FICH Crypto is a systematic, long-only algorithmic strategy trading exclusively within the top 150 altcoins by market capitalization. Every Friday, our algorithm evaluates relative strength across the universe and automatically rotates capital into the most dominant digital assets — maximizing exposure to structural crypto trends while completely removing human bias.
If you have invested $1,000 with Fich Crypto on Jan 2020 you would now have $132,600
1. Market overview
Crypto markets consolidated amid mixed macro signals: Bitcoin ranged near $80,000 before sliding toward the low $77,000s on broader risk aversion; Ethereum fell about 3–5%. Total market cap hovered around $2.7–2.8T, with Bitcoin dominance above 60%. Some altcoin pockets (memecoins and privacy-focused assets) showed strength, but overall sentiment stayed cautious due to inflation, geopolitical tensions, and expectations of continued Federal Reserve policy.
Regulatory and institutional integration advanced: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized a GENIUS Act framework for payment stablecoin issuers (reserve requirements, redemption obligations, compliance pathways) effective in early 2027. Tokenization momentum continued with DTCC launching a tokenization service with partners including Ondo Finance. Stablecoin settlement volumes grew (including Visa’s annualized run rate exceeding $25B). Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net positive flows overall, while Ethereum products had outflows.
Binance reported a major security breach estimated around $6.3B: Deposits and withdrawals were temporarily suspended, stablecoin issuers were engaged to freeze portions of affected assets, and Binance committed to cover user losses. Investigations are ongoing, with some funds secured, renewing focus on cybersecurity and counterparty risk.
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2. This week overview: Fich Crypto vs the market
Through 29 October 2026, Fich investment strategy returned −25.55% in October so far, against −6.73% for Bitcoin and −16.12% for Ethereum.
Stepping back to the year-to-date picture:
3. The portfolio this week: bought, sold, and held
On 29 October 2026 the system closed 8 positions and opened 7 new positions and held 2 from the previous week, leaving the portfolio at roughly 11.5% cash.
The algorithm systematically closes underperforming assets while holding positions with strong momentum.
Closed trades, return on each closed position:
Average closed-trade return: −20.60%. Hit rate: 0/8 (0% winners).
Current portfolio:
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Across major altcoin themes this week, real-world utility, institutional rails, and explicit token value-accrual mechanisms are driving the clearest signals.
DeFi yield and lending continue to consolidate around scalable distribution and fixed-rate products. Morpho gained momentum after integrating with Bitso’s Bóvedas, expanding its yield vaults to a large Latin American retail base. The protocol is also showing resilience in fees versus a weaker broader lending sector, while growth in real‑world asset lending (over $2B in deposits and roughly $900M in active loans) reinforces product-market fit. Attention now shifts to the planned “Midnight Adapter” launch, which aims to route significant vault liquidity into fixed-rate markets—an area seeing wider industry validation.
Onchain finance products with clear revenue-to-buyback flywheels are standing out. Ether.fi is scaling quickly as a self-custodial “neobank,” with card spend surpassing $1B lifetime and continuing to accelerate. Importantly, protocol revenue is being converted into sustained ETHFI buybacks, creating ongoing structural demand alongside expanding lending activity and plans for a native USD stablecoin.
Interoperability and high-performance trading infrastructure are becoming a new catalyst class. LayerZero reiterated a firm timeline for its Zero mainnet and lzATLAS trading stack, with a fee model that sends a large share of proceeds to ZRO buybacks and burns—directly tying adoption and volume to token deflation. Market positioning has already turned more bullish as the launch date approaches.
Ecosystem growth paired with improving token economics remains a differentiator among L1s. NEAR is highlighting measurable traction through Intents (tens of billions in cross-chain volume, meaningful fee generation, and funded buybacks), while new institutional tooling and an active proposal to reduce issuance further support the scarcity narrative.
Retail access and technical momentum are driving the meme and AI segments. Pudgy Penguins’ token benefited from a major mainstream listing that expanded access to a large retail user base, while the project’s strategic refocus on its core brand/NFT ecosystem improves narrative clarity. In AI, Fetch.ai is seeing renewed speculation around upcoming alliance developments and notable whale accumulation, with traders watching for a technical breakout after underperforming earlier moves.
Payments and stablecoins remain a durable tailwind. Plasma’s role as a design partner for a global stablecoin card initiative strengthens credibility, and the market appears to be digesting a large token unlock with less immediate supply pressure than feared—supportive if broader stablecoin adoption keeps accelerating.
4. Multi-year track record
By the end of last week, that hypothetical $1,000 was worth $132,600 in the strategy, versus $10,833 in spot Bitcoin and $17,231 in spot Ethereum.
Fich Crypto Strategy vs. BTC and ETH — growth of $1,000 since inception (log scale).
Disclosure: All performance metrics account for a 0.10% commission per trade side. Execution is strictly limited to the Top 150 altcoins by market capitalization, rebalanced every Friday. Full historical performance data is available at Fich.ai. This letter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.