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Everything You've Heard About Tribe Coin Is Outdated
A majority of conversations still occurring on crypto forums about tribe coin are inaccurate. The token, which began life as the governance token of the FEI algorithmic stablecoin, hasn't had an underlying protocol to govern since August 2022. Price trackers, prediction algorithms, and social media threads continue to treat TRIBE as if it were an active project with upgrades in the pipeline. At about $0.41 and a daily trading volume just a hair over $67,000, TRIBE is a poster child for outdated, misleading narratives.
Archie DuttonMar 21, 2026
Vision Fi Crypto Belongs in Exactly One Type of Portfolio
If you've followed VSN lately you'll know we have been teasing the imminent release of a price target for VSN coin. Before we can do this though, we need to give you some background around our current thinking. Today we are going to lay down some scientific background around where we believe VisionFi should sit in terms of pricing compared to competitors.
Archie DuttonMar 21, 2026
What Is GNO If Every Product Works Without the Token
Safe has secured over $58 billion. CoW Protocol has facilitated over $130 billion worth of trades. Gnosis Pay has seen over $100 million worth of real-world fiat payments. The native token of the network that made all of those projects possible, GNO, trades with a market cap of roughly $349 million. Skeptics love to point out that Gnosis has built a whole suite of products that people in crypto actually use, but none of them require someone to buy gnosis tokens.
Mia HallandMar 20, 2026
Everything Analysts Miss About Request Price Performance
"Request price prediction" is the search that gets taken to almost a dozen live services. Most are just offshoots of TradingView chart reading. There's a glaring disconnect between what is happening in the Request Network protocol on an everyday basis and what quantitative analysts model for the coin. At $0.064 per token and a market cap of about $55 million, that gap between price predictions and fundamental truth on the ground means holders are making decisions with a partial set of information.
Mia HallandMar 20, 2026
Everything Retail Gets Wrong About Dash and Marijuana Payments
Dash is the Visa of cryptocurrencies, but a lot of people once thought the reverse was true. A crypto payment network masquerading as a credit card processor was the doomsday scenario for crypto exchanges, and Dash's early community wanted to emphasize privacy first over zero-fee payments. In the bizarre world of retail investing, this made Dash the cannabis industry's de facto white whale. The real-world analog was a cannabis dispensary that accepts Visa tap-to-pay but can't secure a merchant account because no bank will work with them.
Archie DuttonMar 20, 2026
Flare Network Just Solved Blockchain's Oldest Data Problem
An early snapshot of Flare's network growth as of March 14 shows $149 million in ecosystem value locked, 132 million FXRP in DeFi protocols, and growing data attestation participation. What started as "just another Layer 1 token" has since found a new answer. Flare is a system that allows any blockchain, including XRP Ledger, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin, to natively access off-chain and cross-chain data without oracle middleware.
Archie DuttonMar 18, 2026
Three Ways Cronos Fits Into a 2026 Portfolio
The majority of CRO buyers today aren't purchasing as a contrarian. Most are buying a token pegged to the success of one company. There's nothing wrong with that, per se. However, it does require a different set of portfolio guardrails than what most people use with BTC or ETH. At $0.077, CRO is a long way from ATH. The question isn't "Should you buy CRO?" The question is "How does that token stack up to dozens of other options fighting for the same percentage point in your portfolio?"
Archie DuttonMar 18, 2026
Buying Stratis Makes Sense If You Understand This One Thing
Why buy crypto trading 99.75% down? If you're looking for the buy STRAX thesis, it's not in price charts or momentum trades. It's in enterprise blockchain adoption figured out in years, not days. At $0.01375 per STRAX coin with a market cap below $28 million, buying the dip could either be the ultimate hold or an outright trap depending on what you think you're actually buying.
Mia HallandMar 17, 2026
KuCoin vs Coinbase - Which Exchange Actually Fits Your Strategy
Asking the wrong questions can make comparing two crypto exchanges seem difficult. Want to know why every KuCoin vs Coinbase comparison you find online likely contains dozens of biased kucoin reviews? Start by asking which exchange is "better." Finding out which platform is best for you is far more practical, and requires understanding one simple question: what kind of trader are you?
Mia HallandMar 16, 2026