Feb 24, 2025: Our weekly Institutional Insights explores the latest market developments — market performance, industry news, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, trending topics, upcoming events and token unlocks — to help you supercharge your crypto trading.

 explores the latest market developments — market performance, industry news, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, trending topics, upcoming events and token unlocks — to help you supercharge your crypto trading.

Weekly Highlight — Mixed Economic Data Leads to Risk-Off Strategies

For the past two months, the strong U.S. economy has given investors confidence to invest in markets, even amidst looming tariffs and a stricter Federal Reserve Board. However, recent data indicates that this support may be weakening.

Last Friday, several reports on consumer sentiment, housing and services contributed to the S&P 500's largest loss of the year as it fell 1.7%, wiping out its weekly gains. In contrast, bonds experienced a rally, driving the yield on 10-year Treasuries down to 4.43%. The VIX {

the Chicago Board Options Exchange's (CBOE) Volatility Index

, known as the "fear gauge"] spiked, but remained below 20, signaling increased market anxiety.

Previously, optimism among investors was fueled by speculation regarding U.S. president Trump’s policies promoting disinflationary growth. However, mixed economic signals are now causing concern, particularly a report showing a decline in consumer sentiment alongside rising long-term inflation expectations — the largest drop since 1995. Additionally, existing U.S. home sales fell for the first time since September 2024, further complicating the outlook.

While January's job growth appeared solid, with 143,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate stable, institutional investors began the year with a pro-risk stance, optimistic about the U.S. economy’s trajectory. Yet, the recent volatility in economic data has prompted a reevaluation of strategies.

Weekly Crypto Highlight — SEC May Drop Lawsuit Against Coinbase

Coinbase announced that the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to drop its lawsuit accusing Coinbase of operating an illegal exchange, pending Commissioners’ approval. Following this news, Coinbase shares initially surged in premarket trading, but fell by 4% to $246.30 as of midday in New York. Bitcoin also declined by about 1%, trading at around $97,000.

This decision signals a shift from the aggressive regulatory stance of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who faced criticism from the crypto industry for enforcing regulations through lawsuits. Last week, the SEC likewise requested a pause on a similar case against Binance, highlighting ongoing developments regarding a regulatory framework for digital assets.

The SEC's complaint will be unfairly dismissed, meaning it cannot be refiled. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that this dismissal will entail no fines or changes in the company’s operations.

Coinbase has actively engaged in Washington, D.C., donating millions to support pro-crypto candidates and recently adding Chris LaCivita, a former Trump campaign manager, to its advisory council. Armstrong has also communicated with Trump directly.

The SEC initially sued Coinbase in June 2023 amidst a broader crackdown on the digital asset industry following the 

. Gensler had claimed that many tokens fell under SEC jurisdiction. 

The dismissal alleviates a significant burden on Coinbase, allowing it to list more tokens and refocus on product development, rather than legal defenses. This outcome removes a key litigation risk, enhancing Coinbase's capacity to innovate. The company recently reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, and now aims to collaborate with Congress and regulators in order to establish clearer rules for the crypto landscape.

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Weekly Institutional Insights: Mixed Economic Data Rattles Market; SEC May Dismiss Lawsuit

As of mid-February 2025, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing movements driven by economic pressures and regulatory movements. 

As of mid-February 2025, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing movements driven by economic pressures and regulatory movements. Recent inflation data has rattled financial markets, leading to a sharp reassessment of expectations for Federal Reserve policy. A higher-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) report has caused Bitcoin to dip below $94.2K before rebounding to approximately $98.1K. This fluctuation illustrates how macroeconomic factors are increasingly influencing digital assets, mirroring trends seen since early 2022 when the Fed began raising interest rates.

Santiment data reveals that discussions around the terms “CPI” and “inflation” surged to 1.75% of all crypto conversations, the highest level since 2022. This heightened sensitivity indicates that when markets are stagnant or declining, economic news is met with increased concern and fear, often leading to sell-offs. Despite the increased uncertainty, Bitcoin has demonstrated resilience, staying above the $98K mark. Nevertheless, continued inflation could lead to further volatility in risk assets such equities and crypto.

The LIBRA scandal has further complicated the crypto landscape. Argentine President Javier Milei's endorsement of the cryptocurrency led to a dramatic rise — and an even more significant fall in value, as it plummeted by 80% within days. Allegations of fraud surrounding Milei have intensified scrutiny of speculative assets, particularly meme coins, leading to a crisis of confidence among investors.

The fallout from this scandal reflects a broader trend of growing impatience with high-risk assets. Retail sentiment has turned bearish, as evidenced by increased mentions of selling across social media platforms. This shift highlights the need for thorough research before investing in speculative projects. The LIBRA incident serves as a stark reminder of the risks associated with relying solely on endorsements for investment decisions, prompting many traders to seek more stable and established cryptocurrencies.

