📊 USDC activity on Ethereum hits a record
Usage of the stablecoin USD Coin on the Ethereum network has reached a new all-time high.
Monthly transaction volume surged 250% year-over-year, exceeding $1.7 trillion in February 2026.
The spike highlights the growing role of stablecoins in crypto payments, DeFi activity, and on-chain settlements, with USDC continuing to be one of the most actively used digital dollars on Ethereum.
Usage of the stablecoin USD Coin on the Ethereum network has reached a new all-time high.
Monthly transaction volume surged 250% year-over-year, exceeding $1.7 trillion in February 2026.
The spike highlights the growing role of stablecoins in crypto payments, DeFi activity, and on-chain settlements, with USDC continuing to be one of the most actively used digital dollars on Ethereum.
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📈 $Pi will be listed on Kraken exchange on March 13th.
⚡️ Kraken is a top #7 global exchange with $1B in daily trading volume.
✖️ Check the official announcement here:
https://x.com/i/status/2031945185685618881
📈 $Pi will be listed on Kraken exchange on March 13th.
⚡️ Kraken is a top #7 global exchange with $1B in daily trading volume.
✖️ Check the official announcement here:
https://x.com/i/status/2031945185685618881
Ethereum Foundation sells another 5,000 ETH
The Ethereum Foundation has sold another 5,000 ETH. The tokens were sold over-the-counter to reduce pressure on exchange prices. The buyer was Bitmine, which purchased the ETH at an average price of around $2,043.
The foundation plans to use the more than $10 million raised from the deal to fund its core operations, including research, development and community grants.
Over the past three months, the Ethereum Foundation has sold around 21,000 ETH worth at least $60 million. Separately, Vitalik Buterin sold 17,196 ETH worth about $35 million to finance open-source projects.
The Ethereum Foundation has sold another 5,000 ETH. The tokens were sold over-the-counter to reduce pressure on exchange prices. The buyer was Bitmine, which purchased the ETH at an average price of around $2,043.
The foundation plans to use the more than $10 million raised from the deal to fund its core operations, including research, development and community grants.
Over the past three months, the Ethereum Foundation has sold around 21,000 ETH worth at least $60 million. Separately, Vitalik Buterin sold 17,196 ETH worth about $35 million to finance open-source projects.
Gold turns into an “altcoin”?
Gold has dropped to around $4,100, down ~26% from its ATH, showing unexpected volatility for a traditionally “safe haven” asset.
Such a sharp correction challenges the narrative of gold as a stable store of value.
At the same time, this move comes amid shifting macro conditions and capital rotation, where investors may be reallocating into higher-yield or more liquid markets.
Takeaway: even classic defensive assets like Gold are no longer immune to sharp drawdowns, blurring the line between traditional and crypto market dynamics.
Gold has dropped to around $4,100, down ~26% from its ATH, showing unexpected volatility for a traditionally “safe haven” asset.
Such a sharp correction challenges the narrative of gold as a stable store of value.
At the same time, this move comes amid shifting macro conditions and capital rotation, where investors may be reallocating into higher-yield or more liquid markets.
Takeaway: even classic defensive assets like Gold are no longer immune to sharp drawdowns, blurring the line between traditional and crypto market dynamics.
Circle proposes easing barriers for the crypto industry in the EU
Circle has urged the European Commission to lower barriers for institutional participation in crypto-asset activities.
The statement came in response to the Market Integration Package — an EU initiative aimed at strengthening capital markets across Europe.
The company also presented a number of recommendations on the MIP that, in its view, could improve crypto sector regulation.
Circle has urged the European Commission to lower barriers for institutional participation in crypto-asset activities.
The statement came in response to the Market Integration Package — an EU initiative aimed at strengthening capital markets across Europe.
The company also presented a number of recommendations on the MIP that, in its view, could improve crypto sector regulation.
Polymarket asked to ban certain sports bets
The National Football League (NFL) has sent letters to Kalshi, Polymarket, and other prediction market platforms.
