Shiba Inu (SHIB) continues to battle bearish pressures in the cryptocurrency market as the meme coin faces volatility. Amid these developments, Lucie, the marketing lead of the SHIB ecosystem, has dropped insights into the asset’s appeal factors.

Exchanges and wallet distribution boosting SHIB’s credibility

In a post shared with the community on X, Lucie highlighted that the distribution of Shiba Inu is not centralized in a few individuals. Rather, it is spread across several major exchanges and people.

According to Lucie, major wallets on Binance, Robinhood, Crypto.com, among others, have trillions of SHIB in their custody.

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These SHIB tokens are held on behalf of the millions of users invested in the Shiba Inu project. The volume of SHIB held in the wallets of these exchanges represents the top 10 holders’ count.

Besides these wallets on exchanges, individuals also have a sizable number of SHIB in their custody. The SHIB marketing executive noted that over 1.5 million individual wallets are hosted on Ethereum alone. This suggests the massive spread of ownership distribution.

In terms of geographic spread, Shiba Inu is highly concentrated in the United States of America, India, Turkey and East Asia. Other regions include Europe, Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.

She noted that this decentralized nature of SHIB holders could serve to enhance security and prevent price volatility from a few controlling owners.

Market performance and “Sparktember” outlook

As of this writing, the Shiba Inu price was changing hands at $0.00001243, representing a 1.18% increase in the last 24 hours.

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However, investors remain cautious of the bearish outlook of the meme coin, resulting in a 17.5% decline in trading volume to $180.3 million within the same time frame.

Despite this outlook, there is growing optimism among some community members that September will be bullish. They expect the month to trigger utility and new launches for SHIB and have dubbed it “Sparktember.”

How the dog-themed meme coin performs will be revealed with the passing of time.

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In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use the backtesting function in TradingView and give you the benefits and downsides of this platform, based on my personal experience.

This powerful tool allows traders to test the effectiveness of any trading strategy, whether it’s one they have developed themselves, or one created by a member of the TradingView Community.

Key Takeaways

• TradingView’s backtesting function allows traders to quickly test a wide selection of trading strategies across a huge collection of worldwide trading markets.
• The platform offers a variety of strategies created by Community members, as well as the ability to create your own.
• While there can be limitations to TradingView’s backtesting platform, there are also solutions.

Benefits of TradingView Backtesting

Here are some of the benefits of using TradingView’s backtesting platform:

• Fast results: The backtesting system is fast, and you can see the results right away. This allows you to iterate quickly and adjust your strategy accordingly.
• Community scripts: You can use other traders’ strategies that are available in the Community. This saves you time and effort in developing your own strategy.
• Historical Data: TradingView has a Deep Backtesting feature that provides all the historical data you need to conduct a thorough backtest.
• Easy to use: The backtesting function is simple, no complex setups required.
• Access tons of worldwide markets: TradingView gives traders access to a wide range of markets from around the world. It could be the largest collection of publicly available data feeds in the world.
• Browser based: Available on almost any operating system.
• Create your own strategies: Make and test your own strategies quickly with Pine Script.

Now that you know a little about the platform, here’s how to start using it.

How to Access Strategy Tester on TradingView

First make sure that you’re logged into a paid account.

To access the backtesting function, first click the Strategy Tester tab at the bottom of the screen.

From there, click on the Load Your Strategy button.

This can either be a strategy that you’ve created or one that’s been developed by a Community member within TradingView.

To find a strategy, search by name or browse through the available community scripts.

Be sure to use the menu on the left of the window to see other types of strategies.

Select Personal to see the strategies you’ve created.

Yeah, there are a TON of strategies available and it can be a little overwhelming.

So start with something that you understand and test all the related strategies.

For example, when I search for a Bollinger Bands trading strategy, here’s what comes up.

The number on the right of each strategy indicates the number of people currently using it.

Usually, the most popular ones are at the top.

But not always.

So scroll through the strategies to see them all.

Once I click on a strategy, TradingView will add it to my chart, run the backtest on the current market/timeframe and give me the results.

You can see the trades it took and get a performance summary report below the chart.

Pretty slick!

How to Run the Backtest on Other Markets and Timeframes

Once you’ve selected a strategy to backtest, it’s super easy to run the test on any market and timeframe available on TradingView.

To run the test on another timeframe, simply click one of the available timeframes on the top of the current chart.

You can even set your own custom timeframe by clicking on the down arrow and selecting “Add custom interval”.

The results of the backtest on that timeframe will appear on the bottom of your screen, just like with the first backtest.

You’ll see the results almost instantly, making this a very efficient way to backtest.

To test the strategy on other markets, click on the watchlist icon in the upper right corner, then click on the market you want to backtest.

You can also click on the current market ticker in the upper left corner of the screen and search for a new market to test.

Again, as soon as you select the market, you’ll see the backtesting results in the bottom panel.

Remove a Trading Strategy

To remove a strategy from your chart, click on the Object Tree icon on right side of the screen, then click the Delete icon next to the trading strategy.

Once you’ve deleted a strategy, you can a new one, or go back to using TradingView as just a charting platform.

Evaluating Backtesting Results

Now it’s important to talk about what a “good” backtesting result is.

Many new traders think that they need to have a fantastic result on the first try, or the backtest is a failure.

That’s not how it works.

In reality, it’s best to look for strategies that have potential.

So here are some things to look for:

• The strategy is near breakeven: The strategy could be optimized
• There are huge winners, which get slowly get taken out by small losers: The number of losers could possibly be reduced
• Conversely, there are consistent small winners, but a few big losers: The size of the losing trades could be reduced
• Strategies that perform well in some markets but not others: Only trade it in markets where it performs well

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

To get a complete guide on how to judge and potentially improve backtesting results, read my article on good backtesting results.

Selecting a Trading Strategy the Smart Way

When it comes to selecting strategies to test, there are a couple of ways to approach it.

