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A crypto Index provides a way for investors to gain diversified exposure to a specific basket of digital assets through a single tokenized product. These indices often track specific sectors, such as DeFi, DePIN, or RWA, and are automatically rebalanced via smart contracts. In 2026, AI-managed thematic indices have become the gold standard for passive investing, allowing users to track the "blue chips" of the Web3 economy without manual portfolio management. This tag covers index methodology, rebalancing frequency, and the benefits of diversified crypto baskets.

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Chainlink Partners With PublicAI as LINK Price Targets $47 Breakout Move

Chainlink Partners With PublicAI as LINK Price Targets $47 Breakout Move

Chainlink (LINK) has partnered with PublicAI as part of its BUILD program for AI-powered prediction markets and reputation systems. PublicAI’s Data Hub includes over 2.9 million verified contributors. Analysts note that LINK is holding support at $23, with resistance expected around $31. At the time of writing, LINK is trading at $23.75 with a 24-hour […]

Author: Tronweekly

2025/09/04

Ark Invest: The Birth of a DeFi Super App

Ark Invest: The Birth of a DeFi Super App

By Lorenzo Valente As the crypto market matures, investors are looking for clues from past tech booms to predict the next big trend or inflection point. Historically, digital assets have been difficult to compare to previous technology cycles, making it difficult for users, developers, and investors to predict their long-term trajectory. This dynamic is changing. According to our research, the “application layer” in the crypto space is evolving, much like the unbundling and rebundling cycles experienced by SaaS (Software as a Service) and FinTech platforms. In this article, I’ll describe how the unbundling and rebundling cycle seen in SaaS and Fintech plays out in DeFi (decentralized finance) and crypto applications. The pattern evolves as follows: The concept of "Composability" is key to understanding the unbundling and rebundling cycle. This is an analytical term used in the fintech and crypto communities to refer to the ability of financial or decentralized applications and services—particularly at the application layer—to seamlessly interact, integrate, and build upon each other like Lego blocks. With this concept at the core, we describe the shift in product structure in the following two subsections. From Verticalization to Modularization: The Great Unbundling In 2010, Spark Capital’s Andrew Parker published a blog post outlining how dozens of startups were capitalizing on the unbundling opportunity presented by Craigslist, the then-horizontal internet marketplace offering everything from apartments and gig work to merchandise sales, as shown in the image below. Source: Parker 2010. For illustrative purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any specific security. Parker concludes that many successful companies—Airbnb, Uber, GitHub, Lyft—started by focusing on and verticalizing a small part of Craigslist's broad functionality and dramatically improving it. This trend ushered in the first major phase of "marketplace unbundling," during which Craigslist's fully bundled, multi-purpose marketplace gave way to single-purpose apps. The newcomers didn't just improve Craigslist's user experience (UX)—they redefined it. In other words, unbundling broke a broad-based platform into narrowly defined, autonomous verticals, disrupting Craigslist by serving users in unique ways. What made that wave of unbundling possible? Fundamental shifts in technology infrastructure, including advances in APIs (application programming interfaces), cloud computing, mobile user experiences, and embedded payments, lowered the barrier to entry for building focused applications with world-class user experiences. The same unbundling is also evolving in the banking industry. For decades, banks have offered a bundled set of financial services—everything from savings and loans to insurance—under a single brand and app. However, over the past decade, fintech startups have been precisely dismantling this bundle, each focusing on a specific vertical. Traditional banking bundles include: Payments and Remittances Checking and savings accounts Interest-bearing products Budgeting and financial planning Loans and Credit Investment and wealth management Insurance Credit and debit cards Over the past decade, the banking bundle has systematically unbundled into a series of venture-backed fintech companies, many of which are now unicorns, decacorns, or near-centacorns: Payments and remittances: PayPal, Venmo, Revolut, Stripe Bank accounts: Chime, N26, Monzo, SoFi Savings and Earnings: Marcus, Ally Bank Personal finance and budgeting: Mint, Truebill, Plum Loans and credit: Klarna, Upstart, Cash App, Affirm Investing and Wealth Management: Robinhood, eToro, Coinbase Insurance: Lemonade, Root, Hippo Card and expense management: Brex, Ramp, Marqeta Each company focuses on a service it can hone and deliver better than the incumbent, combining its skill set with new technology levers and distribution models to offer growth-oriented niche financial services in a modular manner. In both SaaS and FinTech, unbundling is not only disrupting incumbents but also creating entirely new categories, ultimately expanding the total addressable market (TAM). From modularity back to bundling: The Great Rebundling Airbnb recently launched its new Services & Experiences app and redesigned it to allow users to not only book accommodations but also explore and purchase add-on services such as museum visits, food tours, dining experiences, gallery walks, fitness classes, and beauty treatments. Airbnb, once a peer-to-peer accommodations marketplace, is evolving into a vacation superapp—rebundling travel, lifestyle, and local services into a single, cohesive platform. Furthermore, over the past two years, the company has expanded its product offerings beyond home rentals and is now integrating payments, travel insurance, local guides, concierge-style tools, and curated experiences into its core booking service. Robinhood is undergoing a similar transformation. The company, which disrupted the brokerage industry with commission-free stock trading, is now aggressively expanding into a full-stack financial platform and is re-bundling many of the verticals previously unbundled by fintech startups. Over the past two years, Robinhood