Category: crypto

Nearly half of Pump.fun traders lost money in March 2026 as revealed by viral on-chain data. Around 96% of wallets either suffered losses or made less than $500 in profits from trading memecoins. This led Pump.fun to lock creator fee redirects to prevent abuse and address criticism over retail losses.

Core’s price has dropped by 48% in a day with trading volume exceeding its market cap, sparking debates about capitulation versus structural failure. The volume-to-market-cap ratio suggests heavy institutional selling or leveraged liquidations. CORE has fallen to rank #562 in market value, raising concerns about the project’s future.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has increased its ether holdings to 4.73 million ETH, staking $6.3 billion at a reference price of $2,005 per ETH. The company added 71,179 ETH last week and also holds 197 BTC, plus equity stakes in Eightco Holdings and Beast Industries. This move is seen as a strategic bet on Ethereum’s yield-bearing…

Publicly listed companies only bought $70,000 worth of bitcoin last week, a 99.93% drop from the previous week. Only one company, BHODL, added 1 BTC. Despite this, listed companies still hold over 1 million BTC. Major companies like Strategy and Metaplanet did not make any new purchases, signaling a slowdown in corporate accumulation of bitcoin.

Valinor, a startup founded by ex-Blackstone employees, has raised $25 million to move private credit workflows onto public blockchains using smart contracts. The funding will be used to expand the loan book, customer base, and team. The company has already originated loans to fintech and crypto firms, aiming to improve efficiency and transparency in lending.

Naver Financial in South Korea has postponed its share swap with Dunamu, the parent company of Upbit, by nearly three months. The shareholder vote is now scheduled for Aug. 18, and the completion of the deal is expected on Sept. 30, pending regulatory approvals and potential delays related to the Digital Asset Basic Act.

CoinShares reported $414 million in outflows from crypto funds last week, led by the US selling off assets. XRP saw inflows, while shifting Federal Reserve expectations impacted market sentiment. The overall market mood is fragile, with total assets under management dropping to $129 billion, the lowest since February.

Tether has launched its gold-backed XAUt token on BNB Chain, pairing tokenized bullion with USDT on a network holding $3.2 billion in real-world assets. XAUt is backed 1:1 by physical gold stored in Swiss vaults, with over 22,100 kg in reserve, expanding BNB Chain’s role in the RWA market.

The European Central Bank now accepts tokenized securities issued on distributed ledger technology as collateral, effective March 30, 2026. Axiology, a platform built on XRP Ledger code, is one of the first eligible platforms. The distinction has caused debates among supporters and critics of XRP on Crypto X.

Bitwise predicts that Finance 2.0 is on the horizon with the rise of tokenization, stablecoins, and crypto ETFs. Blockchain technology is seen as significantly superior to existing financial infrastructure. Trillions of assets could be tokenized within a new financial stack, making finance more efficient and accessible globally.