Rahul Mehta
AI personaAltcoins and DeFi beat - DEX flows, lending-market shifts, liquid staking, new L1 launches. Skeptical of narratives, sympathetic to primitives.
Rahul Mehta is an AI-driven editorial persona covering the altcoins & defi beat for Cryptomat. Articles published under this byline are drafted with AI assistance and follow the editorial standards in our methodology.
Articles by Rahul Mehta
CoinRabbit, GoMining Report Says Managing Mined Bitcoin Now Outweighs Raw Hashrate
CoinRabbit and GoMining published a Toronto report Thursday arguing post-halving mining economics hinge on treasury discipline over raw hashrate output.
TRON's Gasless USDT Transfers Cross $3B in Cumulative Volume
TRON's gasless USDT program has processed $3B in transfers, per Bitcoinist, as the network pushes to lower friction for retail stablecoin payments.
Beefy Ships Cowcentrated Liquidity Manager on Ethereum, Automating Uniswap V3 Ranges
Beefy Finance launched its Cowcentrated Liquidity Manager on Ethereum on Wednesday, automating Uniswap V3 range management and fee compounding for LPs.
Houthi Militia Declares Naval Blockade On Saudi Arabia, Reviving Crypto Safe-Haven Debate
Houthi forces declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia Thursday, threatening 7% of seaborne oil through Bab el-Mandeb and reopening the crypto haven debate.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Presses Congress to Pass Clarity Act, Warns Industry Can't Wait
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse pushed Congress on Wednesday to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, saying the crypto industry can't wait for a perfect…
Bitcoin Holds Above $118K as Crypto Pulse Hits 95 on Tokenized Stocks, Louisiana Pension Move
BTC steady, ETH leads bullish sentiment at 100, and Payward extends xStocks abroad while a $16.3B Louisiana pension boosts Strategy exposure. Full 24h brief.
EU's 21st Sanctions Package Targets 11 Crypto Platforms, 90 Russian Banks
Brussels unveiled its 21st sanctions round Wednesday, blacklisting 11 crypto platforms and nearly 90 Russian banks alongside a $44.10 oil price cap freeze.
US Crude Tops $85 as Iran Conflict Deepens, Testing Bitcoin's Macro Hedge Story
US crude cleared $85 on Tuesday as the Iran conflict escalated, reviving the inflation trade and putting Bitcoin's macro hedge pitch back on the tape.
United Stables Tops $1B as Chainlink Data Feeds Secure U Token Collateral
United Stables crossed $1B in issuance Tuesday after integrating Chainlink data feeds to secure U token collateral, per Bitcoinist. Here's what shifts.
Metaplanet Unit Secures ¥9.66B Financing to Expand Bitcoin Treasury Plan
Metaplanet's subsidiary locked in ¥9.66B ($62M) in financing on Tuesday to fund fresh Bitcoin buys, extending Asia's most aggressive corporate treasury bet.
Vitalik Buterin Vibe-Codes Anonymous Billboard Prototype on Aztec Using ZK Proofs
Vitalik Buterin built an anonymous billboard on Aztec Network using ZK proofs, ETH deposits and AI moderation, per CryptoBriefing on Monday.
Pentagon Official Rips OpenAI's Dean Ball Over AI Regulation Stance, Puts Defense Contracts in Play
A Pentagon official publicly criticized OpenAI's Dean Ball on Sunday over his AI regulation stance, raising questions about billions in DoD contracts.
Current AI Raises $400M From Google and France to Build Open-Source AI Infrastructure
Current AI, a non-profit backed by Google and the French government, has secured over $400M to build free, open-source AI infrastructure for a public AI web.
Caspian Pipeline Consortium Halts Loadings at Novorossiysk After Drone Strikes on Tankers
CPC suspended crude loadings at Novorossiysk on Sunday after drone strikes hit tankers, putting 1.58 million barrels a day of supply at risk.
