Industry Perspective - Critics have long dismissed crypto as a Ponzi scheme [1] - Early DeFi experienced liquidity games [1] - TradFi Crypto Treasuries might create large-scale Ponzi schemes [1]

Pretty huge announcement by Kaito and Bybit todayIn support of the launch of xStocks and other Tradfi instruments for trading via Bybit and their various onchain offerings, they partnered with Kaito to get more eyes on it.There’s also a bunch of various incentives/refs for people signing up and trading.Personally I think this is one of the more interesting Kaito partnerships/offerings, as the partner clearly already has PMF and a revenue generating business. Definitely think it’s likely we see more of this ...

Market Trends & Whale Activity - A Satoshi-era whale moved $8.6 billion worth of BTC, causing market concern [1] - Whale activity spiked with over 35,000 BTC awakened after months of dormancy [1] - The industry is closely monitoring CEX vs DEX volume trends [1] Tokenized Stocks & TradFi/DeFi - Tokenized stocks are gaining traction with Robinhood, Kraken, and Solana leading the charge, potentially reshaping TradFi and DeFi [1] Regulatory Landscape - The industry is awaiting updates on XRP, Circle, and stablecoin regulation [1] - The SEC is fast-tracking ETFs [1] - A potential shift in U.S stablecoin regulation is being monitored [1] Macroeconomic Factors - Key macro triggers such as FOMC and Crypto Week are important events to watch [1]

🔥 BULLISH: “This is the type of TradFi and DeFi convergence Chainlink was built to make possible.”Sergey Nazarov on connecting Mastercard’s 3B+ users onchain. https://t.co/6boyFYqJxC ...

How do we keep the core principles and ethos of our space while building compliant DeFi for institutional and TradFi customers??? ...

🔥 LATEST: Galaxy Research says Robinhood’s tokenized stocks shift NYSE liquidity on-chain, challenging TradFi’s dominance. https://t.co/jGjWUfL90T ...

RT Robert Sags (@RobertSagurton)The inconvenient truth about institutions entering crypto is maximization of profits above all else – and zero respect for our ideologies or principles. Unless that “lip service” somehow allows them to attract more users (and profits).Welcome to the cut–throat world of TradFi, and public stockholder demands. 🙃 ...

🔥 LATEST: JPMorgan says DeFi and TradFi are converging fast, citing pilots with Chainlink and Base. https://t.co/sXIAmt0BNn ...

Major TradFi industry group calls on SEC to establish open, progressive crypto rules https://t.co/zska77i0t0 ...

i know for a fact that a lot of tradfi ppl, liquid funds, and larger accounts have either purchased #USELESS coin or have it on their radar and intend to purchase at some pointtradfi *GETS* the meme and continue to pile onCT faded it while it did a 5,000% rally in weeks even as one of their own repeatedly shouted from the rooftops that they should get in because it is the greatest narrative to emerge from the trenches all yearand they will buy it higher, possibly when it is trading above $1b market capat th ...