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Stablecoins now total over $214B in supply, processing $35 trillion in annual volume and attracting both DeFi and institutional adoption. Major stablecoin players like USDC, USDT, and newer entrants such as USDe and USDS are expanding across multiple blockchains, demonstrating that stablecoins provide a reliable bridge for onchain finance, cross-border payments, and real-world assets.
Binance Alpha 2.0 integrates on-chain token purchasing directly within the Binance Exchange, connecting centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) trading. This upgrade removes bridging and wallet-connection hassles, letting users seamlessly buy and manage tokens through Binance's interface and existing accounts.
Driven by strong DEX volumes and perp DEX activity, Arbitrum has achieved a self-sustaining DeFi ecosystem with a $2.5B TVL, 1.7M+ weekly active users, 1.9M average daily transactions, and 782 protocols since 2022. Key sectors show significant growth, including Aave's lending market surging 370% to $742M TVL in 2024, stablecoin adoption rising, and real-world asset TVL reaching $150M, supported by the DAO's STEP initiative amid global regulatory clarity.
Before making an investment decision, it's important to evaluate a project's sentiment, risk/reward profile, uniqueness, time horizon, tokenomics, team quality, organic volume, and price action. This may help identify more compelling opportunities as investors weigh factors like potential downside, real-world utility, development team commitment, and organic trading behavior to avoid overhyped or risky plays.
Crypto has transformed into an AI-driven casino that uses automation, influencer hype, and psychological manipulation to extract liquidity from retail investors so the house always wins. Meme coins, political tokens, and rebranded Ponzi schemes thrive, not because of innovation, but because attention, tribalism, and algorithmic deception have replaced fundamentals.
Solana's governance proposal SIMD-228, which aimed to reduce inflation by shifting to a dynamic model based on staking participation, failed to pass with 61.39% voting yes, below the required 66.67%, despite a record 74.29% stake participation from 70.13% of validators. The proposal's rejection keeps Solana's inflation rate at 4.7%, decreasing 15% annually, but the high engagement—surpassing Cosmos Hub (59.67%) and U.S. 2020 voter turnout (66.8%)—insinuates a maturing, engaged proof-of-stake community focused on the network's economic future.
After rumors that Pump.fun would be creating its own liquidity pools, Solana DEX Raydium has created plans to create a memecoin launchpad.
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx has acquired New Zealand's Easy Crypto, expanding its footprint to 1.1 million customers and solidifying its dominance in the ANZ market.
A Coinbase survey found that more than 75% of institutional investors (e.g., hedge funds, asset managers, etc.) plan to increase their crypto exposure over the next three years.
Xapo Bank has launched a Bitcoin-backed lending service that allows borrowers to use their Bitcoin as collateral to secure loans (20-40% Loan-to-Value).
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, head of the new crypto task force launched under Chairman Mark Uyeda, plans to reshape the SEC's approach to digital assets by providing regulatory clarity and paths forward for the industry. The task force seeks to delineate SEC jurisdiction, offer short-term guidance, engage the public to address issues like tokenized securities, and ease industry frustrations with past enforcement-driven policies. Peirce emphasized Congress' role in clarifying stablecoin legislation and market structure, which could define regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC amid growing crypto adoption.
Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda instructed agency staff to revisit the proposed crypto custody rule, which was introduced under the previous leadership. The SEC may adjust the rule's requirements or implementation timeline to better reflect the current administration's more crypto-friendly stance.
Ethena and Securitize have joined forces to launch Converge, a new blockchain ecosystem where Ethena's USDe stablecoin and Securitize's tokenized RWAs (including BlackRock's BUIDL) can coexist, enabling both permissionless DeFi and compliant onchain finance. The goal is to bring institutional capital and real-world assets onchain using Ethena's existing integrations and Securitize's relationships with major asset managers.
Robinhood has partnered with Kalshi to launch a new prediction markets hub that focuses on politics, economics, and sports. The platform will offer users an easy and integrated way to engage in prediction markets, leveraging real-time data to forecast outcomes across these sectors.
