Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, has made a strong comeback after dipping below $1,400 not long ago. Now, it’s back above $1,800, a three-week high, and investors are starting to ask, What’s behind this sudden surge?
Let’s take a look at the key reasons.
Ethereum Rises as Short Bets Drop
One major reason why Ethereum’s price has risen recently is that fewer traders are betting against it. Short positions on the CME have dropped to under $500 million, the lowest in 2025.
Previously, traders made money from a large gap between Ethereum futures and its current price. But when Trump’s tariffs eased and the market dropped, that gap became smaller, making the trade less profitable. This led traders to sell their Ethereum, which caused a price drop.
Now, with fewer traders betting against it and less selling pressure, Ethereum’s price is starting to recover.
Ethereum ETF Sees Inflow After 8 Days
Another major boost came from institutional investors. After more than a week of outflows, Ethereum ETFs finally saw positive inflows of $38.8 million. The biggest contribution came from Fidelity FETH with $32.7 million, and Bitwise ETHW added $6.1 million.
This strong inflow shows growing interest from investors, which could mean more price growth.
Bitcoin’s Rally is Lifting Ethereum Too
Let’s not forget Bitcoin’s influence. BTC just hit a seven-week high of $94,000, which naturally sent a wave of positive energy through the entire crypto market. As Bitcoin leads the way, Ethereum, the largest altcoin, is also benefiting from this surge.
Ethereum Faces Little Resistance Ahead
According to on-chain data from IntoTheBlock, Ethereum doesn’t have too many strong price barriers ahead. The biggest possible sell zone sits around $1,860. This means some people might start selling at that level, which could slow down Ethereum’s rise.
ETH added an impressive 12% to its market cap in the last 24 hours.
On-chain data points to only modest resistance ahead, with the largest potential sell wall near $1,860.
If that zone gives way, a move back toward the psychological $2,000 level looks increasingly plausible. pic.twitter.com/SJVKduDvjK
But here’s the good news, if Ethereum breaks through this $1,860 level, there might not be much stopping it from going even higher. And that’s when the big target comes into view, $2,000.
However, if Ethereum can’t stay above $1,800, the price might drop again. The first support level is around $1,765, and a stronger one sits near $1,710.
Dogecoin’s Shiba Inu mascot is racing into the spotlight once again. The meme-inspired cryptocurrency will be prominently displayed on Devlin DeFrancesco’s IndyCar at the Indianapolis 500, one of America’s most-watched motorsport events.
The initiative is backed by a partnership involving the Dogecoin Foundation, House of Doge, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and the driver himself.
Dogecoin Returns to the Track at Indy 500 With Charity-Fueled Campaign
In the weeks leading up to the race, Dogecoin supporters selected the car’s final livery through a community vote, choosing from three DOGE-themed designs.
The winning look, called Blaze, will feature prominently on both the vehicle and the driver’s helmet.
Dogecoin-Backed IndyCar at the Indianapolis 500. Source: Dogecoin
Although DeFrancesco has yet to crack the top 10 at the Indy 500—his best finish was 13th in 2023—he remains a fan favorite. His odds of winning this year sit below 1%, according to crypto-based prediction marketPolymarket.
Still, the campaign’s real traction may come off the track.
A fundraising initiative linked to the Dogecoin sponsorship has raised 117,947 DOGE, or roughly $26,000, for Riley Children’s Foundation.
The organization supports Riley Children’s Health, one of the top neonatology centers in the United States.
NFL Pro Bowler Dion Dawkins added to the momentum with an 8,000 DOGE donation from a self-custodial wallet created during the race weekend.
The donations will support intensive care treatment for newborns with complex medical conditions.
Following the race, DeFrancesco plans to auction off his Dogecoin-themed helmet, with proceeds also going to Riley Children’s Hospital.
Notably, the driver once spent four months in an incubator at Sunnybrook Hospital in downtown Toronto.
Meanwhile, this isn’t Dogecoin’s first motorsport sponsorship. The crypto community previously funded a NASCAR car in 2014 and backed another entry in 2021.
In the past major crypto bull cycles, the altcoins have outshined Bitcoin (BTC), largely due to fundamental characteristics of crypto characterized by diminishing returns. Most importantly, the 2021 crypto bull cycle is a stern reminder that penny altcoins have attracted more speculative crypto traders.
As a result, here is a list of low-cap altcoins, trading below $1, to consider in the coming three quarters.
Top Penny Altcoins to Consider in 2025
Memecoins
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)
The Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) memecoin traded around $0.007303 on Wednesday, March 26, and enjoyed a robust community of more than half a million on-chain holders. PENGU has a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of about $555 million and a 24-hour average traded volume of about $50 million.
Floki (FLOKI)
In the dog-themed memecoins, Floki is one of the oldest, most vibrant, and highly liquid projects backed by both Venture capital and retail degens. As of this time of this publication, FLOKI recorded an FDV of about $721 million and a 24-hour average trading volume of about $128 million
UtilityTokens
Wormhole ($M)
The recently launched Wormhole ($M) has dropped over 93 percent since launch to trade at about $0.1 at the time of this writing.
