Crypto Markets Writer
Tony Rabbit is a crypto markets writer at DEXTools News covering decentralized finance, on-chain trends, and trading narratives. He turns DEXTools live on-chain data into clear, actionable explanations for everyday readers, with a focus on new token launches, memecoins, liquidity, token safety, and how DEX market structure actually behaves. His reporting leans on primary sources and verifiable on-chain evidence over hype.
1469 articles published
A soft rug bleeds a token to death over weeks or months while a hard rug drains it in minutes. Learn how each mechanism works, see real examples, and pick up the on-chain signals that warn you before either one hits.
An advanced analytical breakdown of what "cabal" means in the cryptocurrency space, how insider groups orchestrate token launches, and how to use on-chain metrics to spot their activity.
Plasma is a Bitcoin-anchored, stablecoin-native Layer 1 from the Tether and Bitfinex orbit that offers zero-fee USDT transfers. Here is how the "stablechain" idea works, what XPL does, and what to watch in 2026.
Meteora is the Solana liquidity engine behind most 2026 launchpads. Learn how DLMM, DAMM v2 and Dynamic Bonding Curves work, and why launchpads route token launches through it.
Finance has outgrown the legacy banking grid. We deconstruct the institutional architecture, financial primitives, and systemic flywheels of crypto-native Internet Capital Markets.
Believe (LaunchCoin) lets anyone mint a Solana token by replying to a post on X. Here is how the tweet-to-token flow, the bonding curve, and the fees actually work, plus why the risk is high.
The decentralized futures market has evolved past network constraints. We analyze the architecture, capital efficiency, and hyper-deflationary tokenomics of Aster.
Lighter is a zero-fee perpetual futures DEX that uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify every trade and liquidation on Ethereum. Here is how it works, how the LIT airdrop and points seasons played out, and what risks traders should weigh.
The LABUBI pool on PancakeSwap lost about 1.1 million dollars on June 20, but this was no flash loan zero day. On-chain data shows a mutable contract parameter changed weeks earlier and an ownership renounce that locked it in. Here is how it worked, and why the warning signs were visible before the drain.
The market sits in Extreme Fear, yet retail is chasing tokens up triple digits. Live DEXTools on-chain data shows the base rate behind the frenzy: thousands of tokens launch every hour, most with almost no liquidity, and only a fraction are still traded a week later.
How long do newly launched crypto tokens stay active? The DEXTools Token Survival Index measures, live and on-chain, what share of recent tokens are still being traded at 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days old, broken down by chain. See the current snapshot, the zombie-token gap, and how to check any token yourself.
The Rug and Scam Rate Index tracks, live, what share of recently launched tokens are flagged as honeypots, potential scams or blacklisted by the DEXTools audit. See the current rate, the breakdown by chain, and how to check any token before you buy.
