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Lukas Limbach

Crypto Basics #12 — Understanding Stablecoins

Most cryptocurrencies move in price constantly. A stablecoin is the deliberate exception. It's a crypto token designed to hold a steady value, most often pegged one-to-one to a national currency like the US dollar.

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-07-02

Bitcoin hit a new yearly low near $58,000, then rebounded above $60,000 after Fed Chair Warsh signaled softer inflation risks. Ethereum and Solana rallied, June ETF outflows set records, and MiCA's licensing deadline passed with most EU firms still unlicensed.

RM Mechanics #4 — Understanding Leverage

Leverage lets you open a position larger than the money you actually put up. Trade $1,000 at 10x and you're controlling a $10,000 position. The appeal is obvious: a 5% move in your favor becomes a 50% gain on your capital. The part that gets less attention is that it works in exactly th...

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-07-04

A weak US jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets and kept Bitcoin's rebound alive above $61,000. ETFs snapped a 10-day outflow streak while whales absorbed $16.7 billion in BTC, a divergence last seen near cycle lows. Here's what moved crypto on July 3.

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-07-03

Crypto staged its first real bounce of the selloff on July 2 as Fed Chair Warsh said inflation risks had eased and weak US jobs data cut rate-hike odds. Bitcoin reclaimed $60k and Solana jumped about 10%, even as June's record ETF outflows kept the tone cautious.

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-07-01

Bitcoin closed the first half of 2026 near 59,800 with a small green day, but June set a record for spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and Strategy opened the door to selling. What the quarter-end tape, the flows, and the July 1 MiCA deadline mean for the second half.

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-30

Bitcoin opened near 59,500 on Monday, flat on the screen but loud in the data. US spot Bitcoin ETFs booked a record 4.06 billion June outflow, the worst month since launch, while a weak second quarter set up a rare back-to-back losing first half for crypto.

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-29

Bitcoin held near $60,000 on Sunday after a brutal week, with the Fear & Greed Index stuck in Extreme Fear at 18. A hawkish Fed, a fourth straight week of spot ETF outflows, and fragile US–Iran tensions kept buyers cautious as BTC tested its 200-week moving average.

Crypto Basics #11 — Understanding Solana (SOL)

Solana is a blockchain built around one priority: speed. Where some networks focus on being maximally decentralized or maximally secure, Solana was designed to process a very high number of transactions quickly and cheaply.

Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-28

Bitcoin spent the weekend holding just above $60,000 after Friday's flush to a 20-month low near $58,000. Extreme fear, relentless ETF outflows and a hawkish Warsh Fed still set the tone, with MiCA's July 1 licensing deadline now four days out.