Month: March 2025

DeFi Lending Markets in Q1 2025

The first quarter of 2025 tells a clear story about DeFi’s evolution. While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the market’s edges demonstrates DeFi’s continued maturation and growth. The Great Yield Compression DeFi yields have declined sharply across all major lending platforms: The vaults.fyi USD benchmark has fallen below 3.1%, below the U.S. 1-month T-bill yield of ~4.3% for the first time since late 2023. This benchmark, a weighted average across four leading markets, approached 14% in late 2024. Spark has implemented four consecutive rate decreases…

Bitcoin Price (BTC) Should Continue Slow Bleed Lower, Says Quinn Thompson

Bitcoin’s correction may just be getting started. In fact, the crypto sector as a whole could be facing a severe downtrend reminiscent of 2022. “I could see us going back to a five handle by the end of the year,” Quinn Thompson, founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, told CoinDesk in an interview. A “five handle,” i.e. a price between $50,000 and $59,999, would be down substantially from the already shaky current $83,000 level and roughly a 50% decline from bitcoin’s peak just above $109,000 just more than two…

‘Dire consequences’ if Musk accesses SEC — US lawmaker

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The top Democrat on the US House Financial Services Committee issued a warning after reports suggested that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “government efficiency” team would be given access to data and systems at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a March 31 notice, Representative Maxine Waters reiterated a warning from a letter she sent to acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda in February in response to the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s reported access to sensitive SEC information. DOGE is an advisory body to US President Donald Trump rather than…

Crypto Analyst Bucks Back Against Bearish Sentiment, Top Is Not In

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Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Amid the Bitcoin price struggles, crypto analyst BitQuant has pushed back against the idea that the top is in and instead provided a bullish outlook for the flagship crypto.…

Tom Lee sees Bitcoin rally ahead, keeps $150k year-end target

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As Bitcoin flirts with near-term lows under $80,000, Fundstrat co-founder and managing partner Tom Lee believes the digital asset is setting up for a strong second half of the year. In an interview with CNBC, Lee said that despite recent price weakness, current conditions offer a good entry point for long-term investors. “I think so,” Lee replied when asked if now is a good time to be “stacking” Bitcoin (BTC). “Part of this was that Bitcoin seasonally was just not going to be attractive until after March ends. And now…

Bitcoin could reduce dominance of US dollar — BlackRock

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The US dollar could lose its status as the world’s reserve currency to Bitcoin or other digital assets if the United States does not get its debt under control, according to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. Fink wrote in his Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors that “decentralized finance is an extraordinary innovation” that makes “markets faster, cheaper, and more transparent.” But “that same innovation could undermine America’s economic advantage if investors begin seeing Bitcoin as a safer bet than the dollar.” According to Trading Economics, the US debt equaled 122.3% of…

SpaceX to launch first polar orbit crewed mission backed by Bitcoin mining tycoon

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX will send a four-person crew on a polar orbit mission, funded by the founder of the Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, Chun Wang. A crew of four is preparing for an unusual journey into space, one that no human has attempted before: flying directly over the Earth’s North and South Poles. The mission, carried out by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX and called Fram2, is being financed by Chun Wang, a Malta-based cryptocurrency investor who built his fortune in Bitcoin (BTC) mining. The team, launching aboard a SpaceX capsule, includes…

GameStop dives into Bitcoin, but investors aren’t buying it…yet

GameStop announced plans last week to buy Bitcoin because it is a “very profitable investment,” according to Ari10 CEO. GameStop’s board of directors unanimously approved last week to use both corporate cash and future capital raises to purchase crypto assets, notably Bitcoin (BTC). The short-term result? A 22% plunge in GameStop’s share price, its worst day since June. Not off to a good start. Cue the “You Died” screen. A slight bounce on Monday now brings its year-to-date gain to negative 28.64%, although it is still up 82% from a…

Bitcoin Reclaims $83K as Institutional Buying Ramps Up

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The cryptocurrency fell to $81K on Sunday before climbing back to $83K as institutional investors rushed in to “buy the dip.” Bitcoin Climbs Back to $83K After a Tough Weekend The leading digital asset dipped to $81K over the weekend, but news of Strategy (MSTR) and Metaplanet (3350) institutional purchases of $1.92 billion and $13.3 […] Original