Key growth drivers and TradFi integration

The following is a guest post from Uldis Tēraudkalns, Chief Revenue Officer at Paybis. The stablecoin market supports the general trend: today, its total market cap surpassed $225 billion. Data from DefilLama... Read more »

The five pillars of decentralized financial inclusion

The following is a guest post from Betsabe Botaitis, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Hedera. In the blockchain space, “DeFi” has traditionally referred to decentralized finance, where peer-to-peer systems replace intermediaries... Read more »

U.S. crypto firms’ push for deregulation and political contributions raises ‘red flags’: Report

U.S. crypto firms were heavily vested in President Donald Trump’s reelection in 2024, contributing upwards of $144 million towards his campaign. But “unchecked political spending” poses “profound risks,” according to a report... Read more »

Bitcoin’s realized volatility surges in as traders face extreme price swings

Realized volatility measures how much an asset’s price fluctuated over a past period and is typically calculated by taking the standard deviation of daily (often log) returns and annualizing it. It differs... Read more »

Congressman French Hill back’s Trump’s Bitcoin reserve order, calls for federal crypto legislation

House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill expressed support for President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and a digital asset stockpile. In a statement released by... Read more »

Solana co-founder denies claims of lobbying for inclusion in US crypto reserve

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko denied rumors that Solana representatives lobbied for the network’s inclusion in a proposed US government crypto reserve. The remarks come amid media speculation that Ripple had pushed for... Read more »

Bitwise enters DeFi through institutional allocation with Maple Finance

Bitwise has taken a significant step into DeFi with its first institutional allocation through Maple Finance. This initiative will allow Bitwise to access on-chain credit while maintaining compliance with institutional regulatory standards... Read more »

Bitcoin holders stay profitable despite volatile week

Since the beginning of March, Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) and Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) reflected significant volatility in Bitcoin’s price, indicating how quickly investor sentiment changed. Over the past few... Read more »

CFTC and SEC confirm joint effort to tackle crypto regulation

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) acting chair Caroline Pham revealed that the regulator is cooperating closely with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on crypto-related matters. Pham made the statement during... Read more »

Bitcoin’s volatility drives record volumes for perpetual futures

President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement about a strategic crypto reserve triggered an aggressive wave of volatility in the market. Bitcoin’s abrupt spikes and drops in the past several days had a pronounced... Read more »
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