has: Launch of payment and cash management features (Robinhood Cash Card) Increase cryptocurrency trading Launch of retirement accounts Launch of margin investing and credit cards Acquired Pluto, an AI-powered research and wealth advisory platform The moves suggest that Robinhood, like Airbnb, is bundling together previously fragmented services to build a comprehensive financial super app. By controlling more of the financial stack—savings, investing, payments, lending, and advice—Robinhood is reinventing itself from a brokerage to a full-service consumer finance platform. Our research shows that this unbundling and rebundling dynamic is impacting the crypto industry. In the remainder of this article, we provide two case studies: Uniswap and Aave. DeFi’s Unbundling and Rebundling Cycle: Two Case Studies Case Study 1: Uniswap — From Monolithic AMM to Liquidity Lego and Back to a Trading Super App In 2018, Uniswap launched on Ethereum as a simple yet revolutionary automated market maker (AMM). In its early stages, Uniswap was a vertically integrated application: a small smart contract codebase with an official frontend hosted by its team. The core AMM functionality—swapping ERC-20 tokens in a constant product pool—existed within a single on-chain protocol. Users primarily accessed it through Uniswap's own web interface. This design proved highly successful, with Uniswap's cumulative on-chain trading volume exploding to over $1.5 trillion by mid-2023. With its tightly controlled technology stack, Uniswap provided a smooth user experience for token swaps, which guided the development of DeFi in its early days. At the time, Uniswap v1/v2 implemented all trading logic on-chain, requiring no external price oracles or off-chain order books. The protocol internally determined prices within a closed system, using its liquidity pool reserves (the x*y=k formula). The Uniswap team developed the primary user interface (app.uniswap.org) to interact directly with the Uniswap contracts. Early on, most users accessed Uniswap through this dedicated front-end, similar to a proprietary exchange portal. Beyond Ethereum itself, Uniswap does not rely on any other infrastructure. Liquidity providers and traders interact directly with Uniswap contracts, with no built-in external data feeds or plugin hooks. The system was simple but isolated. As DeFi expanded, Uniswap evolved into a composable liquidity "Lego" rather than a standalone application. The protocol's open, permissionless nature meant other projects could integrate Uniswap's pools and add layers. Uniswap Labs gradually relinquished control over parts of the stack, allowing external infrastructure and community-built features to play a greater role: Decentralized Exchange (DEX) Aggregators and Wallet Integrations: The majority of Uniswap's trading volume began flowing through external aggregators like the 0x API and 1inch, rather than through Uniswap's own interface. By the end of 2022, an estimated 85% of Uniswap's swap volume was routed through aggregators like 1inch as users sought the best prices across multiple exchanges. Wallets like MetaMask also integrated Uniswap liquidity into their swap functionality, allowing users to trade on Uniswap from their wallet applications. This external routing reduced reliance on Uniswap's native frontend and made AMMs more like a plug-and-play module in the DeFi stack. Oracles and Data Indexers: While Uniswap's contracts did not and still do not require price oracles to trade, the broader ecosystem built around Uniswap does. Other protocols use Uniswap's pool prices as on-chain oracles, and the Uniswap interface itself relies on external indexing services. For example, Uniswap's frontend uses subgraphs from The Graph to query pool data off-chain for a smoother user interface (UI) experience. Rather than building its own indexing nodes, Uniswap leverages community-driven data infrastructure—a modular approach that offloads the heavy lifting of data queries to specialized indexers. Multi-chain Deployment: During its modularization phase, Uniswap expanded beyond Ethereum to numerous blockchains and Rollups, including Polygon, Arbitrum, BSC, and Optimism. Uniswap's governance mandated the deployment of its core protocol on these networks, effectively treating each blockchain as a base-layer plugin for Uniswap's liquidity. This multi-chain strategy emphasizes Uniswap's composability: the protocol can exist on any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chain, rather than tying its fate to a single, vertically integrated environment. Recently, Uniswap has been moving back towards vertical integration, seemingly with the goal of capturing more of the user journey and optimizing the stack for its use cases. Key reintegration developments include: Native Mobile Wallet: In 2023, Uniswap released the Uniswap Wallet—a self-hosted mobile application—followed by a browser extension, allowing users to store tokens and interact directly with Uniswap products. The launch of the wallet was a significant step toward controlling the user interface layer, rather than ceding it to wallets like MetaMask. With its own wallet, Uniswap now vertically integrated user access, ensuring that swaps, browsing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other activities occurred within an environment it controlled and could potentially be routed to Uniswap liquidity. Integrated Aggregation (Uniswap X): Instead of relying on third-party aggregators to find the best prices, Uniswap also introduced Uniswap X, a built-in aggregation and trade execution layer. Using an open network of off-chain "fillers," Uniswap X sources liquidity from various AMMs and private market makers, then settles trades on-chain. As a result, Uniswap has transformed its interface into a one-stop trading portal that aggregates liquidity sources for the benefit of users—similar to the services provided by 1inch or Paraswap. By running its own aggregator protocol, Uniswap Labs has reintegrated this functionality, keeping users in-house while guaranteeing the best prices. Importantly, Uniswap X is integrated into the Uniswap web app itself—and potentially into the wallet in the future—so users no longer need to leave Uniswap for the aggregator. Application-Specific Chain (Unichain): In 2024, Uniswap announced its own Layer 2 blockchain—dubbed "Unichain"—as part of the Optimism Superchain. Taking vertical integration to the infrastructure level, Unichain is a custom rollup tailored for Uniswap and DeFi