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Five Myths About Thorchain That Even Crypto Veterans Believe
Somewhere on crypto Twitter someone is writing "Thorchain is just a bridge." Another person is teaching someone that you can't swap unless you also own RUNE. Yet another is citing January 2026 insolvency projections as evidence the project is flawed beyond repair. The irony of all three people being wrong is that they're each right, to an extent.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 6, 2026
Buying Monero Through PayPal Sounds Impossible But Isn't
Head to any crypto forum. Ask the question. You'll be told again and again: Monero can't be bought with PayPal. The logic is sound. PayPal hasn't got Monero on its list. Monero is a privacy coin that will be regulated into the ground. Case closed. Except that it isn't. There are now circuitous routes, indirect routes that simply didn't exist two years ago, where you can buy crypto with PayPal, trade across intermediary tokens and, within the space of an hour, hold XMR.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 6, 2026
Everything Traders Believe About Ocean Crypto Is Outdated
Ocean crypto is trading down 93% from ATH at $0.13. CoinGecko sentiment is bearish. DEX volume is $77,950 in 24 hours. The narrative: dead alt, failed merger, next. Meanwhile, Predictoor has processed $2 billion in total volume. Over 1.4 million nodes deployed across 70+ countries. NetMind is committing 2,000 GPUs. A deflationary burn mechanism backed by real protocol revenue now exists that didn't exist during the ASI Alliance. The protocol traders shunned in early 2024 looks nothing like today.
Archie DuttonApr 6, 2026
BORA Isn't What You Think and That's Actually the Point
METABORA GAMES launched a gamer engagement platform with mission-based play content, downloadable mini games, and in-game incentives on March 31. Silence. Deathly silence. That non-reaction speaks volumes about one of cryptocurrency's most stubborn branding problems. Search "bora bora currency" on Google and you'll find resort prices instead of developer blogs.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 5, 2026
Filecoin Wallets Ranked by Security Features You Actually Need
The "where do you keep your coins?" question has gotten a whole lot less academic. If you're one of the people asking "what is FIL besides a speculation token," the answer already exists in the form of storage deal collateralization requirements, mining rewards, and staking requirements. These are very real use cases that create wallets existing cryptocurrency custody services just aren't built for.
Mia HallandApr 5, 2026
How to Buy IoTeX Without Overpaying on Fees in 2026
Trading around $0.0048 in early April 2026, a few percentage points of fees can rapidly diminish an IoTeX position. If you are a buyer and wondering where and how to buy IoTeX, note that the advertised price on any exchange is never the true price. Spread markups, withdrawal fees, network fees and conversion costs can tack on 3% to 8% or more above the ticker price.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 3, 2026
Three Exchanges Actually Worth Using to Buy Kaspa in 2026
Anyone googling how to buy Kaspa is immediately bombarded with a dozen exchange-ranking posts that rank platforms by brand name, not order book depth. Those rankings won't do you any good when your $5,000 market order slaps 2% against the buyer. Kaspa token is still not listed on Coinbase or Binance. That's real friction.
Katerina KulikovskaApr 3, 2026
Every Safe Wallet Myth Crypto Twitter Keeps Spreading
Multisig has remained something of an inside joke on crypto Twitter: the solution du jour for paranoid whales. Many of these myths are not only wrong, they're costly. Several accounts of Safe protocol skeptics losing money to phishing scams, single-key hacks, and custodial failures that multisig would have prevented entirely.
Mia HallandApr 2, 2026
Aerodrome Just Flipped SushiSwap on Base and the Data Shows Why
This wasn't luck. This was someone making a self-fulfilling prophecy with the flywheel that would go on to make Aerodrome Finance the dominant decentralized exchange on Base. One that now boasts over 50% of the network's TVL and $6.5 million in fees over the last 30 days.
Archie DuttonApr 2, 2026