Gino Matos Gino Matos has published within the past 30 days.

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Gino Matos is a law school graduate and a seasoned journalist with six years of experience in the crypto industry. His expertise primarily focuses on the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem and developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Total Articles 1,742

Since Aug 2024

Last Active Jul 26, 2026

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Gino Matos Recent Articles

Market

Bitcoin crashed and flushed leverage out, but is the bottom here yet?

The liquidation wave cleared crowded long positions, but analysts say Bitcoin still needs ETF stability, fading exchange inflows, and renewed spot demand before the bottom is confirmed.

2 months ago

Market

Bitcoin’s $300K gold pattern now depends on whether Iran’s oil shock rewrites the Fed path

A gold-style breakout pattern has put a $300,000 Bitcoin target back in focus, but the Iran-driven oil shock may decide whether BTC trades like digital gold or another risk asset.

2 months ago

Derivatives

Bitcoin starts its first gapless CME week as the market searches for a new signal

CME’s around-the-clock crypto futures are now live, removing Bitcoin’s classic weekend gap just as BTC falls, oil spikes on Iran tensions, and the S&P 500 closes at a fresh record.

2 months ago

DeFi

Aave now has a regulated path from bank accounts to DeFi lending – The hard part is keeping users there

Aave’s UK payments approvals revive old fears that the protocol is drifting beyond lending, but Push may be the exception if it turns payments into a regulated funnel.

2 months ago

Digital Asset Treasuries

The US says it grabbed Iran’s crypto in a $1B seizure – will it end up in Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve?

Bessent’s Iran crypto seizure claim puts $1 billion in adversary assets between frozen wallets, forfeiture, and Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve.

2 months ago

Derivatives Bullish

Hyperliquid’s HYPE rally is bigger than a new all-time high

The Hyperliquid HYPE rally now hinges on whether ETF inflows, CFTC-backed Bitcoin perps, and Wall Street attention can turn HYPE into a durable bet on 24/7 derivatives infrastructure.

2 months ago

Market

How Bitcoin will price Trump’s claim that Hormuz could reopen this weekend

Bitcoin is heading into a thin-liquidity weekend trapped between $72,500 support and $75,000 resistance, just as traders weigh how Trump’s Hormuz de-escalation claim affects the market.

2 months ago

Mining

Bitcoin miners’ real prize is power as AI reshapes mining

Fidelity says AI demand is giving Bitcoin miners a more valuable use for their power infrastructure, and that could flatten the network’s hash-rate growth in 2026.

2 months ago

Regulation

Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target

Trump, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and other crypto-aligned officials are pushing Congress to lock in a digital asset rulebook.

2 months ago

Market

Bitcoin avoided an inflation shock, now it has to prove the rally isn’t over

PCE came in broadly as expected, giving Bitcoin a macro stabilizer after its slide below $75,000, but bulls need a move back toward $80,000 to prove this is a reset.

2 months ago

Payments

Stablecoins were supposed to bypass credit cards, but now Visa is winning crypto card payments

Stablecoin cards are turning crypto balances into everyday spending power, exposing that the easiest path to mainstream adoption may be through Visa, the same payments giant crypto was supposed to disrupt.

2 months ago

DeFi

DeFi’s automated yield protocols were built for retail, now they just add another layer of risk

Stake DAO’s vsdCRV exploit shows how automated yield products can turn DeFi complexity into a black box for retail users.

2 months ago

Gino Matos Gino Matos has published within the past 30 days.

Gino Matos Recent Articles

Bitcoin crashed and flushed leverage out, but is the bottom here yet?

Bitcoin’s $300K gold pattern now depends on whether Iran’s oil shock rewrites the Fed path

Bitcoin starts its first gapless CME week as the market searches for a new signal

Aave now has a regulated path from bank accounts to DeFi lending – The hard part is keeping users there

The US says it grabbed Iran’s crypto in a $1B seizure – will it end up in Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve?

Hyperliquid’s HYPE rally is bigger than a new all-time high

How Bitcoin will price Trump’s claim that Hormuz could reopen this weekend

Bitcoin miners’ real prize is power as AI reshapes mining

Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target

Bitcoin avoided an inflation shock, now it has to prove the rally isn’t over

Stablecoins were supposed to bypass credit cards, but now Visa is winning crypto card payments

DeFi’s automated yield protocols were built for retail, now they just add another layer of risk

Gino's Top Stories

Bitcoin reclaiming its $69,000 holder cost basis could open XRP’s path to $1.26

Bitcoin’s weekend test is whether the $58,000 drop was exhaustion or acceptance

Wall Street is selling Bitcoin but the old holders are now buying it back