Stablecoins have achieved clear product-market fit for fast, cheap global payments
Financial giants embracing stablecoins:
• Circle went public (NYSE)
• Stripe acquired Bridge (stablecoin infra)
• Coinbase introduced agentic payments with stablecoin support
• Visa & Mastercard expanding stablecoin features
• Meta exploring stablecoin payouts
Huge.
Data source: @a16zcrypto
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Just sat through the most bullish Ethereum panel of the year - The Rise of Digital Asset Treasuries
Hosted by @PanteraCapital with CEOs of the three largest ETH treasuries:
→ Tom Lee, CIO and Portfolio Manager / Chairman @fundstrat / Bitmine
→ Joseph Lubin, CEO @Consensys
→ Sam Tabar, CEO @BitDigital_BTBT
Here are the 7 key takeaways that changed how I think about ETH ↓
1/ The legal fog has lifted
For years, Ethereum’s growth was held back because regulators wouldn’t clearly classify it. Developers hesitated, companies stayed quiet, and big money didn’t move in.
Now ETH is officially treated as a commodity. That uncertainty is gone. The door is wide open for builders and institutions.
2/ Ethereum gives treasuries more tools than Bitcoin
Bitcoin treasuries can only buy and hold. Ethereum treasuries can also stake for yield, use smart contracts, build on Layer 2s, and take part in DeFi.
If ETH and BTC had started on the same day, Ethereum might have been the dominant treasury asset from the beginning.
• Market Cap: $2.91T (-6.39%, lowest since $2.71T on Nov 11, 2024)
• ~$400B in market cap vanished
• $1.51B liquidated
• $BTC at $87,678 (-6.72%)
• Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index: 25
• ETH (-9.76%), SOL(-12.23%), XRP(-10.86%), DOGE(-10.28%)
Wtf is happening?
Key factors ↓
The crypto market is collapsing like a house of cards & no one’s sure why. Let’s connect the dots between experts, panic, and hidden catalysts.
1. Bybit Hack:
Many linked the market downturn to the Bybit hack on February 21, 2025, during which $1.46 billion in crypto assets were stolen—the largest crypto heist of all time.
Result: This might create a risk-off sentiment that prompted many traders and investors to panic sell.
Why it might not be: Bybit remains solvent, with reserves exceeding liabilities and bridge loans filling liquidity gaps.
2. Trump's Tariff Announcement:
On February 24, during a press conference, Trump announced a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, shaking up markets and pushing investors away from risky assets like crypto.