
Our weekly updates are put together by folks deep in the crypto scene, giving you a clear picture of what's happening without overwhelming you.

August 9, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
August 9, 2024
AIRDROPS: Margin trading, no liquidation
August 2, 2024
AIRDROPS: Lend an asset
August 2, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
July 26, 2024
AIRDROPS: Apple + Moon
July 26, 2024
ALPHA: Make it Immutable
July 19, 2024
ALPHA: Are you an Old Soul?
July 19, 2024
AIRDROPS: On the Mantle
July 12, 2024
AIRDROPS: Stone age
July 12, 2024
ALPHA: Free ChampionsApr 16, 2025

Markets
Solana, Cardano and Avalanche Lead Crypto Market Losses With 5% Dips
Solana and Cardano are so far leading Wednesday altcoin losses, dropping 5.6% and 5.5%, respectively, in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. The entire crypto market is down 4.3% overall, with the Bitcoin price outperforming rivals with a comparatively modest 2.2% fall in the past 24 hours. Other altcoins also performed relatively poorly, with Avalanche falling 5.8% and Chainlink down 3.7%. SOL is up 17.5% over the past week to $125.32, but down 2.8% month-over-month. It's now down a...
Apr 1, 2025

Coins
Grayscale Files to Convert Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Large Cap Fund Into an ETF
Grayscale Investments, one of the largest Bitcoin ETF issuers, filed to convert its existing private Digital Large Cap Fund to a publicly available exchange traded fund (ETF). It currently contains Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. The existing private fund, which is only available to accredited investors through private placement, heavily leans towards Bitcoin with a 79.4% weighting, at the time of writing. The rest includes Ethereum with 10.69%. XRP, Solana, and Cardano take up 5.85...
Apr 1, 2025

Markets
Dogecoin, Cardano Lead Gains as Crypto Majors Rally
Six of the top eight cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen modest gains Tuesday morning, with crypto majors led by Dogecoin and Cardano (ADA) notching gains of up to 5.2% and 5.9% each. Data on CoinGecko also shows green over the past 24 hours across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, and Solana. Charts show Bitcoin gaining 2.5%, Ethereum up 3.7%, with BNB and Solana up 2.5% and 3.3% respectively. Notably, some $1 million in bearish Bitcoin options, with 1,180 contracts for $70K put options, was sighte...
Mar 5, 2025

Business
Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Coming Friday, Says Commerce Secretary
The proposed U.S. crypto strategic reserve is expected to be announced Friday, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, with Bitcoin set to hold a unique status while other cryptocurrencies will be "treated differently." Speaking to news outlet The Pavlovic Today, Lutnick said that, "A Bitcoin strategic reserve is something the President’s interested in," adding that, "He spoke about it all during the campaign trail, and I think you’re going to see it executed on Friday." The U.S. Commerc...
Mar 3, 2025

Business
White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Confirms He Sold Digital Assets Before Taking Role
The White House's AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks confirmed Sunday night he sold his entire crypto portfolio right before joining the Trump administration. "I sold all my cryptocurrency (including BTC, ETH, and SOL) prior to the start of the administration," Sacks tweeted. Correct. I sold all my cryptocurrency (including BTC, ETH, and SOL) prior to the start of the administration. https://t.co/dN6nuGQUtu — David Sacks (@DavidSacks) March 3, 2025 Sacks' statement was in response to a report from...
Mar 2, 2025

Markets
Trader Nets $6.8M After Well-Timed Bitcoin, Ethereum Bets Ahead of Trump’s Reserve Announcement
A crypto trader has walked away with $6.8 million in profit after placing highly leveraged well-timed trades, scaling into long positions hours before President Donald Trump’s U.S. crypto reserve announcement on Sunday. The trader, operating on decentralized derivatives exchange, Hyperliquid, deposited $6 million in USDC and used 50x leverage to open long positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. The strategy carried significant risk—a 2% price drop...
Feb 28, 2025

Markets
TRUMP, Dogecoin and Cardano Down Bad as Market Continues to Bleed
Top cryptocurrencies are seeing major losses amid market uncertainty stemming from President Trump’s trade war and general distrust in the crypto industry. With this, one of the biggest losers of the day is the Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin down 10.8%, bringing it's 7-day loss to 32%. On Wednesday, Trump vowed to apply a 25% tariff on the European Union, claiming it was formed to “screw the United States.” On top of this, the Republican confirmed that he plans to target Canada, Mexico, and Ch...
Feb 25, 2025

Law and Order
Feds Recover $31 Million in Crypto From 2021’s Uranium Finance Exploit
U.S. authorities have made a breakthrough in recovering funds lost to crypto crime, seizing $31 million in crypto tied to the 2021 hack of DeFi platform Uranium Finance. The seizure comes after a coordinated effort by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego, the SDNY announced in a tweet Monday. SDNY and @HSISanDiego seize cryptocurrency worth approximately $31 million related to April 2021 hack of Uranium Finance...
Feb 12, 2025

The Coins
What Is Cardano? Inside the Third-Generation Blockchain
What is Cardano? Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain that builds on peer-reviewed research developed using a methodical, academic approach. It positions itself as a third-generation blockchain designed to improve upon the technology behind Bitcoin (first generation) and Ethereum (second generation) by addressing their scalability, security, and sustainability. With its focus on formal verification and peer-reviewed advancements, Cardano aims to provide a sustainable and interoperable blockcha...
Feb 11, 2025

