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Ethereum Reclaims No. 1 Spot as Leading DEX Chain for First Time Since September, Overtakes Solana

The shift in leadership occurred amidst a bearish market sentiment, particularly within the memecoin sector.

Ethereum was March's top blockchain by DEX volumes. (artellliii72/Pixabay)

Opinion

23andMe Is a Wake-Up Call on Data Sovereignty

Whether the Sei Foundation buys 23andMe, or not, the genetic data company’s bankruptcy shows the perils of centralized data collection and how blockchains can protect the public, says Phil Mataras, founder and CEO of decentralized cloud network AR.IO.

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Markets

Bitcoin Headed Below $60K Says Hot-Handed Crypto Hedge Fund Manager

D.O.G.E. job cuts, tariffs, a restrictive Fed and new immigration policies could weigh on markets for the next six to nine months, said Lekker Capital's Quinn Thompson.

XRP bears chalk out a H&S pattern. (Unsplash, mana5280)

Markets

Innovation Amid Yield Compression: DeFi Lending Markets in Q1 2025

While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the market's edges demonstrates DeFi's continued maturation and growth, says Ryan Rodenbaugh, CEO of Wallfacer Labs, the team behind vaults.fyi.

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Policy

U.S CFTC Withdraws 2 Crypto Staff Advisories Citing ‘Market Growth and Maturity,’ Need for Fair Treatment

The agency is determined to treat crypto derivatives the same way it treats everything else.

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Finance

AI-Infused Blockchain Ambient to 'Replace Bitcoin,' Says Co-Founder

Ambient raised $7.2 million in seed funding from a16z, Delphi Digital and Amber Group.

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Finance

Circle Hires JPMorgan, Citi With Plan to File IPO in Late April: Fortune

The issuer of the USDC stablecoin is aiming again to go public after an attempted SPAC merger in 2021 never materialized.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Why Emerging Economies Need Strategic Crypto Reserves

As countries like the U.S. and El Salvador buy bitcoin, yours should too.

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Markets

NFT Marketplace X2Y2 to Shut Down After Trading Volumes Collapsed

The team is pivoting to a new project involving AI-powered, decentralized financial tools.

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Finance

Bitcoin Could Threaten Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status: BlackRock’s Larry Fink

In a letter to shareholders, the chairman of the world’s largest asset manager warned about the soaring U.S. debt and the possible competition that bitcoin poses to the U.S. Dollar.

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, at a climate conference in Dubai in December 2024. (Getty Images)

Finance

OKX Chief Legal Officer Mauricio Beugelmans Leaves the Exchange

According to Beugelmans’ Linkedin profile, he spent three years and eight months at the exchange.

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Policy

Brazil Bars Major Pension Funds From Investing in Cryptocurrencies

The move contrasts with developments in other countries, such as the U.S. and U.K., where some pension funds have begun to experiment with crypto exposure.

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Markets

Metaplanet Issues $13M Zero-Coupon Bond to Buy More Bitcoin

The Japanese hotel firm secures 15.5% weighting in crypto-focused exchange-traded fund.

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Opinion

Decentralized Commerce Agents Will Finally Give Us Perfect Markets

The combination of AI agents and crypto represent a fundamental realignment of economic coordination, says Justin Banon, founder of Boson and Fermion Protocols.

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Tech

Hashgraph Sees Q3 Debut for Hedera-Based Institutional Private Blockchain

HashSphere is designed to allow highly regulated institutions such as payment providers and asset managers to transact stablecoins and tokenized assets.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Drops 3% Over Weekend as All Assets Trade Lower

Hedera (HBAR) fell 10.8% and Sui (SUI) declined 10.2%, leading the index lower.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-03-31