trading, aiming to reduce Uniswap user fees by approximately 95% and latency to approximately 250 milliseconds. Uniswap will control the blockchain environment in which its contracts operate, rather than operating as an application on another chain. By operating Unichain, Uniswap will be able to optimize everything from gas costs to maximum extractable value (MEV) mitigation for its exchange and introduce native protocol fee sharing with UNI holders. This full-circle transformation transforms Uniswap from an Ethereum-dependent decentralized application (dApp) to a vertically integrated platform with a proprietary UI, execution layer, and dedicated blockchain. Case Study 2: Aave — From P2P Lending Market to Multi-Chain Deployment and Back to a Credit Super App Aave's origins can be traced back to ETHLend in 2017, a self-contained lending application that gave way to a decentralized peer-to-peer lending marketplace, renamed Aave, in 2018. The team developed smart contracts for lending and provided an official web interface for user participation. During this phase, ETHLEND/Aave matched lenders and borrowers using an order book approach and handled everything from interest rate logic to loan matching. As it evolved toward a pooled lending model similar to Compound, Aave underwent vertical integration. The Aave v1 and v2 contracts on Ethereum incorporated innovations like flash loans—an in-protocol feature that allows for uncollateralized borrowing with repayments in the same transaction—as well as interest rate algorithms. Users primarily accessed the protocol through the Aave web dashboard. The protocol managed key functions, such as interest accrual and liquidations, internally, with minimal reliance on third-party services. In short, Aave's early design was a monolithic money market: a dApp with its own UI that handled deposits, loans, and liquidations in a single location. Aave is part of the broader DeFi symbiosis, integrating MakerDAO's DAI stablecoin as a key collateral and lending asset from the outset. In fact, in its incarnation as ETHLend, Aave launched simultaneously with Maker and immediately supported DAI, reflecting the tight coupling between those vertically integrated pioneers and demonstrating early on that no protocol is an island. Even in its "vertical" phase, Aave benefited from the product of another protocol—its stablecoin—to operate. As DeFi has grown, Aave has unbundled and adopted a modular architecture, outsourcing parts of its infrastructure and encouraging others to build on its platform. Several shifts illustrate Aave’s move toward composability and external dependencies: External Oracle Network: Rather than operating its own price feeds, Aave uses Chainlink's decentralized oracles to provide reliable asset prices for collateral valuation. Price oracles are crucial to any lending protocol, as they determine when loans become undercollateralized. Aave governance has selected Chainlink Price Feeds as the primary oracle source for most assets on aave.com, outsourcing pricing infrastructure to a specialized third-party network. While this modular approach improves security—for example, Chainlink aggregates many data sources—it also means Aave's stability relies on external services. Wallet and App Integration: Aave's lending pools have become the building blocks for numerous other dApp integrations. Portfolio managers and dashboards like Zapper and Zerion, DeFi automation tools like DeFi Saver, and yield optimizers all access Aave's contracts through its open software development kit (SDK). Users can deposit or borrow through third-party frontends that interface with Aave, but the official Aave interface is just one of many access points. Even DEX aggregators indirectly leverage Aave's flash loans for complex, multi-step trades executed by services like 1inch. By open-sourcing its design, Aave allows for composability: other protocols can integrate Aave's functionality—for example, using Aave flash loans within a Uniswap arbitrage bot—all coordinated by external aggregators. As a liquidity module rather than a standalone application, its composability expands Aave's influence in the DeFi ecosystem. Multi-chain deployment and isolated models: Similar to Uniswap, Aave is deployed on multiple networks—such as Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Optimism—essentially cross-chain modularity. Aave v3 introduced features such as isolated markets for certain assets—architectural modularity—creating different risk parameters for each market, sometimes operating separately from the main pool. It also introduced permissioned variants, such as "Aave Arc" for Know Your Customer (KYC) institutions, which are conceptually independent "module instances" of Aave. These examples demonstrate Aave's flexibility to operate in a variety of environments, not just one integrated one. During this unbundling phase, Aave relies on a broader infrastructure stack: Chainlink oracles for data, The Graph for indexing, wallets and dashboards for user access, and tokens from other protocols—like Maker's DAI or Lido's staked ETH—as collateral. This modular approach increases Aave's composability and reduces the need to "reinvent the wheel." The tradeoff is a partial loss of control over those parts of the stack, and the risks associated with relying on external services. Lately, Aave has shown signs of returning to vertical integration by developing in-house versions of key components that it previously relied on others. For example, in 2023, Aave launched its own stablecoin, GHO. Historically, Aave has facilitated lending and borrowing of various assets, notably MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin, which has scaled significantly on Aave. With GHO, Aave now has a native stablecoin on its platform that acts as a distribution channel for other protocol stablecoins. Like DAI, GHO is an overcollateralized, decentralized, USD-pegged stablecoin. Users can mint GHO with their deposits on Aave V3, which allows Aave to acquire a previously outsourced vertical part of the lending stack—stablecoin issuance. Therefore: Aave is an issuer of a stablecoin—not just a lending venue for existing stablecoins—and directly controls the parameters and revenue of the stablecoin. GHO is a competitor to DAI, so now Aave can recycle interest payments into its own ecosystem. GHO interest can benefit AAVE token stakers rather than indirectly increasing MakerDAO fees. The introduction of GHO also requires dedicated infrastructure. Aave has facilitators—including