Author: NBTC
The broader DeFi sector is witnessing revenue decline where most of the platforms faced declines of over 50% in March. MakerDAO was the only good performer in March with an 11% revenue surge. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector witnessed a massive revenue downturn in March 2025. Most of the major protocols across multiple blockchains reported over 50% decline in their revenues. Defi protocols generate their revenue from transaction fees, lending fees, and other service charges. The drop in revenues indicated a decline in on-chain activity, reduced trading volumes, and a decrease in user activity on DeFi platforms. Weak Revenues Hinting…
Berachain pauses new vault whitelisting to refine RFRV guidelines and improve selection clarity. Integrations with Orbs, Wasabi, and Uphold strengthen Berachain’s infrastructure and ecosystem. Berachain has officially announced an update to the Reward Vaults (RFRV) guidelines, which have been a core part of their Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) strategy. Not just a cursory revision, but based on two full weeks of real data and community feedback. Updated RFRV Guidelines Incoming PoL has been live for 2 weeks, which has provided the BGT Foundation overseeing governance with many useful data points about the system’s practical capabilities, from both community input and empirical data.…
Samson Mow, Bitcoin maximalist and CEO at the JAN3 company focused on helping nation-states to adopt BTC, has taken to the X social media network to comment on the current price surge demonstrated by the world’s leading digital currency today. Over the past few hours, Bitcoin has begun to rapidly ascend, printing green candles on an hourly chart and running to the North. However, by now BTC has shown a massive red candle that erased all its today’s profits. Time to decouple, Mow says, but Bitcoin’s breakout reverses Over the past few hours, Bitcoin has logged a roughly 2.5% growth,…
Social media users demonstrate the highest engagement with the decentralized finance (DeFi) project Solana ($SOL). The social media statistics reveal that SOL collected 67.2K engaged posts accumulating 20.3 million user interactions over 24 hours. Its major social media engagement ranks the platform above all other decentralized finance projects. TOP #DEFI PROJECTS BY SOCIAL ACTIVITY$SOL $XRP $LINK $AVAX $HBAR $VET $INJ $RENDER $ICP $RAY pic.twitter.com/1OEOxjDNxT — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) April 4, 2025 Ripple ($XRP) secured the second position by generating 20.6K engaged posts resulting in 9.6 million interactions. Social media users engaged with Chainlink ($LINK) posts 8.4K…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledged Fidelity’s application for a spot Solana ETF today, which would trade on Cboe BZX Exchange. SOL dropped 12% in the past 24 hours amid broader market declines triggered by President Donald Trump’s announcement of new global tariffs. The proposed Fidelity Solana Fund plans to hold physical SOL tokens and stake a portion through trusted providers. Cboe BZX’s filing argues that Solana’s market structure can prevent manipulation without requiring a surveillance-sharing agreement, citing SOL’s $2 billion average daily trading volume and $90 billion average fully diluted market cap over the past 180 days. The…
The cryptocurrency derivatives market might see some volatility caused by the April 4 options expiry event with Bitcoin and Ethereum at the forefront. Approximately 26,000 Bitcoin options with a notional value of $2.02 billion expired, according to data. At 1.24, the put/call ratio showed that more traders were protecting themselves from downside risk. The value of $84,000 was determined to be the max pain price, which is the point at which options buyers suffer the greatest financial loss. This max pain point is noteworthy because it corresponds closely to the current range of prices for Bitcoin, indicating that the market…
Neo has initiated an investigation into a series of large-scale NEO token movements that affected consensus node composition and coincided with a sharp decline in the token’s market value. Typically, neither the Neo Foundation or Neo Global Development addresses price action or comment on market activity, but Neo released the research to address speculation that someone directly affiliated with the project was moving the assets. The activity, which began on March 24, involved the transfer of approximately 9.25 million NEO—representing around 13.2% of the total circulating supply—through intermediary wallets that are tied to a Binance deposit wallet. In a statement…
The Rise of Mubarak: A Blessed Token on BNB Chain Launched on March 13, 2025, Mubarak brings something new to the crypto world—a Middle Eastern cultural identity. The name “Mubarak” means “blessed” in Arabic, and many traders seem to feel lucky after investing in it. This token started on the Four Meme launchpad and quickly caught the attention of the crypto community. In less than a month, Mubarak went from a new launch to a Binance-listed token with over $650 million in trading volume. Let’s look at the facts behind Mubarak’s quick rise, its community, and what makes it different…
As the stock market declines due to U.S. tariffs on most of its trading partners, Bitcoin has shown some resilience. An expert at Unchained explains why. US stocks have seen some of the worst performance in years. However, Bitcoin (BTC) showed relative resilience, which is great news for institutional investment, explains Joe Burnett, Director of Market Research at the crypto financial firm Unchained. Trump’s tariffs are here, U.S. equities are crashing, and China is retaliating.Now may be one of the best times to build a meaningful bitcoin position.Not financial advice. pic.twitter.com/Rf9Z01wrHM — Joe Burnett, MSBA (@IIICapital) April 4, 2025 On…
To encourage early adoption, VeChain has allocated 1,000,000 B3TR tokens to reward the first 5,000 users who activate their cards. Each will receive 200 B3TR, credited directly to their Visa card accounts, boosting engagement and increasing the usability of B3TR in daily transactions. VeChain’s ecosystem is about to be revolutionized as it launches the VeBetterDAO Visa Card. This new venture is meant to complete the connection between blockchain-based assets and real-life financial transactions. This will enable users to easily use their digital assets in real-life situations. All About VeChain’s Visa Revolution ” /> VeBetterDAO Visa Card will allow users to…