Beginner Why long-term crypto holders borrow against assets instead of selling A strategic guide to liquidity management, capital preservation, and the real tradeoff between selling and borrowing crypto Open guide
Part 1 Advanced The Market Maker’s Exchange Checklist (Liquidity, Latency, and Risk Controls) Market makers and HFT desks: evaluate exchanges on execution quality, liquidity, latency, fees, margin, and security — with a WhiteBIT walkthrough. Open guide
Part 2 Advanced Crypto-as-a-Service Playbook: How Banks, Telcos, and Fintechs Launch Crypto Products Fast, Safely, and Compliantly An institutional playbook for launching crypto via CaaS: architecture, phased rollout, security, compliance, payments, KPIs, and vendor diligence. Open guide
Part 3 Advanced Token Listing Playbook — How Projects Prepare for a CEX Listing and Sustain Healthy Liquidity A practical playbook for crypto teams to prepare for a CEX listing: readiness, integration, liquidity, market making, launch comms, and post-listing ops. Open guide
Politics Bearish White House crypto czar leaves office after securing crypto wins for banks and institutions instead of BitcoinDavid Sacks exits after shaping U.S. crypto policy, delivering institutional gains while Bitcoin promises remain unresolved. 1 month ago
Analysis Bearish Bitcoin drops toward $65k after new Trump Iran delay sends oil higher, triggering $200M wipeoutVolatile macro conditions challenge Bitcoin, signaling its sensitivity to global risk dynamics. 1 month ago
Derivatives Bearish Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this morningRoughly $14.1B in Bitcoin options and $2.2B in Ethereum options expired on Friday, Mar. 27. History suggests more volatility around expiry. 1 month ago
Macro Bearish After a $1.2 billion run, XRP ETFs just flipped from inflows to outflowsInstitutional adoption of XRP remains strong, driven by Ripple's diversified offerings and XRPL advancements. 1 month ago
Digital Asset Treasuries Bearish The $100 billion corporate Bitcoin surge is down to one buyer as other companies stop addingMarket pressure forces Bitcoin treasury firms to reassess strategies, with Strategy emerging as a key player. 1 month ago
Hacks Bearish Hackers sneak crypto wallet-stealing code into a popular AI tool that runs every timeCompromised LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 stole SSH keys, cloud creds, Kubernetes secrets, env vars, and crypto wallet material. 1 month ago
Quantum Bearish As quantum ‘Q-Day’ jumps to 2029, Ethereum faces a new fight over what to do with coins left in old walletsThe Ethereum Foundation’s post-quantum roadmap argues that the real danger is a years-long struggle over how to move user wallets. 1 month ago
Mining Bearish Bitcoin miners start funding pivot to AI with debt while selling BTC to stay liquidCoinShares’ latest mining report suggests the biggest shift is that stressed miners are selling coins, stronger operators are pivoting into AI, and listed mining stocks are becoming less pure Bitcoin proxies than many investors assume. 1 month ago
Analysis Bearish Bitcoin faces pressure after Fed outlook shifts as PMI data points to 1% growth and inflation near 4%Fresh PMI numbers gave markets a stark warning that slowing growth may not bring lower inflation. 1 month ago
Community Bearish Bitcoin’s sudden node surge may be one actor posing as thousandsJameson Lopp says a sudden wave of BIP-110 signaling nodes may be inflating visible support for a controversial anti-spam proposal. 1 month ago
Analysis Bearish Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is goneA crypto exploit can empty a wallet in minutes, but the full damage often unfolds for months. Tokens keep falling, treasuries shrink, hiring freezes set in, and projects that survive the theft can still lose their future in the aftermath. 1 month ago
Politics Bearish White House faces Iran war bill that is worth nearly 3 million BitcoinThe $200 billion request equates to 8.6 times the US government's Bitcoin holdings, and 2.83 times the remaining Bitcoin left to be mined. 1 month ago