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Conceptually, alpha is used to assess the excess returns of an investing strategy relative to industry standards. Alpha is constantly pursued by capital market participants but is very uncommon and difficult to reproduce consistently.


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Shiny Coins #11 – Extreme Fear, But Memes, Privacy & AI Keep Pumping
In this week’s Shiny Coins #11 (April 4, 2026), the crypto market sits at $2.31T with Bitcoin dominance holding at 58.1% and the Fear & Greed Index stuck at a grim 11 (Extreme Fear). While macro tensions linger, selective rotation is alive: Memecore (M) explodes on a game-changing hardfork, Hyperliquid (HYPE) flexes its perp dominance, Zcash (ZEC) rides the privacy revival, and Bittensor (TAO) gets Grayscale ETF buzz. We rank the 10 shinies…
High APY on Stablecoins - OnRe Leverages Real-World Risk for 10%+ Yields
The Non-Correlated Alpha: Why Reinsurance is the New RWA Frontier In a market often dictated by the price of SOL or US interest rate pivots, OnRe introduces a different breed of yield: Reinsurance premiums. By distributing risk through industry giants like Guy Carpenter and Howden, OnRe captures returns from hurricane seasons and global insurance cycles—events that have zero mechanical correlation to crypto volatility. Currently, the mark…
Tradexyz Airdrop Farming Guide
🌟 What is Tradexyz? Hyperliquid’s Premier RWA Perps Platform Tradexyz serves as a specialized perpetual decentralized exchange (perp DEX) built directly on the HIP-3 framework atop the Hyperliquid blockchain. It has quickly positioned itself as the largest dedicated venue for equity, commodity, and forex perpetual contracts, delivering seamless 24/7 on-chain access to real-world asset (RWA) markets that traditionally operate only during lim…
Shiny Coins #10 – PolitiFi Memes & AI Compute Ignite in Extreme Fear
TRUMP mania leads the only real heat this week as Fear & Greed drops to 15 — verified CoinGecko movers refuse to stay quiet. The crypto market this week stayed locked in caution despite brief spikes toward $74K. BTC trades at $71,433 (+4.8% on the week), dominance holds at 56.9%, and total market cap sits at $2.51T with modest +1.5% 24h movement. The Fear & Greed Index plunged to 15 (Extreme Fear) — the lowest sustained reading in ov…
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Shiny Coins #9 – Extreme Fear Lingers but AI Agents & Legacy Protocols Fight Back
Even with sentiment in the gutter, select AI plays, Bitcoin L2s, and regulatory-boosted legacies are posting the only real heat this week. The crypto market this week stayed icy despite a few green pockets. BTC trades at $68,400 (modest weekly pressure), dominance holds around 58%, and total market cap hovers near $2.38T. The Fear & Greed Index is stuck at 18 (Extreme Fear) — the sort of reading that historically marks bottoms but right…
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