Visa’s Syria Comeback Fails to Trigger Crypto Inflows Visa and Mastercard’s return to Syria after a 15-year suspension marks a significant thaw in the country’s financial isolation, yet on-chain data reveals no corresponding surge in cryptocurrency exchange deposits-a disconnect that suggests traditional remittance…
DeFi Revenue Surges Amid User Activity Plateau DeFi protocols posted sharp revenue gains in recent months, with some sectors like stablecoins capturing 30% of total inflows, even as active addresses remain flat. This divergence, highlighted in Keyrock Trading research, points to enhanced monetization…
PayPal Exec Touts Crypto Rails Amid Flat PYUSD Supply PayPal’s senior vice president for crypto highlighted blockchain’s potential to overhaul B2B payments in trucking on March 3, 2026, even as its stablecoin PYUSD shows stagnant supply growth.[1][6] The executive’s comments underscore PayPal’s push…
US Sanctions Hit Iran as Stablecoin Supply Stays Flat US sanctions targeting Iran’s energy and financial sectors intensified in 2025, coinciding with flat stablecoin supply that signals limited new liquidity flowing into crypto markets.[1][7] On April 22, 2025, the US Treasury sanctioned Iranian…
Jersey City Pension Eyes 2% Bitcoin ETF Allocation Amid Retail Lag Jersey City officials confirmed plans to allocate up to 2% of the city’s $225 million pension fund to spot Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock and Fidelity, targeting purchases in the coming weeks.[2][3] The…
US-China Trade Progress Fails to Move Ethereum Balances U.S. and Chinese officials announced “substantial progress” in Geneva trade talks on May 12, 2025, slashing reciprocal tariffs by 115% to a 10% base rate, yet Ethereum exchange balances held steady at 8.9 million ETH…
Bitcoin ETFs See $1.3B Inflows Amid Escalating Geopolitical Tensions U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded over $1.3 billion in net inflows across five straight days ending Friday, even as Israel-Iran hostilities intensified with airstrikes and U.S. involvement in the Strait of Hormuz.[1][2] The…
Quantum-Proof Wallets Emerge as BTC OI Stays Flat Postquant Labs launched Quip Network’s post-quantum Bitcoin wallet Tuesday, using Arch Network for signature protection without Bitcoin protocol changes.[1] Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun unveiled a quantum-resistant wallet recovery prototype the same week, enabling fund…
XRP Nears $1.40 as Open Interest Contracts on Spot Volume XRP traded near $1.40 on May 10 amid contracting futures open interest, highlighting a cautious advance driven by spot market activity rather than leveraged bets. The token oscillated between $1.38 and $1.42 in…