Crypto has a chronic issue with short-termism, and builders should instead focus on “compounders”—long-term, revenue-generating assets like Jito ($900M annualized) and Uniswap ($700M)—by fostering high-integrity leadership and products with clear profitability paths to counter memecoin fatigue. Similarly, generalized layer 1s are failing, while those in specific verticals (e.g., Hyperliquid's perp trading) drive ecosystem demand. Liquid token projects should adopt investment relations (IR) roles and quarterly reports to build investor trust while dismissing buybacks in favor of reinvestment in growth.
L2s hold a structural advantage over L1s in supporting decentralized applications by using centralized block producers to quickly implement fee-sharing and MEV taxes, augmenting app revenue while minimizing costs. L1s are constrained by validator profitability whereas L2s only carry the sequencer's expense with no capital requirements. This competition drives a shift toward profit-driven, long-term crypto apps, aligning with positive regulatory clarity for DeFi and increasing institutional interest.
Instead of allowing quantum computers to recover lost Bitcoin and undermine the network's core principles, vulnerable BTC should be burned to protect its integrity. Quantum recovery would redistribute wealth to those with advanced quantum technology, posing a significant threat to the network's integrity and fairness. Debates are ongoing about how legitimate the threat of quantum computing is to Bitcoin and when the network will need to take a hard stance.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled in favor of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), allowing it to increase its claim against FTX from $120 million to $1.53 billion, despite FTX's objection that the motion was untimely and would disrupt its reorganization plan. The court found that FTX's delays in sharing records, not 3AC's diligence, caused the delay. 3AC's claim stems from its 2022 collapse amid liquidity issues following the Terra-Luna ecosystem's implosion.
Standard Chartered has lowered its price target for Ether to $4K, signaling a more cautious outlook on Ethereum's market performance.
OKX has suspended its DEX aggregator following reports that the Lazarus Group misused its platform, which has attracted additional scrutiny from EU regulators.
Crypto can be the currency for AI, but not every agent needs its own token.
Crypto ETPs have logged five straight weeks of outflows totaling $6.4B, marking the longest negative streak since 2015, though year-to-date inflows still sit at $912M.
WalletConnect's WCT Transferability Proposal vote starts on March 19.
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, has been granted permission to leave France and relocate to Dubai amid ongoing legal issues related to allegations of facilitating illicit transactions Telegram. His departure has reignited debates over jurisdiction and privacy.
Russia has begun using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins like USDT for oil trade, circumventing Western sanctions and embracing crypto as an alternative payment method. This move, by a key BRICS nation, signals a broader shift toward blockchain-based trade solutions, reshaping how sanctioned countries conduct business in the global marketplace.
Base MCP is a new product from the Base development team that allows for onchain interactions from Claude Desktop. Powered by Coinbase Developer Platform's AgentKit, it includes a near-comprehensive set of onchain interactions including onramping, price checking, transferring funds, and deploying smart contracts.
BNY Mellon is expanding its partnership with Circle to enable clients to send funds directly to Circle for buying and selling its stablecoins, further bridging traditional and digital finance. This collaboration is expected to boost institutional adoption and enhance regulatory confidence ahead of Circle's potential IPO.
From building startups to navigating the highs and lows of crypto, Hitesh Malviya shares his firsthand experience of making and losing millions during the 2017 bull run and 2018 crash. In 2017, while leveraging the ICO boom, his project was transformed into a crypto media outlet generating $1M in revenue as altcoin interest surged. Then, the 2018 bear market erased 95% of his portfolio, highlighting key lessons on the risks of altcoin-heavy investments, greed, and emotional trading.
Berachain's phase one governance launched on February 25, driving TVL into apps and positioning the chain as a rapidly-rising L1 for DeFi. Its upcoming Proof of Liquidity (PoL) mechanism will allow validators to earn rewards through liquidity provision in tokens like BERA and BGT. It aims to foster a “winner-takes-most” dynamic, potentially stabilizing the ecosystem while mitigating risks like vampire attacks.
Ethereum is losing value to L2 rollups, which extract fees, MEV, and liquidity while paying minimal costs for Ethereum's security. L2s should contribute back to Ethereum through mechanisms like staking ETH, reallocating fees, or redistributing MEV to ensure the network captures its fair share of value and remains sustainable.
