Inner Chain: Issue 21

🚀 Editor's Note

Welcome to the 21st edition of Inner Chain Crypto your weekly no-hype, straight-talking guide to what’s really happening in Crypto and Web 3, from a passionate squad of crypto enthusiasts from Brooklyn to Accra.

Market flush... BTC slid to $112,000, triggering $1.8B in liquidations. But as we like to say dips are for buying. On the policy front, The UK-US build task force to Focus on Digital Asset Markets. Signaling stronger cross-border regulatory alignment and $TROLL memecoin gets listed on Coinbase.

Is Avalanche emerging as the RWA chain? With Institutional money pouring into the blockchain and launch of AVAX One. Meanwhile MetaMask wallet announced plans for its own token.

DEX Wars are heating up, with Binance-backed ASTER competing against Hyperliquid for dominance. In DeFi, Ondo Finance is rolling out tokenized U.S. stocks & ETFs, signaling a strong wave in equity tokenization.

On the political side, Trump is expected to make an announcement on crypto and digital assets. In this issue, we take a deep dive into Bittensor, plus highlight the top 5 fastest-growing blockchains you should be watching.

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🚀 Market Watch - Trending Coins

⚔️ DEX WARS: ^{_{ASTER vs HYPERLIQUID vs AVANTIS}}

The big story in crypto last week wasn’t the price action, it was the Decentralized Exchange perpetuals war. Binance-backed Aster surged into the spotlight after overtaking Hyperliquid ($HYPE )in daily trading volume, a major shake-up in the decentralized perps arena. But the battle doesn’t stop there, Avantis ($AVNT) a newcomer on BASE, entered the race with a bold approach: merging crypto and U.S. equities into on-chain perpetuals, positioning itself as the bridge between TradFi and DeFi.

💡 SPOTLIGHT

🧠 Bittensor TAO: The Big AI Token

Bittensor (TAO) is in the AI-meets-crypto space, creating a decentralized network where artificial intelligence meets blockchain economics.

What is TAO?

Bittensor operates as a decentralized marketplace for AI models, where developers can contribute their machine learning models and earn TAO tokens based on performance. Think of it as the infrastructure layer connecting AI developers, model creators, and users through economic incentives - like Bitcoin mining, but for artificial intelligence.

The network uses a unique Proof of Intelligence consensus mechanism that rewards the highest-performing AI models with more TAO tokens. With a fixed supply cap of 21 million tokens (mirroring Bitcoin), the tokenomics are designed for long-term value preservation.

Why TAO Matters?

While most crypto projects focus on DeFi or gaming, Bittensor is betting big on AI infrastructure - positioning itself at the intersection of two of tech's hottest sectors. The platform addresses major AI development challenges by enabling smaller developers to access high-level AI capabilities without massive computational resources. For investors tracking emerging narratives beyond the usual suspects, Bittensor's AI-focused tokenomics could signal where smart money is rotating next.

We are watching projects being built on top of TAO.

🔥 Inner Watchlist

• $ASTER

• $TROLL (meme)

• $PEAQ

• $AVNT

• $GIGGLE (meme)

• $RETIRE (meme)

• $AERO

• $DAM

• $HEMI

🗞️ News

• Stablecoins V Credit Cards payments battle

• US and UK launch taskforce to focus on Digital Assets Markets

• Deutsche Bank says BTC could appear on central bank balances by 2030

• SEC to create new rules to allow crypto companies to innovate in US

• FED’s Bowman said he sees 3 rate cuts this year, Powell uncertain

🧑‍💻 Who We Are

We’re a small squad of crypto natives - traders, builders, and research freaks who are deep in the trenches with a wealth of knowledge of the crypto market. We use AI tools, real-time data and community intel to stay ahead.

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