The 100x obsession: Fundamentals grow in importance as crypto maturesCrypto’s fundamentals have never been stronger, yet degens keep chasing hot new narratives. Behavioral finance may explain why get-rich-quick stories continue to beat substance.Christina CombenJul 29, 2026
Retail tripled gold buying in last 6 months as Wall Street sells“Retail-driven exuberance” in gold and silver ETFs and leveraged positions led to the end of the precious metals rally, reported the BIS.Mar 19, 2026Martin Young
Tightening Bitcoin Bollinger Bands forecast explosive price move, but which way?The Bollinger Bands indicator has narrowed to its tightest level on record, a rare technical setup that analysts say is a sign of a pending directional move.Feb 19, 2026Biraajmaan Tamuly
Wells Fargo sees ‘YOLO’ trade driving $150B into Bitcoin and risk assetsA Wells Fargo strategist said bigger US tax refunds may revive retail risk-taking by late March, potentially sending fresh cash into Bitcoin and momentum stocks.Feb 18, 2026Zoltan Vardai
Google search volume for 'Bitcoin' skyrockets amid BTC price swingsThe surge in Google search activity for "Bitcoin" led Bitwise’s head of Europe, André Dragosch, to claim that “retail is coming back.”Feb 7, 2026Ciaran Lyons
South Korea gets rich from crypto... North Korea gets weaponsCrypto drives retail markets and electoral politics in South Korea. In North Korea, it props up a communist dictatorship.Feb 4, 2026Yohan Yun
Bitcoin institutional demand remains strong: CryptoQuantCryptoQuant found that large custody wallets accumulated $53 billion in Bitcoin over 12 months, suggesting that institutional demand for Bitcoin hasn’t gone away.Jan 20, 2026Martin Young
Google search volume for ‘crypto’ craters as 2025 comes to a closeThe low levels of internet search volume signal that retail investors are not interested in the crypto market, a stark contrast from January.Dec 27, 2025Vince Quill
‘Elite’ traders hunt dopamine-seeking retail on prediction markets: 10x ResearchRising retail participation incentivizes data-driven “elite” traders to use “information asymmetry” and spreads caused by casual investors seeking a quick buck, 10x said.Dec 9, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Bitcoin now settles Visa-scale volumes, but most is for wholesale, not coffeeBitcoin settled $6.9 trillion in the past 90 days as a growing alternative to traditional settlement networks, but its global merchant adoption remains only a fraction of the international giants.Dec 3, 2025Zoltan Vardai
