Our monthly report delves into insights from options volatility to inspire your next crypto move.

Following the significant expiration of contracts on Dec 27, 2024, and despite the largest single-day expiration in crypto derivatives history, the anticipated spike in volatility did not materialize. Instead, the realized volatility of BTC, ETH and SOL declined, defying expectations. Key takeaways include the following:

Please check out the report’s highlights.

Market Dynamics Post-Expiration in December 2024

Although the December 27 expiration saw over $435 million in contracts expire, the actual market response was muted. Only $65.53 million of BTC options expired 

 (ITM), indicating that the majority of significant contracts expired worthless. The clustering of ITM puts and calls at high strike levels (between $70K and $105K) highlighted the lack of significant hedging activity that typically drives volatility during expiration events.

As a result, realized volatility for BTC, ETH and SOL fell, with the most notable declines observed in the days following the expiration. This trend reflects a market environment in which sophisticated trading strategies haven’t led to the anticipated volatility spikes, indicating a cautious sentiment among traders.

Could $100K Hold This Time? — and Volatility Premiums

Despite the lack of immediate volatility following the expiration, forward-looking volatility expectations for 2025 remain elevated. Implied volatility levels for BTC and ETH have traded sideways, but the premium over realized volatility is at its highest since before the Nov 5, 2024 U.S. elections, suggesting traders are preparing for potential future price swings.

The term structure of implied volatility indicates a stable demand for short-term options, even as the market navigates a quieter winter. Meanwhile, the return to BTC prices above $100K hasn’t seen the same level of inversion in term structure as previous rallies, suggesting a less aggressive market stance. However, a bullish call-skew in shorter-tenor volatility smiles indicates ongoing optimism among traders regarding potential price movements in the near future.

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Bybit X Block Scholes Option Volatility Report (January 2025): Reflections From Year-End Expirations; Will $100K Hold This Time?

Discover Rifampicin (RIF), a Solana-based token merging decentralized science with longevity research on Pump.science. Explore live experiments, gamified funding and predictions.

Rifampicin (RIF) is the gamified compound token for the Rifampicin experiment, representing longevity research conducted with the compound Rifampicin. As part of the 

 (DeSci) movement spearheaded by Molecule and 

, RIF is connected to the Pump.science platform, which leverages blockchain’s decentralized nature to democratize access to research and innovation.

This guide explores what Pump.science is, the RIF token (including its launch and trading) and the way Pump.science seeks to address critical challenges within longevity research.

 highlights three core challenges in developing life-extending interventions.

Traditional research, such as that conducted through human and mouse trials, is often slow and expensive. With more potential drug molecules than atoms in the universe, high-throughput methods are essential. Pump.science leverages blockchain and gamification to balance speed, cost and quality, accelerating discoveries while maintaining data integrity.

 is a blockchain-based research protocol that democratizes the process of conducting and funding scientific experiments, with a focus on longevity research. By breaking down barriers to scientific innovation, Pump.science fosters a more inclusive and creative environment for discoveries.

The platform allows users to propose longevity-focused drug regimens, test them on experimental platforms such as 

 (with plans to expand to other models) and retain ownership of the resulting intellectual property (IP). Results are transparently shared for community review and collaboration.

Think of it as a virtual arena for scientific experimentation, in which regimens compete to extend lifespans. The Colosseum is now a petri dish, the gladiators are microscopic organisms and their weapons are cutting-edge longevity strategies.

How Pump.science Aims to Solve the Longevity Trilemma

Pump.science uses tools such as WormBot to gamify research, creating a Percentage Life Extension (PLE) score as a benchmark for success. Here’s how the basic process works:

This approach reduces research costs, democratizes participation and introduces a transparent, collaborative system for scientific advancement.

Pump.science is a blockchain-based platform that decentralizes and funds longevity research through gamified experimentation. Its process includes the following steps:

This milestone-driven approach combines accessible funding with transparent experimentation, enabling a collaborative and efficient path to discovering effective longevity compounds.

Pump.science integrates decentralized funding with structured, milestone-based experimentation, ensuring each stage is financially feasible and tied to measurable thresholds, as follows:

These thresholds are informed by extensive analysis of historical trading data on platforms like 

, ensuring alignment between funding goals and realistic market behavior.

Efficient and Transparent Research Funding

This structured funding model reduces reliance on centralized gatekeepers, enabling community-driven innovation and collaboration.

