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Crypto today: Markets open under pressure as Trump’s tariffs rattle risk assets

Cryptocurrency markets faced initial selling following former President Trump's imposition of 15% global tariffs, which triggered broad risk-off sentiment across financial assets. While equities and tech indices declined, Bitcoin demonstrated resilience, rebounding above $66,000 as capital rotated defensively into the leading cryptocurrency, boosting its dominance to 58–60%. Ethereum underperformed, dropping 1.72%. In a significant regulatory development, the SEC eased capital requirements for certain USD stablecoins, allowing broker-dealers to treat them as cash equivalents with a 2% haircut. This change improves balance-sheet efficiency and is expected to encourage institutional adoption. Meanwhile, infrastructure progress continued with the rollout of XRPL’s permissioned DEX and Société Générale’s euro stablecoin issuance, though XRP’s price declined amid the broader market retracement. Despite near-term price weakness, structural adoption signals continued to strengthen.

ambcrypto02/24 03:05

Has Wall Street Co-Opted Bitcoin? Bloomberg Expert Sparks Heated Debate

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sparked a debate on whether Bitcoin's core value as "debasement-resistant and censorship-resistant money" remains valid despite institutional adoption and high volatility. He argued that Bitcoin’s fundamental properties haven’t changed—only the intermediaries have improved. Critics, including Oliver Renick, countered that Bitcoin’s extreme volatility makes it impractical as sound money, effectively causing repeated "debasement events." Balchunas acknowledged volatility as a sign of youth but emphasized long-term dilution resistance. The discussion highlighted a key divide: whether institutional involvement undermines Bitcoin’s original ethos or simply provides safer access.

bitcoinist02/24 03:02

Institutional Adoption Isn't Adding Value, It's Bleeding Crypto Dry

The article argues that institutional adoption of crypto is not about supporting the ecosystem but rather extracting value from it. Traditional financial institutions, such as Tether, Coinbase, Circle, and BlackRock, are generating billions in revenue from crypto through stablecoins, ETFs, and other financial products, often surpassing the economic gains of the underlying protocols. The author highlights that institutions are primarily focused on profit maximization, using crypto as a new revenue stream by packaging it into traditional financial instruments. The piece warns that the crypto economy risks becoming a source of liquidity for traditional finance, with capital being drained away rather than retained within the ecosystem. The author calls for the urgent development of crypto-native institutions—such as on-chain asset management and financial products—to keep economic value within the crypto space and prevent its absorption by traditional finance. The conclusion is that without prioritizing native crypto institutions, "institutional adoption" will lead to assimilation rather than victory for the crypto economy.

marsbit02/24 02:42

Beneath the Surface Glamour: OpenAI's 'Four Major Dilemmas'

Despite its massive user base and substantial funding, OpenAI faces four fundamental strategic challenges according to analysis by tech analyst Benedict Evans. The company lacks a durable technical moat, as multiple competitors now offer models with comparable performance, eliminating any sustained technological advantage. User engagement remains shallow, with only 5% of its 900 million weekly active users paying and 80% sending fewer than 1000 messages in 2025—equivalent to less than three prompts per day—indicating ChatGPT has not become a daily habit for most. Competitors like Google and Meta are closing the gap technologically and leveraging their distribution strengths to capture market share. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s platform strategy, which aims to build a full-stack AI ecosystem, may not create real network effects or lock-in, as users and developers can easily switch between underlying models. Additionally, the company’s product roadmap is heavily influenced by research breakthroughs rather than user-centric design, limiting strategic control. Evans concludes that without true differentiation, network effects, or ecosystem leverage, OpenAI’ position relies on execution rather than a defensible long-term strategy.

marsbit02/24 02:38

Institutional Adoption Isn't Adding Value, It's Bleeding Crypto Dry

The article argues that institutional adoption of crypto is not about supporting the ecosystem but rather a strategy to extract value from it. Traditional financial institutions, such as Tether, Coinbase, Circle, and BlackRock, are generating billions in revenue from crypto through stablecoins, ETFs, and other financial products, often capturing more economic value than the protocols themselves. The piece highlights that institutions are primarily focused on profit maximization, using crypto to create new revenue streams rather than reduce costs. The author warns that without building strong native crypto institutions to retain economic benefits on-chain, the crypto economy risks being absorbed by traditional finance, leading to value drainage rather than genuine growth. The call to action is for the crypto community to prioritize developing its own financial infrastructure to keep value within the ecosystem.

