Published: April 8, 2025
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đ What Youâll Learn
Market Snapshot: How crypto fared in March
Top Movers & Shakers: Biggest winners and losers
DeFi Deep Dive: TVL trends and stablecoin shifts
NFT Scene: Where volumes soaredâor sank
Whatâs Next: Key April events & unlocks
Join the Conversation: Get social on Binance Square đď¸
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đ Market Snapshot: Marchâs 4.4% Pullback
March 2025 saw the total crypto market cap slip 4.4% amid choppy macro winds. The Fed held rates steady for a second meetingâkeeping risk appetite mutedâwhile fresh U.S.âCanada/Mexico tariff spats sparked roughly US$1âŻbillion in liquidations across derivatives desks.
Despite the dip, regulators moved forward:
The GENIUS Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee with bipartisan backing
The OCC greenâlit banks to custody digital assets
These milestones hint at clearer rules and a smoother path for mainstream crypto adoption.
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đ Top Movers & Shakers
đ Winners
Toncoin (TON): +17.1% on news of >US$400âŻM VC buys (Sequoia, Ribbit, Benchmark). User growth exploded from 4âŻM to 41âŻM accounts.
Cardano (ADA): +4.4% amid chatter of a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile listing; ADAâs DeFi stablecoin pool topped US$30âŻM.
BNB: +2.5% thanks to a new USD1 stablecoin launch, a surge in DEX volume, memecoin buzz, and a US$100âŻM liquidity support fund.
đť Losers
Ethereum (ETH): â19.3% as Layerâ2s siphoned activity, denting gasâfee demand.
Solana (SOL): â15.8% amid network congestion and an 80% drop in onâchain revenues.
Bitcoin (BTC): â2.4% despite talk of a âStrategic Bitcoin Reserveâ funded by seized assetsâinvestors held back on the planâs realâworld impact.
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đ§ DeFi Deep Dive
TVL: Down 1.5% after the IRSâs DeFi Broker Rule was repealed via the Congressional Review Act on March 4âpreserving platform autonomy.
Stablecoins: +4.4% growth, led by USDCâs share jump from 20% to 25.7%. Itâs now the only major coin fully compliant with new EU rules.
Chain Spotlight: BNB Chain bucked the trend with TVL gainsâthanks to PancakeSwap memecoin swaps and tokenâswap incentives.
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đ¨ NFT Scene
Trading Volume: â12.4% across the top 10 chains, lowest buyer activity since October 2023.
Ethereum NFTs: â59.3%, with Bored Ape and Pudgy Penguins down >50%. Only CryptoPunks held steady.
Bright Spots: Paniniâs America NFTs jumped +259.2%, leveraging realâworld collectible pedigree.
Partnerships:
Azuki Ă Michael Lau for physicalâbacked art toys
The Sandbox Ă Jurassic World for metaverse dino hunts
EGGRYPTO Ă anime Eparida character drops
Sonyâs Soneium Ă LINE on Web3 miniâapps
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đŽ Whatâs Next: April Highlights
Stay tuned for our upcoming calendar of:
Major blockchain conferences
Protocol upgrades
Token unlock schedules (biggest in US$ terms)
(Full April event list in the complete report!)
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đď¸ Join the Conversation on Binance Square
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