 (RIF) is a token on the Solana blockchain that represents ownership in longevity experiments using the compound Rifampicin. Traditionally an antibiotic, Rifampicin is gaining attention for its potential anti-aging properties. Studies of 

 (worms) suggest Rifampicin enhances cellular defenses against stress and damage, extending lifespan by maintaining protein quality and reducing oxidative stress.

On Pump.science, investors can fund and monitor real-time experiments by using RIF tokens.

The RIF token represents intellectual property and experimental rights for Rifampicin on Pump.science. Participants can trade the token and view data from studies that assess its impact on longevity. Its tokenomics ensure efficient funding, as well as transparency and scalability for advancing scientific discovery.

As trading scales, RIF tokens empower participants to fund and benefit from transformative scientific breakthroughs.

 (FDV) of $42 million, reflecting its total supply of 1 billion tokens. Its price performance indicates its potential, as follows:

Pump.science’s clear and ambitious road map for 2025 indicates that the platform is set to expand its impact on decentralized longevity research.

By integrating RIF tokens and leveraging blockchain for funding and data sharing, Pump.science is transforming longevity research into a collaborative and gamified frontier.

Rifampicin (RIF) is now available to trade as a Bybit Perpetual contract. Trade 

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Rifampicin (RIF): Gamified Decentralized Science

Fuel (FUEL) redefines Ethereum Layer 2 with modular design, parallelized transactions, and developer-friendly tools, enabling scalable, low-cost DApps.

 blockchain solutions have mushroomed over the past few years. As a result, developers have a solution for building efficient, low-cost and scalable 

 (DApps), a phenomenon mainly driven by Ethereum's network congestion, poor scalability and high transaction costs. However, many of these Layer 2 networks continue to suffer from performance issues, albeit not to the extent of 

 network. Some blockchain technicians have attributed such performance limitations to the monolithic nature of these platforms.

Fuel is a Layer 2 solution for the Ethereum blockchain that aims to address these problems by adopting a highly modular design and technical innovations such as parallelized transaction processing. Having started as an 

, one of the first of its kind within the world of Ethereum, Fuel has evolved into a modular, high-performance execution layer designed to help developers build scalable DApps. While offering an efficient, high-performance execution layer, Fuel utilizes Ethereum's own data availability (DA) and 

First introduced in 2020, the Fuel project entered a new era at the tail end of 2024 with the launch of its native token, FUEL, and a sharper focus on providing high-performance execution layer infrastructure.

 (FUEL) is a Layer 2-focused blockchain infrastructure project offering a high-performance modular execution layer while utilizing Ethereum’s Layer 1 DA and consensus layers

.Fuel was initially launched in December 2020 as one of the earliest optimistic rollups for Ethereum. Over the next several years, the project’s team refocused their efforts on delivering a modular, scalable Layer 2 solution with its own execution layer, externalizing the DA and consensus layers.

The result of this new approach is the current Fuel network, sometimes referred to as Fuel V2, which acts as what the project has called an operating system for Ethereum rollups. In essence, Fuel V2 offers developers a convenient and flexible way to launch rollup networks and DApps that leverage Fuel's modular architecture principles — an internal and highly scalable execution layer interacting with Ethereum's DA and consensus layers.

Rollups developed using the Fuel framework will feature significant mutual interoperability, in addition to the core benefits of scalability, low costs and Ethereum-supported security. The project’s team launched the first of these Fuel-powered rollups, Fuel Ignition, in October 2024.

As of early 2025, Fuel is actively building an infrastructural ecosystem to support Fuel Ignition and other Fuel-based rollup networks. For instance, users can already take advantage of the platform's native 

, Fuel Wallet, which lets them interact with DApps based on Fuel-powered rollup networks.

Fuel is also actively working on decentralizing its network to enhance security and performance. While a typical rollup solution uses a single sequencer node, a key network actor responsible for both block-building and proposing blocks to the underlying Layer 1, Fuel separates the roles of the builder and the proposer between distinct nodes. Fuel has already completed Phase 0 of its sequencer decentralization initiative, and operates 12 proposers and a single builder. Phase 1 will introduce multiple builders, along with around 100 proposers. The final stage of decentralization, Phase 2, is envisioned to feature as many as 10,000 sequencer proposers.

