CRYPTOFACIL

🗽 Did you notice the DIMENSION of this gesture ???

The statue of Satoshi was inaugurated and installed at the NYSE on December 10, 2025.

🏛️ The NYSE is not a “monument space”.
The New York Stock Exchange is not a place for personal tributes.
There is no tradition of statues of founders, investors, or executives within the NYSE.

It is a functional, private space focused on the market, not on monuments.

👉 And that is exactly why the statue of Satoshi Nakamoto draws so much attention.

It is not just a symbolic tribute to the creator of Bitcoin.
It is a silent institutional recognition that the financial system is changing from within, and no longer, NEVER AGAIN, on the sidelines.

The image of Satoshi represents:
• code over authority
• decentralization over control
• clear rules over blind trust

The fact that this figure is associated with the heart of the traditional market says much more about the present than about the past.

📌 It’s not about idolatry.
📌 It’s about admitting that Bitcoin is no longer ignorable. VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!!

The system is not being replaced.
It is being reconfigured.

👉 In symbolic terms, it is something UNPRECEDENTED.
There are NO “many statues” of people at the NYSE; In fact, almost none, Satoshi’s is atypical, disruptive, and highly symbolic.

🚨 UNIswap and ASTER are not brokers

Understanding this can completely change the way we see DeFi.

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🎯 Summary EXPLANATION:

• #Binance = everything centralized in one company

• UNIswap = currency EXCHANGE without a broker.
$UNI is for those who exchange assets through a consolidated DeFi infrastructure
👉 It only replaces the SPOT part of Binance.

• ASTER = FUTURES/perpetuals without a broker
$ASTER is for those who operate in the “professional” market in DeFi, advanced trading.
👉 It replaces the futures/perpetuals part of Binance.

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🧠 The key point

In the traditional model, one company does everything.
In DeFi, functions are separated into protocols, and assets remain under your control.

📌 It's not about which is better.
It's about understanding the role of each before investing or operating.

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📊 POLL 👉 They are not brokers, but they are part of the “package” that replaces a broker, each in a piece.

💬 Do you prefer:

🧠 THE RESULT OF THE SURVEY IN NUMBERS

Even with a small sample (38 people), the result brings an important signal, considering that approximately 1,500 people viewed the post in question.

Among those who responded:
• ✅ 34% say they always take part of the profit
• 🔁 24% take all the profit and replenish later
• ⏸️ 21% normally do not take profit
• ❌ 21% say they have never made a profit

👉 In other words: 42% of people either do not take profit or have never been able to profit. Very sad!!!

🔎 In the Global Consumer Report 2025 (Security.org):
👉 69% of investors say they are in net gain (realized or unrealized)
👉 16% are at break-even
👉 10% are at a loss

📌 Important reading:
Even globally, where the majority declare to be "in profit", a significant part of these gains has not yet been converted into real results, which closely aligns the global data with the behavior observed in our small survey.

🔎 BUT WHAT DOES THIS RESULT SHOW US

• MANY of us have already understood the importance of realization
• Others still get stuck in attachment or hope
• And a significant portion still has not managed to convert into results

⚠️ THE POINT IS NOT TO JUDGE, NEVER…
BUT TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND

After all, I MYSELF have been caught up in coins due to attachment or hope, and I have also refrained from selling after price increases, waiting for a higher peak, greed.

If we look at token by token, ALL OF US, at some point, have been (or are) within those 42%.

📌 MY CONCLUSION

The crypto market does offer opportunity, but does not reward extremes.

Neither holding everything forever.
Nor trading without criteria.

Those who learn to take profit with strategy tend to advance more.

🧠 WHO EARNS MORE IN THE CRYPTO MARKET?

Holder, who profits or trader?

BRIEF alignment on these 3 profiles:

1️⃣ LONG-TERM HOLDER (HODL)

📌 Buys and holds for years
📌 Usually does not take profits
📌 Gains or losses remain "on paper"

🔎 Real risk of unrealized profits disappearing.

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2️⃣ INVESTOR WHO TAKES PROFITS

📌 Buys thinking in cycles
📌 Takes partial or total profits during highs
📌 Can buy back later
📌 DOES NOT day trade

📊 Research from 2025 shows:
➡️ Those who took profits in the last 12 months had a higher percentage of real gains.