the main Aave pool—that can mint and burn GHO and set governance policies. By controlling this new layer of functionality, Aave has built an internal version of the MakerDAO product to serve its own community. In another notable move, Aave is leveraging Chainlink's Smart Value Routing (SVR), or a similar mechanism, to recapture MEV (maximum extractable value, similar to payment for order flow in stocks) for Aave users. Tighter coupling with the oracle layer to redirect arbitrage profits back into the protocol is blurring the line between the Aave platform and the underlying blockchain mechanisms. This move suggests Aave's interest in customizing even lower-level infrastructure, such as oracle behavior and MEV capture, for its own benefit. While Aave hasn't yet launched its own wallet or chain like Uniswap and others, its founder's other ventures suggest his goal is to build a self-sustaining ecosystem. For example, the Lens Protocol, a social network, could be integrated with Aave for social reputation-based finance. Architecturally, Aave is moving towards providing all key financial primitives: lending, stablecoins (GHO), and potentially decentralized social identity (Lens), rather than relying on external protocols. In my opinion, this product strategy is about deepening the platform: with stablecoins, lending, and other services, Aave's user retention and protocol revenue should benefit. In short, Aave has evolved from a closed-loop lending dApp to an open lego that connects to DeFi and relies on others such as Chainlink and Maker, and is now returning to a more expansive vertically integrated financial suite. In particular, the launch of GHO emphasizes Aave's intention to reintegrate the stablecoin layer it once outsourced to MakerDAO. Our research suggests that the journeys of Uniswap, Aave, MakerDAO, Jito, and other protocols illustrate broader cyclical patterns in the crypto industry. In the early days, vertical integration—building a single, monolithic product with a very specific purpose—was necessary to pioneer new features like automated trading, decentralized lending, stablecoins, or MEV capture. These self-contained designs allowed for rapid iteration and quality control in emerging markets. As the space matured, modularity and composability became priorities: protocols unbundled portions of their stack to launch new features or provide more value to external stakeholders, becoming "money Legos" by leveraging the strengths of other protocols. However, the success of modularity and composability has brought new challenges. Relying on external modules introduces dependency risk and limits the ability to capture value created elsewhere within the protocol. Now, the largest players and protocols with strong product-market fit (PMF) and revenue streams are shifting their strategies back toward vertical integration. While not abandoning decentralization or composability, these projects are reintegrating key components for strategic reasons: launching their own chains, wallets, stablecoins, frontends, and other infrastructure. Their goal is to provide a more seamless user experience, capture additional revenue streams, and protect against dependency on competitors. Uniswap is building a wallet and chain, Aave is issuing GHO, MakerDAO is forking Solana to build NewChain, and Jito is merging staking/re-staking with MEV. We believe that any sufficiently large DeFi application will eventually seek its own vertically integrated solution. in conclusion History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. The crypto world is humming a familiar tune. Much like the SaaS and marketplace revolutions of the past decade, DeFi and application-layer protocols are focusing on new technical primitives, evolving user expectations, and a desire for greater value capture, all while moving along a trajectory of unbundling and rebundling. In the 2010s, startups specializing in niche segments of the massive Craigslist marketplace effectively atomized it into distinct companies. This unbundling gave rise to giants—Airbnb, Uber, Robinhood, Coinbase—all of which have since embarked on their own rebundling journeys, integrating new verticals and services into cohesive, sticky platforms. The crypto space is following the same path at a revolutionary pace. What started as strictly scoped vertical experiments—Uniswap as an AMM, Aave as a money market, Maker as a stablecoin treasury—became modularized into permissionless Lego blocks, opening up liquidity, outsourcing key functions, and allowing composability to flourish. Now that usage has scaled, the market is fragmenting, and the pendulum is starting to swing back. Today, Uniswap is becoming a trading super-app with its own wallet, chain, cross-chain standards, and routing logic. Aave is issuing its own stablecoin, bundling lending, governance, and credit primitives. Maker is building an entirely new chain to improve the governance of its currency ecosystem. Jito unifies staking, MEV, and validator logic into a full-stack protocol. Hyperliquid merges exchanges, L1 infrastructure, and the EVM into a seamless on-chain financial operating system (OS). In crypto, primitives are unbundled by design, but the best user experiences — and the most defensible businesses — are increasingly rebundled. This isn’t a betrayal of composability, but an implementation of it: build the best possible Lego brick and use it to build the best possible castle. DeFi is compressing the entire cycle into just a few years. How? DeFi operates in a completely different way: Permissionless infrastructure reduces the friction of experimentation: any developer can fork, copy, or extend an existing protocol in hours rather than months. Capital formation is instant — With tokens, teams can fund new projects, ideas, or incentives faster than ever before. Liquidity is highly liquid. Total value locked (TVL) moves at an incentivized pace, making it easier for new experiments to gain traction and successful experiments to scale exponentially. Larger addressable market size. Protocols have access to a global, permissionless pool of users and capital from day one, typically achieving scale faster than their Web2 counterparts that are limited by geography, regulation, or distribution channels. DeFi’s super apps are rapidly expanding in real time. We believe the winners won’t be the protocols with the most modular stack, but rather those that know exactly which parts of the stack to own, which to share, and when to switch between the two.