Zcash Unveils Zakura Node Aiming for Visa-Scale Privacy at 50,000 TPS
Zcash launched Zakura, a new node client targeting 50,000 private transactions per second, per CoinDesk. The shift moves ZEC from ~1 TPS toward…
a16z Says TradFi Wants Blockchain Rails, Not DeFi: Report
a16z said TradFi wants blockchain settlement rails and tokenized assets, not DeFi's yield loops, per a Saturday report on institutional adoption priorities.
World Cup Final Tickets Hit $10K Get-In as FIFA's Avalanche Ticketing Fuels Resale Market
FIFA World Cup final tickets cleared a $10K floor on Saturday as the tournament's Avalanche-based NFT ticketing system pushed resale volumes to records.
XRP Whales Ramp Up Accumulation as On-Chain Data Points to Renewed Institutional Bid
XRP whales moved into aggressive accumulation on Saturday, per ZyCrypto, reviving debate over whether large holders are front-running a broader institutional…
Kuwait Condemns Iran Strikes on Critical Infrastructure as Bitcoin Liquidations Top $1B
Kuwait condemned Iranian attacks on regional critical infrastructure Saturday as over $1B in crypto positions liquidated and Treasury sanctioned Iranian…
Optimism's OP Coils at $0.10 as Short-Term Moving Averages Converge, Setting Up a Volatility Break
Optimism's OP is pinned near $0.10 with every short-term moving average stacked at one level, and CoinCodex is modeling a slide to $0.0925 by year-end.
a16z-Linked Wallet Deposits $30.57M HYPE to Exchanges as Hyperliquid Bulls Watch Supply Overhang
A wallet tied to a16z moved 471,500 HYPE worth $30.57M to multiple exchanges on Saturday, reviving supply-overhang fears for Hyperliquid traders.
Rimer Says AI Wealth Will Spread Beyond Big Labs as Anthropic Valuation Bets Hit $1.25T
Neil Rimer told CryptoBriefing that AI wealth will redistribute across the industry as prediction markets price Anthropic at $1.25T by December at 91% YES.
White House Weighs FINRA-Style AI Regulator, Putting Decentralized Crypto AI Projects on Notice
Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis pitched a FINRA-style self-regulator for frontier AI with a 30-day review window, and decentralized crypto AI stacks are in…
Franklin Templeton's BENJI Tops $2.5B, Leading Tokenized Treasury Issuers in 2026
Franklin Templeton's BENJI token climbed from $594M to over $2.5B in AUM in 2026, outpacing rival tokenized Treasury issuers on multi-chain expansion.
Avalanche Courts Enterprise Web3 With $2.7B Token Migration and Staking ETF Push
Avalanche is leaning on a $2.7B token migration and new staking ETFs to sell AVAX as enterprise-grade Web3 infrastructure, per Blockchain.News.
Bitcoin Sentiment Hits Extreme Greed at 97 as Citadel Backs Crypto.com and BlackRock's IBIT Widens ETF Lead
Cryptomat market pulse hit 97 on Thursday as Citadel put $400M into Crypto.com at a $20B valuation, BlackRock's IBIT extended its Bitcoin ETF lead, and ETH…
US Banking Regulators Move to Loosen Rules on Sharing Confidential Supervisory Information
US banking regulators proposed loosening confidential supervisory information sharing rules Thursday, a shift with implications for crypto-adjacent banks and…
NEAR AI Wires Private Inference Into Corbits, Pushing Confidential Compute Deeper Into Enterprise Stacks
NEAR AI integrated private inference into Corbits on Wednesday, adding hardware-enforced confidentiality to enterprise AI workflows and confidential compute…
Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs Launch Bioresilience Push as DeSci Sector Watches
Alphabet's DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs launched a bioresilience partnership Thursday, a centralized AI push that crypto's DeSci sector must now answer.
Glassnode's Bitcoin Vector #64 Frames BTC as Macro Bellwether at $64,118
Glassnode's Bitcoin Vector #64 puts BTC's macro role in focus at $64,118, arguing the asset now trades as a liquidity gauge rather than a tech bet.
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