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 $148,513
1. Market overview
Bitcoin rose about 23% to around $79,000–$80,000, its second-best weekly gain since 2021; Ethereum gained roughly 29–31%, and XRP surged about 45–50%. Total crypto market capitalization increased toward $2.7 trillion, helped by a short squeeze that liquidated billions in bearish positions, improved liquidity signals, and a weakening dollar. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw over $1.9 billion in net inflows for the week, with similar momentum in Ethereum and emerging Solana products.
Regulatory and institutional momentum supported sentiment, including progress on the CLARITY Act and SEC moves toward a proposed crypto custody rule and a framework for crypto asset investment contracts. Traditional finance integration accelerated as major banks explored stablecoin issuance, Charles Schwab added Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink, and tokenized deposit and securities initiatives expanded across Asia and Europe.
Technology and protocol updates advanced, including Ethereum's preparations for post-quantum cryptography for staking, Bitcoin's first quantum-safe transaction on mainnet, and governance changes at projects such as Ethena and LayerZero that boosted their tokens.
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2. This week overview: Fich Crypto vs the market
Through 27 August 2026, Fich investment strategy returned +31.42% in August so far, against +27.61% for Bitcoin and +34.81% for Ethereum.
Stepping back to the year-to-date picture:
3. The portfolio this week: bought, sold, and held
On 27 August 2026 the system closed 5 positions and opened 9 new positions, leaving the portfolio at roughly 5.6% cash.
The algorithm systematically closes underperforming assets while holding positions with strong momentum.
Closed trades, return on each closed position:
Average closed-trade return: +36.35%. Hit rate: 5/5 (100% winners).
Current portfolio:
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Risk appetite improved across altcoins this week, with several names breaking long-running downtrends as catalysts converged around major network upgrades, institutional adoption, and rising on-chain usage.
VeChain (VET) snapped a year-long downtrend after a sharp 12–20% move, accompanied by a surge in derivatives activity (futures volume and open interest jumping materially). The key near-term driver is the Interstellar upgrade on Sept. 16, which strengthens EVM compatibility and developer tooling, adding a clear fundamentals tailwind alongside renewed enterprise narrative support.
Stacks (STX) remains the standout on momentum and fundamentals, rallying roughly 90% after the PoX-5 hardfork enabled self-custodial Bitcoin staking/bonds. Usage metrics are responding (TVL and DEX activity rising, fees sharply higher), while attention is turning to the Genesis Bond launch around Sept. 10 and a growing list of institutional integrations and commitments—shifting the "Bitcoin yield" story from concept to execution.
LayerZero (ZRO) advanced on a major product narrative with the unveiling of ATLAS, positioned as a headless trading/settlement engine tied to its upcoming Zero chain. Markets reacted positively to the token value capture design (a large portion of fees directed to buybacks/burns and staking-based rebates), reinforcing the view that higher platform usage could translate into more direct, volume-linked demand for ZRO.
In Solana DeFi, activity is broadening: Raydium (RAY) and Jupiter (JUP) both benefited from rising ecosystem volumes. Raydium's recent LaunchLab changes (security and pool structure updates) and milestone volumes support the "infrastructure scaling" thesis, while Jupiter's product expansion—most notably Lend v2 and increased trading activity—signals strengthening engagement and revenue potential.
Elsewhere, Convex Finance (CVX) is participating in the DeFi rotation, supported by a clean technical turn higher and improved governance participation, while Falcon Finance (FF) leaned into the RWA trend with a regulated tokenization pipeline (including tokenized GPU forwards) and continued expansion of its USDf ecosystem—keeping RWA/credit-style narratives in focus. Kite (KITE) gained on payments and integration headlines (including PYUSD support and ecosystem partnerships) after restoring confidence post-incident, and Jasmy (JASMY) continued to ride improving price structure alongside ongoing JasmyChain L2 progress and enterprise commercialization efforts.
Overall, the highest-conviction signals are concentrated where catalysts are time-bound and measurable—notably VET's upgrade window, STX's institutional staking/bond rollout, and ZRO's clearer fee-to-token linkage—while Solana-linked names are being pulled higher by sustained ecosystem throughput and product-driven volume growth.
4. Multi-year track record
By the end of last week, that hypothetical $1,000 was worth $148,513 in the strategy, versus $11,146 in spot Bitcoin and $19,204 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.