Fuel aims to be developer-friendly, and offers blockchain developers a toolbox called 

 to facilitate easy scripting and deployment of 

The project's developer is Fuel Labs, a Vancouver (Canada)–based blockchain development company founded by John Adler and Nick Dodson in 2019.

Fuel-based rollups boast performance and security benefits, thanks to several technological innovations, particularly a modular design, a highly secure 

 address model and parallelized transaction processing.

Fuel's technical advantages are based on architectural modularity. Most other rollups use Ethereum Layer 1 only for consensus, internalizing their execution and DA layers. Sidechains, another popular Layer 2 network type besides rollups, often keep all three blockchain layers under the hood. Such monolithic designs may limit scalability or security — or both.

In contrast, Fuel internally handles only the execution layer, allowing the overall platform to remain highly flexible and adaptable. Some other modular rollups adopt the same approach, but they often outsource their DA layers to partnering DA providers, many of which are small projects with less established security profiles. Fuel, on the other hand, utilizes Ethereum Layer 1 directly for both DA and consensus. Since Ethereum is one of the industry's most secure and decentralized platforms, Fuel's overall modular setup enjoys high levels of security.

Another key security advantage of Fuel stems from its UTXO transaction model. While Ethereum and many Ethereum-linked Layer 2 chains employ an account-based model, Fuel utilizes a UTXO setup in which each network address contains unspent amounts from earlier transactions, and each transfer represents an exchange of these unspent funds. First implemented by 

’s blockchain, UTXO is regarded as more secure than Ethereum's account-based model, particularly with regard to protections from 

Fuel's UTXO model also features another critical performance advantage — namely, support for parallel transaction processing. At runtime, Fuel's processing engine determines which transactions don't overlap, in terms of the addresses and UTXO amounts involved. Non-overlapping transactions are then processed in parallel, delivering significant scalability and throughput advantages.

FuelVM is the platform's processing engine. Fuel's virtual machine (VM) is a register-based system designed to optimize performance and parallelized transaction execution. Register-based VMs are one of the two most popular types of VMs, along with stack-based systems like 

 (EVM). Within a stack-based VM, data is stored in and retrieved from a temporary memory stack during transaction processing. In such systems, data pieces are stored and accessed in a last-in, first-out (LIFO) fashion, creating performance bottlenecks, such as a need for frequent instructions or a lack of direct access.

In contrast, a register-based system such as FuelVM processes data pieces held in registers — separate labeled storage areas. Such a design delivers performance benefits in the form of fewer instructions, enabling a more straightforward implementation of parallelized processing.

Sway is a programming language for writing Fuel-based 

. It's a domain-specific language, adapted to the needs of blockchain developers. Sway is based on Rust, a popular general-purpose programming language that emphasizes performance and concurrent processing. Since Fuel heavily leverages parallelized processing in order to achieve its scalability and throughput benefits, the Rust-based Sway is an optimal language for the Fuel platform's smart contracts.

While Sway has inherited many of Rust's properties, Fuel Labs has specifically adapted it for blockchain-based smart contract development. As such, blockchain development with Sway is typically easier and more efficient than using Rust.

Fuel Ignition is the first rollup network to leverage FuelVM. We noted earlier that Fuel is essentially a high-performance execution layer that developers can leverage to launch custom rollups. Theoretically, many different Ethereum-linked rollup chains can utilize Fuel and become part of the platform's ecosystem. Fuel Ignition represents the first step in this direction.

Fuel Ignition features one-second block times and gas fees that are small fractions of a cent. According to the project's public communications, transaction fees on Fuel Ignition can be lower than $0.0002. The Fuel Ignition Layer 2 chain utilizes Ethereum's DA layer. It optimizes the cost and efficiency of data processing on the underlying Layer 1 through the implementation of 

, an experimental Ethereum feature that uses bundles of data called "blobs," instead of standard transactions.

Fuel Ignition boasts a throughput of over 600 

 (TPS) on the Ethereum DA layer. It also features a high TPS per CPU core, with a throughput of 21,000 TPS per CPU. With parallelized processing and high TPS per core, Fuel Ignition is ideally suited for mass adoption on consumer hardware.