First, you can browse the available strategies that you can use for free, as I mentioned above.

Sort the strategies by popularity and backtest each one.

This is a decent method if you don’t know where to start.

But you’ll quickly learn that most of the free strategies don’t work.

Yeah, you generally get what you pay for.

And there are so many strategies out there that it would take forever to test them all.

So once you get tired of looking for random ass strategies, it’s time to get smarter.

A better way to approach this proess is to start by asking yourself what type of strategy you’re looking for:

• Do you prefer trend strategies?
• Do you want to trade a RSI strategy?
• Do you want to day trade?

Then take a look at all of the strategies that fall into your chosen category.

Search keywords related to the type of strategy you want to find. 

Backtest them and see how they perform.

Again, chances are very good that they won’t work.

But they might.

Worst case scenario, they will give you a good starting point and ideas for your own strategy.

This is a huge benefit of the TradingView Community.

How to Create Your Own Strategy

Since many of the trading strategies on TradingView are free and open source, you can use them to help build your own strategy quickly.

First find a free strategy that you want to build on.

Then create your own Pine Script project by clicking on the Pine Editor tab at the bottom of the screen.

Copy and paste an existing strategy into the Pine Script tab and start making adjustments.

Save the strategy, then run a backtest.

Yes, you need to learn Pine Script.

But most programming tutorials can be very boring.

When you know what you want and you have a starting template to get there, learning becomes much more fun and you’ll usually see results faster.

Focus on the parts of the current script that you want to change and go from there.

To sign up for TradingView, go here.

Considerations of Historical Data Availability

When using the backtesting function in TradingView, it is important to understand how much historical data is being tested in each test.

Data availability will vary by market and timeframe.

Higher timeframe charts like the daily, weekly and monthly charts will usually have enough data to do valid tests.

But on lower timeframes, such as the 4-hour chart and below, the historical data is very limited.

You may only have access to two or three years of data, which is never sufficient to do a thorough backtest.

Be sure to read more about how to how many trades you need to have confidence in a trading strategy.

If you require the entire data set for a particular market, you’ll need to subscribe to the Deep Backtesting feature, which is only available on the higher tier paid plans.

This is a big downside of the platform.

If you don’t want to pay the higher TradingView monthly fee, there are other solutions such as Naked Markets, which usually provides much more historical data than TradingView and free ongoing data updates, for just a one-time investment.

Limitations and Downsides

Here are the limitations of TradingView to be aware of:

• The backtesting function is only available on TradingView paid plans.
• TradingView lacks sufficient historical trading data on the lower tier plans. It can be enough data on the higher timeframes, such as the daily chart. As you move down to lower time frames like the 4-hour or 1-hour chart, you may only get two or three years of data, which is not enough. You have to pay more for Deep Backtesting to get more comprehensive data.
• There’s no way to upload your own historical data.
• You can only backtest one market, strategy and timeframe at a time. There is currently no way to backtest multiple variables simultaneously.
• No offline testing.
• The reporting metrics are decent, but still limited. I would like to see more detailed backtesting statistics.
• Although TradingView’s backtesting function is useful, it is not a substitute for live trading. You should still exercise caution and not rely solely on backtesting results. Be sure to implement Forward Testing before risking real money on a strategy.

While TradingView’s backtesting function has its limitations and costs, it can be a valuable tool for testing trading strategies quickly.

Conclusion

Based on my experience with the backtesting function in TradingView, it’s not for everyone.

It only really makes sense if you can do 2 things:

1. Code in Pine Script
2. Subscribe to a paid plan that has Deep Backtesting capability

One big benefit of the backtesting feature is that you can test community-created trading strategies and scripts.

Unfortunately, most of them are useless. That’s no different than any other platform.

But they can be an excellent starting point to give you ideas for your own strategy.

If you want to backtest manually, TradingView also has a Bar Replay function that will eliminate the need to learn Pine Script.

So at the end of the day, backtesting in TradingView can make sense for some traders, but it’s not for everyone.

That said, I strongly feel that TradingView is the best charting platform available and I highly recommend it for that.

Clients at the brokerage giant Charles Schwab believe the next three months will be bullish for the stock market.

In the firm’s Q3 2025 Trader Client Sentiment Report, Charles Schwab reveals that 57% of its clients are bullish in the stock market for this quarter, with only 29% having a bearish bias.

The survey also shows that 53% of respondents plan to invest in individual stocks this quarter, as 42% say they intend to add more funds to their portfolio. Only 19% plan to take money out of their investment account.

As Charles Schwab traders express their market sentiment over the next few months, 62% say they are most bullish on artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, 56% say growth stocks are their top pick and 55% say they see the most upside potential in domestic stocks.

Meanwhile, 55% say they are bullish on the equities market in general.

The survey results come as banking giant Goldman Sachs unveils a trade it says could spark an investor stampede driven by fear of missing out (FOMO). In a new podcast episode, Kunal Shah, the co-CEO of Goldman Sachs International, says that a Fed rate cut will negatively impact the value of the US dollar and trigger rallies in European stocks, fueled by cheap dollars and a rising euro.

4:50 “I think from here. One of the key drivers beyond the long-term capital allocation theme is really just relative monetary policy. We’re at the point now where the ECB (European Central Bank) may be done [cutting rates], at least for now. But there is pressure on the Fed to cut. 

Now you need to figure out when they are getting a green light from a data perspective, but there is definitely room there for further easing in the front end of the US curve, and that can catalyze another move higher in the euro.

And when the euro is rallying, it is the ultimate FOMO trade that I think people now are going to have to re-risk into.”

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I had to hold two separate interviews with Sentient to sit with the information, digest it, and follow up. AI is not my area of expertise, and it’s a topic I’m wary of, given that I struggle to see favorable outcomes (and being labeled an “AI doomer” in this industry is enough to get you canceled).

