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The total TVL of DeFi has collapsed below 90 billion dollars, marking a -35% from the $140 billion in December. The collapse of the price of Ethereum is weighing heavily. Analysis of the TVL of DeFi The problem of Ethereum The collapse of the Ethereum (ETH) price The end of the Trump trade Analysis of the TVL of DeFi The so-called TVL (Total Value Locked) of DeFi is the dollar equivalent of all assets locked in various DeFi protocols. It concerns thousands of protocols on dozens, or hundreds, of different chains. The bulk is concentrated on Ethereum (51%), while all…
LayerZero, a prominent cross-chain interoperability protocol, has announced collaboration with Movement Network Foundation, the platform driving the development and growth of the Movement ecosystem account. LayerZero just informed about this support in its latest tweet from the official X account. LayerZero Enhances Movement Network’s Interoperability for Seamless Transactions LayerZero’s support for Movement Network Foundation’s upcoming Public Mainnet Beta release will back user onboarding and app deployment. In this respect, LayerZero will permit consumers and developers to independently engage with the ecosystem without any restrictions. As a part of this development, LayerZero will operate as the official interoperability provider for Movement…
CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. has identified a drop in Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) selloffs, predicting the next price at which the high selloffs could resume. Citing on-chain data from CryptoQuant, Adler Jr. revealed that these investors, who have held Bitcoin for at least 155 days, have reduced their daily Bitcoin spending by 60%. Notably, they sold an average of 100,000 BTC per day when Bitcoin traded around the $100,000 range. Now, their selloffs have reduced to about 40,000 BTC every day. This decline indicates a shift in market sentiment among these experienced investors, as they hold onto their assets,…
A quick look at some of the numbers available online reveals that the global structured finance market, valued at $1.4 trillion in 2024, is projected to reach $2.6 trillion by 2030. In brief, structured finance involves the practice of creating novel monetary instruments by pooling various financial assets and repackaging them for investors — thus allowing them to manage their risk ratios across complex asset classes more seamlessly. Within this broader context, as digital assets have continued their march toward mainstream adoption, structured finance solutions have started to increasingly become more vital in addressing some of the persistent challenges that…
VeChain ($VET) has announced an upgrade to its tokenomics, aiming to strengthen the value proposition of the $VET token. The new incentive-based models will enhance user engagement and improve the overall reward systems within the network. These updates, highlighted by Michaël van de Poppe, could drive changes in VeChain’s price behavior, including possible price stability and increased trading volumes, which could lead to a possible breakout for the token. $VET has released their tokenomics upgrades. Key takeaways:– strong incentive-based models for all participants within the ecosystem.– A reward system from which you can benefit.It’s a long read, but it’s a…
Rome Protocol and KiiChain have joined forces to accelerate the adoption of blockchain-based financial solutions in Latin America. The partnership will focus on real-world asset tokenization and cross-chain payment finance, aiming to create new liquidity opportunities for businesses, developers, and financial institutions, crypto.news can exclusively report. An example of this can be seen in Mexico, where people are exploring real estate tokenization to enable fractional ownership, Anil Kumar, CEO of Rome Protocol, told crypto.news. Meanwhile, Argentina is utilizing tokenized agricultural commodities as collateral for farm financing. RWA tokenization is the process of converting physical or traditional financial assets, like real…
Matthew Sigel, head of digital asset research at VanEck, has explained how just 5% of the G8’s reallocations from gold could impact Bitcoin supply. The world is slowly warming to Bitcoin and digital assets. Once viewed as highly speculative and lacking in intrinsic value, the pioneering crypto asset has forged a reputation as a store of value and digital gold. Since Donald Trump proposed a national Bitcoin stockpile, the prospects of holding the asset as a reserve asset have trended among nation-states. While the United States has yet to establish one, other countries are already looking to get ahead of…
Injective’s governance proposal aims to bring McDonald’s on-chain stock perpetuals to decentralized exchange dApps, expanding access to traditional assets in DeFi. The proposal leverages Injective’s iAssets and Oracle Module to enable efficient, transparent, and secure trading of McDonald’s stock through perpetual contracts. Injective is making another stir in the decentralized financial sector with a new governance proposal that seeks to include McDonald’s stock perpetual contracts into its network’s dApps ecosystem. If approved, this innovation will give traders greater possibilities in digital asset trading by allowing them to exchange McDonald’s stock on-chain with a perpetual contract mechanism. A new governance proposal…
Sony Group and Astar Network are launching a campaign with a 100 million ASTR reward to drive adoption and growth on the Soneium ecosystem. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, Japanese blockchain ecosystem Astar (ASTR) Network has partnered with Sony Group’s Ethereum layer 2 mainnet, Soneium, to launch the Astar Contribution Score campaign, which rewards users for actively engaging and providing liquidity in the Soneium’s DeFi ecosystem. The ACS campaign will run for 100 days, starting from Feb. 20 until May 30, 2025. During the campaign, participants can earn points by interacting with applications, providing liquidity to DeFi…
Base’s rapid growth positions the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer-2 solution to become a key infrastructure provider for mainstream consumer blockchain applications, per a new report by Nansen. Nansen highlighted significant developments slated for the second quarter, notably Flashblocks, Base Appchains, and smart wallet enhancements, which reflect infrastructure upgrades needed for consumer app adoption. Flashblocks, set for mainnet launch in Q2, will reduce pre-confirmation block times from 2 seconds to just 200 milliseconds, potentially making Base the fastest Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchain. Further driving consumer use, Base Appchains enable high-throughput apps to deploy dedicated Layer-3 networks on Base. Current deployments include…