Hyperliquid is set to transform onchain finance with its novel perp DEX, integrated HyperCore (handling order book trading, staking, etc.), HyperEVM ecosystems (the execution layer for smart contract deployment), and innovative features like the Assistance Fund (which collects trading fees to buy back the HYPE token) and builder codes. These features together deliver superior liquidity, low fees, and robust security compared to traditional exchanges, while its organic growth, absence of VC interference, and passionate community position it as a dominant force in DeFi.
AI and crypto will continue to lower barriers to innovation without fully replacing the need for human expertise, as domain-specific knowledge remains critical to guiding AI outputs (e.g., prompting). While routine tasks may be automated, the unique value of authentic human experience and creativity will become even more important, even as new autonomous AI applications evolve.
Launching a new token can dilute the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Aave more than the value of the new token itself over time since much of Aave's current value is built on the expectation of future business growth that benefits the existing token.
Trump's World Liberty Financial has begun accumulating $AVAX on-chain, purchasing around $500K worth after bridging nearly $2M in USDC to Avalanche.
Indexers are important because performant dapps need efficient ways of reading chain data and listening to relevant events.
Token Terminal illustrates four different ways to view active loans on Base.
The X accounts of web3 platform Kaito and its founder Yu Hu were hacked to spread false reports of issues with the KAITO token, causing the token to drop ~10% before recovering.
The Trump family has engaged in talks to acquire a stake in Binance.US through World Liberty Financial, according to the Wall Street Journal. BNB climbed 5% to over $600 on the news, though Binance founder CZ denied the claims amid reports of seeking a pardon for financial crimes. Binance is aiming to reclaim its US foothold with restored USD fiat services and a $2B investment from Abu Dhabi-based firm MGX.
MoonPay has acquired Iron, an API-driven stablecoin infrastructure startup, to strengthen its enterprise payment solutions. This move improves MoonPay's ability to offer businesses instant, low-cost stablecoin transactions, tapping into the booming stablecoin market. With a 112% net revenue increase this year, MoonPay is positioning itself as a key competitor to Stripe in the growing stablecoin payments landscape and is accelerating industry-wide adoption.
North Korean hackers pulled off the largest crypto heist in history, stealing $1.4 billion from Bybit's Safe multisig, not with cutting-edge exploits, but by socially engineering a developer into running a malicious Docker project. The attack exposed glaring security flaws in DeFi, proving that even the most battle-tested protocols are only as strong as their weakest human link.
Privacy 1.0's isolated tools, like dark pools, limit composability due to the absence of private shared state, constraining broader adoption beyond niche users. Privacy 2.0's use of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) – trusted execution environments (TEEs), multi-party computation (MPC), and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) – to enable private, reusable data for collaborative computation, promises interoperable use cases like World ID's portable identity. Though current PET implementations face trust, efficiency, and standardization challenges, their advancement could unlock a new wave of privacy-driven blockchain innovation.
Circle plans to integrate the Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF), which issues the approximately $1 billion USYC token, under its existing Digital Assets Business Act (DABA) license in Bermuda to establish direct connectivity between USYC and USDC.
Hyperliquid's on-chain order book democratizes market access, challenging traditional finance by enabling equal trading opportunities and innovative features like non-custodial BTC trading. While facing challenges like regulatory scrutiny and EVM rollout issues, Hyperliquid's strong revenue model and community-driven growth position it as a major player in decentralized finance.
Coinbase Onramp has been launched on SaucerSwap, allowing users and developers to convert fiat directly to HBAR and other crypto within the Hedera ecosystem.
Coinbase Ventures is expanding its support for Base ecosystem projects by partnering with Echo to provide broader access to capital and community participation.
Circle is launching US Yield Coin (USYC) for global market participants through its Bermuda-based digital assets license, bringing tokenized yield to digital asset markets.
EigenLayer hosted a massive college hackathon with young high-quality builders at EthDenver.
Takes.fun has officially launched, turning opinions into tradable assets where likes and dislikes are backed by tokens instead of just numbers.