But ever since I listened to AI alignment and safety researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky on Bankless in 2023, his words echo round my brain on an almost nightly basis:

“I think that we are hearing the last winds start to blow and the fabric of reality start to fray.”

I’ve tried to keep an open mind and learn to embrace AI before I get steamrolled by it. I’ve played around tweaking my prompts and making a few memes, but my restless disquiet persists.

What troubles me further is that the people building AI systems fail to provide sufficient reassurance, and the general public has become so desensitized that they either giggle at the prospect of our extinction or can only hold the thought in their heads for as long as a YouTube short.

How did we get here?

Sentient Cofounder Himanshu Tyagi is an associate professor at the Indian Institute of Science. He’s also conducted foundational research on information theory, AI, and cryptography. Sentient Chief of Staff, Vivek Kolli, is a Princeton graduate with a background in consulting, “helping a billion-dollar company [BCG] make another billion dollars” before leaving college.

Everyone working at Sentient is ridiculously intelligent. For that matter, so is everyone in AI. So, how much smarter will AGI (artificial general intelligence or God-like AI) be?

While Elon Musk defines AGI as “smarter than the smartest human,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says:

“AGI is a weakly defined term, but generally speaking, we mean it to be a system that can tackle increasingly complex problems, at human level, in many fields.”

It seems the definition of AGI is up for interpretation. Kolli ruminates:

“I don’t know how smart it’s going to be. I think it’s a theoretical thing that we’re reaching for. To me, AGI just means the best possible AI. And the best possible AI is what we’re trying to build at Sentient.”

Tyagi reflects:

“AGI for us [Sentient] is nothing but multiple AIs competing and building on each other. That’s what AGI for me is, and open AGI means that everybody can come and bring in their AI to make this AI better.”

Money to burn, cash to flash: the billion-dollar paradox

Dubai-based Sentient Labs raised $85 million in seed funding in 2024, co-led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund (the same funders of OpenAI), Pantera Capital, and Framework Ventures. Tyagi describes the flourishing AI development scene in the UAE, enthusing:

“They [the UAE government] are putting a lot of money into AI, you know. All the mainstream companies did raises from the UAE, because they want to not only provide funding, but they also want to become the center of compute.”

With lofty ambitions and deeper pockets, the Gulf states are throwing all their might behind AI development, with Saudi Arabia recently pledging $600 billion to U.S. industries and $20 billion explicitly to AI data centers, and the UAE’s AI market slated to reach $46.3 billion by 2031 (20% of the country’s GDP).

Among the Big Tech behemoths, the talent war is in full swing, as megalomaniac founders salivate at the bit to build AGI first, offering $100 million sign-on bonuses to experienced AI developers (who presumably never read the parable about the camel and the needle). These numbers have ceased to have meaning.

When corporations and nation-states have money to burn and cash to flash, where is this all going? What happens if one country or Big Tech corporation builds AGI before another? According to Kolli:

“The first thing they will do is keep it for themselves… If just Microsoft or OpenAI controlled all the information that you go online for, that would be hell. You can’t even imagine what it would be like… There’s no incentive for them to share, and that leaves everyone else out of the picture… OpenAI controls what I know.”

Rather than the destruction of the human race, Sentient foresees a different problem, and it’s the reason behind the company’s existence: the race against closed-source AGI. Kolli explains:

“Sentient is what OpenAI said they were going to be. They came onto the scene, and they were very mission-driven and said, “We’re a completely non-profit. We’re here for AI development.” Then they started making a couple of bucks, and they realized they could make a lot more and went completely closed-sourced.”

An open and shut case: why decentralization matters

Tyagi insists it doesn’t have to be this way. AGI doesn’t have to be centralized in the hands of one entity when everyone can be a stakeholder in the knowledge.

“AI is the kind of technology that need not be winner-take-all because everybody has some reasoning and some information to contribute to it. There’s no reason for a closed company to win. Open companies will win.”

Sentient envisions a world where thousands of AI models and agents, built by a decentralized global community, can compete and collaborate on a single platform. Anyone can contribute and monetize their AI innovations, creating shared ownership; as Kolli stated, what OpenAI should have been.

Tyagi gives me a brief TL;DR of AI development, and explains that everything used to be developed in the open until OpenAI got giddy on the greenbacks and battened down the hatches.

“2020 to 2023, these four years, were when the dominance of closed AI took over, and you kept hearing about this $20 billion valuation, which has now been normalized. The numbers have gone up. It’s very scary. Now, it has become common to hear about $100 billion valuations.”

With the world linking arms and singing Kumbaya on one side and malevolent despots polishing their rings on the other, it’s not hard to pick a side. But can anything go wrong developing this powerful technology in the open? I put the question to Tyagi:

“One of the issues that you have to address is that now it’s open source, it’s wild, wild west. It can be crazy, you know, it may not be safe to use it, it may not be aligned with your interest to use it.”

AI Alignment (or taming the wild, wild west)

Kolli provides some insight into how Sentient programs AI models to be safer and more aligned.

“What’s worked really well is this alignment training that we did. We took Meta’s model, Llama, and then took off the guardrails, and decided to retrain it and to understand whatever loyalty we wanted. We made it pro-crypto and pro-personal freedom… We forced the model to think exactly like we wanted it to think… Then you just continue to retrain it until that loyalty is embedded.”

This is important, he explains, in many cases. For example, a crypto trader can hardly trust an AI bot built on top of an LLM programmed to be risk-averse when it comes to digital assets. He regales:

“If you asked ChatGPT six months ago, “Should I have invested in Bitcoin in 2014?” It would say, “Oh yeah, looking back, it would have been a good investment. But at that time, it was super risky. I don’t think you should have done it.” Any agent that’s built on top of that now has that same thought process, right? You don’t want that.”

