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
Cardano After Grayscale's ETF Pullout: Whale Bid Meets a Death Cross
Cardano fell 4.7% below $0.19 after Grayscale withdrew its spot ADA ETF two days before the SEC shortcut opened. Here's what the tape and on-chain flows say.
Bitcoin: Whale Accumulation Meets a Stalled BIP-110 Fork
BTC sits at a 65 CryptoBeast score as whales above 10,000 coins accumulate, ETF inflows spike, and the BIP-110 fork stalls into contested territory.
DeFi and NFT Traders Told to Ditch Software-Only Tax Filings, Hire Pros: CryptoBriefing
CryptoBriefing argues DeFi and NFT portfolios have outgrown consumer tax software, with liquidity mining, wrapped tokens, and NFT royalties tripping up filers.
Iran Parliament Advances Bill To Block Hormuz Transit For US, Israeli-Linked Shipping
Iran's parliament advanced a bill Monday to bar US and Israeli-linked vessels from the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint carrying roughly 20% of global oil flows.
BNB Reclaims $600 as margin ETF Debut Meets Quarterly Burn Squeeze
BNB traded near $605 on Aug. 10 after reclaiming $600, with a new 2x margin NYSE Arca ETF and quarterly burns reshaping supply and flow dynamics.
Sanders Tells AI CEOs to Halt Development or Face Congress in Escalating Regulatory Push
Sen. Bernie Sanders demanded AI CEOs pause frontier development Monday or face congressional action, a shift crypto policy staff say could reshape tech…
Chainlink: Standard Chartered's $200 Call Meets a Quiet Accumulation Tape
Standard Chartered set a $200 LINK target for 2030 as $8.95M in Chainlink left exchanges in 24 hours. The tape is quieter than the call.
Ethereum: Whale Accumulation Meets a Fee-Kill Proposal
ETH trades near $1.92K as whales accumulate and EIP-8363 threatens native yield. CryptoBeast score 65. Bull, base, bear scenarios with invalidation levels.
Harvard, MIT Launch MatrAIx Simulation With 8.3 Billion AI Personas
Harvard and MIT researchers launched MatrAIx on Monday, a simulation running 8.3 billion AI personas designed to stress-test model behavior at population scale.
Solana: $1.8B Perp Pile Sets Up a Test at $78
SOL perpetual funding hit an 11-month high with $1.8B open interest as traders defend $78 support. Bull, base, bear scenarios with invalidations inside.
Bitcoin: ETF Cash Returns as Congress Stalls and Miners Hedge
Spot BTC ETFs pulled $853M in the week to Aug. 7, the heaviest since April, even as the Clarity Act stalls and BTC probes $60,000 support.
GMGN Passes Axiom in 24-Hour Revenue as Memecoin Trading Wars Escalate
GMGN overtook Axiom Exchange in 24-hour revenue as memecoin trading platforms fight for share, per CryptoBriefing. Here's what shifted and what to watch.
Robinhood Crypto Chief Says 'Two Wolves' Split Robinhood Chain Between RWAs and Meme Coins
Robinhood crypto head Johann Kerbrat told Decrypt on Friday that Robinhood Chain runs on 'two wolves' - regulated RWAs on one side, meme coins on the other.
US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether Over IRGC Ties
OFAC sanctioned Iranian exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether plus operator Siavash Kayvanpour on Friday over crypto transfers tied to the IRGC, per BeInCrypto.
US Court Grants Bybit Expedited Discovery to Trace $1.5B North Korea Hack Funds
A US court granted Bybit expedited discovery to trace $1.5B stolen by North Korea-linked hackers, letting the exchange subpoena account records from US-facing…
Situational Awareness Puts $400M Into Source Foundry After AI Lab's Near-Collapse
Situational Awareness led a $400M rescue of Source Foundry, per CryptoBriefing, a lifeline for the AI lab after a near-collapse and a signal for AI-linked…
Japan FSA Presses Crypto Exchanges to Add Withdrawal Delays, Address Registration in Scam Crackdown
Japan's FSA asked crypto exchanges Thursday to impose withdrawal delays, address whitelisting and customer-specific limits to blunt a surge in account misuse.
Wintermute Wins US Broker-Dealer Status, Sets Sights on Tokenized Stocks
Wintermute USA registered with the SEC and FINRA, opening a path into US equities, ETFs and tokenized securities trading as crypto market-makers push onshore.
Israel Launches Project Nexus to Build Sovereign Quantum Computer, Reviving Crypto Security Questions
Israel unveiled Project Nexus on Wednesday, a state-backed push to build a sovereign quantum computer that revives urgency around post-quantum crypto defenses.
Circuit and DaLand Open Direct Bitcoin Rails for US Credit Unions
Circuit and DaLand rolled out a production-ready Bitcoin stack for US credit unions on Wednesday, cutting out third-party custodians and BaaS middlemen.
Bitcoin ETFs Take In $626M Over Three Days as BlackRock's IBIT Leads the Bid
Spot bitcoin ETFs absorbed $626M in three sessions through Wednesday, with BlackRock's IBIT taking the bulk, per CryptoBriefing. Retail sentiment stayed cold.
Strategy Shifts $66M in Bitcoin as $102.6M Short Position Surfaces on Hyperliquid
Strategy moved $66M in BTC on Wednesday as a $102.6M leveraged short surfaced, tightening the setup for Bitcoin's next volatility spike.
White House Reviews Clarity Act Ethics Text as August Senate Deadline Nears
The White House is now reviewing the Clarity Act's ethics language ahead of an August Senate vote, per a Bitcoin Magazine report Tuesday, tightening the…
Pi Network Rallies 10% as PI Approaches $0.09 Resistance Ahead of Protocol 26 Upgrade
Pi Network's PI token gained more than 10% this week as buyers push toward $0.09 resistance ahead of the Protocol 26 upgrade and a new RoboPay integration.
Fireblocks Rolls Out Wallet Pools to Kill Stuck Transactions in Vault Management
Fireblocks launched Wallet Pools on Wednesday, a vault architecture change aimed at ending stuck transactions and nonce collisions for institutional clients.
Shopify Jumps 34% Premarket on Q3 Guide, Doubles Down on Crypto Payments Rails
Shopify shares surged 34% premarket Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected Q3 outlook, with the company expanding stablecoin and crypto payment rails.
Raiffeisen Bank International Lifts Strategy Stake 3,080% in Bank's Biggest MSTR Bet Yet
Raiffeisen Bank International grew its Strategy (MSTR) position by 3,080%, per a filing surfaced Wednesday, deepening European bank exposure to Bitcoin proxies.
Bitcoin Reclaims $64K on Report Iran, US, Oman Near Hormuz Traffic Deal
Bitcoin reclaimed $64,000 early Tuesday as reports pointed to a near-final Iran, US, and Oman deal covering Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic per CryptoPotato.
GMX Rolls Out Smart Wallet Support and One-Click Trading in App Overhaul
GMX shipped smart wallet support and one-click trading on Tuesday, a UX push aimed at pulling perp volume back from Hyperliquid and centralized venues.
Warren Asks SEC to Probe Trump Memecoin as Clarity Act Stalls in Senate
Elizabeth Warren asked the SEC on Tuesday to investigate Trump's memecoin, deepening the Senate deadlock over the Clarity Act market-structure bill.
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