Another distinct feature of Ignition is its nearly universal support for Ethereum and 

 (SOL) native wallets. As of early January 2024, the blockchain already has over 60 live DApps operating on it in areas ranging from 

FuelProver is the platform's hybrid proof-generation solution that combines the features of optimistic fraud proofs and 

. Rollups pass these proofs along with blocks of transactions to the underlying Layer 1 chain to help validate transaction data. Optimistic rollups generally offer lower computational overheads, while ZK-rollups feature greater security. FuelProver is envisioned to combine the benefits of the two rollup types, helping developers integrate Fuel's execution layer into both varieties.

Fuel's native cryptocurrency, FUEL, is an 

 token issued on the Ethereum blockchain in December 2024. One of the token's key functions is to support the project's decentralized sequencer network, which is based on the 

 (PoS) validation method. The network utilizes FUEL to secure its operations via staking and stake delegation. Sequencers are rewarded in FUEL for their transaction processing activity. Other platform users can delegate FUEL to preferred sequencers to earn a share of the rewards.

Developers pay in FUEL to utilize the platform's resources, such as access to DA. Gas fees on the sequencer network are also paid in FUEL tokens.

The FUEL token is also used for Application Specific Sequencing, whereby users can bond their FUEL to a specific DApp and earn staking rewards from that application.

FUEL has a total supply of 10 billion, with an annual supply inflation of 3%. The image below details the token’s distribution:

The Fuel project has announced a genesis airdrop campaign, during which 10% of the FUEL supply (1 billion tokens) will be distributed to more than 200,000 eligible addresses. Recipients include various groups of early adopters, including testnet users, holders of NFTs on Fuel Ignition, those bridging funds to the blockchain, active gas users and open-source code contributors. The airdrop is active between Dec 19, 2024 and Jan 19, 2025.

The FUEL token can be purchased as Spot pair (

) on Bybit. As of Jan 7, 2024, FUEL is trading at $0.067, which is 19.8% lower than its ATH of $0.08375 on Dec 29, 2024 and 78.5% higher than its ATL of $0.03762 on Dec 20, 2024.

Until Jan 14, 2025, 8AM UTC, you have the chance to 

 by embarking on Bybit’s Puzzle Hunt! To earn FUEL rewards, start by registering for the Puzzle Hunt event. Then, collect puzzle pieces either by completing simple daily tasks or receiving the pieces from your friends. If you complete three consecutive puzzle pieces, you can earn achance at a lucky draw to unlock even more FUEL rewards. Additionally, be among the first 600 participants to complete the entire puzzle, and you can claim 5,000 FUEL!

Fuel’s network offers developers a unique environment in which to spin off Ethereum rollups. The developer toolchain — featuring Fuel Orchestrator, the Sway programming language and the parallel processing–capable FuelVM — offers outstanding tools that, along with the platform's high throughput capacity and modular design, make the job of launching high-performance rollups that much easier. As Fuel progresses in 2025, the project’s team is determined to keep its focus on serving the developer community, and strives to promote collaboration, innovation, education, creativity and efficiency in all matters related to blockchain rollup development.

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Fuel (FUEL): The Modular Ethereum Layer 2 for Developers

Solana's new proposal introduces a lattice-based hashing system to address the "state growth problem," allowing the blockchain to scale to billions of user accounts. 

Daily Top Performer —  Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)

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Today's top performer is PENGU, which surged 3.5% following the Pudgy Penguins assets surge ahead of the Abstract Network launch.

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), launched in 2021, is a popular NFT collection with a market cap of over $1.19 billion as of December 2024. The brand has expanded into physical toys, generating $10 million in sales through partnerships with major retailers. Ahead of the launch of the Abstract Ethereum layer-2 network, Pudgy Penguins assets are increasing in value. The PENGU token has seen significant growth, while Pudgy Penguin NFTs are approaching a higher floor price. The rise is linked to growing PENGU holders and speculation of another airdrop. Companion collections Lil Pudgys and Pudgy Rods have also gained in value. Details about Abstract’s launch are still scarce, but anticipation is building.

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 introduces a lattice-based hashing system to address the "state growth problem," allowing the blockchain to scale to billions of user accounts. This system enables instant verification of accounts without recalculating the entire state, reducing computational overhead while maintaining security. Early tests have shown promising results, and the upgrade will be implemented through Solana’s formal improvement process, with gradual activation through validator voting.

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Solana's New Hashing Proposal Aims to Scale Blockchain to Billions of Accounts

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Qtum is a hybrid blockchain that effectively combines Bitcoin's UTXO balance model with Ethereum's smart-contract functionality.