Author: PANews

2025/09/04

Can Coinbase Stock Rally Amid Derivatives Index Launch To Track US Stocks, Crypto ETFs?

Can Coinbase Stock Rally Amid Derivatives Index Launch To Track US Stocks, Crypto ETFs?

The post Can Coinbase Stock Rally Amid Derivatives Index Launch To Track US Stocks, Crypto ETFs? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Insights: Coinbase will roll out a new derivatives product that will offer exposure to leading US tech stocks and crypto exchange-traded funds. The product will track the top 7 tech stocks, including Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Apple, alongside BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF. MarketVector will act as the official index provider. Coinbase’s upcoming launch of the Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures could be a major catalyst for its stock, COIN, which has been trading sideways despite being included in the S&P 500 earlier this year. By providing institutions and retail investors with exposure to a combined index that offers access to the seven most prominent U.S. tech stocks, leading crypto ETFs, and its own shares in a single contract, Coinbase envisions a first-of-its-kind derivatives product. If institutional and eventually retail investors embrace the product, it could strengthen Coinbase’s role as the go-to exchange for diversified market access. This will potentially set the stage for a rally in COIN. Coinbase Stock Performance Since Announcement of Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures While Coinbase’s NASDAQ-listed COIN has not yet recorded any considerable growth within 24 hours of the announcement, the actual launch of the derivative product on September 22 could act as a significant catalyst for the growth of Coinbase stock. This is particularly possible if the product gains strong adoption among institutions and retail investors. According to Coinbase, the product is history’s first futures contract to combine both traditional and digital assets in a single index. At the time of writing, COIN is 0.68% up over the last 24 hours and currently trades at $303.35 History’s First Futures Product Combining US Stocks and Crypto ETFs Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a new derivatives product that will offer exposure to leading US tech stocks and crypto exchange-traded…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Decoding This Exciting Market Shift

