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DeFi TVL Drops $50B, Wiping Out Gains from Cycle Highs
Ethereum leads the decline as DeFi pulls back despite Bitcoin’s record high.
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DeFi TVL Drops $50B, Wiping Out Gains from Cycle Highs
Ethereum Exchange Outflows Hit $1.8B Last Week
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Podcast
How Coinbase is Bridging Bitcoin to DeFi with New OnChain Lending | Will Robinson, VP of Engineering
Will Robinson, VP of Engineering at Coinbase, explores the company’s expanding role in decentralized finance (DeFi), highlighting the launch of Bitcoin-backed USDC loans through Morpho and Coinbase’s broader efforts to integrate DeFi solutions.
Videos
Expanding Ethereum Staking: Alon Muroch on SSV Network and Validator Innovation
Alon Muroch, founder of SSV Labs, explains SSV Network’s approach to Ethereum staking. He describes how SSV uses Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) to structure staking operations, decentralize validator responsibilities, and manage over 2 million ETH. Murdoch also outlines SSV 2.0, which expands validator functions beyond staking to securing other protocols, and discusses ongoing conversations about Ethereum’s governance.
Research & Opinion
Crypto Market Tanked 20% in February, Pummeled by Bybit Hack, LIBRA Debacle: Binance Research
Bitcoin dropped 16%, its largest monthly decline since the FTX collapse in 2022.
Is Wall Street Behind the Bitcoin Bloodbath?
Binance Research Explores the Future of Decentralized AI
Education
Unifying DeFi with Beratown
Beratown leverages Proof-of-Liquidity as a part of DapDap’s consumer layer.
Exploring Treehouse Protocol
Markets - Bitcoin Tests Critical Support
Patience is a Virtue
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DeFi
DeFi TVL Drops $50B, Wiping Out Gains from Cycle Highs
Ethereum leads the decline as DeFi pulls back despite Bitcoin’s record high.
Gauntlet Accused of Self-Dealing in Compound Proposal
Markets
Crypto Market Dips for Second Day as U.S. Wholesale Inflation Cools
Bitcoin dropped to $80K as macroeconomic data signals easing inflation; crypto trading volumes hit multi-month lows.
Crypto Funding Struggles to Reclaim Last Cycle’s Highs
Ethereum Exchange Outflows Hit $1.8B Last Week
CeFi
Coinbase Suspends Memecoins in NY as Prices Tank
Coinbase appears to be implementing a last-in first-out strategy by delisting some of the memecoins it added at the end of January for New York users.
Crypto Exchange Volumes Drop for First Time In Four Months: CCData
Blockchains
Solana Revenue Crashes 90% From January Highs
The chain’s revenue has taken a huge hit following the memecoin cycle’s cooldown.
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NFTs & Web3
Bitcoin-Based Taproot Wizards Mint Starts on March 25
The mint will cost 0.2 BTC, or $16,000, for “top supporters.”
Zora Announces Token Airdrop 'For Fun'
Trump Organization Files Patent for TRUMP Metaverse
TradFi & Fintech
Cboe Proposes Adding Staking to Ethereum ETFs
The move could set a precedent for other ETFs to follow.
Dogecoin ETF More Likely Than Solana or XRP: Bloomberg Analysts
Crypto Donations Surpass $1 Billion in 2024, Marking Major Growth
Solana ETF Increasingly Likely After the SEC’s Unprecedented Step
Regulation & Politics
New York Bill Seeks to Crack Down on Crypto Fraud
The proposed bill A06515 aims to criminalize rug pulls, private key fraud, and fraudulent failure to disclose information.
Is a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Actually Good for Crypto?
Hacks
Safe Wallet Found Responsible for ByBit’s $1.5 Billion Hack
Binance founder CZ criticized Safe after ByBit’s audit revealed the point-of-failure exploited by North Korean hackers.