Odaily星球日报02/24 02:35

Here’s All You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Price This Week

bitcoinist02/24 02:02

Will Bitcoin’s falling network activity hamper Saylor’s 100th BTC purchase?

Michael Saylor continues to acquire Bitcoin for MicroStrategy despite BTC's price dropping below $65,000. The company is set to announce its 100th BTC purchase, having accumulated 717,131 BTC worth approximately $48.7 billion. However, with an average purchase price of $76,027 per Bitcoin, the firm currently faces an unrealized loss of around $5.8 billion. While Bitcoin ETFs recently saw $88.1 million in inflows, indicating institutional interest, Bitcoin network activity has declined since August 2025, raising concerns about reduced retail participation. The success of Saylor’s strategy hinges on Bitcoin’s future price direction.

ambcrypto02/24 02:02

February 24 Market Summary: IBM Becomes the New AI Victim, Crypto Market Suffers Confidence Blow

February 24 Market Summary: IBM becomes the latest AI victim, crypto market suffers confidence blow. Global markets faced a dual shock post-Lunar New Year. Former President Trump announced an immediate increase in global tariffs from 10% to 15%, causing policy uncertainty and straining transatlantic trade relations. Simultaneously, Anthropic's release of Claude Code, which automates modernization of legacy COBOL systems, triggered a 13.4% single-day plunge in IBM's stock. This highlighted AI's disruptive threat to traditional industries. U.S. stocks fell sharply: the Dow dropped 883 points (-1.78%), the S&P 500 fell 0.9%, and the Nasdaq declined 1.2%. Defensive stocks like Walmart gained as investors sought safety. Gold surged as a safe-haven asset, rising 1.7% to $5,240/oz amid geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainties. Crypto markets faced severe pressure. Bitcoin fell to around $64,000, and Ethereum dropped to $1,950. Market sentiment was hit by two major events: Bitdeer, the world’s largest public miner by hash rate, sold all its Bitcoin reserves to pivot toward AI infrastructure, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold over 8,800 ETH in February, worth approximately $18.45 million. Fear and Greed Index remained at 5 (extreme fear), with technical indicators largely bearish. Bitcoin’s "digital gold" narrative weakened as gold outperformed, and institutional outflows from Bitcoin ETFs exceeded $1 billion year-to-date. Key support for Bitcoin is at $60,000; a break below could test the $55,000–$58,000 range.

marsbit02/24 01:44

In-Depth Analysis of Fluent: How to Make Every Virtual Machine a Lego Brick?

Tiger Research's report "Deep Dive into Fluent: Making Every Virtual Machine a Lego Brick?" explores Fluent's vision to unify blockchain ecosystems by enabling seamless interoperability between different virtual machines (VMs). The report argues that the performance race in blockchain infrastructure is largely over, and the next frontier is cross-VM composability—allowing applications built on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), and WebAssembly (Wasm) to interact natively on a single chain, eliminating the need for bridges. Fluent, an Ethereum L2, uses a "mixed execution" model where contracts from EVM, SVM, and Wasm are compiled into a unified format (rWasm) to share state and interact within a single transaction. Currently, EVM-Wasm interoperability is live on testnet, with SVM support under development. Beyond technical innovation, Fluent is building Prints, a reputation aggregation layer that consolidates trust signals from multiple platforms (e.g., Ethos, Kaito, Talent Protocol) to identify real users and enable reputation-based benefits. This is complemented by Fluent Connect, a tool for developers to target users based on their reputation data. Fluent is also growing its ecosystem through the Blended Builders Club (BBC), an accelerator supporting early-stage dApps like Pump Pals (social trading) and Sprout (yield optimization). The testnet is used for gathering genuine user feedback rather than incentivizing empty engagement. While still early, Fluent’s integrated approach—chain interoperability, reputation layer, and ecosystem growth—aims to avoid the fate of underutilized L2s by focusing on real utility and cross-VM composability.

marsbit02/24 01:32