Decoding This Exciting Market Shift

The post Decoding This Exciting Market Shift appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Altcoin Season Index Surges To 56: Decoding This Exciting Market Shift Skip to content Home Crypto News Altcoin Season Index Surges to 56: Decoding This Exciting Market Shift Source: https://bitcoinworld.co.in/altcoin-season-index-climbs/

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Solana Price Gains 5%: Here’s What Long-Term Charts Say

Solana Price Gains 5%: Here’s What Long-Term Charts Say

The post Solana Price Gains 5%: Here’s What Long-Term Charts Say appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Insights: Solana price rose 5% to $211, but short-term signals show weak momentum and profit-taking. Exchange inflows and $472 million in long leverage raise the risk of a drop to $195–200. A golden cross on SOL/BTC points to a possible long-term rally toward $226, $247, and $300. Solana price traded near $211 after rising almost 5% during last 24 hours. Monthly gains were about 6.1%, while year-to-date growth stood at 65.5%. At first, this looks like strength. But Solana often fails to hold rallies. Profit-taking and heavy bets in derivatives have stopped many up moves before. This rebound may not be different. Signals from charts and flows show weakness in the short term, even as long-term charts still give hope. Short-Term Solana Price Outlook at Risk From Weak Momentum Between August 14 and August 28, Solana price made a higher high. But the RSI, which tracks strength, made a lower high at the same time. This is called a bearish divergence. In simple words, price went up, but buying power went down. This kind of bearish divergence often underlines waning buyer strength. Solana Price Action | Source: TradingView The next set of metrics confirms the outlook. Solana Money Flow Indicators | Source: TradingView The Money Flow Index (MFI) also failed to reach levels from August 13, when Solana peaked near $209. That shows weaker buying than before. The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) stayed below zero, too. That means real money flowing into Solana stayed low, even while the Solana price climbed. Together, these signals show that the rebound may not last. If selling grows, the price could fall back to $195–200, a drop of about 5–7%. Profit-Taking on Solana Price and Exchange Flows Add to Selling Profit booking has been a key theme for Solana. Glassnode data shared by…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Nasdaq-Listed Company Announces $100 Million Purchase of Surprise Altcoin! But Price Remains Unresponsive!

Nasdaq-Listed Company Announces $100 Million Purchase of Surprise Altcoin! But Price Remains Unresponsive!

The post Nasdaq-Listed Company Announces $100 Million Purchase of Surprise Altcoin! But Price Remains Unresponsive! appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Following Bitcoin and Ethereum, the treasury strategy for altcoins continues to grow. Investment news continues to arrive for Toncoin (TON), one of the altcoins that has recently gained traction. The latest news on this point comes from Nasdaq-listed company AlphaTON Capital, formerly known as Portage Biotech Inc., which has been renamed AlphaTON Capital. According to an official statement, AlphaTON Capital has launched a plan to acquire approximately $100 million worth of Toncoin and create a TON-focused digital asset treasury. The company will focus on TON token reserves, network verification, and ecosystem project incubation, encouraging the development of Telegram ecosystem applications. The statement stated that the company is currently in the financing collection phase and TON purchases have not yet begun. Although the exact date was not given, it was stated that TON purchases will be made gradually and are planned to be completed in 2025. Despite this massive buying news, no significant movement was seen on the TON price chart. *This is not investment advice. Follow our Telegram and Twitter account now for exclusive news, analytics and on-chain data! Source: https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/nasdaq-listed-company-announces-100-million-purchase-of-surprise-altcoin-but-price-remains-unresponsive/

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Solana Price Bounce Faces Fresh Profit-Taking Risk