Emerging Opportunities and Investor Behavior

Litecoin is gaining traction, driven by the possibility of a spot ETF approval that could pave the way for broader access to altcoins, further maturing the crypto market. As discussions around the term “Litecoin ETF” spike, market analysts are optimistic about the likelihood of approval, which could enhance investor interest in Litecoin and similar assets.

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Bybit x Santiment: LIBRA Scandal Gives Rise to Meme Coin Crisis; Litecoin ETF Anticipations Build Up

KAITO is the core currency of Kaito AI’s InfoFi ecosystem, enabling transactions, governance, staking, and community engagement.

The S&P 500 fell 0.43% amid Walmart’s weak outlook, with investors eyeing PMI and home sales data next. Gold rose 0.23% to $2,939 on safe-haven demand but retreated from a $2,954 high. Traders await S&P Global Flash PMIs. Coindesk Indices, an index measuring broader cryptocurrency market performance was up by 0.02%, with Bitcoin and Ether rising by 2.46% and 0.69%, respectively in the past 24 hours. Trade these markets and more with up to 500x leverage on Bybit MT5 using this 

Today’s top performer is BERA, which surged nearly 15.8% after The Graph integrated Berachain Mainnet on day one, enabling seamless onchain data access.

Berachain (BERA), founded in 2021, is a Layer 1 blockchain with Proof-of-Liquidity consensus, ensuring security and liquidity while maintaining full Ethereum compatibility. The Graph has 

 support for the newly launched Berachain mainnet from day one. Developers can now query Berachain data using Subgraph Studio, making it easier to organize and access onchain data. This integration enables the creation of fast and efficient frontends for Berachain-powered dapps.

Check Out the Latest Prices, Charts, and Data of 

 is the core currency of Kaito AI’s InfoFi ecosystem, enabling transactions, governance, staking, and community engagement. The total supply is allocated as follows: 56.67% to community and ecosystem initiatives (including ecosystem growth, creator incentives, and liquidity rewards), 25% to core contributors, 10% to the foundation, and 8.3% to early backers. Distribution is merit-based, using AI-driven assessments of engagement, governance participation, and long-term alignment with Kaito’s vision. Staking provides rewards and voting rights, ensuring active participation. A claim process for KAITO will be announced soon.

Yesterday, BTC Spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $252.8M, including $33.5M from GBTC and $219.3M from non-GBTC funds.

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KAITO Powers the InfoFi Ecosystem with Governance Staking and Community Rewards

Kaito is an AI-powered information indexer specifically designed to deliver actionable insights for cryptocurrency traders and investors. Find out more now!

Within a year of its launch, Kaito has already established itself as a key player in the web3 industry. Its innovative approach combines artificial intelligence with publicly available crypto conversation data, creating a tool that can present an up-to-date picture of the events affecting the cryptocurrency space at any given time.

 is an AI-powered search engine specifically designed for the cryptocurrency space. It’s a premium service with a monthly subscription of $1,099. The platform indexes thousands of 

 sources that aren’t accessible through traditional search engines, and gathers data from Twitter, Discord, governance forums, research papers, news articles, podcasts and even conference transcripts. 

Kaito uses advanced AI algorithms and natural language processing to better understand context and gauge sentiment about topics. Its use of AI and an internal algorithm allows Kaito to filter out the noise, presenting a more accurate picture of community sentiment. 

. Before moving to web3, Hu worked in the traditional finance space for over eight years, including the management of a $500 million equities portfolio at Citadel. His aim with Kaito is to democratize web3 information by giving users access to tools and insights they need to navigate this ever-changing industry. 

Kaito has quickly attracted significant investment from major 

 in the industry. The project has already raised $10.8 million across two funding rounds.

The seed round in August 2023 was led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital China, Jane Street and others, as Kaito secured $5.3 million. This was followed by a Series A round in June 2023, led by Superscrypt and Spartan, raising an additional $5.5 million with a valuation of $87.5 million. Other notable investors include Mirana Ventures, Folius Ventures and Alpha Lab Capital. 

Kaito offers a range of features designed to provide users with comprehensive and actionable insights. They include the following:

: Kaito’s platform uses a custom-built large language model (LLM) in combination with real-time data gathered from various sources to provide users with actionable insights on developments in the web3 space. 

:As a web3-native company, Kaito can analyze and understand the nuances of 

 and concepts. This gives it an edge when compared to Web 2.0 search engines that struggle to understand this space. 

: Kaito tracks market sentiment at various levels, including general market sentiment, sector-specific sentiment and sentiment toward specific tokens and projects, providing investors and traders with an important metric in assessing a project’s value.

