DappRadar: DeFi TVL fell 27% in Q1 as AI and social dApps drove web3 growth
The first quarter of 2025 was a turbulent period for web3, with AI and social dApps gaining traction while decentralized finance suffered a sharp decline. The total value locked in DeFi fell 27% to $156 billion, as per DappRadar’s Q1…...
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BTC, ETH, XRP Set For a Near-Term Bounce as Attention Turns to Rate Cuts
An oversold market and reactions to U.S. tariffs may be a thing of the past with traders now eying new economic data and rate cuts in the coming months — with expectations of a bitcoin bounce in the near term. Crypto markets saw high volatility on Wednesday and Thursday...
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Bill Miller’s Firm Slashed MicroStrategy Stake By 70%: The Move That Dodged A Costly Hit
Miller Value Partners, led by Bill Miller IV, reduced its MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) holdings by 70% to 15,250 shares from 50,250 shares in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a 13F-HR filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 14. What Happened: With MicroStrategy’s stock declining...
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Shiba Inu HODLers Shrug Off Volatility, Hold Tight To 80%+ Of Supply
On-chain data shows conviction remains strong among the Shiba Inu long-term holders as they still control a decent majority of the supply. Shiba Inu Long-Term Holders Haven’t Been Selling Amid Volatility In a new post on X, the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock has discussed how the holdings of the...
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Pi Network Under Fire: PI Token Plummets 16% to an All-Time Low
TL;DR Pi Network’s native token cannot catch a break as its price has tumbled once again in the past 24 hours to a record low of just over $0.5. This latest decline came after a former PI proponent alleged the project to be a slow rug pull, while others...
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Whales Dump Millions In Solana Ahead Of Record Single-Day Unstaking — SOL Dips
Large Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) holders sold out millions worth of the cryptocurrency Thursday ahead of the expected supply shock caused by the unstaking of SOL tokens. What Happened: Four whales unstaked and dumped a total of $46.3 million worth of SOL, according to on-chain tracking platform Lookonchain. Typically, when...
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Crypto Options Traders Turn Bearish as $2.5B Expiry Event Looms
Around 26,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, April 4, and they have a notional value of roughly $2.1 billion. This week’s event is more modest than average and much smaller than last week’s massive end-of-month and end-of-quarter expiry event. The impact on spot markets is likely to...
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Justin Sun takes legal action against FDUSD issuer First Digital Trust for $500M embezzlement
Tron founder Justin Sun has initiated a legal process against First Digital Trust, the issuer behind the FDUSD stablecoin, accusing it of embezzling nearly $500 million in client funds. On a Apr. 3 post in X, Sun said he had…...
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Cardano’s new open-source digital identity platform goes live
Cardano has launched Veridian, its open-source digital identity platform which provides a decentralized solution for both individuals and businesses. Veridian, launched on Apr. 3, gives users complete control over their data by enabling them to safely manage their digital identities.…...
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Coinbase files to launch XRP futures contracts, calls XRP ‘one of the most liquid digital assets’
Coinbase’s move to offer XRP futures could boost market liquidity and pave the way for broader institutional adoption of crypto derivatives. The post Coinbase files to launch XRP futures contracts, calls XRP ‘one of the most liquid digital assets’ appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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