The league has demanded restrictions on trades related to football events that can be easily manipulated.
These include bets on announcers’ statements, player signings, coach firings, and events related to injuries on the field.
The National Football League (NFL) has sent letters to Kalshi, Polymarket, and other prediction market platforms.
The league has demanded restrictions on trades related to football events that can be easily manipulated.
These include bets on announcers’ statements, player signings, coach firings, and events related to injuries on the field.
Bitcoin rose above $69,000 on Trump statements
Bitcoin climbed to $69,200.70 following reports of U.S.-Iran talks on a possible 45-day ceasefire.
Ethereum also rose to $2,131.02, while the 24-hour change stood at +3.2% for BTC and +3.8% for ETH.
The Fear and Greed Index remains at 13, which corresponds to the extreme fear zone.
The market rally is linked to Donald Trump statements and expectations surrounding a White House press conference on the situation around Iran.
Bitcoin climbed to $69,200.70 following reports of U.S.-Iran talks on a possible 45-day ceasefire.
Ethereum also rose to $2,131.02, while the 24-hour change stood at +3.2% for BTC and +3.8% for ETH.
The Fear and Greed Index remains at 13, which corresponds to the extreme fear zone.
The market rally is linked to Donald Trump statements and expectations surrounding a White House press conference on the situation around Iran.
Tether launches open-source QVAC SDK for decentralized AI
tether has introduced its QVAC SDK, a cross-platform toolkit enabling AI models to run locally across Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS without code changes.
Built around on-device execution, QVAC emphasizes private, cloud-free “Stable Intelligence,” extending Tether’s push beyond stablecoins into decentralized AI infrastructure.
tether has introduced its QVAC SDK, a cross-platform toolkit enabling AI models to run locally across Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS without code changes.
Built around on-device execution, QVAC emphasizes private, cloud-free “Stable Intelligence,” extending Tether’s push beyond stablecoins into decentralized AI infrastructure.
Algorithms control a third of South Korea’s crypto market
Around 30% of all trades in South Korea are executed via API — meaning automated and algorithmic trading.
The regulator warns that some of these operations are used to inflate volumes and manipulate prices.
Authorities are already preparing inspections and tightening market oversight.
Around 30% of all trades in South Korea are executed via API — meaning automated and algorithmic trading.
The regulator warns that some of these operations are used to inflate volumes and manipulate prices.
Authorities are already preparing inspections and tightening market oversight.
Where is Bitcoin actually banned?
Despite global adoption, Bitcoin remains officially banned in only a handful of countries.
Current list includes:
▪️ China
▪️ Algeria
▪️ Egypt
▪️ Bangladesh
▪️ Morocco
▪️ Iraq
▪️ Qatar
Even there, enforcement and regulations vary — and can shift quickly.
Bottom line: full bans are rare, while most of the world is moving toward regulation, not prohibition.
Despite global adoption, Bitcoin remains officially banned in only a handful of countries.
Current list includes:
▪️ China
▪️ Algeria
▪️ Egypt
▪️ Bangladesh
▪️ Morocco
▪️ Iraq
▪️ Qatar
Even there, enforcement and regulations vary — and can shift quickly.
Bottom line: full bans are rare, while most of the world is moving toward regulation, not prohibition.
Who are stablecoins threatening
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warns that dollar-backed stablecoins may pose risks to global financial stability.
Officials believe these tokens are more similar to ETFs and carry liquidity outflow risks.
At the same time, the stablecoin market already exceeds $323 billion and continues to grow.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warns that dollar-backed stablecoins may pose risks to global financial stability.
Officials believe these tokens are more similar to ETFs and carry liquidity outflow risks.
At the same time, the stablecoin market already exceeds $323 billion and continues to grow.
Saylor vs Fink: who’s driving BTC?
Over the past 6 months, Michael Saylor (via Strategy) has been aggressively accumulating Bitcoin, clearly outpacing flows into iShares Bitcoin Trust backed by Larry Fink.