Solana Price Bounce Faces Fresh Profit-Taking Risk

The post Solana Price Bounce Faces Fresh Profit-Taking Risk appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Solana (SOL) is currently trading a notch above $210, up 3.09% today and nearly 30% higher month-on-month. Yet, despite the strong percentage gains, traders might not have felt the rally in full. Pullbacks have been sharp, and the Solana price has struggled to sustain momentum, flattening out within the $205–$215 range. As a new month begins, the familiar Solana story could repeat: another local high facing the risk of profit-taking. Sponsored Sponsored NUPL Signals Profit-Taking Risk The Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) metric measures the overall profitability of the market by comparing current prices to the cost basis of coins. Rising NUPL indicates more holders are in profit, which often coincides with periods of profit-taking. Solana Traders Sitting On Profits: Glassnode Over the past day, Solana’s NUPL has climbed about 15.4%, moving from 0.26 to 0.30 and forming another local peak. Previous peaks have consistently aligned with corrections. On August 28, when NUPL topped out, Solana slipped from $214 to $205 — a drop of 4.2%. Earlier, on August 13, NUPL reached 0.30, and prices corrected by almost 8%. Sponsored Sponsored Now, with NUPL once again approaching a local high, and Solana’s price hovering near $210, the setup suggests another wave of profit-taking could emerge. But what if we told you that cashing out has already begun? Want more token insights like this? Sign up for Editor Harsh Notariya’s Daily Crypto Newsletter here. Hodler Net Position Change Turns Negative The Hodler Net Position Change tracks whether long-term holders — wallets that typically accumulate for months — are adding or reducing positions. A positive reading signals accumulation, while a negative one indicates long-term holders are cashing out. Long-Term Solana Investors Are Cashing Out: Glassnode At present, Solana’s Hodler Net Position Change has dropped sharply into the red, crossing below –1.5 million SOL. This…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Crypto Fear & Greed Index: Crucial Shift Unveils Neutral Market Sentiment