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 (BTC), remains a popular choice among crypto users, in part due to the very secure nature of fund transfers and storage on the network. In turn,

 (ETH) retains its large lead in the market as the biggest smart contract blockchain. In 2017, a new blockchain project, Qtum (QTUM), launched its mainnet with the promise of combining the best features of the two leading cryptos. In this article, we provide all the details on this intriguing and novel project.

Qtum (pronounced “quantum”) is a hybrid blockchain founded in 2016 to address two key limitations of Bitcoin and Ethereum, the leading blockchains. 

In the case of Bitcoin, the limitation was the chain’s inability to support 

 (DApps). In the case of Ethereum, the limitation was related to the way address balances are recorded on the chain. Ethereum uses a balance-tracking model called the account model.

The account model is different from the balance-tracking method, the 

 (Unspent Transaction Output) model, which is used on Bitcoin and several other leading blockchains.  While Ethereum’s account model is purported to be easier to conceptualize than the UTXO model, there are concerns about its security and scalability. In essence, Bitcoin’s UTXO model of recording and keeping track of address balances is widely believed to be more secure and scalable than Ethereum’s account model.    

Qtum offered a solution that was based on the UTXO balance model while also having smart-contract functionality. 

It did so by devising a multilayer system that eloquently combined the advantages of UTXO and smart contracts.

Overall, the Qtum network has a three-layer architecture to power its operations. The layers are:

, where network addresses are maintained using the UTXO model, just as on Bitcoin

 (AAL), which acts as the connecting medium between the base layer and the Virtual Machine (VM) layer above it

 layer at the top, where all smart contract processing occurs

The middle layer, the AAL, is an important element of Qtum’s architecture that allows it to keep smart contract code execution on the VM layer and pass the finalized account balance values to the base layer for record-keeping in the UTXO format.

The VM layer of Qtum is capable of supporting multiple virtual machines simultaneously. Much of the processing on this layer is currently based on the 

(EVM). This allows Qtum developers to create smart contracts in the 

Additionally, the VM layer also supports Qtum’s very own 

. A big advantage of x86 over EVM is its ability to support development in a variety of programming languages, including Python, Rust, C++ and more.

Qtum uses a unique block validation method called mutualized proof of stake (MPoS). A key feature of MPoS is that the block rewards are split between the node that has successfully validated a new block and the nine previous successful block validators. Both the new block’s validator and the validators of the nine previous blocks get an equal share of the block reward. Additionally, the distribution of some portion of the reward is delayed by 500 blocks.

These mechanisms are designed to enhance the security of the Qtum blockchain and minimize the likelihood of hacking attacks.

Another unique feature of Qtum’s block validation method is 

, introduced in August 2020. Qtum’s offline staking is a variation of the delegated staking widely used by many other 

 (DPoS) platforms. Under the offline staking model, any Qtum user may delegate staking rights to a full validator node on the network. The full node is called a super staker.

What makes Qtum’s offline staking different from other delegated staking formats is the fact that delegator nodes don’t have to give up the ownership of their QTUM funds. Instead of transferring the funds to their preferred super staker, users can delegate their Qtum web wallet address reference while retaining control of the funds.

The delegation takes place when a delegator sends a smart contract specifying the delegator’s address, the super staker’s address and a fee that the delegator agrees to pay to the super staker for using the offline staking service. If the super staker manages to earn a validator reward, they’ll share the amount with each delegator they represent.

Offline staking is a flexible way for any Qtum user to 

. Delegators don’t need to be online or use any computing resources to participate in block validation on the network. All they need to do is to delegate their staking rights once for a fee, via a smart contract, and then sit back and wait for those coveted rewards.

The Decentralized Governance Protocol (DGP)

Qtum’s governance process involves multiple parties, such as QTUM coin holders, developers, block validator nodes and community members, among others. On the majority of other 

 (PoS) blockchains, governance voting is restricted to coin holders, whereas on the Qtum network other key stakeholders can have a say in the direction of the project by submitting proposals and taking part in the formal voting procedure.

The chain’s governance voting mechanism, called the decentralized governance protocol (DGP), is based on smart contracts that help to automate governance participation for all of the diverse stakeholders with voting rights.

Qtum is a unique project in many ways. First, there’s hardly any other blockchain that has tried to harness Bitcoin’s UTXO model within the smart contract environment. Qtum’s AAL is a novel technology that’s among the first to tackle this task.