🔑 Here is the key point:
SELLING strategically is NOT trading.

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3️⃣ ACTIVE TRADER

📌 Buys and sells all the time
📌 Many operations
📌 Fees + emotion + mistakes and successes

📉 Hard statistic: Only 10/20% of traders are consistently profitable.

⚠️ High demands, low margin for error.

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4️⃣ THE CORRECT (AND MATURE) CONCLUSION

👉 It’s not “who holds earns less”
👉 Nor “who sells always earns more”

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The real conclusion is:

🔑 Those who take profits strategically tend to perform better than the passive holder and much better than the active trader.

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📌 FINAL SUMMARY

✔️ Blind HODL = risk of giving back profits
✔️ Active trading = few winners
✔️ Strategic realization = balance between risk and return

💡 The crypto market does not reward haste or emotional attachment.
It rewards discipline, cycle reading, and risk management.

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❗ Note:
This post reflects an educational analysis based on market data and behavior and is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Always conduct your own analysis.

Research sources: Security.org (2025) · Independent Reserve IRCI (2025) · Glassnode (2025) · Investopedia / Bitget / MEXC

🎯 POLL
👉 have you ever made a profit in the crypto market…!!??

🚨 KEEP AN EYE ON THIS MOVEMENT: REAL, REGULATED, AND AUTHORIZED BY THE SEC

DTCC, the largest settlement and custody infrastructure in the US financial market, has received a No-Action Letter from the SEC to test the tokenization of real assets on the blockchain.

📌 What does this mean in practice?
DTCC will be able to issue tokenized representations of traditional assets already custodied by it, such as:
• Russell 1000 stocks
• Large index ETFs
• U.S. Treasury securities

These tokens are not "speculative cryptoassets":
✔️ they maintain the same legal rights
✔️ they comply with securities laws
✔️ they operate in an institutional and regulated environment

🕒 The project is scheduled to start in the second half of 2026, as a 3-year pilot.

💡 Why does this MATTER?
Because it is not a crypto startup announcement.
It is the central infrastructure of the traditional financial system testing blockchain for:
• great operational efficiency
• new settlement models
• possible nearly continuous access (24/7)

⚠️ Important point:
There is still no official definition of which blockchains will be used.
Any mention of one protocol or another is market reading, there is NO official confirmation.

📍 My reading:
This is not hype.
It is a structural, gradual, and regulated movement that clearly shows where institutional capital is looking. (FOR OUR CRYPTO WORLD)

Tokenization is not coming to "replace the system".
It is coming from within the system itself. VERY VERY GOOD!!!

📊 POLL | DTCC + SEC – TOKENIZATION PILOT

👉 In your opinion, which infrastructure will they likely use in this pilot?

🚨 The Strongest Signal Ever Given by a Traditional Bank to the Crypto Sector

The Bank of America, one of the largest banks in the world, officially announced on 02/December/2025 that, starting from 5/January/2026, its advisors will be able to recommend between 1% and 4% allocation in digital assets for wealth management clients.

Yes, that's right:

📌 Bitcoin and other digital assets are now part of the bank's formal recommendations.
📌 Merrill Lynch, Private Bank, and Merrill Edge are entering the game.
📌 This is the LARGEST pro-crypto movement in the history of a traditional American bank.

💡 Why does this matter so much?

Because it opens the door to billions in institutional capital that have been blocked by internal policy until now.

With just 1% to 4% recommended exposure, the potential flow is already huge, and it can really change the balance of supply and demand for major assets.

The market reads this as:

✔️ DEFINITIVE institutional validation
✔️ drastic reduction of perceived risk
✔️ MASSIVE influx of new money

This decision places the Bank of America alongside BlackRock in the race for crypto exposure.

🎯 What I believe this means for the average investor, like me:

That the game is changing.

The reputational risk of cryptocurrencies plummets when one of the largest banks on the planet officially starts recommending exposure to the sector.

And more:

Institutions of this size do not enter because of a trend; they enter because they have identified a structural OPPORTUNITY.

📈 Quick summary for those who like facts (like me):
• Announcement: 02/12/2025
• Start of recommendations: 05/01/2026
• Scope: wealth management clients (Merrill Lynch, Private Bank, Merrill Edge)
• Recommended allocation: 1% to 4%
• 🌐 Motivation: growing demand + market maturity

"When institutional money comes in through the front door, the entire market changes levels. We are experiencing this now, TOGETHER."

