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In a development that signals a major shift in blockchain economics, Bitcoin transaction fees have collapsed to their lowest average point since 2017, presenting a compelling case for the network’s evolving utility and efficiency. According to on-chain analyst Darkfost, the annual average fee has now dipped below the $0.40 threshold, a figure that starkly contrasts with the triple-digit fees witnessed during previous market cycles. This significant drop occurs despite a consistently robust level of network activity, challenging conventional wisdom about the relationship between usage and cost on the world’s premier cryptocurrency network. The implications of this trend extend far beyond…

In a groundbreaking move to empower Web3 users to interact with innovative DeFi applications, Marscat, a Web3 application engine, today announced a strategic partnership with XBIT DEX, a decentralized trading platform. The collaboration enabled Marscat to integrate with XBIT’s decentralized trading interface to allow its Web3 customers to engage with DeFi assets and trade with improved security and ease. Marscat is a decentralized Web3 platform and application engine built on a P2P (peer-to-peer) network. It runs a privacy-focused P2P-based decentralized communication network that allows users to efficiently interact with Web3 applications without reliance on centralized servers. By taking advantage of…

ClearToken Group, founded in 2022, now an FCA-authorized digital financial market infrastructure (FMI) provider, has added three institutional DAPs to the market. This comes in partnership with Canton Network. According to the official announcement, the launch adds CT Register, CT Pay, and CT Settle to the crypto ecosystem, which remains in a market downturn. According to Benjamin Santos-Stephens, CEO of ClearToken, “CT Register, CT Pay and CT Settle deployed on Canton give institutions the regulated end-to-end settlement stack they need to unlock tokenisation, by providing PvP payment certainty and DvP finality of settlement across every form of digital money.” ClearToken’s…

Ripple is holding between $60 billion and $70 billion in crypto assets, along with about $4 billion in cash, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse. In a recent interview at the FII Priority Miami conference, he clarified that $XRP held in escrow by Ripple is not included in this figure, suggesting additional reserves beyond the reported balance sheet. This level of holdings places Ripple among the strongest players in the digital asset space, especially as it expands its institutional offerings. $RLUSD Wasn’t a Sudden Move Garlinghouse said the decision to launch $RLUSD was tied directly to Ripple’s payments operations. The company…

Coinbase activated Trade at Settlement for $XRP futures on May 1, making $XRP TAS the first altcoin to receive the same institutional block-trade execution mechanism already available for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and crude oil futures, following a CFTC filing on April 21. Coinbase $XRP TAS went live on May 1, as Coinbase Derivatives activated Trade at Settlement functionality for $XRP futures on both nano and standard contracts. As crypto.news reported, Coinbase filed documentation with the CFTC on April 21 confirming the activation, with the filing outlining how TAS will support block trades under the Commodity Exchange Act, with Coinbase’s Market…

Recent data shared by a CryptoQuant analyst reveals that an impressive amount of Bitcoin has been shifted by a whale who awakened after more than a decade spent in dormancy. They moved 500 coins, which are worth more than $40 million at the current price. Besides, while Google has recently published a warning about the quantum computing threat to Bitcoin and crypto wallets in general, a message by Satoshi emerged, in which the mysterious $BTC creator had already addressed that possibility. $41 million in Bitcoin on the move A CryptoQuant analyst, who goes by the name @JA_Maartun on X (formerly…

Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp has launched a $200M at-the-market equity program, pledging to issue stock only when it boosts “$SOL per share” and fuels its Solana reserve strategy. DeFi Development Corp, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset treasury company focused on Solana ($SOL), has entered a sales agreement with broker R.F. Lafferty that allows it to sell up to $200 million of common stock from time to time through an at-the-market offering. ATM facility tied directly to $SOL reserve strategy According to the 8-K and prospectus supplement, shares will be issued under an effective shelf registration, with the agent earning up to…

Tech investor Imran Khan says cryptocurrency does not play a meaningful role in his AI investment strategy, arguing the asset class operates on a fundamentally different thesis than the AI-driven productivity boom. Despite the growing narrative that AI and crypto will converge, Khan said he largely views them as separate investment themes. “Crypto is a different animal,” he said in an interview. “When it comes to AI, you are investing for productivity and economic growth.” That difference means crypto rarely fits the framework his firm uses, which focuses on businesses that benefit from structural technology shifts. Khan is the founder…

An unknown entity scooped up more than $35 million worth of $XRP in less than an hour. According to market analyst Dom (@traderview2), the mystery buyer has used a peculiarly specific algorithmic strategy in order to disguise the massive entry. “This isn’t something you see often,” the analyst noted. The unidentified entity in question set up a sophisticated bot that ended up making a total of 156 identical purchases of 10,000 $XRP. This was in lieu of placing one mammoth market order that would cause massive slippage. These orders fired off like clockwork every 18.5 seconds, with the buying spree…

Hyperliquid-based perpetuals platform TradeXYZ on Friday launched Pre-IPO Perpetuals (IPOP), a new contract type designed to enable continuous price discovery for companies in the weeks leading up to a public listing. According to the platform’s documentation, IPOP markets are cash-settled perpetuals that reference a company’s anticipated public equity, trade on share price rather than market capitalization, and are expected to convert into standard externally-priced perps once the underlying company lists and there is sufficient market data to support oracle pricing. The first IPOP market is Cerebras (CBRS), the wafer-scale AI chipmaker that filed its public S-1 with the SEC on…