In a significant development for blockchain finance, Mantle Network has officially launched its tokenized stock trading service through the xStocks platform, marking a pivotal moment in the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance. This announcement, made via the project’s official X account on March 15, 2025, represents a strategic expansion of Mantle’s ecosystem and a
In a significant development for decentralized finance, the cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain has announced plans to integrate the mainnets of three prominent yet distinct cryptocurrencies: Monero ($XMR), Bittensor ($TAO), and Zcash ($ZEC). This strategic expansion, detailed in an official blog post, aims to bridge substantial liquidity gaps and connect diverse blockchain ecosystems within the next
Users on Scroll, an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) network, paid more than $50,000 in excess transaction fees over roughly four days after the team behind the project repeatedly raised the parameters that determine how much users pay for posting data to Ethereum, according to an analysis published by L2BEAT. The overcharges stemmed from six manual
Cryptocurrency analysis company MakroVision has shared its latest assessment of Bitcoin’s technical outlook. According to the company’s analysis, $BTC has reached a high-liquidity zone concentrated around the $73,000 level, bringing back the attempt to break above its current sideways movement. This development is said to signal the beginning of a more critical and exciting period
CoreWeave, a publicly traded AI cloud infrastructure company, announced on Friday a “multi-year” agreement with AI developer Anthropic, which will use CoreWeave’s cloud computing data centers for its Claude AI model workloads. The agreement will be rolled out in phases, with the “potential to expand over time,” according to CoreWeave’s announcement. Shares of CoreWeave surged
Strive, Inc. points to a revival for $BTC treasury companies. Recently, the ASST common stock received a ‘buy’ rating from TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza. Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASST), one of the leading $BTC treasury companies, is pointing to a revival of interest in treasury company stocks. Attention to Strive increased after the latest addition of
Bitget is launching a SpaceX-linked token sale through its new IPO Prime platform, offering users early exposure to a synthetic asset tied to SpaceX’s future public market performance. The product, called preSPAX, is being issued by Republic and will be available through a subscription sale on Bitget from April 18 to April 21, with OTC
Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez pointed to noteworthy levels in his latest assessment of the Bitcoin market. According to Martinez, as BTC regains the $72,000 level, the market’s focus has shifted to the high-liquidity zone just above that level. The analyst argued that the $75,300 level, in particular, acts as a “magnet” for Bitcoin. Martinez stated
US bond markets had a relatively calm week following the release of March inflation data, which came in below expectations. The limited increase in core inflation, despite energy prices being driven up by the war in Iran, provided short-term relief in the markets. The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury bond rose slightly to