Crypto Data and Research Reports

Digital asset ETPs saw a peak of over $250B, ending 2025 with $184B AUM, mainly driven by Bitcoin products. The market is evolving, with over 125 new filings indicating a trend toward diversified asset offerings.

The market cap of tokenized assets reached $24.6B in January, led by tokenized treasuries and commodities. Treasuries made up 39% of this, while commodities surged due to rising gold prices. Stablecoins contributed to liquidity, with a market cap of $308B.

JPMorgan pointed out that in the Middle East conflict, Bitcoin has shown strong resilience against declines, with significant inflows and active trading, while gold and silver are facing capital outflows. Under pressure from high interest rates and a strong dollar, gold prices have fallen by about 15%. With its borderless characteristics, Bitcoin has become a safe-haven choice, and institutional investors are also adjusting their positions, indicating a decrease in gold liquidity while Bitcoin liquidity is increasing.

A recent ECB-funded working paper faces criticism for its approach to measuring decentralization in crypto. It suggests DeFi protocols are more centralized than expected, but experts highlight the report's subjective data interpretation and lack of objective standards, raising concerns about its conclusions and data reliability. This debate emphasizes the ongoing struggle to define and measure decentralization in digital assets.

Gate News Report, March 28 - According to monitoring by Farside, yesterday (March 27), the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of $225.5 million, marking two consecutive trading days of net outflows. Yesterday, the U.S. spot Ethereum ETF had a net outflow of $48.5 million, resulting in eight consecutive trading days of net outflows.

Bitcoin mining is undergoing a structural transformation, with average mining costs for mining companies expected to reach $80,000 by the end of 2025, while the price of Bitcoin is only around $70,000. Mining companies are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, with total related contracts exceeding $70 billion. The funding for this transformation mainly comes from leveraged financing and the sale of Bitcoin reserves. Although there is a significant divergence in the valuations of mining companies, whether the price of Bitcoin can rebound to $100,000 will impact the future development of the mining industry.

Gate News reported that on March 28, OnchainSchool monitoring showed that the WorldCoin team related address transferred 75 million WLD to another address this morning, worth approximately 19.72 million USD. Previously, the team had transferred 89.65 million WLD. Data shows that this address currently still holds about 103.9 million WLD, worth approximately 25.76 million USD.

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Gate News reports that on March 28, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, between October 2025 and the end of February 2026, Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $9 billion in outflows, of which approximately $3 billion has been recovered. Although the overall net outflow since the "1011 crash" still exceeds $6 billion, looking at the performance this year, the inflows and outflows of Bitcoin ETFs have nearly balanced out, indicating a certain recovery in market sentiment.

Intercontinental Exchange adds $600 million investment to Polymarket, bringing the total to $1.64 billion. Trump emphasizes the importance of Bitcoin, while Yilihua states the cryptocurrency market has performed poorly for four years. The U.S. plans to release a draft of stablecoin yield provisions, and Ripple's CEO says the CLARITY Act may be delayed until May. California bans public officials from trading on insider information. The crypto industry enters the "Shirt Era," with blockchain and AI integration driving development. Lido proposes to buy back LDO tokens, and Ripple and Stellar founders jointly invest $1 billion in AGI research.

Gate News reports that on March 28, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, NYDIG transferred 4,500 BTC to several market maker addresses including Wintermute, Cumberland, FalconX, B2C2 Group, and Galaxy Digital about 8 hours ago, involving an amount of approximately $295.5 million.

Gate News bot message, a wallet associated with Chun Wang from F2Pool withdrew 9,000 ETH valued at $17.86 million from centralized exchanges 8 hours ago and deposited the funds into Aave. The wallet currently holds 79,818 ETH, worth approximately $158.72 million.

Bitcoin holders, particularly "whales" and "sharks," have increased their positions by 61,568 BTC over the past month, maintaining confidence amidst market volatility and geopolitical tensions. However, persistent excitement among retail investors poses a challenge for price growth. A situation is ideal for a bullish cycle when large wallets accumulate while small ones sell, indicating the market needs a psychological reset for a breakout.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that the company expects record performance in the first quarter, primarily driven by mergers and acquisitions. He revealed that approximately $4 billion has been invested in the crypto ecosystem and called for an acceleration of the U.S. digital asset legislative process to avoid excessive political influence on industry development.

_Proof-of-Reserve vaults on Base cross $100M, signaling real-time verification is unlocking RWA use in DeFi markets._ Artificial Financial Intelligence reported that its Proof-of-Reserve vaults on Base have crossed $100 million. The update appeared in a detailed thread shared on X.  The firm

Key Insights XRP burn rate surged 313% in one day, reaching 2,491 tokens, reflecting strong transaction growth and heightened network demand during the recent rally. Large XRP holders increased, with addresses holding over 100,000 XRP rising to 32,054, signaling continued accumulation

Key Takeaways Bhutan’s state-owned investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments, transferred 519.707 BTC worth approximately $36.75 million to external addresses. Total 2026 outflows from Bhutan’s Bitcoin treasury have now exceeded $152 million, with holdings falling from nearly 13,000 BTC in

The Bitcoin (BTC) cryptocurrency once again appears to be losing momentum, attracting the attention of crypto users and market observers. Today, market analyst CryptoQuant shared insights on the current status of Bitcoin, noting the market appears to have entered a corrective mode, signaling a

Gate News reported on March 27 that, according to Yu Jin monitoring, the supply of the USD1 stablecoin has increased from $3.3 billion to $4.4 billion since certain CEX-related activities began at the end of January, an increase of $1.1 billion. The main growth came from the Solana chain, where its supply increased from $160 million to $880 million, an increase of $720 million. The remaining $380 million increment is distributed across the BNB Chain and the Ethereum network. Currently, USD1 is mainly distributed on the aforementioned three blockchains.

a16z crypto partner Guy Wuollet stated that the cryptocurrency industry is entering the "collared shirt" era, gradually maturing and moving towards the mainstream. Traditional financial institutions are offering Bitcoin through ETFs, and the combination of blockchain and AI will drive the development of agency commerce, with the first agency payments being realized online.