DeFi Market Size & DominanceDecentralized finance reached a high of 27.7 million unique users in 2025. This is an estimate based on network-crawling methods that identify unique wallet addresses involved in buying or selling DeFi-related projects.Monthly active addresses interacting with decentralized protocols remained elevated, fluctuating between 300 million and 390 million throughout most of 2025.By 2025, decentralized finance had expanded to $2.5 trillion in on-chain value.The global DeFi market size was valued at $26.94 billion in 2025 and is forecast to grow to $37.27 billion in 2026, before accelerating to $1,417.65 billion by 2033, with an estimated Compound Annual Growth…
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Cardano has launched its native USDCx stablecoin, backed 1:1 by Circle’s USDC stablecoin via Circle’s xReserve smart contract. According to the Input Output Group (IOG), the research and engineering organization behind Cardano, USDCx will “make moving and using dollar value across supported blockchains seamless, providing streamlined access to cross-chain USDC liquidity.” This will effectively support DeFi liquidity provision, lending, and payments, in addition to real-world asset (RWA) settlement on the blockchain.Cardano launches USDC-backed USDCx stablecoinUSDCx was developed by the community-funded Critical Integrations program in conjunction with Pentad and Midgard Labs. With its debut, Cardano is now one among several other networks…
Web 3 Journalist Tim Hakki Web 3 Journalist Tim Hakki Part of the Team Since Feb 2024 About Author A journalist and copywriter with a decade’s experience across music, video games, finance and tech. Share Last updated: February 27, 2026 With the CLARITY Act nearing completion, investors are watching closely for signals from U.S. regulators that could trigger the next bull run.Clear regulations in the US are no small thing. They’ve been a core demand of the industry since its inception.So, when they finally arrive XRP, Solana and Dogecoin could be the biggest growers. Here’s why.Discover: The best meme coins…
The Ethereum price breakout from the ongoing consolidation range between $2142 and $1,920 may decide on its near-term trajectory. Ethereum staking participation has climbed to a new record level, approaching 31% of total supply. The downsloping exponential moving averages (20, 50, 100, and 200) act as dynamic resistance against ETH’s recovery attempt. ETH, the native cryptocurrency of smart contract giant, Ethereum, slips 5.43% on Friday to trade at $1,918. In lockstep with Bitcoin, Ethereum price plunged following the release of U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) which rose 0.5% in January. Despite Ether’s sluggish price action, the network continues to see…
The cryptocurrency market represents one of the most unstable regions in global finance and Solana (SOL) is at a point of undergoing a major test of its technical structure. With a substantial amount of advancement within its ecosystem as well as with the arrival of ‘Agentic Hub’ technology, analysts are now considering potential downside risks. The ongoing consideration by traders of how changing macroeconomic conditions and diminishing momentum may affect SOL has created a primary focus of both institutional and retail traders to create a technical floor for SOL. Technical Breakdown – Mapping the Support Floors Recently, market analyst Ali…
On February 27, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $65,640, after failing to reclaim the $70K level two days ago. Its price is also below its 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) of $68,300, something that would trigger a historical additional bearish acceleration.Source: XRise in Bitcoin bulk buysAs stated in its Q4, 2025 earnings report, fintech conglomerate Block Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) acquired an extra 340BTC in that quarter, bringing its total holdings to 8,883 BTC and making it the 14th largest publicly traded holder of Bitcoin globally. Meanwhile, the leading publicly traded holder of BTC, Strategy, just recently acquired 592 BTC, bringing its…
Borrowing USDT against crypto has become a standard liquidity strategy for both long-term asset holders and active traders. The appeal is straightforward: you keep exposure to BTC, ETH, or other assets while accessing stable capital for trading, hedging, or real-world spending. But platforms differ in how they price loans, manage liquidation risk, and structure repayment terms, offering either flexible credit lines or fixed loans. This review compares three major options — Clapp, Nexo, and Binance Loans — with a focus on flexibility, interest costs, and LTV management. 1. Clapp — Most Flexible, Usage-Based Credit Line for USDT Borrowing Clapp stands…
The XAUT coin continues to experience significant milestones, as recently the asset officially entered the top 10 perpetual trading pairs on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, according to a revelation disclosed today by market analyst CryptoQuant. Tether Gold (XAUT) is a digital gold, launched and managed by Tether (the operator of the USDT stablecoin). The commodity-backed stablecoin operates in the DeFi market to provide ownership of physical gold through blockchain technology, allowing global investors to hold and trade gold in a completely digital form. Since its launch in 2020, XAUT continues to record growth as the demand for a digital gold…
Kaspa price currently mirrors the broader market, with Bitcoin struggling. The KAS token recently bounced off $0.028 and is holding $0.03. If a decisive breakout materializes amid likely catalysts, bulls could target $0.10 in the coming months. Kaspa (KAS) price has declined by 22% over the past month and by over 64% since its peak above $0.13 in May 2025. The token trades near $0.03, but remains in an extended downtrend amid prevailing weakness across the crypto market. Friday’s session saw Bitcoin retest lows of $65,600, and Ethereum dip to near $1,900, a move that pinned most altcoins lower, including…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Local-currency stablecoins on Polygon have shot up as JPYC and BBRL power payments, wallets, lending, and faster regional settlements. Brazilian bank Grupo Braza introduced BBRL stablecoin to improve liquidity and enhance payment efficiency in forex payments. Polygon has recorded rising growth in local-currency stablecoin activity as new projects in Japan and Brazil boost the use cases for on-chain payments. Recent attention has been on yen and real-denominated instruments that facilitate settlements, merchant payments, and cross-border transfers. In Japan, Polygon announced increased JPYC stablecoin use in…