Kaito uses a custom LLM to enhance its data processing capabilities. The platform aggregates data continuously from various sources, including social media, forums and news websites. This data is then processed using Kaito’s natural language processing capability to identify relevant information, extract key insights and analyze market sentiment. 

In addition, its platform uses a reputation system to give weightage to different posts based on the reputation of each poster. It also employs sophisticated algorithms to filter out spam and bots that often try to shape public opinion on social media platforms, especially on X. 

In December 2024, Kaito AI introduced two new elements to its ecosystem: 

 collection. Yaps is a scoring system that measures user contribution and engagement within the web3 community. Users earn 

 by creating valuable content, engaging with others in the crypto space and participating in discussions on 

. Kaito uses four main attributes in allotting these points:

The system also automatically filters out spam posts, making sure only real posters and useful posts can earn Yap points. While Kaito hasn’t officially confirmed a token airdrop associated with Yaps, the program allows participants to accumulate points that might play a role in future rewards, or initiatives within the Kaito AI ecosystem.

Participation in the Yaps program is completely free. Users just need to log in with their Crypto Twitter accounts and Kaito will start tracking their Yaps scores automatically. 

Genesis NFTis a limited-edition collection of 1,500 

 launched by Kaito AI. Priced at 0.1 ETH each, these NFTs have been minted in three phases:

As of Dec 26, 2024, NFTs in the collection are tradable on OpenSea, with a floor price of approximately 3.69 ETH. 

Kaito is a new and innovative service in the web3 space. Its use of AI to cut through the noise and fragmentation presents a great opportunity for the entire ecosystem. Kaito’s 

 suggests that it’s likely to roll out new features and/or services in the future. While the high subscription fee may be an obstacle for large-scale adoption, Kaito is still likely to become an important tool in the hands of institutions and 

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Altcoins

Siacoin offers something quite unique - data storage. Check out this article for all you need to know about this emerging altcoin.

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. But Bitcoin only offers decentralized transactions. 

’s network was the first to provide various decentralized services. One of these services is data storage.

Data storage is one of the necessities of the 21st century, as smart devices become an inseparable part of society. Some cryptocurrencies offer decentralized data storage, changing the approach behind it once and for all. One of the biggest cryptocurrencies to provide such a service is Siacoin. 

Siacoin is, in fact, a utility token and the native token of the Sia network. Like every cryptocurrency, Siacoin has had its ups and downs in terms of price. Recently, Sia has been growing at a consistent rate. But its price is not the only pretext for traders to consider before engaging with this coin. It is perhaps its utility that makes it unique and worthwhile. As such, let’s look at the key components of Siacoin so that you have a better understanding of this cryptocurrency’s background.

Siacoin (SC) is the native token of the Sia network and serves as a utility token. It is one of the first cryptocurrencies built on the Ethereum network that offer decentralized cloud storage.

 by computer scientists David Vorick and Luke Champine. It was initially announced in 2014, then revised and announced again in 2015. The funding for the Sia project came from Jim Pallotta, a billionaire investor. The name Sia is a reference to the ancient Egyptian god of perception.

The fact that it is decentralized gives Sia a chance to potentially compete with the likes of Google or Amazon, which provide centralized cloud storage. As such, the main goal of Sia is dethroning these centralized data storage options and putting decentralized ones on the pedestal.

In the same way that decentralized projects are built on top of the Ethereum network, SiaStream and Skynet work on the Sia network. SiaStream is the application that allows streaming media in a decentralized manner. Skynet delivers the pillar content of the network.

As of now, Siacoins do not have a limited supply, so their price might be prone to inflation. The reason for a limitless supply is that Siacoin is a utility token intended to benefit anyone who wants to join the network and use cloud storage. If Siacoin were to be limited, this would also limit storing data on the Sia network by its users. As of May 2021, the 

, Siacoin debuted at $0.00004 in 2015. The price reached its all-time high in January 2018, at $0.09. In 2021, the price of Siacoin started increasing again.

As suggested, the Sia network allows people to store data in a decentralized manner. In order for users to store files, they need to pay the network by using Siacoins. The fees are relatively low, and are considerably lower than the fees which traditional cloud storages requires.

Additionally, users can store many files at once without causing any trouble to the functionality of the network. Recently, the storage used has been increasing by terabytes.

Used storage over the last 90 days as of April 2021. Source: 

. Smart contracts are sets of codes that enable a blockchain to be decentralized. The smart contracts which enable the functionality of the Sia network are known as 

. These file contracts usually last 90 days.

After 90 days, the host needs to prove that the data is being stored, which is done by sharing a small percentage of the host’s data. This proof mechanism is known as Proof-of-Storage (PoS). After the host proves the information, which is added to the Sia blockchain, the host is rewarded with Siacoin.

