Blockchain

This article examines two major challenges posed by high interest rates: a looming "$9 trillion Treasury maturity wall" and over $500 billion in commercial real estate loans coming due. Both are putting pressure on the Trump administration to push for rate cuts in order to ease refinancing burdens. The article also discusses how the growing adoption of stablecoins could act as a key catalyst for the next crypto bull run, with coverage of U.S. stablecoin legislation progress, accelerating institutional involvement, and the rapid evolution of multiple stablecoin initiatives.

Discover how Kakarot leverages Cairo to build an EVM-compatible zk-Rollup, pushing the boundaries of Ethereum Layer 2 scaling with innovative features like native account abstraction. Explore the protocol’s mission to prove, scale, and innovate within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Plastic Labs has announced the completion of a $5.35 million Pre-Seed funding round and launched its personalized AI identity platform, Honcho. Honcho aims to provide personalized solutions for large language model (LLM) applications, helping developers easily implement personalization through a plug-and-play approach. It addresses the common challenge developers face of building user modeling from scratch by offering rich and persistent user profiles.

This article explores how stablecoins can reshape the monetary base through the "narrow banking model." It analyzes their interference with commercial bank deposits and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy transmission mechanisms. It also assesses the potential integration and competition between stablecoins and fractional reserve banking systems, as well as their interaction with the development paths of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).

This article explores the key trends and challenges in the current cryptocurrency market. The author analyzes Bitcoin's position under macroeconomic pressure, discussing the debate over whether it's a risk asset or a safe haven. The article also evaluates Ethereum's current development status and its potential as a productive asset. Additionally, the article discusses emerging productive assets like Hyperliquid's HYPE, and the evolution of DAO governance models. Given the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, the author suggests focusing on development opportunities in new projects.

Lens Chain is a decentralized social protocol centered on user ownership. The article outlines Lens Chain's core technology stack, which includes ZKSync's elastic chain and Avail DA layer. These technologies provide key benefits for users and developers: wallet-less login, low-cost transactions, and true content ownership. Developed by Aave's founder, Lens has secured $46 million in funding to build an open, free Web3 social network ecosystem.

Merlin Chain’s independent online line has been online for 30 days, TVL has reached an astonishing level, and Merlin ecological projects have announced important actions. Learn about the latest developments in projects such as MerlinSwap, Dragonverse Neo, UniCross, Surf Protocol, and bitSmileyDeFi, and their contributions to the Bitcoin second-layer network.

sUSD depegged to $0.8388, highlighting stability challenges during Synthetix's mechanism adjustment phase. This article analyzes the market turbulence triggered by SIP-420, SNX volatility, and potential dip-buying opportunities, while assessing stablecoin risks and possible recovery paths.

This article delves into Malaysia's approach to defining, taxing, and regulating cryptocurrencies, offering detailed insights into their legal status, tax collection methods, and the historical and future trajectory of regulatory policies.

Thus far, the only products that have been produced by crypto, and accepted by the rest of the financial system, are stablecoins and Bitcoin. DeFi is yet to take off meaningfully outside of crypto and decouple from trading volumes.

Explore a DeFi-native TGE model that balances capital efficiency with long-term incentives, addressing the structural challenges of high FDV and low circulation, and guiding the evolution of a healthier token market structure.

Compared to the bell curve distribution that technology adoption usually follows, there is a disproportionately high percentage share of those pioneering crypto AI adoption. This can be attributed to self-selection bias from participants already interested in crypto AI, but may also indicate that crypto AI adoption is still dominated by tech enthusiasts and has yet to gain mainstream traction, even within the crypto industry.

Everything you know about Web3 fundraising is probably wrong. The ongoing tug-of-war between infrastructure and consumer-facing projects has become one of the industry’s longest-running narratives. What if everything we thought we knew about venture capital preference was wrong? What if, in fact, consumer projects have had the unequal advantage?

Against the backdrop of the new U.S. tariff policies and rising stagflation risks, Grayscale analyzes how Bitcoin demonstrates its safe-haven qualities. With the weakening of the dollar and improvements in macroeconomic policies, Bitcoin could become the next "gold-like" asset of the era.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of Ripple (XRP)’s latest developments, including its ongoing innovations and breakthroughs in areas such as cross-border payments, stablecoins, and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). It also offers a detailed introduction to Ripple’s business strategy, technological innovations, market performance, and interactions with regulatory bodies.