Galaxy Grid

Galaxy Research

Every week, Galaxy Research unpacks the stories shaping crypto. From market moves to protocol updates to policy shifts, our team explains what happened, why it matters, and how it fits into the bigger picture.

  1. Jul 14

    Robinhood Chain, Onchain Lending, and Bitcoin's BIP-110 Debate

    In this week's episode of Galaxy Grid, the hosts unpack a choppy market week as Bitcoin holds steady around $63.7k and Ethereum flashes slight outperformance while crypto ETF flows log their first positive week in nine weeks. The crew details MicroStrategy's massive $460 million equity sale to secure a $3 billion cash runway for extensive dividend coverage without offloading any corporate Bitcoin holdings. Turning on-chain, the team analyzes the sudden liquidity and volume rotation away from Solana into the newly launched Robinhood Layer-2 chain, highlighted by the explosive hundred-million-dollar surge of the "Cash Cat" token and FOMO’s native chain support expansion. Finally, the hosts break down the stagnant state of DeFi lending markets post-RSE exploit, analyze the cooling spot volumes on prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket as a historic summer of sports trading winds down, and tackle the roaring internal Bitcoin governance debate surrounding the controversial BIP 110 spam-filtering soft fork proposal. Keep in touch: ▸ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/galaxyhq & https://x.com/glxyresearch ▸ Read our research at https://www.galaxy.com/research ▸ Subscribe to receive Galaxy Research's weekly newsletter: https://www.galaxy.com/subscribe-to-r... This video, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at https://www.galaxy.com/galaxy-digital...

  2. Jun 30

    Strategy's New Framework, Solana Memes, and Kraken Eyes Aave

    In this week's episode of Galaxy Grid, the hosts dive into a high-stakes week as Bitcoin registers its first weekly close below $60k since late 2024 amidst macro friction and persistent market overhang. The crew deconstructs MicroStrategy’s newly unveiled digital credit capital framework, analyzing the inner workings of its multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin monetization programs, preferred share repurchases, and shifting corporate dividend policies. Turning to on-chain ecosystems, the team examines the historic seven-week negative streak for major crypto assets that sharply contrasts with record-breaking inflows for emerging altcoin ETFs. The hosts also evaluate the sudden explosion of the "Ansem" KOL meme token, debating whether hyper-speculative assets are cannibalizing Solana's milestone tokenized equity volumes. Finally, they dissect Kraken's rumored multi-million-dollar equity acquisition in Aave Group, explore the deep structural tensions brewing between DAOs and corporate service providers amid the ENS governance overhaul, and discuss the emergence of "ETH Labs" as commercial entities step in to fund the future of the Ethereum roadmap. Keep in touch: ▸ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/galaxyhq & https://x.com/glxyresearch ▸ Read our research at https://www.galaxy.com/research ▸ Subscribe to receive Galaxy Research's weekly newsletter: https://www.galaxy.com/subscribe-to-r... This video, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at https://www.galaxy.com/galaxy-digital...

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Every week, Galaxy Research unpacks the stories shaping crypto. From market moves to protocol updates to policy shifts, our team explains what happened, why it matters, and how it fits into the bigger picture.

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