5 things to check before buying any altcoin 🔍

Buying altcoins can look good on paper. But if you don’t ask the right questions, you end up being used as exit liquidity. Here’s what to check before you buy.

🔍 Token unlocks — If a huge portion of tokens is about to hit the market, expect sell pressure. Always read the vesting schedule.

🔎 Liquidity — A low market cap means nothing if there’s no liquidity. Can you realistically exit a $10k position without moving the price?

🔍 Use case and demand — Is anyone actually using the product? Or is it just another pump-and-dump coin wrapped in nice branding?

🔎 Team and backers — Who’s behind the project? If there’s no transparency or the team has a history of slow rugs, walk away.

🔍 Risks — If the code isn’t audited or is forked from a shady project, it’s not just a bad trade — it’s a security risk. Always check the audits and contract history to avoid honeypots and other scams.

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How to use Token Unlocks Calendar DefiLlama? 😋

🔒 You can use it to keep track of all upcoming token unlocks in one place. Here is a simple way to use it as an example of my quick analysis of the upcoming unlocks of TRUMP memecoin 👇

🟠Open the unlocks calendar for April

🟠We can see that April 19th is a day of major unlocks, let's select it

🟠You can see that more than $309 million worth of $TRUMP tokens will be unlocked for selling on this day

🟠It means insiders will likely start selling their tokens so it might be a good opportunity for quick short trade

🟠But wait, BTC is up in the last 14 days while TRUMP is down 17.4%, which means that the upcoming unlocks are likely already priced in, and the relative weakness of the TRUMP token shows it

🟠This could lead to late shorts being liquidated by short squeeze, so I believe this trade has a bad R/R and should have been done two weeks ago

Ok, now let's use this calendar to find a good idea for a trade 👇

🟢We open the calendar and flip to the next month

🟢As you can see, on May 20, $294 million worth of $PYTH tokens will be unlocked

🟢We look at the price action and see that PYTH outperforms BTC in the last 2 weeks, which means that investors haven't started to put upcoming unlocks into the price yet

🟢It seems to be a good idea for short trade!

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Spot, Futures, Perps, Options – What’s the Difference? 🤔

These are all trading instruments, but they work differently. Each has its own risk, purpose, and mechanics. If you don’t know the difference, you’re flying blind 👇

🕯 Spot

You buy or sell the real asset at the current market price. No leverage, no expiration. It’s simple: you pay, you own it. Best for long-term holders or anyone who wants to avoid the complexity of derivatives. If you want to accumulate coins and hold them for years — buy spot.

🕯 Futures

You’re trading a contract to buy or sell an asset at a set price in the future. You don’t actually own the asset, you own the contract. Futures have an expiration date and are often used for hedging or speculation. They usually come with leverage, which also means liquidation risk.

🕯 Perpetual Futures

Similar to regular futures, but they never expire. They use a funding rate to keep prices close to spot. Perps are the most traded instrument in crypto for a reason: they offer leverage, flexibility, and non-stop action. This is also the instrument with the highest risk of losing your money.

🕯 Options

An options contract gives you the right, not the obligation, to buy or sell at a specific price within a set time. There are call options (betting on upside) and put options (betting on downside). Options allow more advanced strategies and are widely used for hedging or trading volatility. They are rarely used and usually only by experienced traders.

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The world's first robot half-marathon race was held in Beijing 🇨🇳

Twenty humanoid robots took part in the competition and the champion result was 2 hours and 40 minutes 🏃‍♂️

Even robots exercise, what excuses do you have left? 😅

In 2022 crypto entrepreneur bought Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million 💰

Later, he listed it for $48 million, but nobody wanted to buy it from him.

Right now, the highest and the only buy offer is 0.8 ETH ≈ $1,280, the price of an iPhone 🤦

The American Dream? Here's what it actually looks like 👇

🟢 Elon Musk owns as much wealth as the bottom 53% of U.S. households.

🟢 The top 1% hold more wealth than the bottom 90%.

🟢 Real weekly wages are $30 lower than they were 52 years ago.

🟢 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

🟢 The top 1% own nearly 50% of all stocks.

🟢 The bottom 50% of Americans hold just 1% of stock market wealth.

🟢 The federal minimum wage is down 40% (adjusted for inflation) since 1970.

🟢 Top 3 richest billionaires own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.

🟢 Real middle-class incomes are still below 1972 levels.