1Inch ($1INCH)
The 1inch ($1INCH) project has grown significantly in the past years to an FDV of about $327 million. Down over 97 percent from its all-time high, 1INCH price hovered around 21 cents at the time of this writing.
Trust Wallet ($TWT)
The Trust Wallet ($TWT) project has grown to one of the most successful web3 protocols in the Binance-backed platforms and the entire ecosystem. As of this writing, TWT price trades at about 92 cents, with an FDV of about $923 million.
JUST ($JST)
In the Tron (TRX) ecosystem, which has recorded palpable growth since the second inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, JUST ($JST) has recorded impressive gains. The small-cap altcoin traded about $0.03 at the time of this writing, and the project had a total value locked of about $3.4 billion.
Decentraland ($MANA)
The Decentraland ($MANA) altcoin is a remarkable gamifi ecosystem, with an FDV of about $631 million and traded around 28 cents at the time of this writing.
Starknet ($STRK)
As the Ethereum (ETH) network grows backed by the continual adoption by institutional investors, Starknet ($STRK), has become a small-cap project focused on permissionless decentralized layer 2 validity rollup. STRK’s price hovered about 18 cents at the time of this writing.
GALA ($GALA)
As the web3 gaming industry gains more momentum in adoption, the GALA ($GALA) network has grown to a mid-cap altcoin with an FDV of about $826 million. At the time of this writing, GALA’s price hovered about $0.018.
Chiliz ($CHZ)
The Chiliz ecosystem has grown in the past years in the sport and entertainment industry to an FDV of about $468m, as it traded at about $0.049 at the time of this writing.
FAQs
Where can I buy altcoins under $1 with growth potential?
You can buy promising altcoins under $1 on major exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, and KuCoin, depending on availability.
What is the best crypto below $1?
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), Floki (FLOKI), and Wormhole ($M) show strong potential due to community support, utility, and market trends.
Which coin can give 1000x returns?
Low-cap altcoins with strong narratives, early adoption, and high community hype—like new memecoins or emerging utility tokens—have 1000x potential.
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In the past major crypto bull cycles, the altcoins have outshined Bitcoin (BTC), largely due to fundamental characteristics of crypto characterized by diminishing returns. Most importantly, the 2021 crypto bull cycle is a stern reminder that penny altcoins have attracted more speculative crypto traders. As a result, here is a list of low-cap altcoins, trading …
During the 2025 edition of the Paris Blockchain Week, BeInCrypto sat down with Alexis Yellow, CEO of Yellow, a crypto project working on an entirely new paradigm based on Satoshi’s initial vision for Bitcoin.
He talks about the upcoming Yellow Tokens, a new smart contract mechanism, and making crypto projects more utility-driven.
Alexis, can you introduce yourself?
I’m Alexis, a software engineer by background. I worked at the European Space Center early in my career, but my crypto journey started quite unexpectedly.
Back in 2013, an old friend from school reached out—he was working at Goldman Sachs and told me about a project that needed help. He said, “There are 12 people in Silicon Valley printing fake money.” That project turned out to be Ripple.
Ripple ended up being our first client, and that experience really helped me grasp the potential of crypto.
Despite the skepticism surrounding the space, I saw real innovation. Ripple’s CTO was a Bitcoin Core contributor, and Vitalik Buterin was involved with the team before Ethereum.
Actually, Buterin was planning to join Ripple. He was especially excited about their consensus mechanism, which inspired me, too.
One thing that always stuck with me was Satoshi’s idea: We need systems where trust isn’t a prerequisite. That idea shaped a lot of my thinking.
Around 2018–2019, I decided to start Yellow. We later merged with a French exchange technology company called OpenWare. Combining my market experience with their tech, we launched Yellow Network.
So, it’s a trading infrastructure designed to let institutions, like Société Générale, trade directly with major players like Binance without needing to trust them.
Trading with exchanges like Binance without trusting them, do you mean trust as a counterparty?
Exactly that’s at the core of Satoshi’s vision. At Yellow, we’re working on a different model of trustlessness using state channels, which represent a new paradigm compared to traditional blockchain systems like Bitcoin or Ethereum.
In those systems, you have tens of thousands of nodes, say, around 30,000, validating each transaction. It’s a powerful model for security, each validator has a financial incentive to be honest, and there’s no way to roll back a confirmed transaction.
The same applies to staking networks. But that structure just doesn’t work for high-frequency trading. You can’t have 30,000 nodes verifying every microsecond trade. It’s simply too slow and inefficient.
For example, some networks try to solve this by reducing the number of validators to 21, but that compromises the level of trust and decentralization. Our approach is fundamentally different. The Lightning Network inspires it, but we’ve taken it in a new direction.
With the Lightning Network, you can move money instantly by opening a state channel. At Yellow Network, we use similar state channels but instead of transferring funds directly, we transfer profit and loss in real time.
For instance, if you buy a Bitcoin for $100,000 and it rises 5%, the $5,000 profit is immediately transferred to your wallet. The trade is settled instantly, peer-to-peer, with cryptographic proof.