Markets
Grayscale Seeks Cardano ETF Approval After Filing for Solana, XRP and Dogecoin Funds
Grayscale Investments aims to launch a Cardano exchange-traded fund on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a document posted to the NYSE website. NYSE Arca submitted the 19b-4 form for a proposed rule change Monday on behalf of the issuer. Cardano (ADA), the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has jumped 12% on the day to $0.748 on news of the Cardano ETF filing, according to CoinGecko. It's the largest gainer over the last day among the top 10 coins by market cap. If ap...
Jan 29, 2025

Technology
Major Cardano Hard Fork Will Give ADA Holders a Say in Network's Future
Cardano is changing via its Plomin hard fork Wednesday, with the aim of giving users of one of the world’s biggest blockchains more say on how the network runs. The proof-of-stake network’s upgrade on Wednesday night will give those holding ADA “real voting power,” according to the Cardano Foundation, allowing them to weigh in on changes to the protocol and future upgrades. Cardano is the blockchain network behind the ninth-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, ADA. As a blockchain, it compete...
Jan 28, 2025

Markets
Tuttle Capital Seeks SEC Approval for First-Ever Chainlink, Cardano, and Polkadot ETFs
Tuttle Capital Management is testing the waters with a set of filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposing the first-ever exchange-traded funds tied to Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA), and Polkadot (DOT). Among the 10 proposed leveraged ETFs is the first-ever ETF tied to the Melania meme coin (MELANIA), along with leveraged products for XRP (XRP), Bonk (BONK), BNP, Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), and the meme coin tied to U.S. President Donald Trump (TRUMP). “This is a c...
Jan 9, 2025

Coins
Grayscale Rebalances Crypto Large Cap Fund to 90% Bitcoin and Ethereum
Grayscale Investments has announced a reshuffle of its crypto-focused funds—with winners and losers starting to emerge. The asset manager has ditched Avalanche from its Digital Large Cap Fund in order to make room for a small allocation of Cardano. Bitcoin and Ethereum make up 90% of this portfolio, with the remainder split among XRP, Solana, and now Cardano. In an announcement, the company stressed this adjustment was based on fluctuations in the CoinDesk Large Cap Select Index. Avalanche has...
Nov 28, 2024

Business
Bitwise Files To Turn $1.4 Billion Crypto Index Fund Into an ETF
Something interesting just landed on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) desk: NYSE Arca, regarded as Wall Street's electronic home for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), wants to list Bitwise's $1.4 billion crypto index fund. The numbers on the document seem to show where the smart money thinks crypto is headed. Filed Wednesday, the proposed ETF reveals a carefully weighted portfolio that's anything but a crypto free-for-all. Bitcoin still commands the lion's share at 75.14%, while E...
Nov 26, 2024

Markets
Dogecoin, Solana Post Double-Digit Losses as Crypto Market Momentum Stalls
The crypto market is having a rough week, with all of the top 50 cryptocurrencies barring stablecoins posting overnight losses. Of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano (ADA) have taken the biggest hits, while Solana (SOL) and XRP have also dropped by double digits in the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko. Over the past day, Dogecoin fell 12% to $0.37 while Cardano dropped 14.7% to $0.90. Solana dropped 10% to $227, while XRP dipped by 10.7% to $1....
Nov 11, 2024

Markets
Cardano Hits 7-Month High as Founder Eyes Hopeful Role in Shaping Trump Crypto Policy
On Sunday, Cardano (ADA), the native governance token of the proof-of-stake layer-1 network of the same name, lept to its highest points since April after its founder said he would play a role in shaping crypto policy in the U.S. next year. On Sunday, Cardano (ADA), the native governance token of the proof-of-stake layer-1 network of the same name, lept to its highest point since April after its founder said he would play a role in shaping crypto policy in the U.S. next year. ADA rose by as much...
Sep 2, 2024

Coins
Cardano’s Chang Hard Fork Introduces On-Chain Governance
On Sept. 1 at 21:44 UTC, layer-1 blockchain Cardano executed the 'Chang' hard fork at block 10,764,778, entering the “Voltaire Era” and introducing on-chain governance using its native token ADA. Following the hard fork, ADA token holders now have the power to elect representatives and vote on key development proposals. According to the Cardano roadmap, the Voltaire era “will provide the final pieces required for the Cardano network to become a self-sustaining system.” It added that the introduc...
Aug 2, 2024

Law and Order
Is the SEC Backing Off Solana? It's Complicated
Earlier this week, crypto advocates received what appeared to be a sigh of defeat from one of the industry’s chief antagonizers: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended a complaint in its high-profile lawsuit against Binance to shelve allegations that Solana, Cardano, and Ethereum scaling network Polygon are unregistered securities. Could it be that the SEC, which earlier this year caved on the security status of Ethereum, might be giving up on Solana as well? Could Solana ETFs...
Jul 30, 2024

Law and Order
SEC Might Shelve Allegation That Solana Is a Security in Binance Lawsuit
Solana, Cardano, and Polygon can all breathe a tentative sigh of relief—the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to table its allegation that they are unregistered securities in its lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance, according to a new court filing. The SEC wants to amend its Binance lawsuit to shelve allegations against the "third party crypto assets," it wrote in a joint status report filed early on Tuesday. But SOL, ADA, and MATIC aren't entirely out of the woods just yet. The...
Jun 14, 2024

Markets
Notcoin Posts 10% Gain as TON Daily Active Wallets Match Ethereum Again
Telegram-based clicker game Notcoin (NOT) is the top gainer out of the top 100 crypto tokens, after leaping 10% in the past 24 hours. This comes amid The Open Network (TON), the blockchain that Notcoin uses, matching Ethereum for daily active wallets. Notcoin has racked up a player base of 35 million users, hitting a peak of five million daily active users back in March. But it wasn’t enough for TON to flip Ethereum’s daily active wallets. It wasn’t until May 17 when TON flipped Ethereum for the...