14 March 2026
Austin, Texas, USA

Gino Matos

Articles by Gino Matos

Hundreds of MetaMask wallets drained: What to check before you ‘update’

CryptoJanuary 4, 2026

On-chain security researcher ZachXBT flagged hundreds of wallets across multiple EVM chains getting drained for small amounts, typically under $2,000 per victim, funneling into a single suspicious ad…...

Bitcoin turned less volatile than Nvidia as $570 billion absorbed in swings during a ‘boring’ year

CryptoJanuary 4, 2026

Bitcoin ended 2025 with a realized daily volatility of 2.24%, the lowest annual reading in the asset's recorded history. K33 Research's volatility chart stretches back to 2012, when Bitcoin saw dail…...

Bitwise just filed for 11 new crypto ETFs, and the market’s silence exposes a brutal new reality

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

Bitwise's year-end barrage of ETF paperwork should have been a perfect spark for “alt season.” On Dec. 30, the issuer filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch 11 single-token “s…...

Which predictions landed this year? One ignored model actually nailed the 2025 market cycle

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

At the start of 2025, crypto's biggest names issued bold forecasts: Bitcoin to $200,000, Ethereum to $7,000, a US strategic reserve, and stablecoins going mainstream. Twelve months later, the scoreb…...

Bitcoin “died” four times in 2025, but a hidden infrastructure boom proves the skeptics completely wrong

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

2025 delivered at least four distinct “crypto is dead” episodes: a January AI-induced flash crash, the October tariff liquidation that erased $19 billion in leveraged positions, months of altcoin car…...

XRP on exchanges hits 8 year low, but historical data exposes a brutal flaw in the popular “moon” narrative

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

Glassnode data shows that XRP's exchange balances hit their lowest level since 2018 in late December, sparking the usual wave of accumulation phase speculation and “tight supply = moon” commentary. …...

The 10 biggest crypto losers of 2025 (and what went wrong)

CryptoJanuary 1, 2026

2025 was supposed to be crypto's maturation year, with regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and infrastructure built to last. In fact, the foundation for all these topics was laid down. Yet, …...

Bitcoin just lost a hidden $2 trillion liquidity safety net, leaving it exposed to a brutal new pressure wave

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Bitcoin's 2025 rally sat on a liquidity foundation that looks solid until investors examine what changed in the final quarter. Some analysts point to global liquidity indexes hitting record highs an…...

SEC filings reveal the multi-million dollar trap hiding inside ‘exclusive’ WhatsApp crypto investment clubs

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Investors logged into glossy crypto trading dashboards showing five-figure “profits,” then found themselves blocked from withdrawing a cent unless they first wired extra “taxes” or “loan repayments” …...

Violent Bitcoin crash cries “multi-billion dollar manipulation” as on-chain data catches market maker dumping

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Bitcoin's tape over the past 24 hours looked engineered for crypto investors, as BTC surpassed the $90,000 threshold in the early hours of Dec. 29, only to give back those gains less than 12 hours la…...