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A Company 'Destined to Be Killed' – How Did Its Returns Outperform Solana, the S&P, and Nasdaq?

The article argues that the biggest beneficiaries of stablecoin technology are not the startups building it, but established companies with existing distribution channels. The author uses Western Union (WU) as a prime example. Initially believing stablecoins would disrupt WU's business, the author instead found a valuable, cash-generating company whose stock was priced for imminent failure (trading at a P/E of 3-6x). The market had given WU zero credit for its powerful, trusted brand and massive global distribution network. The core "Inversion" thesis is that the market structurally overvalues tech innovators and undervalues old-economy companies, pricing their potential adoption of new technology at zero. This creates a significant margin of safety and asymmetric upside. The author's bet on WU over Solana paid off, as WU's management began embracing stablecoins, launching USDPT on Solana to reduce costs. The author contends that mature companies with distribution are best positioned to capture the efficiency gains from technologies like stablecoins and AI, leveraging their existing customer trust and reach to expand margins while startups commoditize the infrastructure.

marsbit03/30 04:36

A Company 'Destined to Be Killed' – How Did Its Returns Outperform Solana, the S&P, and Nasdaq?

marsbit03/30 04:36

Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) Officially Launched: Someone Finally Tackles the L2 Isolation Problem

The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) is a new framework designed to address the fragmentation and liquidity isolation caused by the proliferation of Layer 2 (L2) rollups on Ethereum. While L2s have successfully scaled Ethereum, they have created siloed ecosystems with separate liquidity pools, bridges, and infrastructure, forcing protocols to deploy across multiple chains and users to pay high costs and risks for cross-chain transactions. EEZ, funded by the Ethereum Foundation and co-initiated by Gnosis and Zisk, introduces synchronous composability between L1 and L2s. This allows smart contracts on an EEZ rollup to atomically call contracts on Ethereum mainnet or other EEZ rollups within a single transaction, eliminating the need for bridges. The result is shared liquidity, a unified security model, and a seamless user experience where assets and identities are portable across environments without explicit bridging steps. Built on Ethereum’s core values of openness, security, and decentralization, EEZ aims to reinforce Ethereum as the foundational settlement layer rather than allowing L2s to fork value away from it. The initiative is developed as open-source public infrastructure, with technical contributions from leaders like Jordi Baylina (creator of Circom) and support from projects including Aave and Centrifuge. EEZ is not a proprietary product but a community-driven effort to unify Ethereum’s economy into a single, composable system.

marsbit03/30 03:26

Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) Officially Launched: Someone Finally Tackles the L2 Isolation Problem

marsbit03/30 03:26

Off-Court "Financing" of $65 Million: Is World Brewing a Big Move in the Deep Bear Market?

World Foundation announced the completion of a $65 million WLD token OTC sale at an average price of $0.2719. The transaction involved four counterparties, with $25 million worth of tokens subject to a 6-month lock-up. Proceeds will support core operations, R&D, Orb hardware manufacturing, and ecosystem growth. WLD’s price has declined over 97% from its all-time high of $11.8 in March 2024, currently trading around $0.27. The token has faced pressure from market conditions, regulatory scrutiny, and ongoing token unlocks—approximately $14.79 million worth of WLD is unlocked daily. Amid the downturn, World published a research paper highlighting its privacy-preserving human identity system, combining iris-scanning Orb hardware with SMPC and ZKP to create a "Proof of Human" infrastructure. The project also introduced AgentKit, which uses World ID to verify human agents in AI applications. On April 17, World will host the "Lift Off" global launch event in San Francisco, featuring Sam Altman and CEO Alex Blania, focusing on World ID advancements and AI-era use cases.

marsbit03/30 03:18

Off-Court "Financing" of $65 Million: Is World Brewing a Big Move in the Deep Bear Market?

marsbit03/30 03:18

ARO Network Raises $5M in Strategic Round to Build “The Agentic Edge”

ARO Network, a pioneer of "The Agentic Edge" for the autonomous AI era, has raised $5 million in a strategic funding round co-led by NoLimit Holdings and an undisclosed leading Asian data center operator. The funding supports ARO's vision to make AI agents more personalized, privacy-preserving, and accessible. The network decentralizes AI by placing agents directly in users' homes, utilizing local resources to create personal digital extensions. This approach aims to overcome limitations of centralized cloud systems. ARO has over 1.18 million active nodes and has launched Testnet Sprint 2, offering a simplified user experience. CEO Randy emphasized ARO's mission to put autonomous, secure AI directly into users' hands, ensuring private, uncensored operation with low latency. The partnership with a major Asian data center will provide enterprise-level infrastructure across APAC.

TheNewsCrypto03/30 03:15

ARO Network Raises $5M in Strategic Round to Build “The Agentic Edge”

TheNewsCrypto03/30 03:15

TRUMP crashes 96% from 2025 ATH – But the team keeps cashing out

Amid a severe downturn in the crypto market, the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin has plummeted 96% from its 2025 all-time high. Despite this collapse, the TRUMP team has continued aggressively selling its holdings. Over the past two months, they have cashed out $57 million, including a recent $16 million sale. These sales have contributed to a 41% price drop in two months, with the token trading in a strong downtrend. Market data shows dominant selling pressure in both spot and futures markets, with further decline likely toward $2.5. A reversal would require bulls to defend the $3 support level.

ambcrypto03/30 03:06

TRUMP crashes 96% from 2025 ATH – But the team keeps cashing out

ambcrypto03/30 03:06

PIPPIN whales dump their holdings by 25% – Is the memecoin’s run over?

