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I keep seeing a lot of discussion about "Cardano/ADA is dead" over the past two weeks. I used to hold it check its price and movement on bydfi again. So just share my non-professional takes on why it lost momentum. Curious to hear what others think. Price is doing real damage. ADA falling to multi-year lows makes it harder for people to stay patient, even if they still like the tech. Adoption still feels weak. A lot of people expected more visible apps, users, stablecoin activity, or ecosystem growth by now. Governance has become harder to ignore. The failed Cardano Summit funding vote and broader community arguments make the project feel less coordinated. Some ecosystem signals look rough. When tools or projects shut down, it adds to the feeling that momentum is fading. Not saying Cardano is dead at all, but “slow and steady” is becoming harder to defend. Curious how active ADA traders/holders see it. submitted by /u/Choice_Employee_7739 [link] [Kommentare]

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, families who live in ‘gers’ (Mongolian yurts central to the nomadic way of life) wake throughout the night in winter to feed their stoves coal: at 01.00, 03.00, and again before dawn, just to survive freezing temperatures. The very fuel that keeps them warm also makes the city one of the most polluted capitals in the world, with each household on average responsible for 12 to 13 tonnes of carbon emissions. URECA is a climate tech startup whose pilot Coal-to-Solar Initiative project pairs technology with carbon finance to direct capital into scalable, high-impact climate solutions while supporting low-income households to transition to clean energy and tackling severe air pollution. They propose a new technology designed to restore trust and credibility in climate finance, making it more accessible to communities. With help from the EBRD’s Star Venture programme, URECA is now better positioned to scale its climate solution. submitted by /u/semanticweb [link] [Kommentare]

By now, we have seen the historic news of Saylor’s Strategy selling $216M in Bitcoin. Some of you may be shocked, or confused as this contradicts his promise to “never sell your Bitcoin”. I broke down the mechanics in a full analysis, figuring out why Strategy unfortunately has to do so, here's the short version. STRC (Stretch) is Strategy’s preferred stock, designed to provide investors with a steady cash dividend while giving Strategy additional capital to purchase more Bitcoin. Strategy's STRC preferred stock is supposed to trade near $100 (its "par" value), defended by Strategy raising or lowering its dividend rate. In April, STRC broke that parity and kept falling, hitting an all-time low of $71.25 in June. Strategy hiked the rate to fix it (11.50% to 12.00%), and price partially recovered to the high $80s, but still below par. The problem: Without STRC being at par, Strategy cannot effectively raise further funds to buy BTC Since STRC is still below par, Strategy is going to have to raise rates further and this would put further strain on Strategy’s cash reserve. A reserve which back in May, for unrelated reasons actually dropped below its own 12-month safety minimum. To rebuild their cash reserve, they had to raise capital and part of that rebuild unfortunately meant selling $216M in Bitcoin. The real insight is what’s next, Strategy is currently authorized to sell up to $1.25B for this purpose of funding dividend payments. They have used $216M of that (17%) but STRC is still trading below par (~$88 as of writing), so this pressure hasn’t gone away. Nothing's confirmed, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see more sales. Full breakdown with charts and sourcing: https://www.coingecko.com/learn/why-strategy-sold-216m-bitcoin submitted by /u/khai0001 [link] [Kommentare]

After Strategy sold BTC, many people suddenly seemed bearish. If your long-term view on Bitcoin hasn't changed, why does one big sale suddenly change everything? Is this genuine concern, or just short-term market noise? submitted by /u/KitchenPreference287 [link] [Kommentare]

Why we need to focus on tech again: Cause in tech there is no dilution. There are only a handful of altcoins, whos blockchain can pull off serious tech. E.g. SUI, ICP, TAO, etc. I would even say, all the goat blockchains are alright and there is enough liquidity for everyone. Just consider how much liquidity we wasted on pushing new people into memecoin scams: e.g. Trump, Melania, Wif, Bonk, Mother, Turbo, Pepe, Wojak, Pengu, Fartboi, etc. (all centralized memecoin scams) The list of fake-crypto (memecoins) is never ending and it cost us credibility and only enriched the already rich. Memecoins are the most anti crypto thing imagineable and can be seen like a destructive virus. I go that far to say elon musk endorsed dogecoin to start a destructive virus for crypto, cause he wanted to destroy what he cannot own. If our narrative goes back to serious tech, all problems of dilution are solved in an instant. You cannot dilute something of value and what is hard to create. That's why we all need to work together and push the narrative of tech. Wagmi. Long live blockchain tech. 💎 submitted by /u/Timely-Fig2030 [link] [Kommentare]

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) recorded a $209M inflow after several weeks of relatively weaker activity. While one day of inflows doesn't establish a trend, ETF data remains an important indicator of institutional participation in the crypto market. Combined with on-chain metrics, liquidity, and macro conditions, it can provide useful context beyond short-term price movements. How much weight do you give ETF flows when analyzing the market? Do you consider them a leading indicator, or do you focus more on other metrics? submitted by /u/Mission-Stomach-3751 [link] [Kommentare]

When assets sit on a platform, the platform's bad day becomes your loss. Self-custody flips that, nobody else's incident can lock you out. If anyone's migrating off a custodial setup because of this: send a tiny test amount first, confirm you actually control the recovery phrase, then move the rest. Applies to any hardware wallet, not just ours. submitted by /u/ELLIPALWallet [link] [Kommentare]

Get in before the rest. Made over double my small investment in a short period of time. Been doing this since Eth was on its run to 4k. Waited to long to get out and got caught holding the bag. This one just feels different. Its new. Its got nice angle up and it doesn't seem to be stopping soon. Not financiall advise like I just said I lost a ton of money before. I never post here but if I can help someone else make a little sumthin sunthin thats all I wanna do. Either way wish you all the best and hope you all hit one that moons! submitted by /u/JrJr1016 [link] [Kommentare]