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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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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Celo becomes Ethereum L2 with Optimism rollup implementation

Celo becomes Ethereum L2 with Optimism rollup implementation

Celo, originally launched as a layer-1 blockchain in 2020, has now transitioned to an Ethereum layer-2 protocol using optimistic rollups. Celo, the blockchain network launched in 2020, has officially transitioned from a layer-1 chain to an Ethereum layer-2 protocol. Celo announced the successful transition in a March 26 X post, stating that “Celo is officially…

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Fidelity plans stablecoin launch after SOL ETF ‘regulatory litmus test’

Fidelity plans stablecoin launch after SOL ETF ‘regulatory litmus test’

Financial institutions are also positioning themselves for upcoming US stablecoin legislation, which may be finalized in the next two months. Fidelity Investments is reportedly in the final stages of testing a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, signaling the firm’s latest push into digital assets amid a more favorable crypto regulatory climate under the Trump administration. The $5.8…

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#DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

#DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

The Nostra protocol has disabled new collateral deposits for the xSTRK and sSTRK liquid staking tokens. Nostra, a lending protocol on Starknet, has paused borrowing for two liquid staking tokens after identifying a “critical issue” with its price feeds, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol said.  On March 24, errors in Nostra’s price feed inflated the…

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