Galaxy Grid

Token revenue models are under renewed scrutiny as DeFi and social crypto mature. Galaxy Research covers Lighter’s airdrop and what it signals for competition among perpetuals DEXs, Uniswap’s long-awaited fee burn and its implications for liquidity providers and governance, and the growing debate over buybacks versus reinvestment. The team also examines the latest wave of creator coins and why soc...

This week on GLXY Grid the team breaks down Coinbase’s latest “super app” announcements, the growing legal gray zone around prediction markets vs. sports betting, and a fresh governance fight inside Aave over control of key IP. They close by running through highlights from Galaxy Research’s 2026 predictions report—covering everything from L1 token value capture to stablecoins, lending, and tokeniz...

Fresh from Solana Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi, the team shares takeaways on recent announcements and what they signal for the Solana ecosystem. The episode examines the NYSE listing of Twenty One Capital, the Bitcoin treasury company backed by Tether, and what it reveals about Tether’s expanding role across digital-asset markets. The team also covers growing institutional acceptance of crypto from Van...

BTC rose on Thanksgiving Day but dropped substantially heading into this week, prompting a look at how friends and family discussed Bitcoin during this year’s Thanksgiving festivities. The team unpacks MicroStrategy’s decision to stockpile $1.4B in cash, discusses Monad’s early post-launch activity, highlights the shift from meme coins to prediction markets, reviews Hyperliquid’s token unlock, and...

Bitcoin stabilizes above $80K as the Fed loosens oversight and Solana proposes accelerated inflation cuts. The Galaxy Grid team analyzes whether BTC has bottomed, what the Fed’s move means for liquidity and bank stress, and how Solana’s new proposal could reshape staking incentives. Plus, Coinbase’s Vector acquisition, Monad’s launch, and new data on illicit blockchain flows. This video was record...

Central banks are entering the Bitcoin market, beginning with the Czech National Bank’s first-ever purchase of BTC. Uniswap activates its long-awaited fee switch, sparking a wave of DeFi buyback and burn proposals across the sector. At the same time, China accuses the United States of stealing 127,000 Bitcoin, Curve introduces a new leveraged yield protocol called Yield Basis, and Aave brings DeFi...

Bitcoin’s volatility has cooled—but that might be exactly what institutional investors want. Meanwhile, privacy coins like Zcash and Monero are surging, DeFi faces a $125M Balancer exploit, and traders are testing the limits of pre-market perps ahead of Monad’s Coinbase ICO. Plus, the team reflects on three years since FTX’s collapse and what the next phase of crypto market maturity looks like. Th...

The release of the Bitcoin whitepaper marks 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto first outlined the idea that would transform global finance. The Galaxy Grid team breaks down the launch of new altcoin ETFs—including Solana’s spot product with staking—and what it means for liquidity and market structure. They also discuss Western Union’s move into stablecoins, the rise of the X402 internet payment proto...

From Ethereum’s leadership turmoil to Washington’s renewed push on crypto regulation, and Bitcoin’s brewing “civil war” over censorship proposals — the Galaxy Grid team dives into the debates shaping the future of digital assets. They unpack how D.C.’s market structure bill could redefine DeFi, what Ethereum’s identity crisis reveals about open-source governance, and why Bitcoin is once again figh...

From October’s flash crash and the question of whether the bull market is still intact, to the U.S. government’s record 127,000 BTC seizure and Wall Street’s renewed push into crypto, the Galaxy Grid team dissects how these forces are reshaping the market. They also explore MetaDAO’s futarchy model and what it could mean for the future of decentralized governance. This video was recorded on Monday...

From a record $20 billion crypto liquidation to Polymarket’s $2 billion raise and a wave of new ETFs on the horizon, the Galaxy Grid team breaks down how leverage unraveled across markets, why DeFi held its ground, and what Wall Street’s entry could mean for the next phase of crypto. This video was recorded on Monday, October 13, 2025. Keep in touch: ▸ Follow us on Twitter:   / galaxyhq     / glxy...

In Galaxy Grid’s debut episode, Bitcoin’s new all-time high meets silence while Hyperliquid and Aster battle for Perp DEX dominance. The crew covers Zcash’s shock rally, Double Zero’s SEC breakthrough, and what futarchy means for crypto governance. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - BTC ATHs / General State of the Market 5:04 - Perp DEXs / Hyperliquid / Aster 11:37 - Zcash / Privacy Tokens 15:00 - Dou...