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 $124,085
1. Market overview
The crypto market saw heavy volatility driven by a record security incident and macroeconomic pressures. Binance suffered the largest hack in crypto history, with about $6.3 billion drained on October 29 and attributed to North Korean actors. Binance froze around $3 billion, replenished nearly all affected assets from reserves (without borrowing or forced sales), and gradually restored withdrawals. Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $80,000 before retreating to roughly $75,500–$76,000, its lowest close since mid-September. Ethereum fell around 7–8% to near $2,230. Total crypto market cap hovered around $2.6–$2.7 trillion as broader risk assets were pressured by a sharp sell-off in technology and AI-related equities.
Institutional and infrastructure developments continued. Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE parent) planned to offer U.S. perpetual futures using Hyperliquid’s on-chain infrastructure, pending regulatory approval. DTCC launched tokenization services for Treasuries and equities. Ripple secured OCC approval for a trust bank charter. Samsung integrated USDC on Solana into its Wallet app for tens of millions of Galaxy users. Spot Bitcoin ETFs had mixed flows, with inflows offset by recent redemptions, signaling continued institutional interest despite volatility.
U.S. midterm elections added regulatory uncertainty as Democrats secured majorities in both chambers of Congress, clouding prospects for the CLARITY Act and other industry-backed legislation. Elsewhere, positive signals included an SEC no-action letter treating certain tokenized assets as digital commodities and continued global progress on tokenization and stablecoin frameworks. Privacy and tech advancements continued, including Zcash’s NU7 and ongoing DeFi and real-world asset integration.
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2. This week overview: Fich Crypto vs the market
Through 5 November 2026, Fich investment strategy returned −11.90% in November so far, against −1.93% for Bitcoin and −0.78% for Ethereum.
Stepping back to the year-to-date picture:
3. The portfolio this week: bought, sold, and held
On 5 November 2026 the system closed 5 positions and opened 3 new positions and held 4 from the previous week, leaving the portfolio at roughly 29.3% cash.
The algorithm systematically closes underperforming assets while holding positions with strong momentum.
Closed trades, return on each closed position:
Average closed-trade return: −11.70%. Hit rate: 0/5 (0% winners).
Current portfolio:
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Across major crypto infrastructure tokens, the dominant theme this week is accelerating real‑world adoption and governance-driven resilience.
Polygon (POL) drew renewed attention after an aggressive, supply‑neutral hard fork proposal aimed at recovering roughly 70.5 million POL linked to recent hacks involving Binance and Polymarket. The plan—designed to protect ecosystem participants without increasing supply—helped lift sentiment and price action, with POL reclaiming key moving averages and approaching the $0.10 resistance zone. Near-term direction hinges on smooth progress through the upcoming governance call and testnet phase.
Uniswap (UNI) is seeing a clear pickup in on-chain engagement, with new wallet creation at the highest daily level since 2020 and active addresses hitting record levels. On the product side, Robinhood Chain—powered by Uniswap—reportedly reached $100 billion in trading volume in just 125 days and surpassed $1 billion in TVL, while UNI gained additional utility via integration as collateral in lending markets. The launch of a first permissioned asset on Uniswap v4 (a tokenized real estate product) underscores growing momentum toward compliant tokenized assets, reinforcing Uniswap’s positioning as tokenized securities and stock-token activity scales.
Quant (QNT) continues to strengthen its institutional narrative. It was selected by The Clearing House to provide an interoperability layer for tokenized deposits spanning 25 major US banks, with onboarding targeted for Q1 2027 and live transactions expected in Q2. This follows live activity in the UK’s tokenized sterling deposit initiative involving major banks, and comes alongside sharp increases in network activity and futures positioning—signals that markets are reacting to Quant’s expanding role in programmable money and RWA settlement infrastructure.
Bottom line: governance credibility at Polygon, usage and compliant asset rails at Uniswap, and bank-grade tokenized deposit interoperability at Quant collectively point to deeper integration between crypto rails and traditional finance, with technical levels now increasingly sensitive to execution milestones and adoption follow-through.
4. Multi-year track record
By the end of last week, that hypothetical $1,000 was worth $124,085 in the strategy, versus $10,568 in spot Bitcoin and $17,117 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.