Hyperliquid airdropped approximately 274 million HYPE tokens to 94k wallets during its first airdrop 👍

At the peak of HYPE price, this airdrop was valued at $9.59 billion 💰

But it's important to remember that 38.8% of HYPE total (currently worth $6.92 billion) is still reserved for emissions and community rewards 👀

🪂 This means that a second wave of rewards is coming. I have made step-by-step guide on how to get this airdrop. Here's the link 🐦

Learn from Jim Simons — the GOAT of investing 👑

He wasn’t a Wall Street guy. He was a mathematician. He didn’t trade on gut feeling. He built algorithms.

💸 Jim Simons founded Renaissance Technologies and created the Medallion Fund — the most successful hedge fund in history. From 1988 to 2021, it returned an average of 62% per year before fees.

He didn’t give many interviews. He didn’t sell courses. But over the years, he left behind a few ideas worth remembering. Here are 5 of them:

"If I’m just one of many working on the same thing, I’ll probably lose. I look for ideas nobody’s chasing."

👉 Don’t follow hype. Find your edge in places others ignore.

"Bad ideas are good. Good ideas are great. No ideas are dangerous."

👉 Keep thinking. Even wrong ideas are better than creative emptiness.

"If you trade a lot, you only need to be right 51% of the time."

👉 You don’t need to be a genius. You need to be consistent.

"Things take longer than you think. Stick with it."

👉 Don’t expect fast wins. Expect slow, boring progress that compounds.

"Luck is a big part of it. I don’t ask if I’m smart today. I ask if I’m lucky."

👉 Stay humble. Size your risk. Respect randomness.

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How to profit from tomorrow's HYPER token sale 💸

💰 Binance is hosting another TGE event — this time for $HYPER (Hyperlane Token). And just like with previous sales, this looks like a quick and easy trade for almost guaranteed profit 👇

Here’s what to do:

🟠 Create a Binance CEX account
🟠 Use your phone and create in-app Binance Wallet (Keyless)
🟠 Top up your wallet with BNB
🟠 On April 22 from 09:00 to 11:00 AM UTC, go to the TGE page and deposit up to 3 BNB
🟠 Allocation will be pro-rata, but any unused BNB will be refunded
🟠 Token will be listed on DEXs immediately after sale ends

Don't fade this one — every Binance IDO so far has delivered a profit, and this one is unlikely to be any different 💸

5 altcoins building long-term infrastructure 👩‍💻

While attention often swings between hype cycles, these projects are focused on laying the groundwork for real utility — from AI and compute to tokenized assets and next-gen chains 👇

🪙 Render (RNDR)

A decentralized GPU network powering visual rendering and AI workloads. With growing demand for compute, Render is positioning itself as core infrastructure for the AI era.

🪙 Ondo (ONDO)

Focused on bringing real-world assets like US Treasuries on-chain, Ondo is bridging traditional finance and DeFi with fully compliant, yield-generating products.

🪙 Hedera (HBAR)

Using hashgraph instead of blockchain, Hedera is targeting enterprise-grade infrastructure. Its governing council includes global companies across multiple industries.

🪙 Internet Computer (ICP)

A layer-one chain aiming to run full-scale apps on-chain. It pushes beyond standard smart contracts with a unique architecture and growing developer ecosystem.

🪙 Bittensor (TAO)

A decentralized network for machine learning. TAO lets users train, share, and monetize models across an open AI economy — building a new kind of compute layer.

The market for Counter-Strike skins and in-game items has reached a new ATH of $4.5 billion in market capitalization 💰

This may come as a surprise to some, but over the past few years, most in-game skins from Counter-Strike 2 have proven to be a much more profitable investment than S&P 500 or even Bitcoin 😮 🔪

Do you play Counter Strike? 🔥

Yes — 👍

No — 🫡

The correlation between global M2 and the price of Bitcoin is working really well so far 📊

I believe that if this correlation continues, we can expect BTC to reach a new all-time high within the next 3 months 📈

What do you think?

Trump pumps the market 🔼

Trump has made a number of statements that have sent markets higher 👇

🟥 Trump reassured markets that tariffs on Chinese imports won’t reach 145%, though they “won’t be zero either.” He dismissed the idea of “playing hardball” with China but insisted the US would set terms if no deal is reached.

🟥 He called on the Fed to cut rates more actively, but downplayed consequences if Powell doesn’t act. Still, he clarified he has no plans to fire Powell — good news.

🟥 He called recent market moves “nicely up” and described the phase as “a transition period.” Said that China and other nations will have to make a deal with the US eventually.

🟥 On Ukraine, Trump struck an optimistic tone, promising a peace plan “within days” and sending his envoy back to Russia. He claimed talks with both sides went well and hinted a ceasefire could be reached “this week.”