What makes the data storing process of Sia much more efficient than traditional cloud storage is the decomposition of the files. Before a file is shared, the Sia network breaks down and encrypts the file into 30 parts so that uploading it is much easier. This also maintains the stability of the network, and makes sure that the data storing process does not fail.

Storage proofs and the breaking down of the data are 

 by Merkle tree technology. A Merkle tree is also known as a hash tree, whereby the information of each block is linked with that of another in the form of a “tree” to ensure efficiency and security in the blockchain.

But what if the host is offline? Does that mean that the user storing the files cannot recover and download his/her files?

process. Erasure coding enables the Sia network to store the file redundantly. Because of this, any 10 out of 30 segments of the broken-down file are able to recover all the files that a user stores. Judging by this process, even if 20 out of 30 hosts are unavailable and offline, you can still access all your files.

File contracts that last only 90 days are renewed after a certain period. If the host goes offline after 90 days, and does not prove the stored files, all the data is moved to another host to ensure the continuity of storing the files. This process is known as 

Moreover, even if the Sia network cannot find a new host automatically after the 90 days of the file contract, the user is refunded for any unused Siacoin.

 (PoW) as a consensus mechanism. Hence, the Siacoins can be mined by users. The mining process requires the nodes to verify a transaction in order for them to be rewarded with Siacoins by the network. Since the network’s supply is not limited, mining might not become as difficult in the future as it does in cryptocurrencies with a limited supply. It is also worth noting that Sia is open source, meaning that anyone can access the information and suggest modifications.

But Siacoin is not the only token in the Sia network. Another token that plays a vital role in the development of the Sia network is Siafunds. Siafunds (SF) are considered security tokens. Their purpose is to serve as an incentive for more people to join the Sia network and begin to store data in cloud storage.

The owners of such tokens earn a revenue of 3.9% from every transaction conducted in the Sia storing process. This 3.9% comes from fees that users pay, whether they are renter storage fees, bandwidth costs, or simply host collateral. The downside of this feature is that only 10,000 SF are in circulation, which was deployed when the Sia network itself was launched. 8,000 out of these 10,000 available SF are owned by 

Siacoins converted to Siafunds. Source: 

So what do all these processes achieve? There are benefits that come with every one of Sia’s features. Here are the main ones:

Data storing costs of Sia compared to traditional options. Source: 

So where does this information put Sia in relation to Bitcoin?

Interestingly enough, the Sia blockchain and the Bitcoin blockchain are very similar. In terms of their transaction processes, they have the same functions. In terms of consensus mechanisms, they both use 

 (PoW). Both blockchains are very secure and decentralized. Even though the supply of Siacoins is not limited, and the supply of Bitcoins is limited to 21 million BTC, the mining process is still similar for both of these blockchains.

However, there are some distinct features of the Sia blockchain that make it unique. Besides the obvious fact that the Sia network offers data storage and Bitcoin’s does not, they also differ in terms of the algorithms they use.

Bitcoin uses Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-256). This algorithm generates a 256-bit hash, one of the strongest hash functions that exist so far.

Sia, on the other hand, uses the Blake2b algorithm, which is based on BLAKE2. It generates a 64-bit hash, and its priority is to increase the security of hash functions. 

Now that we’ve covered what’s needed to understand the main idea of Siacoin and the network it resides in, let’s look at the main platforms that Siacoin can be used for besides transactions.

Filebase is one of the biggest storage platforms for which Siacoins can be used. It stores data in a secure, private and decentralized way. Filebase is the first platform to simultaneously support Sia, Storj and Skynet as underlying storage layers. Filebase ensures a 3x redundancy for each segment of the files, making the files easily accessible to users even if hosts are offline. 

While Siacoins are necessary for storing files in the network, Filebase does not explicitly ask you to purchase and use cryptocurrency.

 decentralized storage platform. Every file uploaded to Skynet has a unique ID, which is known as a Skylink.

Skylink serves as the file information’s hash, and it can be used any time to access or retrieve files in a Skynet Portal. All this is done in a decentralized manner, even though specific vantage points connect the user with the files. 

Nextcloud is another external storage application developed on the Sia network. It also offers redundancy of file segments, as well as a secure data storage service. Sia is constantly updating Nextcloud, and it is currently trying to make the Sia Nextcloud one of the best platforms to offer a user-host interface.

Ultimately, Siacoin is one of the most underrated cryptocurrencies in terms of utility. Its price may not experience rocketing highs due to its large, unlimited supply, but it has revolutionized how data is stored online.

Exploiting decentralized storage offered by the Sia network could reduce the need for centralized storage options such as Google, Amazon or Microsoft. This is because it is much more expensive to use these centralized options. Additionally, they do not offer the security and privacy that the Sia network provides.

One thing is for sure: decentralized cloud storage may become one of the most critical features of decentralization in the near future.

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