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Seven days of DAO activity produced a buyback proposal from Lido, a major Aave V4 deployment decision, a painful restructuring at Balancer, tokenomics overhaul at Lista, ongoing fallout from the Resolv incident, and an ECB paper that put a number on something DeFi insiders have long suspected about governance concentration. What happened in DAO proposals and discussions in the last 7 days 🧠👇1. @LidoFinance DAO proposed a $20 million $LDO token buyback, using 10,000 stETH from the treasury.2. @aave DAO is voting on the updated Aave Will Win Framework.3. Aave DAO approved to deploy Aave V4 on… pic.twitter.com/abt4JYiQ37 — Pink…
Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,120 and extended losses. $ETH is now struggling to stay above $2,040 and might continue to move down in the near term. Ethereum started a fresh decline from the $2,150 zone. The price is trading below $2,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,075 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,120 resistance. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to continue higher above $2,120 and started…
Hong Kong’s largest English-language newspaper published a pointed debate on stablecoins on March 25, as the city’s self-imposed March deadline for its first stablecoin licenses nears its end with no official word. The conversation raises a question that every non-US jurisdiction now confronts: Does embracing dollar stablecoins deepen dependence on the very system many governments want to diversify away from? The Dollar Paradox The South China Morning Post paired Gary Liu, co-founder of Terminal 3 and former SCMP chief executive, with Liu Xiaochun, an economist at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Gary Liu argued that the GENIUS Act may have been…
A significant collaboration aimed at expanding the use of blockchain and stablecoins in global payment infrastructure has been announced. Ripple Labs and Convera have announced a strategic partnership to improve cross-border payments. According to today’s announcement, the two companies aim to offer faster and more reliable international payment solutions using stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure. Convera, formerly known as Western Union Business Solutions, is a global fintech company that processes transactions in over 140 currencies across nearly 200 countries and regions. Convera CEO Patrick Gauthier stated that with the increasing adoption of digital assets, the company closely monitors its customers’ needs,…
Wall Street spent the first quarter of 2026 systematically narrowing DeFi’s claim to the future of finance. In January, ICE announced NYSE was building a tokenized securities platform with 24/7 operations, instant settlement, dollar-based order sizing, and stablecoin funding, with BNY and Citi providing tokenized deposits for clearinghouse funding outside normal banking hours. In February, WisdomTree launched 24/7 trading and instant settlement for tokenized money-market fund shares under SEC relief. In March, the Fed, FDIC, and OCC jointly said that eligible tokenized securities should receive the same capital treatment as their non-tokenized counterparts, calling the framework technology-neutral. The SEC then…
Ethereum [$ETH], the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has entered a critical phase as global and regional flows begin to diverge sharply. While global markets react defensively to rising geopolitical risk, particularly tensions between the United States and Iran, localized demand pockets suggest a more complex positioning beneath the surface. Ethereum traded at a 4% discount from its previous day’s high, reflecting immediate risk-off sentiment. However, underlying flow data shows that not all investors are aligned with this bearish shift. Derivatives markets lead Ethereum’s decline $ETH faced an aggressive wave of selling in the derivatives market after President Donald Trump…
Crypto asset manager 21shares sees actively managed exchange-traded products as the next phase of crypto investing, as the market matures beyond simple price-tracking funds. Duncan Moir, president of 21shares, told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview that because crypto is a nascent and growing asset class, it is particularly well suited to active management. He said the company combines bottom-up research on individual assets with quantitative and discretionary top-down strategies to manage risk and position portfolios, adding that 21shares has been expanding its portfolio management and trading teams to support more sophisticated products. We’ve had to hire and build out the…
Galaxy Digital has introduced a Solana staking feature on its GalaxyOne retail platform, furthering its push into consumer crypto services amid intensifying competition among all-in-one trading apps. In a Tuesday announcement, Galaxy said GalaxyOne users can now stake Solana (SOL) directly through the app, earning up to 6.5% in variable annual rewards. The yield is not fixed and depends on network conditions, validator performance and overall staking participation, meaning actual returns may fluctuate over time. The rollout reflects a broader industry shift toward integrating yield-generating products into retail platforms, allowing users to earn passive income on idle crypto holdings rather…
Ethereum is tightening into a critical zone near the $2,000 level as price action continues to compress without clear direction. With volatility steadily declining and pressure building on both sides, the current structure suggests that a decisive move, either a breakout or breakdown, could be just around the corner. Momentum Fails To Build On Ethereum Ethereum is currently in a very different position compared to the broader market, as it has never experienced a strong, sustained rally. CyrilXBT noted that $ETH briefly spiked to $2,400 in mid-March but has been trending downward ever since. The move failed to establish continuation,…
In a significant move for cryptocurrency accessibility, Robinhood Markets, Inc. announced on March 15, 2025, that it has listed $NEAR Protocol ($NEAR) for spot trading on its platform. This strategic addition marks another expansion of the popular trading app’s cryptocurrency offerings, potentially exposing the layer-1 blockchain protocol to Robinhood’s extensive user base of over 23 million funded accounts. The listing enables immediate buying, selling, and holding of $NEAR tokens alongside traditional stocks and other digital assets. Robinhood $NEAR Listing Expands Crypto Portfolio Robinhood’s decision to list $NEAR Protocol represents a calculated expansion of its cryptocurrency services. The Menlo Park-based financial…