Author: olivia

Olivia Brooks reports on the policy, macro and institutional forces shaping digital assets. Her work at BlockchainJournal connects regulation, geopolitics, RWA markets, centralized exchanges and stablecoin infrastructure without overstating what a filing, license, partnership or market signal actually proves.She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.

The dYdX Foundation’s 2025 Ecosystem Annual Report presented a deliberate strategic shift: the protocol moved from trading-driven volatility to building institutional-grade liquidity and a predictable revenue architecture. The report tied that pivot to concrete metrics—$1.55 trillion in cumulative volume and a set of tokenomic and technical changes intended to lock in market share.

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Trove Markets confirmed the retention of nine million dollars following the TROVE token launch, sparking strong indignation among its initial investors. The official Trove team justified this decision due to an unexpected infrastructure shift toward the Solana network. This measure, announced just days before the asset generation event, has raised serious doubts about the transparency of the project on social media platforms.

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