When @Bitwise was founded in 2017, the industry leaders included:
* Major Custodians: Xapo, Kingdom Trust
* Major Crypto Funds: Metastable, Polychain, Blockchain Capital, Pantera
* Major Exchanges: Poloniex, Bittrex, Bitfinex, BitMEX, Bitstamp, Kraken, GDAX, Coinbase
* Major Assets: NEO, OmiseGo, NEM, DASH, IOTA, BCH, ETC, BTC, ETH, XRP
Every few years, the cryptocurrency space experiences a power shift.
Some of the leaders who have guided us to where we are today have stepped down, while others remain.
2026 is a year of power shift, a year that marks the beginning of a new era.
The cryptocurrency community feels this keenly. There's a subconscious sense of loss, nostalgia, and uncertainty.
But remember, the future is full of new beginnings, and wonderful things are on the horizon.
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Hunter Horsley
06-06 09:17
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When @Bitwise was founded in 2017, the industry leaders included:
* Major Custodians: Xapo, Kingdom Trust
* Major Crypto Funds: Metastable, Polychain, Blockchain Capital, Pantera
* Major Exchanges: Poloniex, Bittrex, Bitfinex, BitMEX, Bitstamp, Kraken, GDAX, Coinbase
* Major Assets: NEO, OmiseGo, NEM, DASH, IOTA, BCH, ETC, BTC, ETH, XRP
Every few years, the cryptocurrency space experiences a power shift.
Some of the leaders who have guided us to where we are today have stepped down, while others remain.
2026 is a year of power shift, a year that marks the beginning of a new era.
The cryptocurrency community feels this keenly. There's a subconscious sense of loss, nostalgia, and uncertainty.
But remember, the future is full of new beginnings, and wonderful things are on the horizon.
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Bittensor TAO Alerts
05-24 19:36
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🚀 #SubnetPurchaseAlert!
Someone just purchased Alpha tokens on IOTA/SN 9 for 452.11 TAO (worth $126,681 USD).
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Bittensor TAO Alerts
05-23 08:20
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🚀 #SubnetSaleAlert!
Someone just purchased 1000 TAO (worth $263,300) of Alpha tokens on IOTA/SN 9.
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Ink
05-21 18:57
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For the past decade, @iota has partnered with the World Economic Forum to build financial and data transmission infrastructure for 1.3 billion people in Africa.
Ankr is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure, ensuring its online operation.
Uptime is as high as 99.99%, with zero incidents. 👇
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Ink
05-21 14:15
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For the past decade, @iota has partnered with the World Economic Forum to build the infrastructure for funding and data transmission for 1.3 billion people in Africa. Ankr is responsible for operating this infrastructure, ensuring its online operation.
Uptime is as high as 99.99%, with a zero-failure record. 👇
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Ink
05-15 14:59
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Ten years.
1.3 billion users.
Over 150 blockchain integrations.
@iota is infrastructure built for the real world, and since its launch, we have been committed to ensuring its security, maintaining 99.99% uptime and zero penalty incidents. 🤝
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Edgy - The DeFi Edge 🗡️
04-29 07:59
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Every generation has its "ghost chains."
The only ones who truly profit are insiders and venture capitalists who exited at the peak.
Retail investors are left holding the bag, watching helplessly as the blockchain quietly declines. A drop of over 95% is seen, and while they're still posting on platforms like X, almost no one is paying attention.
Here are some examples of this generation:
The following examples fit this pattern:
• $BLAST (L2): At its peak, its Total Value Locked (TVL) reached $2.2 billion, with 77,000 daily active users. TVL dropped 97%, daily active users are around 3,500, and the token price fell 98%.
• $SCR (L2): Valued at nearly $1.8 billion. TVL plummeted 96%, fees are extremely low, users are scarce, and one of its most powerful applications has migrated. The chain is still processing blocks, but its ecosystem is gradually collapsing.