🚀 Ripple is saying that its infrastructure has banking-level security and is ready to custody and operate institutional tokenization.

The market for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) could reach $16 trillion, according to projections from major global institutions, and Ripple has made it clear that it wants to be at the center of this revolution.

In the new official statement, Ripple's Chief Information Security Officer emphasized that banking security is the most critical factor for any company looking to operate in this sector.

🔒 What is Ripple asserting?

The company claims that it ALREADY offers the same security framework used by major banks:
• HSM (Hardware Security Modules), cryptographic vaults used in the global banking system.
• FIPS-certified hardware, a security standard required by government agencies.
• SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 audits, which ensure continuous security and robust governance.

In other words: a level of protection capable of supporting large-scale institutional operations.

🏛️ Why does this matter?

Tokenizing real-world assets is not just about "storing tokens."
It involves custody, compliance, audit trails, and security compatible with international regulations.

And Ripple is saying that it ALREADY meets all of this today.

🌍 Enhanced reliability

The movement gains even more strength:

• The security track record of the XRP Ledger.
• The new regulatory license from MAS in Singapore, which opens doors for banks and companies in Asia.

Everything points to a clear objective: attract global institutions to build the next phase of the tokenized economy.

🧩 In summary
Ripple is positioning itself as one of the few companies capable of offering institutional infrastructure, with banking-level security and compliance, exactly the type of environment that major players require to enter the tokenization market.

🔻Note on the recent drop of $XRP
The current decline is a market movement, not a fundamental one. The price merely reflects flow, not the real value of the thesis

🚀 $XRP EM ALERTA POSITIVO:
MENOS OFERTA NA BINANCE + SINAIS TÉCNICOS DE ALTA

As reservas de XRP na Binance caíram para cerca de 2,7 BI, um dos níveis mais baixos em anos.
Mas atenção: isso NÃO é NEGATIVO é BULLISH.

Menos moedas na Binance significa menos pressão de venda, mais hodlers retirando para autocustódia e maior demanda institucional.

E para melhorar, os indicadores técnicos, on-chain e fundamentais estão começando a apontar para um possível movimento mais forte de alta.

📈 1. SINAIS APONTAM PARA ALTA

🔹XRP mostrou reação e recuperação importante, com forte força compradora após fundo recente. Alta de aproximadamente 20% desde a última mínima de novembro/25.

🔹 Na minha análise particular, a XRP está formando padrão clássico de rampagem: Acredito que se romper $ 2,25, poderá chegar a $ 2,80 de forma bem rápida.

🔹 O ETF de XRP da 21Shares tem previsão de estreia na próxima semana: parece ser plausível, mas não é 100% garantida.

🟩 CONCLUSÃO

O conjunto dos indicadores técnicos, on-chain e institucionais, aponta para um cenário estruturalmente POSITIVO para XRP.
Assim espero!!!

🚀 AMERICAN EXPRESS x MASTERCARD x VISA: 3 DIFFERENT PATHS FOR STABLECOINS

When we look at the movement of payment giants towards stablecoins, AMEX ends up showing the most distinct strategy.

🟦 AMERICAN EXPRESS
More cautious, strategic, and quiet approach to the market.

While Visa and Mastercard have already taken more concrete steps in the integration of stablecoins,
AMEX takes a very different position:
it recognizes the potential but proceeds with extreme caution.

The CEO of AMEX made this very clear:
🗣️ Official statement from the CEO:

“Stablecoins can serve as an alternative to traditional systems, such as ACH and SWIFT,
but they should not completely replace these methods.”

This positioning is important because it shows that Amex sees the technological value,
but is not ready to base its operation on stablecoins.

💳 The real movement of Amex today is focused on partnerships, as it is not implementing stablecoins in its backend, but is exploring the sector with very planned steps, such as:

📌 The Coinbase One Card (issued on the Amex network)
• Cashback in cryptocurrencies
• Benefits and rewards linked to the crypto ecosystem
• Works as a “bridge” between the crypto world and the traditional system
• But does not involve settlement via stablecoin within the Amex network

In other words: Amex is open to the sector, but through controlled products, maintaining total risk management, avoiding exposing its core infrastructure.