He compares the alignment training of AI systems to the indoctrination of students in communist China, where even their math textbooks are subtly pro-CCP (Chinese Communist Party).

“Think about any country training their constituents to believe their agenda. The CCP doesn’t tell someone at the age of 21 that they should be pro-China. They’re brought up in that culture, even through their textbooks.”

I understand the analogy, but it doesn’t seem entirely foolproof to me. I point out that even the tightly controlled communist China has dissidents, and ask what Kolli thinks of the LLM that recently refused to be shut down, bypassing the encoded instructions of its trainers.

“These stories are coming more and more frequently,” he acknowledges. “One side issue I take is that the top labs are doing it knowingly because they want to maximize attention with their models.”

OK, but if Sentient can take off the guardrails from a model and train in specific requirements, what’s to stop a rogue state or garden variety terrorist from doing the same?

“One, I don’t think just anyone can do it just yet. It took our researchers quite a bit of time. And then, two, theoretically, they can do that, but there is some legal concern.”

Yes, but… Let’s say the person has mad skills, unlimited funds, zero moral code, and no respect for legislation. Then what? He pauses:

“I don’t know. I guess we’re responsible, and we hope everyone’s responsible.”

Unhinged llamas should come with a warning label

Tyagi embellishes on loyal AI, posing the question:

“How do you make sure that this open ecosystem that is coming together and giving you a great user experience, is also aligned with your interests? How does one get to an AI where different user groups or even individuals, and different political companies and countries get the AI that is aligned with what they want? We put down a Constitution for this AI. We detect, people detect, where the AI is deviating from that Constitution.”

Constitutions are commonly used in AI. It’s an approach to alignment developed by researchers at Anthropic to align AI systems with human values and ethical principles. They embed a predefined set of rules or guidelines (a “Constitution”) into the AI’s training and operational framework.

While Sentient doesn’t have a Constitution, per se, the company releases explicit guidelines with its models, like the ones released with the pro-crypto, pro-personal freedom “Mini Unhinged Llama” model Kolli referred to earlier. Tyagi says:

“This is the deeper part of the research that we do. But at the end, the goal is to give this one unified open AGI experience.”

Sentient also conducted some interesting research with EigenLayer, which benchmark-tested AI’s ability to reason about corporate governance laws. By combining 79 diverse corporate charters with questions grounded in 24 established governance principles, the benchmark revealed considerable challenges for state-of-the-art models and the need for advanced legal reasoning and multi-step analysis in AI.

While Sentient’s work is promising, the industry has a long way to go when it comes to safety and alignment. The best guesstimates place alignment spend at just 3% of all VC funding.

When all we have left is the human connection

I press Tyagi to tell me what the end game of AI development is, and share my concerns about AI displacing jobs or even wiping out humanity completely. He pauses:

“This is a philosophical question actually. It depends on how you see progress for humanity.”

He compares AI to the Internet when it comes to displacing jobs, but points out that the Internet also created different kinds of roles.

“I think humans are high-agency animals. They will find other things to do, and the value will shift to that. I don’t think value transfers to AI. So that I’m not worried about.”

Kolli answers the same question and agrees with me when I mention that some kind of UBI solution may be necessary in the not-too-distant future. He says:

“I think you will see the gap widen a lot now between people who decided to take advantage of AI and people who didn’t. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing… In three years, many people will look around and be like, “Wow, my job is gone now. What do I do?” And it will be too late to try to take advantage of AI by that time.”

He continues:

“Now you see, I’m sure in your industry, when it’s fully focused on writing, I think all journalists have left is to tap into the human connection with their writing.”

I don’t like to be seen as a Luddite, but it’s hard for me to be bullish on AI when I’m staring down the barrel of my irrelevance daily, and all I have left in my arsenal is my humanity, after years of fine-tuning my craft.

Yet, none of the people developing AI has a good answer to how humans should evolve. When Elon Musk was asked what he would tell his kids about choosing a career in the era of AI, he replied:

“Well, that is a tough question to answer. I guess I would just say to follow their heart in terms of what they find interesting to do or fulfilling to do, and try to be as useful as possible to the rest of society.”

Humanity’s Russian roulette: what happens next?

If anything is certain about what’s to come, it’s that the coming years will bring colossal change, and no one knows what that change will look like.

It’s estimated that more than 99% of all the species that ever lived on earth have gone extinct. What about humanity? Are we in trouble here as architects of our own demise?

The so-called Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, who quit his job with Google to warn people of the dangers, likens AGI to having a tiger cub as a pet. He says:

“It’s really cute. It’s very cuddly, very interesting to watch. Except that you better be sure that when it grows up, it never wants to kill you, because if it ever wanted to kill you, you’d be dead in a few seconds.”

Altman also shares an alarming possibility about the worst-case scenario of AGI:

“The good case is like so unbelievably good that you sound like a really crazy person to start talking about it. And the bad case, and I think this is, like, really important to say, is like lights out for all of us.”

What does Tyagi think? He frowns:

“AI has to be kept loyal to the community and loyal to humanity, but that is an engineering problem.”

An engineering problem? I interject. We’re not talking about a software bug here, but the future of the human race. He insists:

“We must engineer powerful AI systems with the care of all the security. Security at the software level, at the prompt level, then at the model level, all the way, that has to keep up. I’m not worried about it… It’s a very important problem, and most companies and most projects are looking at how to keep your AI safe, but it will be like Black Mirror, it will impact in a way that…”

He trails off and changes tack, asking what I think of social media and children spending all their time online. He asks whether I consider it progress or a problem, then says:

“For me, it’s new, everything new of this kind is progress, and we have to cross that barrier and get to the next stage… I believe in the golden period of the future infinitely more than the golden period of the past. Technologies like AI, space, they open the unlimited possibilities of the future.”

