Cryptocurrency Market Trends - Bitcoin whales are swapping BTC for Ether, with traders anticipating ETH reaching $5.5K [1] - Galaxy Digital, Multicoin, and Jump Crypto are in discussions to raise $1 billion for Solana purchases [1] - Saylor indicates a potential third consecutive Strategy Bitcoin purchase in August [1] Regulatory Developments - Grayscale is seeking SEC approval for a Spot Avalanche ETF under the AVAX ticker [1] Tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWAs) - The $400 trillion TradFi market presents a significant opportunity for tokenized RWAs [1]

Talent Acquisition - Crypto is attracting a higher caliber of talent from established firms like Stripe, Revolut, MasterCard, Visa, private equity, funds, and traditional asset managers [1] - This new wave of talent is less driven by ideology and more focused on identifying opportunities and capitalizing on market inefficiencies [1] Market Outlook - The next venture vintage is expected to be highly successful in areas like tokenization, stablecoins, payments, remittances, RWAs, and crypto neobanks [1] - This influx of talent should be very bullish for mainstream adoption of crypto [2] - The focus is shifting towards "boring stuff" that generates the most profit [2]

Stablecoin Market - The market is likely to see a 10x increase in the number of new stablecoin issuers, presenting investment opportunities for VCs [1] - Lower interest rates may reduce the attractiveness of the stablecoin business model [1] Emerging Trends - There's significant interest in Real World Assets (RWAs) tokenization and payments, which are considered valuable for the space [2] - Tokenization and payments are unsexy but drive a ton of meaningful value [2] AI and Crypto - Web2 companies are currently better positioned in the AI sector [1] - Crypto x AI crossover is still in its early stages, but the industry remains optimistic about its potential [1] - The market has seen a washout of scams [1]

RT Codex PBC (@codex_pbc)Stablecoins. RWAs. Real-world finance runs on Ethereum. https://t.co/U0chQBmWNr ...

RT Sei (@SeiNetwork)Tokenized treasuries have grown by 6,880% in 2 years.Led by BlackRock & @OndoFinance, this shows massive demand for tokenized assets.Ondo is bringing this rapidly expanding market to Sei, where institutional-grade assets meet sub-second settlement.RWAs Move Faster on Sei. https://t.co/Ci3rnhneoB ...

Tokenized treasuries have grown by 6,880% in 2 years.Led by BlackRock & @OndoFinance, this shows massive demand for tokenized assets.Ondo is bringing this rapidly expanding market to Sei, where institutional-grade assets meet sub-second settlement.RWAs Move Faster on Sei. https://t.co/Ci3rnhneoB ...

Tokenized Gold is coming to Aave.Soon you’ll be able to earn yield on Tether’s XAUT and borrow against it.Last cycle, the only exit was selling into USD stables (and fiat). But with RWAs taking off, you won’t need to leave onchain anymore.Major indexes, EUR/JPY etc. stables, and commodities like gold will give enough diversification directly onchain. ...

🥉 ICYMI: @solana ranks 3rd in both stablecoins & RWAs 👇Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal):Higher. https://t.co/vzI8l8sE5w ...

RT IOST (@IOST_Official)Good times, good people, and a little bit of “Old School is Back” ✨IOST joined forces with @kucoincom & @orbs_network in Korea during #WebX2025Blake shared how IOST 3.0 is making RWAs real, but the best part? The energy in the room 🔥 https://t.co/8eROso70kE ...

RT BSCN (@BSCNews)📊 @SOLANA’S STORY IS IN THE DATA!DeFi up. RWAs are booming. Staking deeper. Here are the details 👇https://t.co/pYnbDMH4Hx ...