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Metal Blockchain Price Disconnected from Developer Growth by 300%
Metal Blockchain has over 750 credit unions. They have FedNow certification and outright purchased a fintech CUSO. And yet Metal Blockchain price is $0.142. Market cap $72 million. Ranking #359 on CoinGecko. A valuation not seeming to fully appreciate just how much big-money adoption this project has experienced over the past 18 months. Is METAL being undervalued? Or are these institutional partnership metrics not as good as they seem?
Mia HallandMar 26, 2026
Ether.fi Staking Revenue Just Hit $400M and Nobody's Talking About It
Ether.fi is a liquid restaking protocol currently sitting on $5.85 billion TVL. At current prices, ETHFI has just surpassed $400 million in cumulative staking revenue earned. Neither of those milestones mean anything with ethfi price at $0.60 today. Ether.fi is ranked #100 by market cap with its token trading at about 90% off its all-time high. Those two data points are far enough apart to naturally conjure up one question: is Ether.fi the most undiscovered stressed-priced staking protocol in crypto right now?
Mia HallandMar 26, 2026
Buying IOTA in 2026 Requires Knowing Which Exchanges Actually Matter
Every guide on how to buy IOTA you will come across online in 2026 fails to mention one critical detail: exchanges listed in MIOTA are not interchangeable. Whether pooled 24-hour volumes hover just below $7 million or the single largest trading pair on Binance sees just $1.18 million, where you buy IOTA dictates not only your execution price and slippage but also if your withdrawal will take an hour or get stuck for days.
Mia HallandMar 26, 2026
HTX Meaning Goes Beyond the Exchange Everyone Thinks They Know
Decentralized crypto exchange Huobi made a name change to "HTX." Seemingly an infrastructure decision by the company itself, this move was truly one rooted in branding and marketing. Huobi is one of the oldest exchanges out of China and rebranded to HTX in September of 2023. The intended HTX meaning the company provided was "Huobi Tron X," but wasn't exactly a clear explanation. It's now been 2 years and 3 months since the rebrand was first announced and the changes could not be more drastic.
Archie DuttonMar 25, 2026
BARD Crypto Explained Without the Jargon or Hype
Bitcoin's most obvious problem: the majority of holders don't use it. Tokens on other blockchains can be deposited into DeFi protocols and staked to earn yield. Bitcoin doesn't have a native mechanism for that. Enter Lombard, the protocol powering bard crypto. Its pitch is simple: Lombard's technology allows people to put their Bitcoin to work in DeFi without surrendering ownership of their BTC. Whether that promise survives a deep dive is another question entirely.
Crypto News NavigatorMar 23, 2026
Three Reasons Developers Are Building on Venus in 2026
Venus finance is BNB Chain's biggest lending protocol by TVL of $1.47 billion and the most active in terms of developer integrations. XVS token price is currently $2.95 and is down 98% from ATH of $146.82, but developer integrations have continued to proliferate regardless. The thesis is simple: adoption is a function of technical integrations and product utility, not token price.
Archie DuttonMar 21, 2026
How to Buy Tezos Without Overpaying on Fees
Coffee prices keep rising; currently the average cup at a national-chain coffee shop is $5. Buy $50 worth of Tezos on certain platforms and you'll pay $5 or more to fees alone. Before your XTZ even reaches a wallet, 10% or more of your first purchase can be burned as fees. Exchange fee models differ between CEX vs DEX vs buying direct-to-wallet so much that two identical trades can cost anywhere from 5%-12% depending on the venue.
Crypto News NavigatorMar 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
Uniswap Wallet Just Became the Easiest DeFi Entry Point
With over 6.3 million users and $6.8 billion TVL, Uniswap leads DEXs by a wide margin. But most of those users continue to trade using third-party wallets not native to DeFi. That could change with the newly launched Uniswap wallet. Integrated with Revolut's fiat onramp and live on multiple chains including Base, the wallet marks Uniswap Labs' biggest play yet to capture end-users from first buy all the way to last swap.
Crypto News NavigatorMar 19, 2026