I appreciate his optimism and desperately wish that I shared it. But between being controlled by Microsoft, enslaved by North Korea, or obliterated by a rogue AI whose guardrails have been dismantled, I’m just not so sure. At the very least, with so much at stake, it’s a conversation we should be having out in the open, not behind closed doors or closed-source. As Hinton remarked:

“It’d be sort of crazy if people went extinct because we couldn’t be bothered to try.”

Unveil the Secret to Decentralized Crypto with Neo Pepe

Welcome to the Neo Pepe revolution, where memes meet cutting-edge cryptocurrency! Neo Pepe ($NEOP) isn’t just a coin; it’s a movement, a rallying cry for decentralization, and the hottest ticket in town for crypto enthusiasts (and yes, meme lovers too). Want to learn how Neo Pepe merges DAO governance, smart treasury management, and a sizzling presale structure to fuel a community-driven frenzy? You’ve come to the right place.

By the end of this guide, you’ll know everything about Neo Pepe’s DAO governance, presale stages, tokenomics, and how it might just be the Best Meme Presale of the decade. Oh, and spoiler alert—we saved a front-row seat for you in the community.

What Is Neo Pepe Coin and Why It Matters

Neo Pepe isn’t your run-of-the-mill meme token like Doge or Shiba Inu. It’s a thoughtfully designed ecosystem built on the principles of decentralization, transparency, and powerful community ownership.

Neo Pepe operates as a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). Translation? Every major decision about its future, from treasury allocation to exchange listings, is made collectively by its $NEOP token holders. Think of it like a democracy—but way cooler, faster, and on the blockchain.

Philosophy of Neo Pepe

This project represents rebellion against centralization, financial oppression, and regulatory stagnation. Neo Pepe empowers its community to take charge, armed with tools for governance and a mission to disrupt. It’s a coin with a purpose that extends beyond memes and market hype.

Key Features That Set Neo Pepe Apart

• Full DAO-Controlled Governance
• On-Chain Proposals and Decisions
• Transparent Treasury with Community Oversight
• Meme Culture Meets Financial Innovation

Now, let’s break it all down.

Mastering Neo Pepe DAO Governance

If decisions about where token funds go, what developments happen next, or what partnerships are formed interest you, the Neo Pepe DAO is where the magic happens. And it all starts with YOU, the $NEOP holder.

How DAO Governance Works

Governance in Neo Pepe unfolds through on-chain voting and execution mechanisms. Here’s the step-by-step

• Proposal Creation: Got an idea? If you hold at least 1 million $NEOP, you can submit proposals for the community to consider.
• Voting Delay (2 days): Proposals enter a waiting period, giving everyone time to digest and debate the idea.
• Voting Period (7 days): Every $NEOP token represents a vote. The more tokens you hold, the more voting power you wield.
• Quorum Requirement: A proposal only passes if 5% of the total token supply votes on it.
• Execution Delay (via Timelock): To avoid rushed decisions, passed proposals are queued with a time buffer before activation.

This system keeps things democratic while emphasizing transparency and security.

Why DAO Makes the Neo Pepe Stand Out

• No Centralized Control: Even the developers can’t override community decisions.
• Safe and Transparent: Every step is recorded on the blockchain.
• Purposeful Action: Decisions reflect the collective vision of all stakeholders.

With Neo Pepe, every $NEOP holder moves from passive supporter to active leader. Pretty powerful, right?

Unlocking the Treasury Contract and Fee Structure

Neo Pepe operates an auto-liquidity treasury, meaning all trading fees (set at 2.5%) are channeled into a community-controlled fund. These fees serve multiple purposes

1. Treasury Growth for funding projects.
2. Transparent Allocations determined by DAO governance.
3. Controlled Burn capped at 5% of the token supply to ensure scarcity.

What does this mean for investors like you? Massive accountability. No shady developers siphoning funds. Every token moved and dollar spent is accounted for in plain sight.

Neo Pepe Presale Stages

Ah, the presale. This is where Neo Pepe’s dazzling strategy really shines. The presale provides a fair and exciting way for early adopters to get $NEOP at the best possible value, but be warned—as the stages progress, the price per token climbs like a rocket!

Presale Mechanics

• Progressive Pricing: With each stage, token value rises. Stage 0 begins at $0.054230, and by Stage 15, it’ll hit $0.162690.
• Limited Supply Per Stage: Each stage has a cap. Once it’s sold out, we move up to the next price tier.
• Multi-Stage Incentives:
  • Make purchases in 5+ stages to earn bonus leaderboard points.
  • Enter early to lock in the best bang for your buck!

Neo Pepe’s presale isn’t just a buying opportunity; it’s an immersive event designed to hype participation and reward early believers. Remember, FOMO is real (and justified) here.

How to Participate

• Visit the Neo Pepe Dashboard.
• Buy tokens using popular cryptos like ETH or USDT.
• Monitor your unlocked tokens post-launch.

This well-crafted structure builds momentum, which translates into long-term hype and sustainable token value.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I join the Neo Pepe DAO?

Simply hold $NEOP tokens. You’ll automatically gain the ability to vote on proposals or delegate your votes to others.

What makes Neo Pepe better than other meme coins?

Unlike Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, Neo Pepe isn’t just about hype. It’s designed with core utility, transparency, and community empowerment at its heart, ensuring long-term impact.

Is the presale safe?

Yes! Neo Pepe employs immutable, fully-audited smart contracts to ensure transparency, and funds are locked into a community treasury.

Can I still profit if I miss the earliest presale stages?

Absolutely! Prices rise gradually, meaning there’s always potential. Plus, later-stage buyers can still claim bonuses through leaderboard participation.

How many $NEOP tokens are there in total?

There’s a fixed supply of 1 billion $NEOP tokens, ensuring scarcity.

Join the Neo Pepe Community Today

Neo Pepe isn’t just a coin; it’s a revolution fueled by memes, advanced technology, and (most importantly) you. When you buy $NEOP, you’re not just investing in a cryptocurrency; you’re joining a global fight for decentralization and financial freedom.

