Gabriel Cross

While DeFi, NFTs, and memecoins have historically captured the market’s attention, a powerful new narrative has been quietly gaining momentum and is poised to be a dominant theme in 2025: Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN). This emerging sector leverages cryptocurrency incentives to build and maintain real-world physical infrastructure in a decentralized manner. From wireless networks […]

For years, interoperability has been one of the biggest barriers to Web3’s growth. Blockchains were designed as isolated ecosystems, not as networks that communicate easily with one another. As a result, users have been forced to navigate confusing and often risky cross-chain tools just to move assets, interact with applications, or access liquidity across different […]

I watched someone get liquidated on a 50x leveraged position last week. $80,000 gone in about four seconds. The price moved 2% and that was it—account zeroed out. Derivatives are no joke. But here’s the thing: the crypto derivatives market in 2025 is now bigger than spot trading by a massive margin. For sophisticated traders, […]

In trading, theory and backtesting can only take you so far. True validation comes from live market performance, where your discipline and strategy are tested against real-time volatility. It’s this environment of high-stakes execution that separates consistently profitable traders from the crowd. This November, YWO is providing the arena for traders to prove their skills. […]

Most crypto traders obsess over the big stuff. Price charts, project roadmaps, whether Elon tweeted something stupid again. But there’s this whole other layer that serious players started paying attention to around 2025—market microstructure. Sounds boring, I know. It’s basically the plumbing of how trades actually happen. How liquidity works, what the venue’s rules do […]

We’ve been talking about AI in trading for years now. But 2025 feels different. It’s not hype anymore. Walk into any serious trading operation—doesn’t matter if it’s a hedge fund or some guy running strategies from his apartment—and AI is already there, quietly doing the work that used to take teams of analysts weeks to […]

In the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency trading, proficiency in charting and technicals is only half the battle. Honestly, sometimes it feels like just 10% of the game. The market’s legendary volatility – you know, the 30% swings in a week – is driven not just by code and fundamentals, which everyone obsesses over, but by […]

Learn risk management, diversification, trading psychology, and platform tools to navigate crypto volatility and build long-term success.

Crypto and traditional finance (TradFi) used to feel like opposing universes. On one side, crypto promised decentralization and disruption. On the other, Wall Street guarded its tried-and-true systems with skepticism. But today, the smart trader knows: these worlds aren’t enemies – they’re complementary. The strongest strategies borrow the best from both. By mixing crypto’s innovation […]

Introduction: The Rise of AI-Powered Cryptocurrencies Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries, from finance and healthcare to gaming and supply chains. As AI continues to integrate with blockchain technology, a new category of digital assets is emerging: AI tokens. Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, AI tokens power AI-driven applications on decentralized networks. These […]