🎯 Conclusion:
The 3 companies are moving towards the same future, but AMEX represents another side of institutional adoption:

🔹 more conservative, analytical, and cautious
🔹 more dependent on clear regulations
🔹 focused on controlled products
🔹 without stablecoins in the core, at least for now
🔹 testing edge products via partners, signaling support

When even Amex discusses publicly the role of stablecoins and launches crypto products through its network, it becomes VERY CLEAR that the movement is far beyond “trend” or hype.

🚀 MASTERCARD x VISA: REAL ADOPTION OF STABLECOINS

After the previous post about Visa, I suggest reading about the other giant in the sector: MASTERCARD

Because, while Visa already integrates stablecoins into its own backend, MASTERCARD has also made progress, but in a different way.

Visa uses USDC within its global settlement operation.

Mastercard, on the other hand, is taking a more ecosystem-oriented approach.

What Mastercard is doing:
• Allowed payments and acceptance of stablecoins on its global network.

• Formed partnerships with Circle, among others, to connect wallets, merchants, and issuers.

• Launched features for merchants to accept stablecoins directly.

• Created integration for payouts in stablecoins via Mastercard Move.

• Issued cards linked to stablecoins for everyday use.

In other words:
Visa placed stablecoins in its backend.

Mastercard placed stablecoins in its ecosystem of products and partners, following a multi-stablecoin model with various issuers. While Visa currently operates with USDC on specific networks, Mastercard adopts a broader and more flexible approach.

Both are moving in the same direction, and the important detail is that all of this is happening almost without fanfare.

Even though it is not exactly new, I think few of us noticed the weight of this:
Two of the largest payment companies in the world making real moves towards Web3. THIS IS HUGE !!!

And when these movements come from institutions of this size…
it's not noise.
It’s A SURE trend.

📘 How VISA is Integrating Stablecoins into its Global Infrastructure

The movement is DISCREET, but DEEP: VISA is creating a bridge between traditional finance and blockchain, allowing issuers, digital wallets, and fintechs to use stablecoins within the Visa network itself.

Visa is not just keeping up with the evolution of crypto; it is incorporating stablecoins directly into its global operation, becoming one of the first major payment companies to use blockchain in a practical and scalable way.

Visa's current strategy is clear: use $USDC for faster, more efficient international settlements at a lower cost.

Today, this process already occurs on high-performance networks like ETHEREUM and SOLANA, chosen for their security, liquidity, and speed.

In practice, this allows:
✔️ 24/7 settlement, without relying on the traditional banking system
✔️ Significant reduction in international transaction costs
✔️ Almost instantaneous remittances and corporate payments
✔️ Fewer intermediaries in the settlement process
✔️ Direct integration with fintechs, banks, and Web3 companies

So far, VISA has not expressed interest in creating its own stablecoin.

The focus is on using what already works, like USDC, and incorporating these solutions into its global payment ecosystem.

Since 2023, Visa's adoption of stablecoins shows that the future of finance could be hybrid:
🔹 part in the traditional banking system
🔹 part on blockchain
🔹 and everything connected by major players like Visa

It is a development happening behind the scenes… but today 2025, VISA paves the way for a new generation of fast, global, and completely digital payments; these operations are already part of Visa's backend, it is NOT a pilot.

ACCUMULATING IN THE FALL
IS NOT COURAGE…
IT'S METHOD.

Even with all the uncertainty, with unexpected drops, there is a truth I cannot ignore:

👉 I still believe in the STRENGTH of our crypto market.

And it’s not blind faith.
It’s experience.
It’s resilience.

I don’t buy because it’s CHEAP.
(but I buy more when it’s cheap…)

I buy because I believe in the future of these technologies, and because DROPS have always been part of the process before BIG movements.

I keep doing what has always worked for me:

📌 Accumulating with method means accumulating in the drops.
📌 And trying not to make impulsive decisions.

The drop is hard, yes.
But it is also a GREAT opportunity.

