Industry Reports

In 2025, 85% of newly launched tokens are trading below their debut prices amid declining VC returns and a significant drop in new crypto fund creation. This shift urges projects to focus on sustainable growth instead of merely chasing investment hype.

PANews February 18 News, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that network layer anonymity is an important missing component in the current privacy technology system, and it is crucial for improving on-chain and off-chain privacy primitives. Currently, privacy technologies cover on-chain privacy solutions and off-chain zero-knowledge applications, but there is still a significant gap in network layer anonymity capabilities. Additionally, in some application scenarios, bandwidth requirements are low but latency is extremely sensitive, so achieving a balance between low latency and high anonymity will be of great importance for the development of related technologies.

CoinShares' financial report shows that by December 31, 2025, its total assets under management are expected to reach $7.4 billion, with physical digital asset ETPs managing $2.8 billion. Despite market declines, there was a net inflow of $662 million in the second half of 2025. Additionally, CoinShares plans to pay a dividend of $0.33 per share before merging with Vine Hill Capital, totaling approximately $21.5 million.

_85% of tokens launched in 2025 now trade below launch price, even VC-backed projects fail._ _Last quarter fundraising hit just 12% of Q2 2022, with new fund launches at a five-year low._ _VCs mostly deploy old capital, while projects with real users and revenue gain more

Key Takeaways: Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, says crypto market fatigue is widespread as retail investor participation in the top 100 coins has dropped over 30% since the 2021 peak. He states that the decline is driven by repeated boom-and-bust cycles, high-profile project failures, Future g

ZeroLend has announced it is winding down operations after three years due to unsustainable conditions, with total value locked falling 98%. Users are advised to withdraw funds, but some assets remain inaccessible. The project's closure seems definitive for token holders.

Crypto KOL Edgy points out that 85% of tokens issued in 2025 are in loss, venture capital returns have declined since 2022, and the number of new funds has hit a new low. The funding mainly comes from surpluses in 2022. Edgy believes that future market winners will be projects with real users and revenue.

Stablecoin issuers have sparked intense competition among issuers, application layers, and users behind high profits. The application layer seeks profit sharing by controlling user relationships or launches its own branded stablecoins to bypass issuers. As user expectations for returns increase, the application layer faces a dilemma and may need to return some profits to users. Ultimately, users could become the main beneficiaries of this game.

According to a Chainalysis report, crypto transactions related to human trafficking will increase by 85% from 2024 to 2025, with Southeast Asia as the center, especially Cambodia and Myanmar. Criminal groups use stablecoins and privacy coins to carry out online scams and sexual exploitation, with countries like the United States serving as sources of funding. The transparency of blockchain allows law enforcement agencies to effectively track the flow of funds and strengthen monitoring and enforcement actions.

Metaplanet reported significant fiscal 2025 growth with revenues up 738% to ¥8.905 billion and operating profits soaring 1,694%, primarily due to Bitcoin operations. However, unrealized losses of ¥102.2 billion on Bitcoin resulted in a paper loss, emphasizing the volatility faced by firms heavily invested in cryptocurrency.

FedEx has joined the Hedera Council, gaining equal voting rights as other governing members, including Google, IBM, and Boeing. FedEx will run a Hedera network node, supporting shared supply-chain data verification across partners and jurisdictions. FedEx Corp. has joined the Hedera Council,

Gate News bot message, March will see over $6 billion worth of tokens unlocked, representing a threefold increase compared to the typical monthly average of approximately $2 billion. The scheduled token unlocks are set to occur throughout the month.

Solana has surpassed $1.66 billion in tokenized real-world assets, driven by demand for stable-yield products like treasuries and loans. Its efficient blockchain attracts institutional interest, contributing to the wider $24.83 billion RWA market.

Author: bootly, Bitpush News The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is once again at a crossroads of personnel upheaval. Tomasz Stańczak, Co-CEO of the Ethereum Foundation, announced that he will step down at the end of this month. This is just before he and Hsiao-Wei

Metaplanet Inc. announced in its fiscal year 2025 report that it became Japan's largest Bitcoin holder, owning 35,102 BTC, with revenue reaching 8.905 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 738.3%. The company has raised 500 billion yen through diversified financing strategies and aims to hold 1% of the global Bitcoin supply by 2027.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that DefiLama founder 0xngmi posted on the X platform stating that among projects that reach product-market fit (TVL exceeding $10 million or monthly fee income exceeding $1 million), projects that issue tokens have a 50% higher chance of failure compared to projects that do not issue tokens.

Author: bootly, Bitpush News The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is once again at a crossroads of personnel upheaval. Tomasz Stańczak, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, announced that he will step down at the end of this month. This comes shortly after his collaboration with Hsiao-Wei

PANews February 15 News, according to a post by TheBlock project director Frank Chaparro, Wells Fargo posted a Digital Asset Services Manager position four days ago. Responsibilities include: developing a three to five-year strategy covering tokenized deposits, on-chain collateral, intraday liquidity, and 24/7 programmable payments — fully integrated with wire transfers, ACH, RTP, FedNow, and SWIFT. Not long ago, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan also hired senior leaders in the cryptocurrency field.

FedEx has joined the Hedera Council, gaining equal voting rights as other governing members, including Google, IBM, and Boeing. FedEx will run a Hedera network node, supporting shared supply-chain data verification across partners and jurisdictions. FedEx Corp. has joined the Hedera Council,