YTD metals have have outpaced crypto.
Silver +128%
Platinum +117%
Gold +64%
Copper +34%
Lithium: +30%
While BTC is roughly −7% and ETH −13%.
If liquidity keeps improving in 2026 and flows move further out the risk curve, the catch-up move in BTC could be sharp.

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This article is from Prince, co-founder of Avon.
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina); Translated by Azuma (@azuma_eth)
TL;DR
People's use of DeFi has become highly similar. The market and infrastructure are maturing, but users' mentality has gradually shifted from curiosity to caution. The reward mechanism has changed from "users bear the risks and rewards themselves" to "users wait to be rewarded," and participation behavior has gradually converged around incentives.
The Fading DeFi
DeFi gives people the feeling that...