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TLDR CRYPTO 2025-04-22

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01MARKETS & BUSINESS

SOUTH KOREA'S CENTRAL BANK TO 'ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE' IN STABLECOIN LEGISLATION

South Korea's central bank plans to participate in the development of stablecoin legislation, aiming to mitigate potential risks to the nation's monetary and financial stability. The government views them as inherently different from general digital assets, and thus require unique considerations. This move reflects the bank's commitment to ensuring a secure and regulated environment for digital assets.

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CRYPTO EXCHANGE VOLUME FALLS TO 6-MONTH LOW AS TRADERS FLEE SPOT FOR FUTURES

Crypto exchange volumes have dropped to six-month lows, with both centralized and decentralized platforms seeing less activity and spot trading for BTC and ETH hitting their lowest ratios relative to futures since August and December 2024. This shift reflects a move toward more speculative, leveraged futures trading over direct spot demand, while Solana has seen a slight rebound in volume and outperformed Ethereum in recent app revenue.

links.tldrnewsletter.com3 min read

02INNOVATION & LAUNCHES

CIRCLE TO LAUNCH NEW PAYMENTS AND REMITTANCE NETWORK

Circle is unveiling a new payments and cross-border remittance network for its $60 billion USDC stablecoin. It will target banks, PSPs, fintechs, and remittance partners. The network aims to rival traditional rails like Mastercard and Visa using stablecoins for global money transfers. Circle is going back to its payment roots following a postponed IPO amid choppy market conditions.

coindesk.com6 min read

ZORA TOKEN AND TOKENOMICS INFO

The long-anticipated ZORA token will be released on April 23, following a strong increase in volume and activity due to the Base contentcoin narrative. There are two snapshots, one for the past five years and one for the past month. 10% of the token will be distributed in an airdrop. The coin will have no governance value or utility.

threadreaderapp.com3 min read

03GUIDES & TUTORIALS

LIMITATIONS OF STABLECOINS

Stablecoins like USDC can be powerful for certain use cases, but for everyday remittances like sending money to a cousin in rural India, they're currently less practical than services like Wise, which offer instant, seamless fiat transfers with fewer hurdles. While stables shine for large business payments or users already familiar with crypto, their effectiveness is limited without efficient on/off-ramps and widespread local adoption.

threadreaderapp.com2 min read

THE NEXT CRYPTO AI META

Crypto AI has underperformed amid broader market risk-off trends, with the sector market cap down to around $6 billion from a high of $25 billion. The highest asymmetric returns are likely at the nexus of decentralized AI infrastructure (DeAI) and AI agent distribution networks, rather than standalone agent frameworks or yield strategies. Compelling opportunities include distribution hubs like Virtuals that capture trading fees and community-first infrastructure ecosystems like Bittensor. The investment thesis emphasizes backing teams that merge DeAI with GTM-savvy agent builders.

links.tldrnewsletter.com15 min read

04MISCELLANEOUS

ARGUMENT FOR STABLECOIN USAGE

While Wise enables two-way payments in around 17 countries, stablecoins are increasingly being used in many others that Wise doesn't support, like Nigeria, Turkey, and Argentina. Companies like Acctual are making stablecoins usable for businesses where traditional rails fall short by building tools like accounts payable/accounts receivable automation and accounting around stablecoins.

threadreaderapp.com2 min read

RESPONSE TO VITALIK'S EVM TO RISC-V VM PROPOSAL

Relying on a RISC-V zk-VM still demands EVM precompiles for heavy opcodes, so any change in base-layer cryptography triggers new audited circuits and undercuts maintainability. Claimed prover speed gains overlook additional overhead required unless contracts are fully compiled with specialized data types. Designing a minimal, proof-friendly architecture allows native execution of compiled contracts and achieves better balance of maintenance simplicity and prover efficiency than retrofitting general-purpose RISC-V.

threadreaderapp.com9 min read