Bitcoin's long-term holder supply approaches record high, breaking multi-year downtrend

Long-term holder supply has surged by more than 2 million coins to 16.3 million BTC during the current bear market....
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Peer-to-peer trading startup Variational raises $50 million for real-world perps in funding round led by Dragonfly
Variational, an onchain derivatives protocol, raised $50 million led by Dragonfly to expand perpetual futures on real-world assets like gold, oil, and copper. The Cayman Islands startup, which processed $200 billion in trading volume since 2025, aims to aggregate traditional and crypto liquidity for 100+ contracts with institutional-grade depth, positioning RWA perpetuals as DeFi's next major growth frontier.

Stablecoins retain the edge over tokenized money market funds, JPMorgan says
JPMorgan reports stablecoins command 95% of the tokenized asset market, retaining dominance over yield-bearing money market funds due to regulatory hurdles. While tokenized funds offer attractive returns, securities classification limits their circulation across crypto exchanges and DeFi. The bank expects this gap to persist absent meaningful regulatory reform, keeping stablecoins as crypto's default cash instrument for trading and payments.

Blockchain.com files with SEC for U.S. IPO
Blockchain.com confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO with the SEC, marking renewed institutional interest in crypto financial services. The exchange and wallet provider hasn't disclosed share counts or pricing yet. The filing arrives as crypto IPO momentum has cooled following weak market conditions and disappointing post-listing performances, with major firms like Kraken and Consensys pausing plans.