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Articles

Sep 21, 2026

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4 min read

Crypto Shrugs Off Hikes & Failed Bills

BTC lead crypto markets higher, HYPE set record highs, and all that followed two big risk events.

Sep 11, 2026

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6 min read

Memecoin Mania & Biden's Blunder

Hunter Biden's LAPTOP coin listed three weeks after the market had already picked its winner, and on the wrong chain.

Aug 21, 2026

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3 min read

Bessent Bounce? Not Quite

Bitcoin reached its highest level since May, but open interest and funding haven’t caught up to the move yet.

Aug 14, 2026

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4 min read

The Tick Tax

What a minimum price step buys you, told through three live experiments and one number that predicts them all.

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

Lost in Translation

The yen’s sharp rebound and weak US payrolls mattered more than crypto’s quiet week.

Jul 31, 2026

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5 min read

Margin Call from Seoul

An equity shock in South Korea led to millions in liquidations on crypto venues as the Fed considers hikes.

Meet the Author

Adam Morgan McCarthy

Adam is a researcher at LO:TECH. Previously he led the research team at Kaiko. His work powered insights for traders, funds, and regulators.

Adam has covered crypto markets since 2021. Before LO:TECH and Kaiko, he was Markets Correspondent at DeFiLlama's news arm, Markets Reporter at The Block, and Crypto Markets Fellow at Business Insider.

He has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg TV, FINTECH.TV from the NYSE floor, CoinDesk TV, and various podcasts — regularly covering topics from Bitcoin selloffs to the rise of perps in the US and more.