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This week’s edition of In The Stables highlights a rebound in stablecoin demand and usage after a slow start to the year. Total stablecoin market cap expanded 0.63% WoW to $293.7 billion, led by USDS and PYUSD gains while USDe contracted. Onchain activity strengthened meaningfully, with transaction volume up 6.3% WoW to $312.5 billion, daily transactions rising 9.5% to 30.9 million, and average transaction size declining to signal growing retail participation. Net inflows surged 414.5% WoW to $1.7 billion, nearly half of the past 30 days’ total, while institutional moves advanced with AllUnity’s CHF stablecoin, Meta’s payment exploration, Qivalis’ euro plans, and Visa/Stripe’s global card expansion.

Sui launches USDsui stablecoin issued by Stripe, expanding payments and DeFi infrastructure across the Sui ecosystem.
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Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed back above the $73,000 level for the first time since early February, marking a notable recovery for the cryptocurrency. As momentum builds, some analysts believe the move could extend further if current trends remain intact. Among them is market analyst Ali Martinez, who shared his outlook in a recent post on X. According to Martinez, Bitcoin may be positioning itself for what he describes as a potential relief rally. ETF Accumulation And Thin On-Chain Resistance From an on-chain standpoint, Martinez highlighted the role of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which continue to absorb supply at a steady pace. He noted that ETFs purchased approximately $776 million worth of BTC last week alone.  The pace has not slowed this week. Since...

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This partnership highlights the growing integration of traditional finance with blockchain, potentially transforming global remittance efficiency.
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Over $530 million in Bitcoin (BTC) short positions were liquidated today as the White House nominated pro-Bitcoin Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman, triggering a broad crypto market rally. Bitcoin is up by 9% in 12 hours, adding $123 billion to its market cap. Ethereum (ETH) climbed 11% over the same period, adding $26 billion.
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Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has officially confirmed a major step in its roadmap with the activation of its V1 protocol on the Sepolia testnet. This development comes during a period of mixed market sentiment. Investors are increasingly looking for “proof of work” over theoretical promises.  By moving its core logic into a live testing environment, Mutuum
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“With each ETF that’s gone live, the money’s a lot more sticky,” in the words of Canary Capital’s CEO Steven McClurg.  This idea represents one of the clearest takeaways from Consensus Hong Kong this year: we’ve finally reached the era of long-term allocation.  Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (Feb 10-12, 2026) brought 11,000 registered attendees from
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Centralized exchanges (CEXs) still command the lion’s share of crypto liquidity. However, the balance of power is beginning to tilt as decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have doubled their spot market share over the past two years while expanding their presence in perpetual futures fivefold. The data signals that on-chain trading is no longer a niche alternative.
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