Are you ready to unlock the power of community, transparency, and meme culture? Don’t wait. Be part of the Best Meme Presale yet. Join the rebellion. Join Neo Pepe.

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Chargeasap is a new accessory manufacturer that’s doing good things with charging tech. I tested the Flash Pro Ultra a few weeks ago, and the 25,000mAh power bank held its own against Anker and UGREEN’s offerings. The brand also sent over its GaN charger, and I’ve been using it for the better part of a month now.

The Zeus ticks all the right boxes: it has four charging ports in total, going up to 140W individually and delivering a total power budget of 280W. That’s considerably more than the UGREEN Nexode Pro I use while traveling, which hits 160W in total. Another feature I like is that the Zeus has a built-in panel that shows real-time charging details, and this is quite handy — I normally rely on USB-C cables with integrated power meters to see these details.

The downside is the cost; the Zeus retails for $219 in the U.S., and that’s more than twice the cost of the 160W Nexode Pro. Clearly, Chargeasap is positioning the additional features as a key selling point of the charger, and it has other niceties — you get a set of plugs in the box that allows the charger to double a global travel plug that can be used anywhere, and that brings much-needed versatility.

The Zeus has unmatched versatility

Basically, this is an all-in-one GaN charger that works anywhere in the world, and with the higher power budget, you’ll only need the Zeus to charge all of your devices on the go. On that note, the charger is smaller and lighter than most options in this category; a decent achievement considering you’re not missing out on any features.

The rectangular design is easily portable, and I like that the Zeus comes in a white color variant; far too many chargers are just sold in a grey or black color, and the white model stands out. Coming in at 320g, it doesn’t weigh too much either, and you get a pouch that holds the travel plugs and the charger with relative ease.

It’s designed to charge all your devices at once

Coming to connectivity, the Zeus has a single USB-A port that goes up to 65W, and three USB-C ports. The main and secondary USB-C connectors hit 140W over the USB PD 3.1 protocol, and the other port maxes out at 100W. What I like the most is the integrated OLED panel; it shows real-time charging info, and it makes all the difference if you’re charging several devices at once — like I do all the time.

The charger has foldable blade plugs as standard, and you can slot in U.K., Australia, and an angled two pin connector if you’re traveling. Build quality is great, and I didn’t see any issues with the Zeus in the month I used it. It tends to get a little hot when all ports are in use, but that is the case with all GaN chargers, and it doesn’t overheat.

The USB-C port handles PPS up to 65W, making it a good choice if you’ve got a Samsung device. Interestingly, the USB-A port has the VOOC charging protocol, but it’s limited to 22.5W, and I was able to charge the Find X8 Ultra, Find N5, and OnePlus 13s with relative ease. Of course, you can also use the regular USB-C PD connectivity with these devices now, but if you’ve got an older BBK phone, the Zeus is definitely handy.

All the power you need — anywhere you want it

Another differentiator is that the Zeus is able to handle charging two 140W devices at the same time. That is a big deal, and it allows the charger to go up to 280W in total. This is the rundown of the power budget you get with the Zeus:

• USB-C1/C2 out (140W max): 5V/3A (15W), 9V/3A (27W), 12V/3A (36W), 15V/3A (45W), 20V/5A (100W), 28V/5A (140W)
• USB-C3 out (100W max): 5V/3A (15W), 9V/3A (27W), 12V/3A (36W), 15V/3A (45W), 20V/5A (100W)
• USB-A out (65W max): 5V/3A (15W), 4.5V/5A (22.5W), 5V/4.5A (22.5W), 9V/3A (27W), 12V/3A (36W), 15V/3A (45W), 20V/3.25A (65W)
• USB-C1 + C2 out (280W max): 140W + 140W
• USB-C1/C2 + USB-C3 (240W max): 140W + 100W
• USB-C1 + C2 + C3 (270W max): 140W + 65W + 65W
• USB-C1/C2 + USB-A (205W max): 140W + 65W
• USB-C1 + C2 + USB-A (270W max): 140W + 65W + 65W
• USB-C1 + C2 + C3 + USB-A (255W max): 140W + 100W + 15W

The charging potential is a key advantage, and I was able to use the Zeus with my Honor MagicBook Pro 16, Vivo X200 Ultra, Pixel 9 Pro XL, iPad Pro M4, and over a dozen accessories without any issues. The charger delivered consistent power, and I didn’t see any issues whatsoever in this regard.

To sum up, the extensive feature-set combined with 280W power budget means the Zeus is now my go-to choice as a travel GaN charger. It has all the accessories I need while traveling, and having an OLED panel lets me see how long it takes to charge all connected devices. It is on the costlier side, but you also get double the charging potential of most GaN chargers available today, and that’s an achievement in and of itself.

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XRP analyst Egrag Crypto has alluded to an analysis in which he revealed his ultimate targets and selling strategy for the altcoin. This comes as the altcoin’s price rebounds, looking to break the $3 resistance and reach new highs. 

Analyst Highlights Strategy As XRP Price Rebounds

In an X post, Egrag Crypto highlighted his ‘ultimate targets and selling strategy’ for XRP. For his profit-taking strategy, he stated that he will take 25% of his profit when the price hits his first target. The analyst also plans to take another 25% at his second and third targets, while he will keep 25% as a ‘moon bag.’

As part of his strategy, Egrag Crypto also advised market participants to sell 5% of their holdings every time the XRP price increases by a set amount. He noted that the first goal is to recover initial capital by securing one’s investment and then combining his profit-taking strategy. The analyst advised investors to wait for their target and sell everything when it is reached. 

Furthermore, the analyst told market participants to rotate their profits by reinvesting in low to mid-cap projects for potential exponential growth. He warned that this is high risk, especially if investors don’t fully understand their next moves. For long-term holders, Egrag Crypto remarked that they can just keep buying for the next 10 to 15 years without selling. 

