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Ethereum’s total value locked dropped 27% to $97 billion in February, as the broader decentralized finance sector fell from $217 billion to $168 billion amid liquidity outflows. Decentralized finance‘s total value locked fell by nearly 23% in February, dropping from $217 billion to $168 billion as market volatility, liquidity shifts, and capital outflows pressured key protocols, says DappRadar’s analyst Sara Gherghelas. In a recent research report, Gherghelas pointed out that Ethereum (ETH), which holds nearly 60% of DeFi’s liquidity, saw its TVL fall 27% to $97 billion in February. The decline was mainly due to lower liquidity in liquid staking…

REZ crypto surged by as high as 60% after being listed on Coinbase. What is REZ, and is it headed towards more potential gains? According to data from CoinGecko, Renzo (REZ) rallied to an intraday high of $0.032, over 145% higher than its lowest point this year. The altcoin’s market cap was seated at $63 million, while its daily trading volume more than doubled over the previous day at nearly $281 million. REZ’s gains were accompanied by a surge in demand from derivatives traders. According to CoinGlass data, open interest in its futures market jumped 92% to an all-time high…

After experiencing a downtrend over the past three months, the Avalanche community now anticipates a potential bullish reversal for AVAX, driven by ecosystem developments and increasing adoption. In a recent X post, trader Marzell told his 37.6k followers that AVAX was testing a key support zone between $15 and $20. He mentioned that if this support holds and AVAX closes the week above $30, it could see a strong rebound, potentially hitting $43.84. If it breaks past that, it might climb even higher to $58.06 and possibly $80.03, Marzell added. Meanwhile, well-known trader Kaleo shared a chart suggesting that AVAX…

As the White House’s Digital Assets Summit approaches, Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to David Sacks questioning his connections to crypto firm Bitwise. With hours left before the White House’s first Digital Assets Summit on Friday, March 7, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D.-Mass.) sent a letter to David Sacks, the Donald Trump administration’s White House AI and Crypto Czar, raising concerns over potential conflicts of interest, Axios has learned, citing Warren’s letter. In the letter, Warren questions how the federal government’s increasing involvement in blockchain could benefit existing cryptocurrency holders, potentially creating conflicts of interest. She specifically asked Sacks…

Crypto analyst and Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser sarcastically suggests the U.S. government could start selling states to keep the strategic reserve ‘budget neutral,’ as more traders begin brainstorming ways for America to buy more BTC. In a recent post, crypto analyst Max Keiser jested that selling certain U.S. states could help the Trump administration raise money to fund its national strategic reserve. AI and crypto czar David Sacks has made it clear that the BTC (BTC) reserve will not rely on taxpayer money to fund it. “Selling Maine, Vermont & Massachusetts to buy Bitcoin is budget neutral,” Keiser said in…

XRP price has lost the momentum it had in November 2024 and has moved into a technical bear market after falling by 25% from the highest point this year. Ripple (XRP) retreated to $2.5 on Friday as crypto investors waited for the upcoming crypto summit at the White House. This summit will shed light on Donald Trump’s plan for a strategic crypto reserve and the potential coins to be included. In a statement on Sunday, he hinted that his preferred coins would be Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA). However, he only signed for a Strategic…

Jito price remains in a deep bear market after falling by over 40% from its highest level in December last year.  Jito (JTO), the biggest liquid staking and restaking network on Solana, was trading at $2.5, bringing its market cap to $787 million. Third-party data shows that Jito has become the third most profitable players in the crypto industry after Tether and Tron (TRX). It has made $411 million this year, making it more profitable than popular chains like Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH). Jito, which has $2.34 billion in assets, is even more profitable than Lido, the biggest liquid…

BNB Chain’s upgrade brings better EVM compatibility and developer flexibility and will go live on the mainnet on March 20. BNB Chain’s Pascal hardfork, an upgrade set to bring several enhancements to the blockchain network, will deploy on the mainnet this March. Per an announcement, this upgrade should be going live in about two weeks’ time — specifically, it’s on March 20. Why is BNB Chain’s Pascal hardfork important? The mainnet activation of the latest BNB Chain upgrade follows the BNB-powered blockchain’s testnet release of the hardfork in February 2025 (BNB). While the developer team initially highlighted a tentative mainnet…

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On Mar. 7, 2025, crypto investor and Wolf of All Streets podcast host Scott Melker dedicated a huge part of his Wolf Den newsletter to the meaning of the Bitcoin reserve launch and the public reaction to it. Later that day, he added several statements via his X account, explaining the importance of this historic event. The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve creation Donald Trump promised the launch of the Bitcoin stockpile during his speech in the summer of 2024 at the Nashville Bitcoin conference. Around the same time, Sen. Cynthia Lummis introduced the BTC reserve bill, which suggested that the…