RT Solana (@solana)BREAKING: @Bullish is going all in on Solana.The crypto exchange with over $1.4 trillion in trading volume is migrating their core infrastructure to Solana-native stablecoins to power custody, payments, trading, and settlement. https://t.co/8Lep0BVr8s ...

The current crypto VC investing barbell:1) Tokenization & stablecoins:There is a new cohort of founders entering the industry with backgrounds from Stripe, PayPal, Meta and others. These founders are extremely impressive on paper, have strong experience with fintech and understand how to build real revenue-producing businesses at scale.Investing in this category requires an understanding of traditional payment rails, the entire money transfer process and where there is room for disruption. It also requires ...

Lending TVL just flipped staking at $55B. AAVE alone holds $26B.• Euro deposits yielding more than any fintech• 7.5B in flash loans YTD• Cross-chain without bridges on 11 networksStakers watching 4% ETH yields. Lenders printing 8% on stablecoins.The rotation already happened. ...

Crypto Market Overview & Trends - The discussion is tailored for advanced crypto investors to understand the evolution of the digital assets landscape in 2025 [1] - The panel addresses customer questions regarding the potential impact of pending legislation and regulations at the state and federal levels [1] - The conversation includes the usefulness of stablecoins and the impact of taxes and tariffs on crypto prices [1] - The discussion explains the connection between the crypto and equity markets [1] Regulatory & Legislative Landscape - The panel provides an update on regulation and legislative matters [1] - Discussion includes what's next in 2025 regarding laws, strategic reserves, and executive orders [1] - The discussion covers the potential impact of the GENIUS Act [1] Fidelity Digital Assets - Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC provides Fidelity Crypto accounts and custody and trading of crypto [1] - Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC is chartered as a limited purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services [1]

RT Eco (@eco)4 of the top 10 projects by total value locked are stablecoin issuers.@tether_to, @circle, @SkyEcosystem, and @ethena_labs are leading the charge.This isn't niche. Stablecoins are powering the onchain economy.Chart via @tokenterminal https://t.co/DFX2MLHOdL ...

💡⛓️ Stablecoins represent the ChatGPT moment in crypto.A product with viral adoption among consumers, businesses, banks, and governments. https://t.co/a7Il7yUWII ...

Core Insights - Aurora Mobile Limited has announced a strategic partnership with HashNut to enhance the adoption of stablecoins for Web3 payments and digital applications, aiming to advance the global circulation and commercialization of digital assets [1][3]. Group 1: Partnership Details - The integration of HashNut's Web3 payment system into Aurora Mobile's products is expected to enable annual stablecoin settlement volumes, including USDT and USDC, to reach several million US dollars [2]. - The partnership will focus on co-developing stablecoin payment solutions that provide compliant, secure, and efficient digital payment infrastructure for overseas clients and Chinese companies expanding globally [3][4]. - Both companies will utilize Hong Kong as a strategic hub to collaborate with licensed stablecoin projects and local financial clearing networks, enhancing the transparency and compliance of fund flows [4]. Group 2: Strategic Goals - The collaboration aims to improve digital payment experiences in overseas markets, optimizing capital turnover efficiency through HashNut's expertise in on-chain fund management and smart contract payments [2]. - The partnership will facilitate the application of stablecoin solutions in various sectors, including cross-border advertising, digital content distribution, in-app economies, and SaaS subscriptions, promoting the large-scale adoption of digital assets in emerging markets [3]. - Aurora Mobile's CEO emphasized the importance of HashNut's technical capabilities in delivering a competitive digital payment experience, while HashNut's CEO highlighted Aurora Mobile's strong presence in the global developer ecosystem as a key advantage for advancing stablecoin adoption [5].

Centralization Risk & Stablecoins - The cryptocurrency industry acknowledges centralization risk as a significant concern, particularly regarding the imbalance between ETH's economic security (staked ETH) and the total value of stablecoins it secures [1][2] - Stablecoin issuers face business risks if the underlying chain's security diminishes, potentially leading them to become net buyers of ETH to ensure the security of tokenized assets [2] - Centralized entities accumulating large ETH holdings poses a threat of influence, politically or otherwise, potentially undermining the decentralized future envisioned by Satoshi [2] - Circle and Tether might accumulate DeFi tokens to influence governance decisions on protocols, creating an illusion of decentralization [3] Potential Solutions & Market Dynamics - The industry suggests that ETH market capitalization needs to grow through broader adoption, staking, and price appreciation to mitigate centralization risks [4] - Deeper network security features are needed to reduce the obligation for centralized entities to accumulate ETH for risk management [6] - Decentralized stablecoins need to gain traction as an alternative to centralized stablecoins [6] - Governance caps for giga whales when voting on protocol proposals could help to maintain decentralization [6] - Regulators may need to intervene to ensure disclosure around influence or control, similar to traditional financial systems [4] - World Liberty Financial (WLF) has been hedging its risk by holding TRX and ETH [5]

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RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)This is a thought provoking statement for a Sunday.Centralization risk is the ‘elephant in the room’:i) If ETH’s economic security (staked ETH) is dwarfed by the total value of stables it secured, there’s a theoretical imbalance.But some may initially think that stables are just tokenized RWAs (USD mostly). Controlled centrally by Tether, Circle, etc.So why would someone perform a 51% attack on the network to seize freezable assets?Not the issue here.ii) Is there a business risk for stab ...