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Variant: Three L1 Assets Most Likely to Become Major Stores of Value

The core thesis of this article from Variant is that first-layer blockchain (L1) assets can be effectively analyzed as value stores (SOV). A good SOV is defined by several key traits: technological durability, scarcity, censorship resistance, economic productivity, strong memetics, and liquidity. The total addressable market for SOV assets is massive, exemplified by gold's $31 trillion market cap. The article identifies three L1 assets with high potential to become primary SOVs, each excelling in different dimensions. Bitcoin (BTC) dominates in memetic strength and widespread belief as "digital gold." Ethereum (ETH) stands out for its technological durability and adaptability, evidenced by its ability to upgrade and navigate significant challenges. ZCash (ZEC) excels in censorship resistance and privacy via its shielded pool feature, offering a long-term path for asset protection. The author concludes that despite these digital assets possessing superior fundamentals in many aspects compared to traditional SOVs like gold, they still represent a small fraction of the total SOV market, presenting a significant opportunity.

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Variant: Three L1 Assets Most Likely to Become Major Stores of Value

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Who Exactly Is Persistently Funding the Crypto Bear Market?

Despite a significant crypto market downturn in Q1 2026, with Bitcoin falling over 25% and Ethereum down 35%, institutional investment continued to flow in. Key buyers included corporate treasuries like Strategy (MicroStrategy), which aggressively added over $10 billion in Bitcoin, sovereign wealth funds such as Mubadala, and major banks launching new crypto ETFs. Over 26 new single-asset crypto ETFs were filed or launched under new SEC rules, including products from BlackRock and Morgan Stanley. VC funding showed concentration, with total funding around $5-6.8 billion but deal count dropping 49%. Three major deals—BVNK ($1.8B), Kalshi ($1B), and Polymarket ($600M)—accounted for half the quarter’s funding. Investment shifted toward payment/stablecoin and prediction market sectors, while DeFi and NFT/gaming funding declined sharply. The market is bifurcated: long-term holders and institutions are accumulating, while tactical hedge funds and miners are selling. The U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve remains unallocated, leaving corporate and sovereign buyers as the main drivers during this bear phase.

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Who Exactly Is Persistently Funding the Crypto Bear Market?

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