Markets and Trading Writer
Whatsertrade is a full-time crypto trader and writer at DEXTools News specialising in market cycles, technical analysis, and trading psychology. The focus is practical trading: reading market structure, managing risk, and applying on-chain and chart data to real decisions, written from the perspective of someone who trades.
581 articles published
What Is SLERF? Solana Sloth Memecoin and the Burn Incident Guide 2026 Most memecoin stories follow the same arc. A team launches a token, runs a marketing campa
TrueFi is the on-chain credit infrastructure protocol from TrustToken that pioneered uncollateralized lending to institutional borrowers and tokenized portfolios for asset managers. Complete 2026 guide to TRU tokenomics, the TrueFi Capital Markets framework, the staked TRU stkTRU role, portfolio manager program, and how TrueFi compares to Goldfinch, Maple Finance, and Centrifuge.
Boba Network is a multi chain Optimistic L2 with Hybrid Compute that lets contracts call external APIs atomically. Complete 2026 guide to BOBA tokenomics, Boba on Ethereum and BNB, AI integration use cases, and how Boba compares to Optimism, Arbitrum, and Base.
Bittensor subnets are independent AI markets competing for TAO emissions through Yuma Consensus scoring. Complete 2026 guide to the dTAO upgrade, alpha token economics, root network voting versus subnet token markets, subnet 1 text generation, subnet 9 model training, and how Bittensor compares to SingularityNET, Sentient, and Akash.</p>
Manta Pacific is a modular Layer 2 using OP Stack and Celestia data availability for ultra low fees. Complete 2026 guide to MANTA tokenomics, Universal Circuits ZK infrastructure, Manta Atlantic Polkadot parachain, and how Manta compares to Mantle, Optimism, and Polygon zkEVM.
SingularityNET is the decentralized AI marketplace founded by Ben Goertzel in 2017 that became the anchor of the ASI Alliance with Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol. Complete 2026 guide to AGIX tokenomics, the ASI merger and FET conversion, AI services on the protocol, the Sophia robot connection, Cogito decentralized cognition, and how SingularityNET compares to Bittensor, Render, and Akash.
Cork Protocol lost 3,761.87 wstETH worth $12M to a malicious contract exploit. Funds traced to single ETH address, unmoved. Full breakdown of mechanics, 2026 hack context and recovery odds.
Pump.fun activated native USDC bonding curves for Solana memecoin launches on May 21, 2026. Full breakdown of mechanics, fee structure, market impact and how it reshapes Solana DEX liquidity.
SEC cleared Nasdaq PHLX on May 22, 2026 to list cash-settled QBTC Bitcoin options. CFTC relief still pending. One-coin contracts target the hedging gap.
RetoSwap confirmed an exploit on May 21, 2026 that drained ~7,000 XMR (~$2.7M) of user funds. PeckShield reported the breach. Rare Monero-denominated DEX hack with significant implications for privacy-coin DeFi tracking and incident response.
Polymarket UMA CTF Adapter contract on Polygon exploited for ~$520K. Two attacker addresses identified: 0x871D...9082 and 0xf61e...4805. ZachXBT and PeckShield confirmed the breach. Attacker is actively moving funds.
Echo Protocol on Monad was exploited via apparent infinite-mint vulnerability. Attacker minted 1,000 eBTC ($76.7M notional), deposited 45 eBTC into Curvance, borrowed ~11.29 WBTC ($867.7K). First major DeFi exploit on Monad mainnet, confirmed by PeckShield.