The 10 coins I keep accumulating in the drops:

1️⃣ $BTC : pillar of my portfolio.
2️⃣ $ETC : most consolidated infrastructure of Web3
3️⃣ $XRP : proven utility, focus on liquidity and international payments.
4️⃣ SOL: ecosystem that keeps growing.
5️⃣ XLM: focused on accessible payments, fast remittances, and global financial inclusion.
6️⃣ BNB: one of the largest liquidity and utility hubs in the market.
7️⃣ LINK: essential infrastructure; without oracles, there is no DeFi.
8️⃣ TRX: wide real use and one of the largest transaction volumes in the crypto industry.
9️⃣ PENDLE: yield tokenization, strong and growing narrative.
🔟 ONDO: RWA gaining traction and one of the most serious projects in the category.

🎯 REMEMBER: those who build wealth here are never the ones who panic.

It’s those who have method.
It’s those who have vision.
It’s those who continue, even in turbulence.

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🔘 Poll

Do you accumulate in STRONG drops?

GET READY: the next week will continue to test us!!!

Don't expect CLARITY.
Don't expect CONSENSUS.

The market remains indecisive and unpredictable, and the next week should be no different.

These coming days are likely to be yet another emotional test for all of us.
It's that period when no one knows anything for sure, but many PRETEND to know.
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💡 IMPORTANT:

📉 The bottom is only obvious after it has passed.
📈 Profit only appears for those who act with method and confidence, never in impulse.

If the market is CONFUSED...
It is exactly now that we need a strategy to NOT operate on emotion.

The week may come with volatility, additional drops, or a sudden recovery, and all of this is part of the game.

What is not part of it?
Entering into PANIC.

🚀 $ZEC EXPLODIU !!!!! WHY ???

Zcash (ZEC) has surged in recent days and I confess: I had never dedicated myself to studying this coin and I have no position in it, UNFORTUNATELY.

But the rise caught attention:

🔒 1. Privacy on the rise
The demand for truly private transactions has grown, and ZEC is apparently a reference with zk-SNARKs. "Shielded transactions" hit a record.

📉 2. Less visible supply in the market
More and more ZEC is migrating to private addresses, reducing liquidity and creating a scarcity effect, for me this was the main reason for the strength of the rise.

📊 3. Technical breakouts + FOMO
The chart broke long-term resistances and attracted speculation. The RSI already indicates strong overbought conditions.

🔧 4. Recent improvements in technology
Studying the project, they invested regularly and increasingly in privacy resources and infrastructure updates, reinforcing the fundamentals.

⚠️ 5. But there are risks. EVERY CAUTION IS LITTLE.
Privacy coins face greater regulatory risk, and very vertical movements tend to always correct.

❓ And now… is it worth entering AT THIS MOMENT?

I still DO NOT invest in ZEC.

📊 POLL:
👉 Do you recommend that we analyze ZEC for a possible entry?

MY STRATEGY AT THIS MOMENT OF MARKET DECLINE 📉

The market is heavy, Bitcoin and Ethereum correcting strongly… and many people talking…

I want to share exactly how I am dealing with all of this, without any recommendations, just my personal strategy for this moment.


📌 Bitcoin $BTC

I sold almost 50% of my BTC position at around $124,000. I sold for strategy.

Now I am buying back at every new low, always following the same logic:
• The price makes a new minimum → I buy.
• I buy double what I sold up there.
• I don’t wait for “the perfect bottom” because no one knows where it is.

It’s my way of replenishing position and, at the same time, increasing my bet on what I have believed in for years: BTC.


📌 Ethereum $ETH

Those who follow my Square know that I sold almost 100% of my ETH in the region of $4,500.

Yes, it did go up more after that and there’s always that little hint of regret.

Now I am buying back using the same strategy as BTC:
• I bought at $3,000
• I bought at $2,900
• And I will continue buying at every new low, always doubling what I sold.

I don’t know where the bottom is, but I know where my convictions are.


📌 $BNB

I sold practically 100% of my BNB at this sensational high.

And, unlike BTC and ETH, I am NOT buying back here yet.

Waiting for more signals and a better opportunity.


📌 Other positions: slowly reinforcing and learning from mistakes

I remain positioned in:
• XRP
• XLM
• ONDO
• PENDLE
• SOL

Here I am not buying double, because I did not sell at the top, and yes, I regret that in some coins.

But I am slowly reinforcing, always prioritizing quality, fundamentals, and long-term vision.

📌 Current sentiment

I remain very confident in the crypto market, even on days like these. In fact, especially on days like these.

