Yesterday we closed the book on XBTUSD — the contract that started it all.
Launched on 13 May 2016, it was the longest-running perpetual swap contract in crypto. And until we are told otherwise, the longest running derivatives contract of any kind, given TradFi still trades on contracts that expire.
Let's take a trip down memory lane one last time 💔
I compared 8 crypto cards in China. Test #8
Same merchant, same basket, an Alipay QR in Shanghai. ¥110.20 on every card, rate only this time, no cashback. Here is what each one took:
- @Backpack : $16.33
- @wirexapp : $16.43
- @krak : $16.43
- @avici : $16.53
- @jup_mobile : $16.53
- @ether_fi : $16.53
- @Plasma : $16.63
- @Bybit_Official : $16.63
Only Jupiter and Bybit show the fee as its own line, 1% and 2%. The rest just show one number
Thirty cents looks like nothing. On a $3,000 trip that same gap works out to about $50, before any cashback
Asia, which crypto cards are you actually paying with?
Which card apps get downloaded the most on iPhone?
Installs last month and the top three markets for 19 Crypto Card apps, tracker estimates
- @RedotPay : ~100k (Algeria, US, Saudi Arabia)
- @MetaMask : ~100k (US, Russia, UK)
- @BitgetWallet : ~50k (US, Nigeria, India)
- @KASTxyz : ~40k (Saudi Arabia, US, Brazil)
- @Krak : ~40k (US, UK, Brazil)
- @Plasma One : ~30k (US, Nigeria, Hong Kong)
- @ether_fi : ~20k (Brazil, Taiwan, US)
- @wirexapp : ~9k (France, Spain, Italy)
- @Nexo : ~7k (US, Argentina, Italy)
Full map below
Did your country make the list?
Setelah nyoba transaksi di Uniqlo pake 3 crypto card, akhirnya gw dapat perbedaan dalam nilai usdnya:
• OKX Card: $13.91 + cashback 2%
• Bitget Card: $14.18, tanpa cashback
• Bybit Card: $14.22 + cashback 2%
Selama cashback masih aktif:
OKX > Bybit > Bitget
Kalau limit cashback bulanan udah habis:
OKX > Bitget > Bybit
Yang menarik, bahkan tanpa cashback pun conversion rate OKX masih paling bagus karena ga ada fee transaksi tambahan.
Every country has its own favorite Crypto Card
Top 3 download countries for 20 card apps, all on one map. Android:
- Indonesia : 7 apps, tied for the most
- Nigeria : 7 too, and for six of them it is the number one market
- Bangladesh : 6, the second home for @RedotPay and @Exa_App
- United States : 6, but number one only for @Plasma
- Brazil : 6, the main country for @KASTxyz, @Krak and @ether_fi
- Argentina : 5, led by @Nexo
Not a single European country goes above two
iPhone map comes next, and it is almost the opposite
Which one surprised you here?
CoinGlass 2026 Q1 Cryptocurrency Market Share Research Report
One key takeaway from the Report:
Trading stayed active, but liquidity and capital became even more concentrated at the top.
Binance remained the clear leader in volume, OI, depth, and reserves, while Hyperliquid showed that on-chain derivatives are now part of the mainstream conversation.
Q1 was not about euphoria. It was about recovery, concentration, and shifting market structure.
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