Inner Chain: Issue 23

🚀 Editor's Note

Welcome to the 23rd 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.

Bitcoin quietly hits a new All-Time High of $126K, becoming the 7th most valuable asset in the world. BNB follows suit with a record high of $1,330.

Are you Positioned or still sidelined? We have been telling you for months to get positioned. We gave you top performing Alt Coins; SOL, SUI, LINK, PENDLE, ONDO, AVAX, low cap alphas and trending narratives; DEFI, RWA and AI, and some of you are still sitting on the sidelines. Crypto is a zero sum game, Lock in!

The momentum is undeniable:

• ETH and SOL staking ETFs just went live.

• Coinbase x Samsung partnership brings crypto access to millions through Samsung’s Wallet App.

• Wall Street has chosen Ethereum as its base layer for the next era of finance.

• S&P just launched a new Crypto Index tracking 15 leading digital assets.

The financial system is moving on-chain.

How is your crypto portfolio shaping up?

Don’t get sidelined. Lock In 🔒️ 

🚀 Market Watch - Trending Coins

💡 SPOTLIGHT

🧠 The AI Brains: AIXBT, COOKIE & CAESAR

There are tools that can help leverage your crypto knowledge.

AIXBT leverages artificial intelligence to scan and summarize the latest crypto news and research papers. It helps you cut through the noise by delivering curated, AI-powered insights directly to your inbox. We’ve mentioned this before. You can access it via x.com.

COOKIE is a community-driven platform that tracks and ranks the most influential crypto researchers and traders on Twitter (X). It's an essential tool for discovering alpha by seeing what the smartest minds in the space are paying attention to.

CAESAR provides institutional-grade crypto research, focusing on deep-dive reports and market intelligence. It’s designed for serious investors who need comprehensive analysis on market structure, specific protocols, and macroeconomic trends affecting digital assets. Bonus here is the access to Nansen & Messari data which costs hundreds per month.

We are watching these projects individually as they have tokens attached to them too. AI Agents are the category, found here: https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/ai-agents

Below are the charts from the last three bull runs. As you can see, this is exactly where we are in 2025 — right before things go fully parabolic. Don’t get FOMO.

🔥 Inner Watchlist

• $XPL

• $PFP (meme)

• $SAFO (meme)

• $CAKE

• $HODL (meme)

• $ZCASH

• $COTI

• $YEPE (meme)

• Baby BNB (meme)

🗞️ News

• Morgan Stanley guides 16k financial advisors to support crypto allocation

• A new S&P index now tracks 15 cryptocurrencies & 35 blockchain stocks

• Coinbase partnering with Samsung for easy crypto purchases

• Stablecoins crossed $200bn - a geopolitical shift?

• Government blockchain adoption is here. Check the Use Cases

🧑‍💻 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.

_Disclaimer

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Till next time,

INNER CHAIN

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