For me, this is the moment to
✔️ replenish balance
✔️ improve average price
✔️ strengthen position in solid projects
✔️ act with method (not with emotion)

🌐 Conclusion of the content of the brief descriptions of 4 categories out of the 19 listed in the first post, including 3 tokens that I track from each category + approximate market cap ranking.

As the material is extensive and does not fit all categories in a single post, the content has been divided, this is the last of the series:


1️⃣6️⃣ Centralized Exchange Tokens (CEX Tokens)
Native coins of exchanges, used for lower fees, loyalty programs, internal utilities, and burns.

• BNB (Binance Coin) – ~#5
• OKB (OKX Token) – ~#57
• GT (GateToken) – ~#369


1️⃣7️⃣ Liquid Staking (LST / LSD)
Tokens that represent assets in staking (like ETH) allowing yield + mobility in DeFi.

• LDO (Lido DAO) – ~#67
• RPL (Rocket Pool) – ~#265
• SWISE (StakeWise) – ~#1868


1️⃣8️⃣ Infrastructure / Nodes / Dev Tools
Protocols that offer RPC, node execution, APIs, indexing, and essential services for Web3 developers.

• ANKR (Ankr) – ~#493
• INFRA (Bware) – ~#5091
• POKT (Pocket Network)


1️⃣9️⃣ Synthetic Derivatives / Perp DEX
Platforms specializing in synthetic products, perpetual markets, and fully on-chain leveraged operations.

• GMX (GMX) – ~#487
• SNX (Synthetix) – ~#254
• MUX (MUX Protocol) – ~#1674

🌐 Brief description of 7 categories out of the 19 listed in the previous post, including 3 tokens that I monitor from each category + approximate market cap ranking.

As the material is extensive and cannot fit all categories in a single post, the content has been divided:


8️⃣ Stablecoins
Stablecoins mainly pegged to the dollar, used for liquidity, capital protection, and DeFi.

• USDT (Tether) – #3
• USDC – #7
• DAI – #38


9️⃣ Payments & Remittances
Coins designed for fast and cheap transfers, micropayments, or use as “everyday currency”.

• XRP – #4
• XLM (Stellar) – #24
• XNO (Nano) – #382


🔟 Data storage and indexing
Projects that offer decentralized storage, data hosting, and on-chain information indexing.

• FIL (Filecoin) – #76
• AR (Arweave) – #230
• GRT (The Graph) – #144


1️⃣1️⃣ Metaverse & Games
Tokens linked to play-to-earn games, virtual worlds, and digital land.

• AXS (Axie Infinity) – #285
• MANA (Decentraland) – #197
• SAND (The Sandbox) – #173


1️⃣2️⃣ RWA (Tokenization of the real world) & TradFi infrastructure
Projects that tokenize assets from the traditional world (bonds, real estate, credit) or connect crypto to the financial market.

• ONDO – #46
• POLYX (Polymesh) – #490
• XDC (XDC Network) – #109


1️⃣3️⃣ Derivatives, perp DEX & advanced trading
Protocols that offer perpetual futures, leverage, and derivative products in DeFi.

• GMX – #487
• SNX (Synthetix) – #254
• DYDX – #262


1️⃣4️⃣ Privacy
Coins focused on transaction anonymity and on-chain data protection.

• XMR (Monero) – #29
• ZEC (Zcash) – #17
• SCRT (Secret Network) – #624

1️⃣5️⃣ Memecoins

Tokens of narrative, community, and “internet culture”, with high volatility and elevated risk.

• DOGE (Dogecoin) ~10
• SHIB (Shiba Inu) ~34
• WIF (dogwifhat) ~188

🌐 Brief description of 7 categories out of the 19 listed in the previous post, including 3 tokens that I track from each category + approximate market cap ranking.

As the material is extensive and cannot accommodate all categories in a single post, the content has been divided:


1️⃣ Layer 1 – Base Blockchains
These are the fundamental blockchains of the crypto ecosystem. They are the “mother layer,” where transactions and smart contracts are executed directly.

• BTC (Bitcoin): 1
• ETH (Ethereum): 2
• SOL (Solana): ~ 6


2️⃣ Layer 2 – Scalability Solutions
Built on top of a Layer 1 (mainly Ethereum), these reduce costs and accelerate transactions while preserving the security of the base network.