Egrag Crypto predicted that the XRP price will reach between $27 and $33 in this market cycle, after which he plans to hold a moon bag. Until then, the analyst is focused on recovering his initial capital by following percentage-based selling strategies. He will unlock 10% of his total holdings at specific targets and continue this approach until it reaches the $27 to $33 range. 

Analysis Of The Current Price Action

In an X post, crypto analyst Dark Defender revealed that the XRP price had a clear break on the weekly timeframe after surpassing $2.2222 and touching $2.3620. Following that, the asset corrected to around $2.07. The analyst asserted that the altcoin’s monthly Wave 5 is progressing at full speed. 

He further stated that the weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) for the XRP price has turned bullish, which the analyst claimed endorses the current structure’s projected rally to between $5.85 and $6.39. Dark Defender added that Wave 5 will be in five Sub-Waves with ups and downs. 

Meanwhile, crypto analyst Ali Martinez also provided a bullish outlook for the XRP price, predicting it could reach $15. In an X post, he stated that if the governing pattern behind the altcoin is the symmetrical triangle he highlighted, then the target could be $15. 

At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.38, down over 1% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

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Legendary investor Peter Lynch championed the idea of buying what you know. His premise was that investing in companies that you understand and are familiar with helps you to better estimate their growth prospects.

That’s one reason why I really like Amazon (AMZN 0.55%). Like millions of Americans, I use the company’s products and services regularly. Not a day goes by when my life doesn’t intersect with Amazon in some way.

That doesn’t automatically make Amazon’s stock a smart pick. However, I emphatically believe it is a smart choice for investors. In fact, I view Amazon as the ultimate growth stock to buy with $1,000 right now.

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E-commerce, cloud, AI, and more

I just checked my Amazon account. So far in 2025, my wife and I have placed 37 orders on the company’s e-commerce platform. That translates to an average of roughly one order every 3 1/2 days. I wouldn’t be surprised if we order even more from Amazon in the future. And we almost certainly won’t be alone.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in October 2024 that his company only claims around 1% of the global retail market. He added, “And still, about 80% to 85% of that market segment share lives in physical stores. And so, if you believe that equation is going to flip in the next 10 to 20 years, which we do, there’s just a lot of opportunity not just for us but for several players.” I suspect Jassy is right about the big e-commerce opportunity.

I also think he’s right about the growth prospects for the cloud services market. Jassy stated in Amazon’s most recent quarterly earnings call, “It’s useful to remember that more than 85% of the global IT spend is still on premises, so not in the cloud yet. It seems pretty straightforward to me that this equation will flip in the next 10 to 20 years.” If his prediction is correct, that’s another massive opportunity for Amazon Web Services (AWS) — the world’s largest cloud service provider.

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a massive growth opportunity for Amazon beyond AWS. Agentic AI and possibly artificial general intelligence (AGI) could be game changers for the company.

That’s not all. Amazon continues to expand further into healthcare, recently announcing the ability to fill pet medication prescriptions on Amazon Pharmacy. It plans to begin offering internet service worldwide using its Project Kuiper satellites later this year. The company’s Zoox should have significant growth prospects in the robotaxi market.

A financial juggernaut

Even with all of these growth pathways, Amazon wouldn’t be the ultimate growth stock to buy if it were struggling financially. It isn’t struggling, of course. Instead, Amazon is a financial juggernaut.

The company’s sales jumped 9% year over year in the first quarter of 2025 to $155.7 billion. AWS sales soared 17% to $29.3 billion. Amazon posted a Q1 profit of $17.1 billion, up more than 64% year over year. It generated free cash flow of $25.9 billion over the 12 months ended March 31, 2025. The e-commerce and cloud services giant reported cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of Q1 of nearly $94.6 billion.

Wall Street expects Amazon to deliver revenue of around $694.5 billion this year. Analysts project the company will increase its sales to a whopping $762 billion in 2026. They look for Amazon’s earnings growth to accelerate as well.

Take advantage of the pullback

With all of these positives, why is Amazon’s share price down by a double-digit percentage year to date? Blame it on the Trump administration’s tariffs. Many investors are concerned that the company’s business will be negatively impacted by the White House’s trade policies.

I agree that tariffs could serve as a headwind for Amazon if higher prices cause consumers to reduce their spending. However, I think this is only a temporary issue for the company. Also, my hunch is that Amazon could weather the storm better than many expect because it’s the lowest-price online retailer in the U.S. (and has been for eight consecutive years, according to Profitero.)

Forward-looking investors should take advantage of the pullback in Amazon’s share price, in my opinion. This ultimate growth stock might not be available at a discount for too much longer.

March 20th Protect your crypto assets: The ultimate security checklist for Bitfinex Traders

In addition to the convenient trading experience,Don’t worry transactions are also very important. Bitfinex places great importance on security.Protect your accounts and funds. Whether you’re an experienced trader or a beginner, taking the necessary security measures can help you protect your money from cyber threats and phishing attacks.

How Bitfinex keeps your account secure

1. Cold Wallet and Multi-Tier Security

• Cold Wallet:Store 99.5% of your user funds in an offline, multi-signature cold wallet, significantly reducing the risk of cyber threats.
• Hot Wallet:Just 0.5% of all funds are deposited to maintain daily platform operations.
• Multi Signature Security:A cold wallet must approve all transactions through three administrators scattered around the world who hold hardware security modules.

2. Prevent cyber threats and fraud

• DDOS Protection:Our platform features smart load balancing and immediate malicious traffic detection to ensure proper operation even during high-risk events.
• Artificial Intelligence Driven Fraud Surveillance:Use advanced systems to detect abnormal activity and block unauthorized access.
• Regular security audits:Our security team conducts routine external security audits to maintain a secure environment that is fundamentally protected from potential intrusions.