• $FUEL (L1): Once a project valued at $1 billion. Now worth $7 million to $9 million, a 99% drop. Completely stagnant and lifeless. While there wasn't a dramatic collapse, it still exists. It suddenly vanished, never to be seen again.
• $MOVE (L1) was once valued at nearly $3 billion, but now it's close to $63 million. Its TVL remains around $158 million, so while it hasn't completely disappeared numerically, trust has been damaged, and social media has become silent.
• $TIA (Modular DA) was once the hottest modular project in the cryptocurrency space, valued at a staggering $3.5 billion. The technology still exists, but the market has lost interest.
This is the noteworthy pattern. A new chain launches, valuations soar, it gains attention for a few months, and then quietly disappears as liquidity and developers shift away.
Wormhole, Camp Network, and Destra ($DSYNC) are playing out the same scenario.
People often overlook the following:
A chain doesn't need to be officially shut down to become unusable.
Monitor the fees generated, usage, development progress, and whether new projects choose to deploy to the chain.
Protocols released on the X platform are not reliable indicators because intern salaries are very low these days.
Every cycle sees the emergence of some "ghost chains."
Remember EOS? Its $4 billion ICO was initially thought to be the end of Ethereum. And then there was NEO, the "Chinese Ethereum." IOTA also once made it into the top ten. Now, they've all disappeared.
A similar list of "ghost chains" emerged in 2021. Algorand, Harmony, and Klaytn—these projects all reached valuations of billions of dollars, but ultimately vanished.
Every cycle, project names change, but the model remains the same.
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Edgy - The DeFi Edge 🗡️
04-28 20:03
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Every generation has its "ghost chains."
The only ones who truly profit are insiders and venture capitalists who exited at the peak.
Retail investors are left holding the bag, watching helplessly as the blockchain quietly declines. A drop of over 95% is seen, and while they're still posting on platforms like X, almost no one is paying attention.
Here are some examples of this generation:
The following examples fit this pattern:
• $BLAST (L2): At its peak, its Total Value Locked (TVL) reached $2.2 billion, with 77,000 daily active users. TVL dropped 97%, daily active users are around 3,500, and the token price fell 98%.
• $SCR (L2): Valued at nearly $1.8 billion. TVL plummeted 96%, fees are extremely low, users are scarce, and one of its most powerful applications has migrated. The chain is still processing blocks, but its ecosystem is gradually collapsing.
• $FUEL (L1): Once a project valued at $1 billion. Now worth $7 million to $9 million, a 99% drop. Completely stagnant and lifeless. While there wasn't a dramatic collapse, it still exists. It suddenly vanished, never to be seen again.
• $MOVE (L1) was once valued at nearly $3 billion, but now it's close to $63 million. Its TVL remains around $158 million, so while it hasn't completely disappeared numerically, trust has been damaged, and social media has become silent.
• $TIA (Modular DA) was once the hottest modular project in the cryptocurrency space, valued at a staggering $3.5 billion. The technology still exists, but the market has lost interest.
This is the noteworthy pattern. A new chain launches, valuations soar, it gains attention for a few months, and then quietly disappears as liquidity and developers shift away.
Wormhole, Camp Network, and Destra ($DSYNC) are playing out the same scenario.
People often overlook the following:
A chain doesn't need to be officially shut down to become unusable.
Monitor the fees generated, usage, development progress, and whether new projects choose to deploy to the chain.
Protocols released on the X platform are not reliable indicators because intern salaries are very low these days.
Every cycle sees the emergence of some "ghost chains."
Remember EOS? Its $4 billion ICO was initially thought to be the end of Ethereum. And then there was NEO, the "Chinese Ethereum." IOTA also once made it into the top ten. Now, they've all disappeared.
A similar list of "ghost chains" emerged in 2021. Algorand, Harmony, and Klaytn—these projects all reached valuations of billions of dollars, but ultimately vanished.
Every cycle, project names change, but the model remains the same.