Takeaway:
Saylor is dominating the buy side — acting as one of the main drivers of demand.
But there’s a flip side:
A large chunk of bullish momentum is coming from a single, highly committed player.
Strong conviction… but also concentration risk if that flow slows down.
Over the past 6 months, Michael Saylor (via Strategy) has been aggressively accumulating Bitcoin, clearly outpacing flows into iShares Bitcoin Trust backed by Larry Fink.
Takeaway:
Saylor is dominating the buy side — acting as one of the main drivers of demand.
But there’s a flip side:
A large chunk of bullish momentum is coming from a single, highly committed player.
Strong conviction… but also concentration risk if that flow slows down.
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OpenGenome Launches Photo-to-Biomedical Signal: Snap a Rash, Urine, Hair Loss or Meal — Get Instant Structured Report Mintable on Solana! 🚀
You can now attach any photograph directly to your analysis on OpenGenome.
How It Works?
- Point your camera at a skin rash, urine color, hair loss pattern, a meal, or any other visual.
- The pipeline instantly reads the image.
- It cross-references PubMed and ClinicalTrials literature.
- Returns a full structured biomedical signal report — exactly like every other report on the platform.
- The report is fully mintable as an on-chain asset on Solana.
This turns OpenGenome into a verifiable, real-world biomedical instrument that anyone can use with just a smartphone photo.
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You can now attach any photograph directly to your analysis on OpenGenome.
How It Works?
- Point your camera at a skin rash, urine color, hair loss pattern, a meal, or any other visual.
- The pipeline instantly reads the image.
- It cross-references PubMed and ClinicalTrials literature.
- Returns a full structured biomedical signal report — exactly like every other report on the platform.
- The report is fully mintable as an on-chain asset on Solana.
This turns OpenGenome into a verifiable, real-world biomedical instrument that anyone can use with just a smartphone photo.
Try the new photo feature now and start generating your own biomedical signals.
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Ethereum introduced Clear Signing — an open standard designed to replace “blind signing” with human-readable transaction approvals
Instead of showing users a confusing string of symbols, wallets will now be able to clearly display:
• which asset is being sent
• who receives it
• the amount
• transaction conditions
This is a major step forward for crypto security after years of phishing attacks and wallet drains caused by users signing transactions without understanding what they were actually approving.
If widely adopted, Clear Signing could significantly reduce one of the biggest UX and security problems in Web3.
Instead of showing users a confusing string of symbols, wallets will now be able to clearly display:
• which asset is being sent
• who receives it
• the amount
• transaction conditions
This is a major step forward for crypto security after years of phishing attacks and wallet drains caused by users signing transactions without understanding what they were actually approving.
If widely adopted, Clear Signing could significantly reduce one of the biggest UX and security problems in Web3.
Selling pressure on Bitcoin is fading
Binance Research highlighted 4 on-chain signals suggesting that liquid BTC supply continues to shrink:
▸ Nearly 60% of all BTC hasn’t moved in over a year — meaning most coins are sitting with long-term holders, not active sellers.
▸ BTC held on exchanges dropped from ~17.6% during the COVID era to ~15.0% today. Roughly 500K BTC has been withdrawn from exchanges over that period.
▸ The SLRV indicator remains near historical lows, signaling weak speculative activity and fewer short-term traders left in the market.
▸ STH MVRV moved back above 1.0, meaning short-term holders are entering unrealized profit territory — but still far from euphoric levels.
The takeaway: Binance Research is basically pointing to a liquidity squeeze.
There are fewer and fewer BTC available for quick selling… while buyers keep showing up.
Binance Research highlighted 4 on-chain signals suggesting that liquid BTC supply continues to shrink:
▸ Nearly 60% of all BTC hasn’t moved in over a year — meaning most coins are sitting with long-term holders, not active sellers.
▸ BTC held on exchanges dropped from ~17.6% during the COVID era to ~15.0% today. Roughly 500K BTC has been withdrawn from exchanges over that period.