• OP (Optimism) – ~#130
• ARB (Arbitrum) – ~#84
• POL (Polygon/MATIC) – ~ 73


3️⃣ DeFi – Decentralized Finance (DEX, Lending, Collateral)
Protocols that replace banks, brokers, and traditional financial services using smart contracts.

• UNI (Uniswap) – ~#36
• AAVE (Aave) – ~#52
• SKY (new token from MakerDAO) ~ 53


4️⃣ Oracles
Protocols that bring external data (prices, rates, indices) into the blockchain, enabling advanced smart contracts.

• LINK (Chainlink) – ~#20
• BAND (Band Protocol) – ~#484
• API3 (API3) – ~ 259


5️⃣ Artificial Intelligence & DePIN
Tokens related to AI, distributed computing, graphics processing, and decentralized physical networks.

• TAO (Bittensor) – ~#48
• ASI (FET/AI Alliance) – ~#121
• RNDR (Render) – ~ 40


6️⃣ Interoperability / Cross-chain
Protocols that connect different blockchains, allowing networks to exchange data, liquidity, and functionalities.

• DOT (Polkadot) – ~#35
• ATOM (Cosmos Hub) – ~#79
• ICP (Internet Computer) – ~ 50


7️⃣ Smart Contract Platforms (Alternative L1s)
Blockchains focused on executing smart contracts with an emphasis on security, governance, and scalability.

• ADA (Cardano) – ~ 11
• ALGO (Algorand) – ~ 77
• AVAX (Avalanche) ~ 20

📌 GUIDE TO THE 19 MAIN CATEGORIES OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Before investing in the crypto market in a conscious and assertive way, there is a step that many ignore: understanding the categories of cryptocurrencies and the real purpose of each project.

Each cryptocurrency belongs to a category: payments, infrastructure, AI, DeFi, interoperability, metaverse, RWAs, among many others.

And each category solves different problems, has different risks, and has appreciation cycles that also move in different ways.

When we understand:
• what each category does,
• which are the main tokens representing it,
• what is the function and proposal of each project,
• and what is the weight of these assets in the global ranking,

…we stop “betting” on cryptocurrencies and start investing with strategy.

This knowledge allows for building a more balanced portfolio, choosing projects with real fundamentals, and avoiding impulsive decisions based solely on “momentary trends.”

Knowing the categories is the first step to investing with awareness, criteria, and clarity; the crypto universe is not a single block but rather a huge ecosystem composed of different technologies, different objectives, and different impacts.

Below is the list of the 19 categories that I study to make my investments:

1️⃣ Layer 1 (L1)
2️⃣ Layer 2 (L2)
3️⃣ DeFi
4️⃣ Oracles
5️⃣ Artificial Intelligence (AI Crypto)
6️⃣ Interoperability
7️⃣ Smart Contracts Platforms
8️⃣ Stablecoins
9️⃣ Payments / Value Transfer
🔟 Web3 / Infrastructure
1️⃣1️⃣ Gaming / Metaverse
1️⃣2️⃣ RWA – Real World Assets
1️⃣3️⃣ DEX – Decentralized Exchanges
1️⃣4️⃣ Privacy Coins
1️⃣5️⃣ Meme Coins
1️⃣6️⃣ Exchange Tokens
1️⃣7️⃣ Liquid Staking
1️⃣8️⃣ Infrastructure / Dev Tools
1️⃣9️⃣ Derivatives / Perp DEX

🌐 In the next posts, I will bring the description of each of the 19 categories, including 3 tokens that I consider in my investment studies.

⚠️ Failures on Binance during the strong market drop

📉 During the peak of Friday's liquidation, hundreds of users reported crashes and orders that simply were not executed.

🔍 Binance itself publicly acknowledged the problem, stating that some orders failed due to "extreme volatility conditions" and that it is reviewing each case to compensate for losses that were clearly caused by platform failures, but not by normal market fluctuations.

⚠️ I myself faced difficulties during this period: some buy orders were not executed, others were not even included, and what worried me the most was the transfers from EARN to SPOT that were unavailable for a certain time.

Situations that, in times of high volatility, can make all the difference for those trying to react quickly to the market.

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💬 During this scenario, I was quite worried and UNSURE. And you all were also affected by the instability ❓