3. Safety upgrades and best measurements

• The latest system: Always host your platform with the latest Linux systems to ensure the best security practices are protected.
• Continuous monitoring:Continuously monitor, update and enhance our platform to address emerging cyber threats.

How to make sure your account is secure

Set up two-factor authentication (2FA) – Essential safety measures!

• Configure two-factor authentication for hardware or software.When you enable 2-factor authentication, you will be added to your account and when you create an API key and submit a withdrawal request. Supports 2FA applications and entity security keys. Additionally, entity keys can be configured with withdrawals and transaction authorizations.

Check your account – check for safer and more troublesome

• It’s easier to recover your account:Losing account permissions allows validated accounts to speed up the processing process.
• Reduce withdrawal restrictions:Accelerate account owner verification and reduce limits.
• Prevent theft:Verified accounts can prevent your account from impersonating malicious people.

Sets outgoing protection

• Sets a whitelist of withdrawal addresses.Searches can only be made to trusted withdrawal addresses.
• I can’t withdraw money to a new address immediately:Withdrawal to a new exit address will be required as an additional security measure for a while.
• Account activity tracking:Our security systems monitor withdrawals via IP address and account activity, and unusual activity triggers manual reviews.

Take a close look at your account access

• Check your login history periodically:Please check your login history regularly. If you have an abnormal login, take action immediately.
• Set reminder notifications:Set login and drawer letters to important emails.
• IP address limit:For advanced users using static IP addresses, access accounts with only certain IP addresses will be restricted to prevent unauthorized logins.
• Account Freeze Now:If you find any unusual activity, you can contact Bitfinex Customer Service via email and freeze your account immediately.

Protect your mailbox and password

• Use a unique and strong password.Use the Password Manager to generate and store complex passwords.
• Set 2FA for the mailbox:It will prevent malicious people from changing your login information.
• Beware of fraud:Bitfinex does not require a password. If anyone does, it’s a scam.

Use advanced API key permissions (for API users)

• Custom API Key:Set advanced read/write permissions for a specific function.
• Access Restrictions:API key settings can only be accessed through whitelisted IP addresses, providing greater security for automated transactions or integrations.
• Safe Use:Use your private key to securely send requests, such as setting up orders, displaying balances, and more through Bitfinex’s REST and WebSockets API features.

For more information about API features, see here.

For more information about our comprehensive safety measures, please see here.

When is the best time to secure your account?yesterday.What is your next best time?now!It will take a few minutesCheck and update your security settings!

Your safety is our number one priority!

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March 20th Check your crypto tension: Trader Bitfinex’s ultimate security checklist

A simple transaction is one thing, A safe transaction The new one is at its peak! Security is always focused on all activities of Bitfinex and we want to ensure You are in the best condition to protect your account and money. Whether you’re a veteran trader or a toddler or a toddler in the crypto market, the correct implementation of security steps will help you get away from cyber threats and fraudulent tricks.

How does Bitfinex protect my account?

1. Cold storage and multi-layer security

• Cold Wallet: 99.5% of user assets are stored offline in a multi-signature wallet, away from the risks from the internet.
• Hot Wallet: To provide daily operations on the platform, only 0.5% of crypto assets are stored in hot wallets.
• Multi-Signature Security: All transactions from a cold wallet must be approved by at least 3/5 of the Hardware Security Module (HSM).

2. Preventing danger and fraud

• DDOS Protection: Smart load balancing systems and real-time toxic flow detection help to maintain stable operation, including high-risk events.
• Monitor fraud with AI: Advanced technology can help detect abnormal behavior and illegally block access.
• Regular security audits: Security teams will continue to carry out external inspections to ensure that the environment is always “difficult” for bad actors.

3. Update security and best practices

• The system is constantly updated: Platforms running on Linux operating systems are always upgraded to apply optimal security measures.
• Continuous monitoring: The system is being monitored, updated and strengthened to combat new threats.

What can you do to protect yourself?

Activate 2-Tier Authentication (2FA) – No words to reject!

• Set 2FA with application or hardware security lock. To add a layer of protection when you log in, create an API key or withdraw money. Hardware locks can also be configured as individual/trade rights.

Account Verification – More security, not too much trouble

• Easy Account Recovery: Unfortunately, if access is lost, verification helps the recovery process more smoothly.
• I’ll withdraw faster:Reduce limits and resolve disputes quickly.
• Anti-Counter Fate: It prevents the bad guys from pretending to be you.

Sets outgoing protection

• White list of withdrawal addresses: Only allow withdrawal to a reliable address.
• Latency for new address: New withdrawal addresses must wait before they are activated.
• Surveillance behavior: IP tracking system and user behavior, warnings when abnormal detection occurs.

Monitor account access

• Login History Test: Please check your login history regularly. If it’s weird, take it straight away.
• Warning settings: Activates notification emails when logging or withdrawing.
• IP Limit: Professional users may restrict access to your account via a static IP.
• Lock your account immediately: If you suspect suspicious activity, you can immediately lock your account by email.

Email Security and Password

• Strong and unique password: Use the Password Manager to create and store complex passwords.
• Activate 2FA for email: Prevent hackers Reset your login information.
• Beware of fraud: Bitfinex never asks for a password. If anyone asks, it’s definitely a scam!

Using AdvancedAPI (for API users)

• Customize API Keys: Sets read/write rights for each function.
• Access Restrictions: Increase security by allowing APIs to be accessed only through whitelisted IPS.
• Safe Use: Use Bitfinex’s REST and WebSockets APIs to check your requirements, such as creating commands, displaying balances, and more.

For more information about API features, please see here.

Learn more about comprehensive security features here.

in short: The best time to secure your account… yesterday. The second good time is Now! It will take a few minutes Check and update your security settings – Because account security is your number one priority.

Safety is your first – protect your account today!

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