▸ The SLRV indicator remains near historical lows, signaling weak speculative activity and fewer short-term traders left in the market.
▸ STH MVRV moved back above 1.0, meaning short-term holders are entering unrealized profit territory — but still far from euphoric levels.
The takeaway: Binance Research is basically pointing to a liquidity squeeze.
There are fewer and fewer BTC available for quick selling… while buyers keep showing up.
Aave’s Yield-Bearing Assets Now Enable Everyday Spending Through MetaMask Card 💳
A newly published case study details how Aave, MetaMask, and Mastercard have partnered to let users spend their yield-generating assets at any location that accepts Mastercard payments worldwide.
🔎 Read the full case study below:
https://aave.com/blog/aave-metamask-mastercard
A newly published case study details how Aave, MetaMask, and Mastercard have partnered to let users spend their yield-generating assets at any location that accepts Mastercard payments worldwide.
🔎 Read the full case study below:
https://aave.com/blog/aave-metamask-mastercard
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AI is basically the only sector showing signs of a mini altseason right now
While most altcoins continue bleeding, AI-related tokens gained around 13% over the past week and the sector’s total market cap has climbed above $10B.
People are actively comparing this to OpenAI, which was recently valued at roughly $850B.
That means the entire crypto AI sector is currently worth only about 1% of a single private AI company.
But there’s an important catch:
A huge portion of those “AI tokens” are not actually building real AI infrastructure.
Many are just ordinal L1/L2 projects that added “AI” to the narrative because it’s the hottest buzzword in tech.
The truly small part of the sector is actual on-chain AI:
▸ agents
▸ decentralized compute
▸ inference infrastructure
So the real question is no longer:
“Is crypto AI undervalued?”
It’s:
Which 3–4 projects are genuinely building the future… instead of just selling the word “AI” to traders.
While most altcoins continue bleeding, AI-related tokens gained around 13% over the past week and the sector’s total market cap has climbed above $10B.
People are actively comparing this to OpenAI, which was recently valued at roughly $850B.
That means the entire crypto AI sector is currently worth only about 1% of a single private AI company.
But there’s an important catch:
A huge portion of those “AI tokens” are not actually building real AI infrastructure.
Many are just ordinal L1/L2 projects that added “AI” to the narrative because it’s the hottest buzzword in tech.
The truly small part of the sector is actual on-chain AI:
▸ agents
▸ decentralized compute
▸ inference infrastructure
So the real question is no longer:
“Is crypto AI undervalued?”
It’s:
Which 3–4 projects are genuinely building the future… instead of just selling the word “AI” to traders.
Is Bitcoin really a store of value?
According to inflation-adjusted calculations, BTC would need to trade at approximately $83,174 today just to preserve the purchasing power of someone who bought at the November 2021 all-time high.
In other words, an investor who purchased 1 BTC near the peak and simply held it for years has not only endured price volatility but has also seen inflation quietly erode the real value of that investment by roughly $16,000.
The data highlights an important distinction: protecting wealth isn't just about avoiding nominal losses—it's about outperforming inflation.
For Bitcoin supporters, the argument remains that BTC should be judged over longer time horizons. For critics, however, this serves as a reminder that even scarce assets can struggle to preserve purchasing power when bought at euphoric market tops.
According to inflation-adjusted calculations, BTC would need to trade at approximately $83,174 today just to preserve the purchasing power of someone who bought at the November 2021 all-time high.
In other words, an investor who purchased 1 BTC near the peak and simply held it for years has not only endured price volatility but has also seen inflation quietly erode the real value of that investment by roughly $16,000.
The data highlights an important distinction: protecting wealth isn't just about avoiding nominal losses—it's about outperforming inflation.
For Bitcoin supporters, the argument remains that BTC should be judged over longer time horizons. For critics, however, this serves as a reminder that even scarce assets can struggle to preserve purchasing power when bought at euphoric market tops.