PIPPIN, a Solana-based memecoin, has declined over 10% in the past 24 hours, trading at $0.0512. This drop is attributed to a significant whale sell-off, with large holders reducing their positions by 25%, signaling fading interest. Trading volume also fell 18% to $40.20 million. Derivatives data shows traders are increasingly bearish, with more short positions than longs. The price is consolidating near a key support level of $0.0427. A break below could lead to a sharp decline, while holding support and breaking above $0.0599 may allow an 82% rally. Currently, PIPPIN trades below the 9-day EMA, indicating short-term bearish momentum.

ambcrypto03/30 03:06

PIPPIN whales dump their holdings by 25% – Is the memecoin’s run over?

ambcrypto03/30 03:06

Funding Weekly Report | 15 Public Funding Events, Intercontinental Exchange Invests Additional $600 Million in Polymarket

Last week (March 23-29) saw 15 blockchain funding rounds totaling over $767 million. Key deals include a $240 million seed round for DeFi protocol Kairos Labs, led by 6th Man Ventures. In AI+Web3, Origins Network raised $8 million with backing from Animoca Brands. Infrastructure saw a major deal as Startale Group, co-developer of Soneium, secured $63 million in a Series A. CeFi highlights include Tazapay's $36 million Series B extension led by Circle Ventures. The largest single investment was Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) additional $600 million cash injection into prediction market Polymarket. Other notable raises included an $8.6 million round for luxury watch raffle platform watch.fun and a $5 million pre-seed for on-chain lottery project Megapot.

marsbit03/30 02:53

Funding Weekly Report | 15 Public Funding Events, Intercontinental Exchange Invests Additional $600 Million in Polymarket

marsbit03/30 02:53

Cyber Chumaxian: Fake Taoists, AI Fortune-Telling, and the Forgotten Mysticism of Northeast China

"Cyber Shamans: Fake Taoists, AI Fortune-Telling, and the Untold Story of Northeast China’s Occultism" For millennia, the Chinese have developed complex metaphysical systems—from oracle bone divination to the I Ching and Four Pillars of Destiny—to seek security in an uncertain world. Despite modern technology’s attempt to replace superstition with rationality, AI has ironically become occultism’s latest tool. Recent crackdowns exposed fake Taoists using AI to answer existential queries, while apps like CeCe attract millions with free AI fortune-telling, later charging for live “spiritual” consultations. At the heart of this fusion is Northeast China, where Shamanic and “Chumaxian” traditions (based on animal spirits possessing humans) have evolved into a robust industry. Historically rooted in hardship—from the migration waves of “Chuang Guandong” to post-industrial unemployment—Northeastern metaphysics thrives on uncertainty. Today, it offers what many call “therapy tailored for the Chinese soul”: externalizing blame through cosmic narratives (e.g., bad luck years or evil spirits), unlike Western psychology’s inward focus. AI accelerates this shift. With algorithms now matching expert diviners in accuracy, low-end fortune tellers are being replaced. Meanwhile, prompt-savvy “metaphysical engineers” use AI to generate readings, focusing only on emotional delivery. Live-streamed “cyber shamans” combine folksy warmth with AI-generated scripts, offering cheap comfort in anxious times. This trend has even gone global. Startups like FateTell sell AI-translated Chinese astrology reports to overseas users, repackaging “feudal superstition” as Eastern philosophy for Silicon Valley elites. Yet behind the rise of AI mysticism lies a deeper human yearning—for certainty in an unstable world. As regulations tighten on AI divination, the core demand remains: whether through shamans or algorithms, people still seek comfort when facing the unknown.

marsbit03/30 02:08

Cyber Chumaxian: Fake Taoists, AI Fortune-Telling, and the Forgotten Mysticism of Northeast China

marsbit03/30 02:08

From Utopian Narratives to Financial Infrastructure: The 'Disenchantment' and Pivot of Crypto VC

From Utopian Narratives to Financial Infrastructure: The Disenchantment and Pivot of Crypto VC The crypto industry, once championing "blockchain, not Bitcoin" and a broad Web3 vision, is now seeing venture capital flow overwhelmingly into pragmatic financial applications, particularly stablecoin payments. Following the decline of the Web3 and NFT boom in the early 2020s, investment has cooled for many sectors but surged for payment infrastructure. Key signals include Stripe's $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge and Mastercard's $1.8 billion purchase of BVNK. Data from Architect Partners shows funding for crypto payment companies skyrocketed to $2.6 billion in 2025, exceeding the total of the previous three years combined. In contrast, funding for decentralized applications (DApps) and blockchain gaming has collapsed. The total private crypto funding reached $20.4 billion in 2025, still below the 2022 peak of $27.6 billion. Stablecoins, like USDT and USDC, are now seen as a breakthrough application, with their annual transaction volume soaring 72% to $33 trillion in 2025. Their core appeal is enabling efficient, real-time global value transfer, solving long-standing issues of cost and speed in cross-border payments. However, the industry faces significant challenges from established "gatekeepers" like Visa and Mastercard, which control terminal access. The piece also notes the declining market share of Binance and the emergence of new products like Franklin Templeton's tokenized ETF with Ondo Finance, which allows for 24/7 trading. A commentator starkly observes that the line between investing and gambling has been completely erased, with a significant portion of new ETFs being leveraged or crypto-related funds. The narrative has shifted from utopian rebuilding to building financial infrastructure.

marsbit03/30 01:45

From Utopian Narratives to Financial Infrastructure: The 'Disenchantment' and Pivot of Crypto VC

marsbit03/30 01:45

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