Bitcoin fell below $73,000, marking its lowest level since November 2014, amid a wave of selling that triggered massive liquidations in leveraged positions and weakened the overall crypto market.
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Liam Hunter focuses on the on-chain systems where liquidity, risk and protocol mechanics become visible. He writes about DeFi, DEXes, perpetuals, Smart Money flows, hacks and Ethereum-linked infrastructure, with an emphasis on what the data shows, what remains uncertain and where market interpretation can go too far.Market developments and regulatory context are part of his reporting when they intersect with Web3 or DeFi activity.
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Institutional crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks has announced its integration with Stacks, a decentralized finance layer built for Bitcoin, enabling institutional clients to access lending and yield-bearing opportunities beyond the traditional constraints of the Bitcoin network.
Zoomex has unveiled a package of system improvements designed to offer greater fairness and transparency in trading, custody, and fees. The platform described its redesign as a key change in terms of traceable execution, reserve visibility, and anti-tamper controls.
Stellar’s native token, XLM, fell below the $0.20 mark. It is currently trading in a range of approximately $0.17–$0.19, even as network metrics reached new highs.
Tether, the issuer of the $185 billion USDT stablecoin, has dramatically scaled back its private fundraising ambitions following a lukewarm reception from global institutional backers. According to reports from Lockridge Okoth, the firm faced significant pushback while attempting to justify a Tether valuation of $500 billion, effectively cooling immediate speculation regarding a potential 2026 IPO.
VistaShares launched the BTYB ETF, offering a hybrid product that aims for double the annual yield of the US Treasury bond, with 5-year terms, while providing exposure linked to Bitcoin price movements.
HYPE rose approximately 20% after the Hyperliquid team confirmed its support for HIP-4, a proposal to add prediction market outcome contracts and options-style derivatives to the platform. Traders boosted the token’s value amid the prospect of new, lower-risk products and greater compatibility with existing Hyperliquid and HyperEVM margin features.
World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin reached a market capitalization of $3.4 billion in January. It also began trading through World Liberty Markets, a new on-chain lending platform launched in January.
IG Group Holdings has completed its acquisition of the cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve, taking an initial 70% stake for $109.6 million. IG Group’s objective with this acquisition is to offer regulated trading products in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.
MetaMask has launched an integration with Ondo Global Markets, allowing its users to invest in tokenized US stocks, ETFs, and commodities. Trading, it was announced, will be done through MetaMask Mobile.