To ensure security and fairness, we’ve built a smart contract called ClearSync. If a counterparty refuses to settle, as we saw with the HyperLiquid issue recently, ClearSync can step in and arbitrate the trade.
It verifies the claim and, if valid, ensures the rightful party receives what they’re owed. So, it’s a trustless system that still allows for the speed and flexibility traders need.
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No, it’s peer-to-peer trading. Nothing is faster or more efficient than a direct state channel between two parties. Profit is transferred instantly. That’s the core of this new paradigm: trustless trading, where settlement happens in real time.
Let’s say we’re trading and the connection drops, no problem. If I made a profit, it’s already secured. I might not receive the asset, like Bitcoin, but my profit in dollars is locked in. There’s no need to trust the other party to settle correctly.
Is it effective profit or a claim to profit?
It’s effective profit, denominated in dollars or whatever currency is locked as collateral. Here’s how it works – two parties lock in $20,000 to trade Bitcoin. That amount represents the maximum they’re willing to risk.
If the trade results in a $5,000 profit for one side, that amount is instantly settled, even if the other party refuses to finalize the trade.
If both agree to settle, I send you $100,000, you send me one Bitcoin, and both our collaterals unlock.
Can you switch to stablecoin?
Absolutely. In fact, we’re working with stablecoin issuers to create partnerships and potential investments in Yellow.
Can you give us an idea of the size of the Yellow Group? How many people are there? How many transactions do you process ?
We haven’t officially launched. Before the war in Ukraine, we had a large team of over 100 people. Many have since relocated, mostly to Poland, but we still have staff in Ukraine. Right now, we’re about 50 people globally.
Meanwhile, you can track activity on our analytics site, BundleBear. On Polygon, we’re already the fourth most active app. On Linea, a new protocol by Consensys, we’re number one with over 229,000 users despite not being live yet.
We can see on your website that you are offering your technology so that you can list any token without going through a CEX or a DEX. Is that part of the project?
Exactly. The Yellow Wallet is like a Layer 3; it lets users interact with any chain seamlessly. It now supports cross-chain swaps, like moving tokens from Polygon to Binance Smart Chain, with zero fees. It’s designed to remove friction from cross-chain trading.
Seamless cross-chain swaps, all in your Yellow Wallet!
Swap between BNB, Base, Arbitrum, AVAX, Polygon, OP, Linea, and Scroll with ease.
No, not for the state channels themselves. We don’t monetize trades directly. The Yellow token plays a security role, a “necessary evil,” like ETH or BTC.
Your security deposit gets burned if you behave badly and refuse to settle. It ensures honesty in a peer-to-peer environment. Think of it like a miner losing their reward for trying to cheat.
How do you make money from the usage of your service?
The token economy is the foundation. Just like ETH or BTC derive value from usage and network participation, the Yellow token does too.
It’s needed to place security deposits in the network, and over time, its utility and adoption by industry players will drive its value.
If someone cheats, their token gets burned—creating deflationary pressure and reinforcing good behavior.
Is the token already traded?
Not yet, but we’re planning to launch in the next couple of months. We’ll mint 10 billion Yellow tokens; ideally, that number stays close to that.
If too many tokens get burned, it could indicate issues in the system. It’s a built-in signal to monitor the health and integrity of the network.
Are you going to start it with an airdrop or something of the sort?
No, we’re focused on utility-based distribution. Most tokens will be sold directly in the markets where they’re used. Ethereum didn’t launch with an airdrop. Neither did Bitcoin.
This is a B2B infrastructure project—just like Ethereum and Ripple. While the network is open to everyone, our core users are businesses and institutional players.
That said, the beauty of crypto is that the ecosystem is open. Anyone who believes in the project can get involved and benefit from the network effect, without needing to be a developer or an insider.
Anything important that we left out?
Yes, very few cryptocurrencies are used in the real world today. Bitcoin has proven its value as a store of wealth.
Ethereum demonstrated its utility during the ICO boom. USDT fills a vital gap in places where dollars are hard to access.
We believe Yellow can become the fourth pillar. It’s solving a real need in crypto markets: scalable, trustless, high-frequency trading. And we’re making it open source so the whole industry can benefit.
It’s obvious that Web3 applications will need infrastructure to reach the scale of platforms like Twitter or YouTube.
At Pragma today, @Yellow‘s Louis Bellet shared the secret weapon Ethereum already has to achieve this today.
I think this approach, state channels for speed and smart contracts for resolution, will redefine how trading infrastructure works. It’s ideal for gaming and other fast-paced applications where blockchains never truly fit.
Blockchain isn’t always the answer, especially if you’re using 30,000 nodes to validate a game move. That’s just not efficient.
With Yellow, the trading side is handled through cryptographic state channels not full decentralization. But if something goes wrong, we still fall back to a smart contract to arbitrate. That’s the balance we’re bringing.
Also, we’re working on a new ERC standard for this. In the next 3–4 years, I expect that 10–20% of new crypto projects will adopt this architecture.
Overall, We’re not just building a product, we’re introducing a new philosophy for how decentralized systems can operate more efficiently.
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