‘Contrary to popular belief,’ regulation isn’t slowing tokenization — Prometheum CEO
The market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is growing by the day, but contrary to belief, the biggest hurdle to broader adoption isn’t regulation, but a lack of dedicated secondary markets for buying and selling tokenized securities, according to Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Kaplan drew attention to ARK […]
Memecoins 2.0: The market crashed, but the billion-dollar circus rolls on
Opinion by: Igor Zemtsov, chief technology officer at TBCC Following “Libragate,” memecoin prices crashed, with their market cap falling nearly 60% from 2025’s highs. But meme tokens, dead? They’ve got more lives than a cat on caffeine. Despite the chaos, memecoins were still holding a $47.9-billion market cap as of March 10. It’s not exactly […]
March 2025 in charts: Trump trade war hits Bitcoin, $22M in DeFi hacks
March was a rough month for markets — US President Donald Trump’s uncertain tariff policies created volatility in Bitcoin and crypto markets; meanwhile, decentralized finance (DeFi) struggled with security concerns. Retaliatory tariffs on US goods in China and the European Union hit markets on March 10 and 12, respectively. Amid the tête-à-tête between the United […]
NFT marketplace X2Y2 shuts down after 3 years, pivots to AI
Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace X2Y2 announced it is shutting down after three years of operation. According to a March 31 announcement, X2Y2 will shut down on April 30, with the team switching its focus to an artificial intelligence project. The team shared its enthusiasm for the rapidly growing sector: “It’s a pivot. Over the last […]
XRP bulls in ‘denial’ as price trend mirrors previous 75-90% crashes
XRP (XRP) has lost more than 40% since hitting a multi-year high near $3.40 in January, and onchain data suggests the downtrend could deepen in the weeks ahead. “Denial” preceding past 75-90% XRP crashes is back XRP’s Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) data from Glassnode suggests the token may be heading for another extended downturn. The […]
BNB Chain catches memecoin wave as Solana wipes out
BNB Chain, the EVM-compatible network tied to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, is experiencing a resurgence in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and memecoin spaces just as some of its rivals face an identity crisis. For most of 2024 and into early 2025, Solana dominated the retail DeFi narrative. It became the network of choice for memecoins tied […]
Ethereum price down almost 50% since Eric Trump’s ‘add ETH’ endorsement
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH) has lost almost half its value two months after Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, told his 5.7 million followers that it was a “great time” to add the biggest altcoin to their portfolios. Source: X/Eric Trump President Trump spoils son’s bullish ETH outlook As of March 31, […]
Stablecoins, tokenized assets gain as Trump tariffs loom
Cryptocurrency investors are increasingly moving capital into stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in a bid to avoid volatility ahead of US President Donald Trump’s widely anticipated tariff announcement on April 2. Increasingly more capital is flowing into stablecoins and the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization sector, which refers to financial products and tangible assets such […]
Trump sons back new Bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8
Several members of US President Donald Trump’s family are backing a new venture to launch what aims to become the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm. Hut 8, a digital asset mining and infrastructure company, announced on March 31 that it is acquiring a majority stake in American Bitcoin, formerly known as American Data Center. The […]
Crypto funds see $226M of inflows, but asset values slump — CoinShares
Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued to see modest inflows last week, extending a reversal from a record-breaking streak of outflows. Global crypto ETPs posted $226 million in inflows in the last trading week, adding to the prior week’s $644 million inflows, CoinShares reported on March 31. Despite the two-week positive trend after a five-week outflow […]