Author: liam

Liam writes about Web3 and decentralized finance, focusing on how protocols, applications, and governance models are used in practice. His coverage centers on real adoption, integration, and the mechanics behind decentralized systems. Market developments and regulatory context are part of his reporting when they intersect with Web3 or DeFi activity.

BlackRock announced that its tokenized fund BUIDL was accepted as collateral on Binance and launched a new share class on BNB Chain. The move lets institutional clients use tokenized holdings in U.S. Treasuries as collateral while continuing to earn on‑chain yield. The development directly affects institutional traders, custodians and DeFi protocols that integrate real‑world assets.

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The market is assessing whether Ether can consolidate a bullish trend before the end of 2025, contingent on four variables: on-chain activity, fee and staking economy, clarity on roadmap improvements, and institutional flows. These metrics shape liquidity, supply pressure, and leverage appetite, with direct effects on traders, ETH reserve managers, and derivatives providers.

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Solana fell about 5% to $145 after losing the key $150 support, a move that triggered stop‑loss cascades and pushed trading activity higher. The significance lies in a clear divergence between short‑term technical pressure and continued institutional inflows into SOL‑linked ETFs, a clash of time horizons that shapes liquidity and operational risk.

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BONK dropped 3.9% and broke a relevant support level, a move that primarily affects high-frequency traders and managers exposed to memecoins due to its liquidity and volatility profile. The decline underscores BONK’s sensitivity to attention rotation and reputational risk within the Solana ecosystem, highlighting how quickly sentiment can shift pricing in community-driven tokens.

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Circle has introduced StableFX to enable on‑chain currency trading on Arc, a blockchain that has yet to launch. The move positions the firm at the intersection of currency liquidity and on‑chain markets, with relevance for market makers, treasury managers and traders seeking native execution and hedging on public chains. Execution and settlement are intended to occur directly on‑chain.

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