Second, Qtum uses a unique MPoS validation method that’s designed to reduce security risks prevalent within PoS-based blockchain environments.

Finally, Qtum’s DGP-based governance model is unlike many others in the industry. It gives formalized, smart contract-based voting rights to a variety of key stakeholders of the project.

, introducing Qtum 2.0 — an improved version of the original blockchain. While technically Qtum 2.0 may be called a

 of the original chain, the purpose of the upgrade was not to create a new network, or a different cryptocurrency. Instead, the goal of Qtum 2.0 is to introduce functional improvements and pave the way for more advanced features in the future.

Upon its launch, Qtum 2.0 introduced several technical changes, such as an upgrade to the latest version of the EVM and the difficulty adjustment for block validation to reduce block time. Ten months after the launch of Qtum 2.0, the offline staking functionality was activated on the mainnet. Future useful features include chain-cloud integration and the management of confidential assets.

 (ICO) in March 2017 during which it distributed 100 million QTUM as the coin’s initial supply. Out of this amount, 51 percent was sold to the public; 20 percent was distributed to the development team, founders and investors; 20 percent was allocated for business development; and 9 percent was reserved for academic research and education.

In addition to the initial 100 million tokens, more QTUM have been issued as rewards for block validation on the network. The initial reward was set at four QTUM per block, with a mandatory halving of the block rewards every four years. Per the chain’s reward issuance schedule, the block rewards are expected to fizzle out by around 2045. At that point, QTUM's total supply will have reached the coin’s maximum specified supply of 107,822,406. As of this writing (26/7/2022), QTUM’s circulating supply is around 104 million.

QTUM Price Prediction — Is Qtum a Good Investment?

During its initial months on the market in mid-2017, the QTUM coin traded at around $5–$15. In January 2018, QTUM price momentarily spiked to $94.67, its highest level ever, during a market-wide rally. That price was then replaced by the yearlong

At the end of the crypto winter, in December 2018, QTUM price was down to around $1–$3. The coin traded roughly within this range until 2021, when it underwent two price spikes in May and November, similar to many other 

 on the market. The crypto market’s multi-month decline from its November 2021 peak didn’t spare QTUM, either. Similar to the wider market, QTUM experienced a precipitous drop, from $17.84 on November 9, 2021, to around $2.60 in mid-June 2022.

This decline was nothing unusual in the market carnage that unfolded between late 2021 and mid-2022. However, since mid-June 2022, the market has been showing initial signs of slow recovery against the backdrop of continuing panic and hysteria in the news.

In the last 30 days to July 20, 2022, the overall cryptocurrency market cap has grown by 15 percent. Within the same period, QTUM’s price has grown by 24 percent (from $2.70 to $3.34), somewhat stronger than the wider market’s growth.

While it’s too early to make a confident conclusion from this initial, and possibly fragile, price recovery, the fact that QTUM has recovered better than the overall market is already an indication of the coin’s inherent potential.

QTUM is based on solid business fundamentals, offering a secure and scalable platform for businesses to host their DApps. As such, the coin is likely to continue to outperform the overall market, and represents a good investment.

At the same time, we will stop short of declaring it to be among the very best coins on the market. Although QTUM has potential, particularly for the enterprise environment, the project has yet to clearly articulate its value proposition in simple terms.

The project’s PR and communications are rich with technical detail and lengthy discussions of intricate technicalities, such as the x86 VM’s functionality. At the same time, Qtum would benefit greatly from more focus on articulating its advantages to business, rather than technical, users.

You can buy the QTUM crypto on Bybit. The coin can be easily 

 on the Bybit trading platform. Within the trading interface, on the right side of the screen, you will see the 

Under this button, specify the amount of QTUM you’d like to purchase. The amount of USDT to pay will be immediately shown. When ready, press the 

By combining the security of Bitcoin’s UTXO model with smart contracts, Qtum has created a powerful platform that should attract the attention of the business world. The upgrade to Qtum 2.0, which has improved the platform’s security features and paved the way for enhanced functionality, should further raise the project’s profile.

However, it remains to be seen to what extent Qtum will be able to make inroads in the B2B world. The project has great technical parameters and potential business use cases. The main goal for the Qtum team now is to clearly articulate these advantages to its primary target audience — the business community.

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