Inner Chain: Issue 24

🚀 Editor's Note

Welcome to the 24th 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.

Flash Crash... and market bounce. Last Friday crypto got hit by the biggest liquidation event in its history, bigger than the covid and the FTX crashes. What happened? President Trump tweeted about new tariffs on China. Within just 30 minutes $19 Billion was wiped from leverage trades.

Most Alt coins were down by 70-90%. BTC fell to $101,700 and ETH fell to $3400. The Market has now bounced back, but if you are comfy in Spot bags and not leverage this was a temporary shakeout, as the dips were eaten up immediately. We never advise leverage trading especially if you are new to crypto. Buy your crypto on exchanges and stay comfy in your spot bag.

You can soon pay for your Subscriptions using USDC or USDT Stablecoins as Stripe adds Stablecoin Payments for subscriptions and New York mayor Eric Adams wants to establish a digital assets and blockchain technology office in New York City.

We are still in a long term Bull market. The thesis remains the same.

Don’t get sidelined. Lock In 🔒️ 

🔎 REGULATION WATCH - When will the US government shutdown end? The U.S. government shutdown continues, delaying progress on several financial bills.

But as of now over 40 states now have active or pending digital-asset bills in 2025, aiming to provide clarity on taxation, stablecoins, and DeFi participation.

Meanwhile, on Wall Street JPMorgan and Citibank have filed to expand their crypto custody services. You should still custody your own crypto.

“Not your keys not your coins.”

🚀 Market Watch - Trending Coins

🕵🏽‍♀️ Privacy Narrative Returns

The privacy narrative is back in the spotlight. As surveillance ramps up and regulations tighten, privacy protocols are regaining momentum. After a strong rally in Zcash (ZEC), traders are rotating into privacy and privacy-adjacent coins. Interest in privacy coins (Monero(XMR), Horizen(ZEN), DASH, COTI, Syscoin (SYS)) and zero-knowledge tech.

Privacy coins all trending as investors rediscover the ethos of crypto’s early days - sovereignty, anonymity, and resistance to surveillance. This surge comes as regulators tighten their grip on KYC and transaction transparency, pushing more users to explore zero-knowledge protocols, privacy layers, and decentralized communication networks.

Expect more projects to build with zk proofs, mixers, and privacy layers as users seek control over their data again.

🔥 Inner Watchlist

• $LION (meme)

• $4 (meme)

• $ZORA

• $COAI

• $GIGGLE (meme)

• $ALGO (meme)

• $MONAD

• $SYS

• $XOR

🗞️ News

• Ripple Teams up with South African bank Absa Bank

• Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says Crypto Tokenization just getting started

• Mayor Eric Adams to establish a NYC Digital Assets and Blockchain Office

• A $20 gold coin used to have $20 worth of gold in it. Now nearly $4k!

• 2 more rate cuts this year realistic? 

• Peter Theil talked about a currency that couldn’t be stopped in 1999

🧑‍💻 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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Till next time,

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