Crypto companies are trying to leave the hype cycle for a more disciplined phase, earnings show

Crypto companies spent years monetizing volatility, but now, they're trying to survive without it. First-quarter earnings underscored that crypto's era of easy moonshots and hype-driven returns is fading. As lower bitcoin and ether prices drained speculative demand – and investors pulled back from risk assets broadly amid macro uncertainty – trading activity across exchanges cooled and retail participation faded. …