strategy data
How systematic crypto strategies actually behaved: drawdowns, hit rates and the flow data behind the moves.
17 reports
Twelve months of indexed performance for the systematic strategies the desk tracks. Past behaviour is not a forecast, and the drawdown column matters more than the headline.
Long-only momentum with a volatility filter. Sits in cash when trend strength collapses, which is where most of the drawdown protection comes from.
| Modelled end value | £8,150 |
|---|---|
| Modelled gain | £3,150 |
| Worst drawdown | -18.4% (£920) |
| Winning months | 47% |
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Bitcoin's August trading has tracked shifting expectations for the next policy decision more closely than any crypto-native catalyst, with options positioning clustered around the meeting date and spot volumes thinning between it.
Hannah Weiss · 2026-08-11
Exchange-traded products tracking Solana have accumulated inflows in a steadier, smaller-ticket pattern than the bitcoin funds did at the same stage, suggesting allocation through model portfolios rather than tactical trading.
Hannah Weiss · 2026-08-11
Tokenised treasuries and money-market funds account for 10 of the 22 programmes in our RWA tracker and the overwhelming majority of value on-chain. The reason is regulatory, not technological, and the concentration carries a cost.
Lena Whitfield · 2026-08-06
Regulatory clearance for staking within exchange-traded ether products introduces reward pass-through alongside slashing exposure and redemption-liquidity mismatch that plain spot funds avoid.
Emma Lindqvist · 2026-08-06
Expanded data availability has driven layer-2 transaction fees to negligible levels, cutting sequencer revenue and reopening the question of how rollups fund themselves long term.
Oliver Grant · 2026-08-06
Decentralised GPU networks are reporting paid workloads rather than pilots, making utilisation rates and paid inference hours the metrics that separate genuine demand from emissions-funded activity.
Oliver Grant · 2026-08-05
Compressed hashprice has pushed listed bitcoin miners to monetise grid interconnection and power contracts through hosted compute, diversifying revenue away from block rewards.
Oliver Grant · 2026-08-03
A positive CryptoxInsights review of IX Swap: a compliant AMM for tokenised securities, wallet-level whitelisting, and a credible attempt to solve secondary liquidity for private-market tokens.
Tomas Reyes · 2026-07-25
Ethereum's Fusaka hard fork went live in July 2026, expanding blob capacity for rollups via PeerDAS and further tuning the validator set. Layer-2 fees dropped sharply within hours of activation.
Emma Lindqvist · 2026-07-21
US spot bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows after a prolonged outflow streak, with Fidelity's FBTC and ARK's ARKB leading the recovery even as bitcoin traded in a tight band around $64,000.
Hannah Weiss · 2026-07-17
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, continued accumulating bitcoin through 2025, surpassing 555,000 BTC and returning to near-billion-dollar weekly purchases largely funded by stock sales.
Marcus Feld · 2025-12-08
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) became the fastest ETF ever to accumulate $70 billion in assets and grew into one of the firm's top revenue sources, evidence of deep institutional demand.
Lena Whitfield · 2025-11-29
Gemini Space Station, the Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange, raised $425 million in its IPO priced at $28 and rallied on its Nasdaq debut, part of a wave of 2025 crypto listings.
Marcus Feld · 2025-09-12
Circle, the issuer of USDC, priced its upsized IPO at $31 to raise $1.05 billion, then surged around 168% on its NYSE debut, one of the standout crypto listings of 2025.
Sofia Marchetti · 2025-06-05
On 19 May 2025 Coinbase became the first crypto exchange added to the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial and cementing digital assets' place in mainstream portfolios.
Marcus Feld · 2025-05-19
Galaxy Digital moved its listing to the Nasdaq via a direct listing in May 2025, opening at $23.50, after a drawn-out SEC process, and positioned itself around crypto and AI infrastructure.
Marcus Feld · 2025-05-16
El Salvador agreed to scale back its pioneering bitcoin legal-tender policy to secure a 40-month, $1.4 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, a pragmatic retreat from its most radical crypto experiment.
Rafael Duarte · 2025-02-26
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