‘Only a few’ Ethereum L2s will survive the next 5 years: Manta co-founder

    Of the 44 active Ethereum layer-2 (L2) blockchains in existence today, “only a few” will still be around in five years, said Kenny Li, co-founder and chief operating officer of Manta Pacific. According to data from L2Beat, there are currently a total of 44 active Ethereum L2 networks, boasting a combined total value locked (TVL) of $36.92 billion,…

    Restaking protocol EigenLayer flips Aave with $10.4B total value locked

    Ethereum staking protocol EigenLayer has shot past lending protocol Aave in its total value locked (TVL), with $10.4 billion worth of crypto committed to the protocol after temporarily removing a cap on how much users could stake. On March 5, EigenLayer hit an all-time high TVL of $11 billion, surpassing Aave’s 21-month high $10.7 billion…

    Tether launches recovery tool to migrate USDT between blockchains

    Major stablecoin issuer Tether has launched a recovery tool to migrate its Tether stablecoin between different blockchains amid USDT hitting a $100-billion market capitalization. Tether announced the launch of a blockchain recovery plan on March 4 to ensure stable access to USDT in case of disruptions faced by one of multiple blockchain networks used for USDT transactions. According…

    Bitcoin flash crash wipes $1B in ‘speculative excess’ from markets

    Crypto traders using options and futures to gain exposure to Bitcoin are out of pocket a staggering $1 billion after the cryptocurrency crashed more than 14% from its new all-time high of $69,200 on March 5. In a March 6 post to X, on-chain analytics provider Santiment wrote that the total open interest (OI) on exchanges for Bitcoin,…

    Pepe, Floki, Bonk and other memecoins record 3,000% surge in weekly volume

    The memecoin frenzy has seen trending memecoins, such as Pepe, Floki, Bonk and others, record a massive rally over the past week. The memecoins have recorded a price surge of over 500% and a nearly 3,000% surge in trading volume. According to data shared by Santiment, on average, Pepe, Floki (FLOKI), Shiba Inu and Bonk (BONK)…

    Tether’s USDT stablecoin hits historic $100B market cap

    Crypto stablecoin Tether has crossed an all-time high market capitalization of $100 billion, posting a 9% year-to-date growth and furthering the gap between its next-largest rival, USD Coin. USDT momentarily hit its $100 billion milestone on March 4 as the market capitalization fluctuates based on the current price and circulating supply, according to data from CoinGecko. It’s over…