catalysts behind them, the problem is that the rest of the market did not follow.

2 hours ago

Digital Asset Treasuries

STRC’s plunge puts Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine under pressure

STRC’s plunge is forcing investors to ask whether Saylor can defend Strategy’s high-yield dividend machine without selling Bitcoin, diluting shareholders, or breaking confidence in the trade.

1 day ago

DeFi Bearish

Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop

Pump.fun is cooling as Collector Crypt posts a $5.1 million week and CARDS draws fresh attention on Solana.

1 day ago

Market Bearish

Why Bitcoin fell below $63K after the oil shock finally eased

Bitcoin’s drop below $63,000 shows traders are looking past Hormuz relief and pricing the Fed’s hawkish rate outlook back into risk assets.

1 day ago

Derivatives

CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange

CME’s lawsuit against the CFTC over Kalshi’s Bitcoin perps shows how the fight over crypto derivatives is turning into a broader battle over who gets to build the next everything-exchange.

1 day ago

Payments

DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana

Katana CEO Matt Fisher says DeFi’s next wave may come from products that hide the protocols underneath.

2 days ago

Market

Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real

Bitcoin fell with stocks after Fed projections revived rate-hike risk, leaving BTC under pressure near $64,000 as Glassnode data shows a market still repairing beneath the surface.

2 days ago

TradFi

Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk

Options on Bitwise’s HYPE ETF give traders a new way to bet on Hyperliquid volatility, linking Wall Street ETF desks with crypto-native spot and perp markets.

2 days ago

Trading

World Cup upsets turn Polymarket’s “safe” favorite bets into million-dollar losses

Polymarket whales are betting millions on World Cup favorites, and early upsets are already turning “safe” trades into seven-figure wins and losses.

3 days ago

Mining

Wall Street is paying up for Bitcoin miners’ AI infrastructure before most of it is built

VanEck says AI-linked miners are earning premium valuations before most leased capacity is delivered, leaving execution, dilution, debt, and tenant quality as the next market test.

3 days ago

Market

Prediction markets are drawing corporate hedgers, but payout disputes threaten trust

Event contracts let companies hedge specific risks like tariffs, oil shocks and regulatory rulings, but thin liquidity and oracle disputes could make the payout harder to trust.

3 days ago

Market

Bitcoin’s Iran rally enters a 60-day test as oil shock fears shift to the Fed

The MOU may ease immediate oil fears, but sanctions relief, nuclear terms, and durable energy-market normalization remain tied to a 60-day negotiation window.

4 days ago

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Gino Matos Gino Matos has published within the past 30 days.

Gino Matos Recent Articles

HYPE, JTO and WLD wins are looking more like exceptions than an altcoin season signal

STRC’s plunge puts Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine under pressure

Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop

Why Bitcoin fell below $63K after the oil shock finally eased

CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange

DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana

Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real

Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk

World Cup upsets turn Polymarket’s “safe” favorite bets into million-dollar losses

Wall Street is paying up for Bitcoin miners’ AI infrastructure before most of it is built

Prediction markets are drawing corporate hedgers, but payout disputes threaten trust

Bitcoin’s Iran rally enters a 60-day test as oil shock fears shift to the Fed

Gino's Top Stories

XRP is sitting on a volatility trap as liquidity dries up and leverage builds

Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target

Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin sale tests the gap between a failed hedge and a surviving monetary bet