Markets are hearing: lower tariffs, easier Fed, rising stocks, and a possible end to war 🤞

That’s as bullish as it gets. But it's important to remember that Trump is often vacuous and it's worth watching other political players, such as statements from Chinese officials, in the coming days.

If it becomes clear that the worst is indeed behind us - I expect a strong rise in the market and Bitcoin ATH very soon ↗️

The official site of the $TRUMP memecoin shows that the top 220 holders can now apply to have dinner with Donald Trump 🍔😎

Token immediately pumped, the top 220 holder owns $312k worth of TRUMP tokens 💰

Wall Street gets orange-pilled: a new Bitcoin-only firm just dropped 😮

Led by Strike founder Jack Mallers, known for helping El Salvador adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.

Backed by Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald — combining institutional capital with actual BTC reserves ❤️

They launched with $3.6B in valuation and 42,000 BTC on the balance sheet. This makes Twenty One the third-largest corporate Bitcoin holder globally, right after MicroStrategy and Marathon.

💸 The company raised $585M in additional funding to expand its Bitcoin position and build financial infrastructure. Its goal is not to report dollar earnings, but to maximize Bitcoin per share — a new way to measure value.

The roadmap includes Bitcoin-native lending, equity products, and media built around BTC as the base layer 📰

For me, it's hard to see this as anything but a long-term bullish signal. Serious players are positioning for a Bitcoin-centered future 🐂

An example of how technical analysis often has nothing to do with reality 🔍

People are discussing this chart right now, it was posted by one influencer on his X page.

😮 As you can see, the logarithmic chart of Ethereum shows a target of $80,000 per ETH by 2027.

According to the previous two cycles, this technical analysis is drawn correctly, but according to common sense, it is utter nonsense 🚬

ETH market cap would be over $9.5 trillion at current circulation if it were valued at $80k per coin. That's 3x the capitalization of the entire crypto market.

🤷‍♀️ Another proof that not everything that is neatly drawn on the price chart is worth believing.

India and Pakistan might be going to war 🚨

On April 22, a terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed 26 people, most of them tourists. The attackers are believed to be linked to a Pakistan-based militant group.

👮 India reacted fast: it cancelled all Pakistani visas, expelled diplomats, and urged all Indian citizens to leave Pakistan immediately. The key escalation came when India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old agreement on water sharing.

Pakistan responded by cutting trade, closing its airspace to Indian flights, and expelling Indian nationals. It also warned that any attempt to block water would be treated as an act of war ❗️

Borders are closed. Diplomatic channels are frozen. Both sides are moving troops.

Army and Navy forces are now on full alert. And both countries have nuclear weapons 🚨

So far, this has had little effect on the financial markets, but if a real war breaks out, the stock market is bound to correct

🤣 Today news in a nutshell:

Trump: We had a meeting with China.

China: No, we didn't.

Trump: Yes, we did.

China: That never happened.

Trump: It did.

Stock market: Goes up 2.5%

Tesla launches test run for an AI-powered ride hailing service 🚕

Just imagine owning a Tesla car and being able to use it as a self-driving cab that will earn you money while you sleep 💸

🤖 Robot taxis are closer to becoming a reality. Sounds very cool, hope the early tests go well.

What you can do in crypto? 🤔

Getting into crypto doesn’t mean you have to become a full-time trader. The space is massive, with many paths to explore. Here’s a breakdown of key directions you can take — sorted from beginner-friendly to more advanced 👇

🔊 Airdrop Farming
One of the easiest ways to start. Use new protocols, create multiple wallets, stay active, and you might get rewarded when they launch a token. It requires patience and experience, not a lot of capital.

🔊 Promo Campaign Hunting (CEX Bonuses)
Many centralized exchanges offer signup bonuses, trading rewards, and referral programs. If you stay on top of campaigns, this can be an easy source of small but predictable gains. Low risk.

🔊 NFT Flipping or Collecting
Buy early, sell into hype, or hold blue-chip collections and earn white lists and airdrops. It’s a mix of culture, trends, and speculation. Requires time on X, Discord, and solid market timing because NFT seasons are rare. High risk.

🔊 Yield Farming
Provide liquidity or stake tokens on DeFi platforms to earn yield. Risk varies by project, but understanding protocols like Curve, Beefy, or Pendle opens doors to strong returns.

🔊 Arbitrage
Take advantage of price differences between DEXs, CEXs, or across different blockchains. Bots can automate this, but it starts with manually spotting inefficiencies. Requires technical skill, speed and some capital. Low risk.

🔊 Advanced Trading
The hardest and for some reason the most popular thing and potentially the most rewarding. Involves technical analysis, risk management, and emotional discipline. Easy to lose money if you don’t know what you're doing. High risk.

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