Crypto Fear & Greed Index: Crucial Shift Unveils Neutral Market Sentiment

BitcoinWorld Crypto Fear & Greed Index: Crucial Shift Unveils Neutral Market Sentiment Ever wonder how investors truly feel about the rollercoaster world of cryptocurrencies? The latest data from the Crypto Fear & Greed Index offers a fascinating glimpse, revealing a significant shift. This crucial barometer of market sentiment has just fallen four points, moving from “Greed” to a more balanced “Neutral” territory. This shift, reported by data provider Alternative, signals a noticeable cooling in investor enthusiasm and a potential period of re-evaluation for the market. What Does a Neutral Crypto Fear & Greed Index Signal? The Crypto Fear & Greed Index operates on a straightforward scale, where 0 indicates ‘Extreme Fear’ and 100 signifies ‘Extreme Greed.’ A reading of 51, as we’ve seen, places it precisely in the middle: ‘Neutral.’ This means the market is currently experiencing a balance between the two extremes. Historically, extreme fear often presents buying opportunities when assets are undervalued due to panic selling. Conversely, extreme greed can signal an overheated market, potentially preceding a correction as assets become overvalued. The current neutral stance suggests neither overwhelming optimism nor widespread panic. Instead, investors appear to be taking a more cautious, wait-and-see approach. This phase can be characterized by reduced volatility and a focus on fundamentals rather than speculative fervor. Understanding this shift is vital for making informed decisions. How is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index Calculated? To truly appreciate the insights offered by the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, it’s important to understand its sophisticated methodology. This index isn’t based on a single metric but aggregates data from six key factors, each contributing a specific weight to the final score. This comprehensive approach ensures a holistic view of market sentiment. Here’s a breakdown of the components that contribute to the index’s daily calculation: Volatility (25%): This measures current Bitcoin price fluctuations and maximum drawdowns, comparing them to average values over 30 and 90 days. High volatility often signals fear and uncertainty. Trading Volume (25%): Analyzes current market momentum and liquidity. High buying volume in a rising market might indicate greed, while low volume can suggest fear. Social Media Mentions (15%): Scans specific crypto-related hashtags and sentiment on platforms like Twitter. Increased positive sentiment often suggests greed, while negative sentiment points to fear. Surveys (15%): Although currently paused, these polls previously gauged investor sentiment directly, providing a snapshot of public opinion. Bitcoin Dominance (10%): An increase in Bitcoin’s market cap share often signals fear, as investors might be moving from altcoins to the perceived safety of Bitcoin. A decrease suggests more speculative altcoin interest (greed). Google Search Volume (10%): Tracks search queries related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Sudden spikes in searches for terms like “Bitcoin price manipulation” could indicate fear, while “how to buy crypto” might suggest rising interest (greed). Navigating the Neutral Zone: Strategic Insights for Investors The current neutral reading of the Crypto Fear & Greed Index provides a unique environment for investors. It’s a time when emotional extremes are less dominant, potentially leading to more rational market behavior. This period offers distinct opportunities for those willing to adapt their strategies. Consider these strategic insights: Reduced Emotional Trading: Neutral sentiment often correlates with less impulsive decision-making, encouraging more rational analysis of market conditions. Consolidation Periods: Markets in a neutral state frequently undergo periods of price consolidation, where assets trade within a defined range. This can be an opportune time for dollar-cost averaging or re-evaluating portfolio allocations. Opportunity for Due Diligence: Without the overwhelming pressure of extreme fear or greed, investors have a clearer headspace to research projects thoroughly, assess their underlying fundamentals, and refine long-term strategies. Vigilance is Key: While neutral, the market can quickly swing. Staying informed about broader macroeconomic factors, regulatory news, and project-specific developments remains crucial for anticipating future shifts. Why This Crucial Index Matters for Your Crypto Journey The Crypto Fear & Greed Index serves as more than just a daily snapshot; it’s a powerful tool for understanding the underlying psychology driving market movements. By offering a quantitative measure of sentiment, it helps investors gain invaluable perspective and avoid common pitfalls. It highlights the cyclical nature of crypto markets, which often oscillate between periods of intense optimism and profound pessimism. Recognizing these shifts can empower individuals to make more informed, less emotionally driven decisions, potentially avoiding the classic mistake of buying high and selling low. Ultimately, this index encourages a disciplined approach, reminding us that even in a volatile asset class like cryptocurrency, understanding human behavior is paramount to long-term success. The recent shift of the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to ‘Neutral’ territory marks a significant moment for crypto investors. It signals a temporary reprieve from the extremes of market emotion, offering a period of relative calm and reflection. While this neutrality doesn’t predict future price movements with certainty, it provides a valuable lens through which to view market psychology and refine investment strategies. Staying informed, rational, and disciplined remains the best approach in this dynamic and ever-evolving landscape. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q1: What is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index? A: It’s a tool that measures the current sentiment of the cryptocurrency market, ranging from 0 (Extreme Fear) to 100 (Extreme Greed), based on various market factors. Q2: How does a “Neutral” reading impact my crypto investments? A: A neutral reading suggests a balanced market without extreme emotional bias. It encourages rational decision-making, due diligence, and can be a period of market consolidation rather than sharp price swings. Q3: Is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index a reliable predictor of price? A: While it reflects market sentiment, it’s not a direct price predictor. It’s a valuable indicator to understand investor psychology, which can influence market trends, but it should be used in conjunction with other analyses. Q4: What factors contribute to the index’s calculation? A: It’s calculated using volatility, trading volume, social media mentions, surveys (historically), Bitcoin dominance, and Google search volume, each with a specific weighting. Q5: Where can I find the current Crypto Fear & Greed Index value? A: The index is publicly available from data providers like Alternative, which regularly updates its value based on real-time market data. Did you find this analysis of the Crypto Fear & Greed Index helpful? Share this article with your friends and fellow crypto enthusiasts on social media to help them navigate market sentiment and make more informed decisions! To learn more about the latest crypto market trends, explore our article on key developments shaping Bitcoin price action. This post Crypto Fear & Greed Index: Crucial Shift Unveils Neutral Market Sentiment first appeared on BitcoinWorld and is written by Editorial Team

Author: Coinstats

2025/09/04

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Gains 5.2% as Nearly All Assets Rise

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Gains 5.2% as Nearly All Assets Rise

The post CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Gains 5.2% as Nearly All Assets Rise appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 4055.49, up 1.6% (+65.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AVAX (+5.2%) and BCH (+3.4%). Laggards: POL (+0.0%) and APT (+0.6%). The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-indices/2025/09/03/coindesk-20-performance-update-avalanche-avax-gains-5-2-as-all-assets-rise

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Ukraine Parliament Approves First Reading of Crypto Legalization Bill

Ukraine Parliament Approves First Reading of Crypto Legalization Bill

TLDR Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill to legalize and tax cryptocurrencies, including 18% income tax. The new crypto taxation bill proposes a 5% military tax on digital asset profits. Ukraine ranks 8th globally in crypto adoption, making the bill a key economic move. The bill also introduces a temporary 5% tax rate on fiat conversions [...] The post Ukraine Parliament Approves First Reading of Crypto Legalization Bill appeared first on CoinCentral.

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