Onchain commodity trading grows but liquidity lags
Onchain commodity trading volumes are rising sharply, signalling sustained demand for macro exposure on blockchain-based platforms despite ongoing liquidity constraints.
Onchain commodity trading volumes are rising sharply, signalling sustained demand for macro exposure on blockchain-based platforms despite ongoing liquidity constraints.
The failure to pass the CLARITY Act in the US Senate could expose the crypto industry to stricter enforcement under future administrations, according to Coin Center.
ARO Network has raised $5 million in a strategic funding round to expand its decentralised “Agentic Edge” infrastructure designed for AI agents.
Kraken’s xStocks platform and Fundrise have launched VCXx, a tokenised asset offering onchain exposure to late-stage private technology companies including SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic.
BNP Paribas has launched crypto-linked exchange-traded notes tied to bitcoin and ethereum, giving retail clients regulated exposure through traditional securities accounts.
A group of Ethereum developers including Gnosis, Zisk and the Ethereum Foundation has launched the Ethereum Economic Zone to address fragmentation across the network’s layer 2 ecosystem.
Markets have rapidly shifted to pricing in potential interest rate hikes in 2026 as rising energy-driven inflation and geopolitical tensions reshape expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Bittensor’s TAO token has surged around 90% in March, driving a broader rally across its ecosystem as subnet tokens collectively reached a market value of about $1.47 billion.
Aave is navigating internal governance tensions as debates intensify over how decentralised the protocol should remain ahead of its upcoming v4 upgrade.
Washington state has filed a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi, alleging it offers gambling products disguised as financial contracts.
Bitcoin may be entering a new phase of mainstream adoption similar to Facebook’s post-2012 growth, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.
The proposed CLARITY Act could pressure decentralised finance tokens by banning yield on stablecoins and redefining them as payment tools rather than savings products.