Welcome to Tales From the Chain — a space where crypto meets creativity. I’m Rafi, sharing original stories, thoughts, and insights inspired by Web3, blockchain, and the digital world. No fluff, no hype—just raw ideas straight from the ledger.
1 Jun 2026 7 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to give you the most honest read I can on what is happening in markets right now because the data this morning is genuinely striking. Global equities hit fresh all-time records overnight. The Nasdaq 100 pushed higher...
30 May 2026 8 minute read 1 comment RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to tackle something that dropped this week that I think deserves a proper breakdown rather than the usual crypto Twitter pile-on. On May 26th the Wall Street Journal published a piece by Greg Ip, their chief economics...
26 May 2026 7 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to give you an honest read on what is actually happening in this market today because the headline number and three different underlying stories are all telling you something different simultaneously. Bitcoin is tradi...
25 May 2026 7 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I have been sitting on this story for weeks waiting for the right moment to write it properly because the full picture is genuinely wild and it deserves more than a quick headline post. Most people in crypto know Michael Say...
23 May 2026 6 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And this one connects directly to a story I covered a few weeks ago about Kraken buying Bitnomial for $550 million and building a derivatives empire. Because the exchange wars I wrote about then just got a new player. On May 21s...
22 May 2026 6 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to talk about something that happened on May 4th that I think is going to matter a lot more over the next 12 months than it did in the headlines that week. CME Group, the world's largest derivatives marketplace, offic...
21 May 2026 5 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to talk about a number that I think deserves way more attention than it's getting. In the nine trading days from April 14th to April 23rd 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs absorbed approximately 19,000 BTC in net inflows. Du...
20 May 2026 5 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to give you an honest read on what's happening in the market right now because the headline number and the underlying data are telling two very different stories this morning. Bitcoin is up 0.7% today trading at $77,4...
19 May 2026 4 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I have to write this one fast because the situation is still moving this morning. Over the weekend everything that had been holding together since April 7th started coming apart. Trump warned Iran on Truth Social Sunday even...
18 May 2026 5 minute read 0 comments RafiOnChain
Hey RafiOnChain here. And I want to talk about a report that dropped this week that I think deserves way more attention than it's getting. The National Cryptocurrency Association just released its 2026 State of Crypto Holders Report. They surveyed 10...
