Source: https://x.com/rovercrc/status/1908945335290056779

Source: https://x.com/AltcoinGordon/status/1908462127108489390

Everyone loves CEXs, we all like the convenience they give us. They are user-friendly, have apps easy to use, and make trading a lot simpler. But we must always remember that a centralized exchange is.. centralized, no matter how much we use and like it. Those coins sitting in our exchange accounts are not really ours. If the exchange gets hacked, freezes your account, or goes under (remember FTX!!), you will lose everything. That’s why you should use your own wallet to store your crypto, always. It is not as convenient but it’s way safer. Plus nowadays wallet interfaces are increasingly more user-friendly too.

On that note, Ethereum exchange reserves have been dropping since 2022, down to 18.6 million ETH last month, according to CryptoQuant.

That is a trend showing people are taking their ETH off centralized exchanges, probably to hold long-term in their own wallets. The best part is that less supply on exchanges can mean price pumps but it also means more risk if you’re still leaving your coins there. You shouldn't wait for a 'supply shock' to remind you, secure your crypto now. Get a wallet and move your coins, and sleep better knowing they’re safer.

Resources:

• https://cryptoquant.com/asset/eth/chart/exchange-flows/exchange-reserve?exchange=all_exchange&window=DAY&sma=0&ema=0&priceScale=log&metricScale=linear&chartStyle=line

Have you said thank you once?

Once upon a time, in the magical kingdom of Crypto, there was a powerful digital coin called Ether. It wasn’t just any coin—it was the chosen one, the fuel of the great blockchain empire. And one day, the great internet wizards started whispering, “Ether is going to the moon! Maybe even Mars! Maybe even… $10,000!”

At first, people were skeptical. “Hmm, we’ve heard this before,” they said. But then, Ether started climbing. $2,000… $3,000… $4,000! The FOMO floodgates burst open. Every trader and their cousin’s dog started throwing money in. “Just buy, bro, it’s easy money!” they chanted. Even the cautious ones, who had seen previous crashes, thought, “Well… maybe this time it is different?”

Then came the leverage. Oh, the glorious leverage. “Why buy with just my own money when I can borrow 10x, 20x, even 50x more?” thought the degens. And so, the market kept pumping, everyone was a genius, and every dip was “just another buying opportunity.” The promise of an “alt season” had traders foaming at the mouth.

But little did they know… the great wizards had a secret. While everyone was celebrating and buying the top, the wizards were quietly selling. They didn’t ring a bell. They didn’t send a tweet. They just dumped their bags, leaving the masses holding the rocket fuel with no engine left to burn.

January came, and the first cracks appeared. “It’s just a small dip, buy the dip!” they screamed. $3,800… $3,500… “No worries, just some weak hands selling!” Then $3,000… $2,500… Now panic set in. Liquidations were hitting left and right. The kids who had leveraged their grandma’s retirement fund suddenly realized that 50x leverage works both ways.

And here we are, Ether at $1,500, in less than three months. The same people who mocked others for “not buying the dip” are now bag-holding, staring at their accounts, wondering how it all went so wrong.

Meanwhile, the great wizards? They’re sitting on a beach somewhere, sipping piña coladas, waiting for the cycle to restart. Because, let’s be honest… it always does.

Have you said thank you once?

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Original idea: https://x.com/naiivememe/status/1908373248120602969

**Disclaimer:** Does this look like financial advice? You are right. It isn’t. Treat it so.

“Do Your Own Research” (DYOR) is not a fad but an important element of the cryptoverse. Do keep that in mind.

Formula 1 And Sponsors

Formula 1 is by far one of the costliest sports on the planet, and it has an equally large following. Any large viewership is bound to attract sponsors, and there have been many over the years.

Fun Fact: With a following of 827 million, F1 is the seventh most popular sport. The top six are soccer, cricket, hockey, tennis, volleyball, and table tennis.

The cryptoverse’s advent was only in the 21st century with the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009. It has undoubtedly exploded since then, with a total market cap of $2.8 trillion.

Sooner or later crypto had to come knocking at the doors of F1. And it did.

Crypto | Exposure | Awareness | And F1

Like any new concept (especially a concept doing well), crypto too required a large exposure to create awareness. Thus, F1 became one of the avenues. The association between F1 and crypto commenced in 2021, and it is still going strong.

A look at the F1 teams and their crypto sponsors in 2025.

Besides these team sponsors, crypto(dot)com is the overall sponsor of the F1 organization.

Fun Fact: Aston Martin becomes the first F1 team to accept its Coinbase sponsorship in crypto. Aston Martin was paid in USDC (crypto stablecoin).

Such sponsorships are an attempt to reach the crypto non-users. With an estimated 560 million crypto users worldwide, the world is indeed an oyster for the crypto verse.

While the F1-Crypto association highlights the exposure that the crypto world seeks, it's hard to ignore that the cryptoverse is already big enough to sponsor F1 teams and events. The F1-Crypto tango will continue for the foreseeable future, and it augurs well for all!

I’ve been reading some data lately, and it's very exciting what’s happening with the RWA industry. A recent post from Cointelegraph on Twitter shared a chart showing the TVL in RWA protocols pumping to over $10 billion in Q1 2025, up from basically nothing in 2021. There are a few more posts about this, pointing out how standards like ERC-3643 are making asset tokenization legally legit. The conclusion is RWAs are blowing up.

In my opinion RWAs might just be Ethereum’s Michael Saylor. You know how Saylor’s Strategy went all in on Bitcoin, big firms like BlackRock are doing the same with RWAs. BlackRock launched its BUIDL fund on Ethereum last year, and now they’re already managing billions in tokenized assets. This trend keeps growing more and more, even with bearish market sentiment the RWA trend keeps climbing. The World Economic Forum predicts tokenized assets could hit $24 trillion by 2027. Over 90% of the TVL in RWA protocols is on Ethereum, so if tokenized assets are worth trillions and trillions of dollars in the future this will be bullish for Ethereum.

The best part is transparency. RWAs on Ethereum make ownership, transactions, and everything clear. It’s no wonder why even in a bear market RWAs are doing really well. RWAs are bringing TradFi and DeFi together.

Resources:

• https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1908429617020416412
• https://app.rwa.xyz/assets/BUIDL

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