Archie Dutton
Crypto Reporter & DeFi Specialist
Archie Dutton reports on decentralized finance, Layer 1 ecosystems, and emerging blockchain infrastructure for Crypto News Navigator. He has covered the crypto industry through multiple market cycles, specializing in protocol-level analysis, governance proposals, and the intersection of traditional finance with on-chain systems. His work emphasizes technical accuracy and primary-source research.
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DOTPolkadot Survived Every Bear Market Prediction and Kept Building
Polkadot's market performance has raised some questions. Folks talked about its dropping total value locked (TVL), the parachain system not really taking off, and the price just tanking. DOT's price plummeted from about $55 in November 2021 to below $5 by the end of 2022, a 91% drop in just a year.
Archie Dutton13h ago
Orbs Coin: Whales Accumulate as Bears Get Burned
Orbs hit $0.010, and traders immediately started shorting it. On February 27th, the orbs price spike in Orbs liquidated short positions. Short sellers took a $99,000 hit in just four hours, and by the end of the day, their losses had climbed to $111,000.
Archie DuttonMar 4, 2026
Lit Trading: ZK Proofs Meet Perpetual Futures
Lighter has reached a record low. On February 28, it reached $1.30. The lit protocol, which got $68 million from Founders Fund and Robinhood, was trading at a lit coin price that values its zero-knowledge perpetual futures tech at about 20% of what early investors paid. Interestingly, just a week before, the team said they made a revenue-sharing agreement with Circle for $920 million in USDC deposits. So, which part of this story is true?
Archie DuttonMar 4, 2026