DeFi TVL falls 27% while AI, social apps surge in Q1: DappRadar

Economic uncertainty and a major crypto exchange hack pushed down the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to $156 billion in the first quarter of 2025, but AI and social apps gained ground with a rise in network users, according to a crypto analytics firm. “Broader economic uncertainty and lingering aftershocks from the … Read more

Bitcoin Startups See 7.6x Funding Jump in Just 4 Years, Says Trammell Venture Partners

The venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2016 and specializes in early-stage Bitcoin startup investing. TVP Reveals 767% Explosion in Early-Stage Bitcoin Startup Funding On Thursday, Austin’s Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), an early-stage Bitcoin venture capital firm, published its third annual report on the cryptocurrency’s emerging venture capital landscape, revealing a … Read more

The Dark Side of Tariffs: Dalio Predicts Global Stagflation and Economic Upheaval

Ray Dalio warns that Donald Trump’s tariff policies could lead to global stagflation and significantly alter U.S.- China trade relations. Dalio’s analysis highlights the “first-order” effects of tariffs, which can generate revenue but also reduce global production efficiencies. Dalio Backs Trump’s Tariff Revenue Claim Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has issued a stark warning … Read more

Gemini to open Miami office after judge stays SEC case

The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, backed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, plans to move into a Miami-area office space, as US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement case may have reached its end. According to a March 31 post from Sterling Bay Properties, Gemini signed a lease for an office in Miami’s Wynwood Art District. The … Read more

EigenLayer to begin ‘slashing’ restakers in April

EigenLayer plans to start “slashing” restakers on April 17, resulting in the Ethereum restaking protocol’s “first feature-complete iteration,” it said in an April 2 announcement.  Implementing slashing will mark EigenLayer’s final step toward establishing the protocol as “infrastructure for a new generation of verifiable apps and services built on the Verifiable Cloud,” it said in … Read more

Wall Street Bleeds $2.85T as Polymarket Degens Bet on Recession, Now a 49% Probability

Speculators on Polymarket are wagering substantial sums on a contract gauging the likelihood of a U.S. economic downturn by 2025. After President Donald Trump’s divisive tariff policy was announced, the probability implied by market activity has risen to nearly 50%. Tariffs, Tumbles and Trades On April 2, 2025, President Trump declared the implementation of “Liberation … Read more

XRP holds $2 support as chart pattern hints at 73% gain

XRP (XRP) stabilized near its $2 support after today’s marketwide sell-off sent the altcoin and several other cryptocurrencies close to their swing lows. Data now shows the XRP/USD pair exhibiting early signs of a bullish breakout.  Ripple’s RLUSD integration could boost XRP price Ripple’s integration of its RLUSD stablecoin into its cross-border payments system, Ripple … Read more