Curve Finance clocks B trading volume in Q1 2025

Curve Finance clocks $35B trading volume in Q1 2025

It has also seen a strong uptick in transaction activity over the past 12 months, the DeFi protocol said. Curve Finance, a decentralized lending protocol and exchange, notched record-breaking trading volumes of nearly $35 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a spokesperson for the protocol told Cointelegraph.  Trading volumes increased more than 13% from…

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Bitcoin can hit 0K in 2025 if Fed shifts to QE: Arthur Hayes

Bitcoin can hit $250K in 2025 if Fed shifts to QE: Arthur Hayes

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicted Bitcoin could hit $250,000 in 2025 if the US Federal Reserve pivots to quantitative easing, but market bets remain conservative. Bitcoin may still rise to over $250,000 before the end of the year, with expectations of an increasing fiat supply remaining the significant catalyst for the world’s first cryptocurrency. Bitcoin’s…

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Hyperliquid DEX trading volumes cut into CEX market share: Data

Hyperliquid DEX trading volumes cut into CEX market share: Data

Data shows Hyperliquid’s trading volumes eating into centralized exchange trading market share. Hyperliquid is one of the current bull market’s standout DeFi success stories. With daily trading volumes having reached $4 billion, the exchange has become the largest decentralized (DEX) derivatives platform, commanding nearly 60% of the market. Hyperliquid still lags far behind Binance Futures’…

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Stablecoins, tokenized assets gain as Trump tariffs loom

Stablecoins, tokenized assets gain as Trump tariffs loom

Crypto investors shift into stablecoins and real-world assets as Trump’s April 2 trade tariffs spark volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty fears. Cryptocurrency investors are increasingly moving capital into stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in a bid to avoid volatility ahead of US President Donald Trump’s widely anticipated tariff announcement on April 2. Increasingly more capital…

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Crypto trader turns K PEPE into M, sells for M profit

Crypto trader turns $2K PEPE into $43M, sells for $10M profit

The savvy trader’s position peaked at $43 million during Pepe’s peak valuation as memecoins continue minting new crypto millionaires. A savvy cryptocurrency trader reportedly turned $2,000 into more than $43 million by investing in the memecoin Pepe at its peak valuation, despite the token’s extreme volatility and lack of underlying technical value. The trader made…

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Why institutions are hesitant about decentralized finance — Shibtoshi

Why institutions are hesitant about decentralized finance — Shibtoshi

Regulators should work with DeFi firms to craft sensible policies instead of “unnecessarily stringent rules,” Shibtoshi told Cointelegraph. Shibtoshi, the founder of the SilentSwap privacy-preserving trading platform, outlined several concerns that make institutions hesitant to adopt decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions, including privacy, a lack of standardized compliance regulations, and legal accountability. The DeFi founder told…

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T stablecoin supply could drive next crypto rally — CoinFund’s Pakman

$1T stablecoin supply could drive next crypto rally — CoinFund’s Pakman

The growing stablecoin supply suggests cryptocurrency adoption is at its mainstream “tipping point.” The global stablecoin supply could surge to $1 trillion by the end of 2025, potentially becoming a key catalyst for broader cryptocurrency market growth, according to CoinFund managing partner David Pakman. “We’re in a stablecoin adoption upswell that’s likely to increase dramatically…

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