Oil up roughly 60% in four months. If the Iran situation escalates or the Strait of Hormuz gets disrupted, US CPI could push back above 3.0%.
Higher oil = stickier inflation = tighter money for longer.
That's the single biggest headwind for crypto right now. And almost nobody's talking about it.

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A Gen Z girl's diary of losing money in the crypto

Last night, an incident dubbed "the most absurd fat finger in DeFi history" caused a stir in the crypto community.

The protagonist of the story was an anonymous "big spender." Through the Aave DeFi lending protocol's app interface, he initiated a seemingly simple transaction: exchanging a staggering $50.43 million worth of USDT stablecoins for AAVE tokens.

How large was this transaction? Large enough to instantly "dry up" the liquidity of many smaller cryptocurrencies. Because AAVE tokens have limited trading depth, such a massive buy order directly triggered catastrophic slippage. Simply put, slippage...

$50 million gone in a single "confirm"! The most expensive accidental loss in DeFi history is born.

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The whole world is talking about AI, and the talk about encryption has quieted down considerably on the timeline.
Meanwhile, ETH has been hovering around 2000 for almost two months, and it seems that not many people care about what Vitalik says or does anymore.
However, I recently looked through his X account and found that we're not the only ones affected by AI. A large portion of what he's posted in the past month has been related to AI, even detailing technical solutions.
The most noteworthy point is his meeting with D, the head of AI at the Ethereum Foundation, on February 11th...