Stabolut

🚀 We’ve landed in Hong Kong for Consensus 2025! 🌏✨ The team is here, ready to connect with the brightest minds in crypto. If you're attending, let’s meet up to discuss the future of DeFi, stablecoins and beyond. 📍 Where to find us? We’ll be engaging in key sessions and side events. Don’t hesitate to DM us or comment below to set up a time! Stabolut, the Stablecoin Standard. See you at #Consensus2025! 🔥

🚀 NFT Paris Kicks Off Today 🇫🇷🎉 and Stabolut is here! Excited to be in Paris for one of the biggest Web3 events of the year! If you’re here and want to connect—whether it’s about stablecoins, crypto in general, or just grabbing a coffee—let’s make it happen! Drop us a message. See you around! 🔥

Crypto & Stablecoins: Key Insights from ARK Investment Management LLC ’s Big Ideas 2025 📌 Bitcoin: Institutional Adoption and Growth ➤ Bitcoin Holdings in Public Companies: 74 public companies now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Corporate Bitcoin holdings grew from $11 billion in 2023 to $55 billion in 2024. ➤ Bitcoin’s Market Trends: Bitcoin's realized capitalization (aggregate cost basis) hit $811.7 billion in 2024, an 86% increase from the previous year. The Bitcoin halving in 2024 reduced the supply growth rate to 0.9% annually, making it scarcer than gold.➤ Transaction Growth and Runes Protocol: Daily Bitcoin transactions reached a record high, driven by the adoption of the Runes protocol, enabling fungible tokens on Bitcoin. ➤ Bitcoin’s 2030 Price Projections: $300,000 (Bear Case, ~21% CAGR) $710,000 (Base Case, ~40% CAGR) $1.5 million (Bull Case, ~58% CAGR). 📌 Stablecoins: The Rise of Digital Transactions ➤ Transaction Volume: Stablecoins processed $15.6 trillion in 2024, surpassing Visa (119%) and Mastercard (200%) in volume. December 2024 set new transaction records: $270 billion daily volume $2.7 trillion monthly volume. ➤ Stablecoin Market Growth: Supply rebounded to $203 billion, representing 0.97% of the U.S. M2 money supply. 23 million active stablecoin addresses in December 2024, an all-time high. ➤ New Trends in Stablecoins: Yield-bearing stablecoins are emerging, with projects like Ethena Labs reaching $6 billion in total value locked in its first year. ➤ Global Stablecoin Adoption: Dollar-pegged stablecoins account for 98%+ of total supply. Gold-backed and Euro-backed stablecoins represent ~1% and ~0.5%, respectively. 📌 Scaling & Blockchain Innovations ➤ Ethereum Layer 2 Growth: The EIP-4844 upgrade reduced Layer 2 transaction costs by 10x, enabling Ethereum L2s to grow rapidly. Base L2 captured 46% of Ethereum Layer 2 users and generated 63% of all Layer 2 fees in 2024, becoming the fastest-growing Ethereum L2. ➤ Blockchain Settlement Trends: Stablecoins now account for 35%-50% of on-chain transaction volume, replacing Bitcoin and Ether as primary settlement assets. Solana, Tron, Ethereum, and Base led stablecoin transaction volumes in 2024. ➤ Future Scaling Innovations: Ethereum’s roadmap aims to increase transaction throughput from ~400 TPS today to 100,000-500,000 TPS. Crypto and Stablecoins are no longer just speculative instruments, we are transforming global finance, payments, and investment strategies. Full report 👇 https://lnkd.in/dvrwZ9MU #Crypto #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #Blockchain #Finance

Just 2 days remaining! 🚨REMEMBER: MiCA regulations go live on Dec 30🚀 How do you think this will impact the industry? 🧐 #Crypto #MiCA #Stablecoins #DeFi

The FCA Sets the Stage for #Stablecoin Regulation 🇬🇧 (DP24/4): In its recent Discussion Paper (DP24/4), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) explores a regulatory framework for fiat-backed stablecoins to align them with traditional financial standards and mitigate risks. 👇 Key principles include: - Reserves: Stablecoins must be backed 1:1 with fiat holdings, subject to regular audits to ensure financial stability. - Redemption: Users must be able to redeem stablecoins on-demand with minimal delays. ⏱️ - Segregation: Reserve assets must be separated from issuer funds to protect user interests and minimize exposure. 🛡️ - Transparency: Issuers must provide regular disclosures and independent audits of reserves to build market trust. This paper marks a significant step toward comprehensive crypto regulation in the UK, aiming to balance innovation with investor protection. Could this approach position the UK as a leader in global crypto adoption? 🚀 #Stablecoins #CryptoRegulation #FCA #DigitalAssets #UKCrypto #Innovation

⚡️ New report alert ⚡️ Stablecoins: The Most Lucrative Business Opportunity Onchain. Once a supporting actor, stablecoins now assume a central role on the global financial stage. Their annual transaction volumes pushed even Visa’s and Mastercard’s performance out of the spotlight. How did that happen? ➡️ Check out our report to explore: https://lnkd.in/d5u2Ti28 🤝 Meet the Stablecoins report partners and research contributors: Rune Christensen - Co-Founder, MakerDAO, now Sky Sky.money is a non-custodial platform for accessing Sky Protocol, featuring the USDS stablecoin, savings rates & rewards, while ensuring user control of assets. Eneko Knorr - Co-Founder and CEO, Stabolut Stabolut offers USB, a crypto-backed stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, operating independently of traditional banking systems. Cyrille Brière - Contributor, f(x) Protocol The f(x) Protocol splits yield-bearing tokens into stable assets (fETH, fxUSD) and volatile assets (xETH, xstETH). Users can manage risk and exposure to ETH. 🌟 Big thanks to the outstanding lineup of thought leaders, builders, and experts who shared their insights: Jessica Gaubert - Co-Founder and COO, Haraka Oyedeji Oluwoye - Co-Founder, Canza Finance Erwan Mismaque - Head of Onchain Finance, Lisk Patrick Hansen - Senior Director, EU Strategy & Policy, Circle Sanja Kon - VP of Partnerships & Business Development, Europe, Circle Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder and CEO, Circle Paolo A. - CEO, Tether.io Martin de Rijke - Head of Growth, MAPLE FINANCE Christian Duffus - Co-Founder, Fonbnk. Last but certainly not least, huge congrats to the Onchain team on the new release! Michał Moneta, PhD, Leon Waidmann, Dr. Ananya Shrivastava, Amreen Khan, Ruth M. Trucks, Kade Almendinger, Veronica Kirin, Chris Braithwaite, Boris Agatić, Lucas De Melo, mba, Adewale Aloba, Arin Soleymani, Ashton Barger, Timothy Stevens. 👏🏻 #Stablecoins #Web3research

Excited to speak later today at the stablecoin panel in Taipéi Taipei Blockchain Week 🇹🇼

We are ready for #TBW2024 this week. Looking forward to seeing you all!

🌟 Meet the Innovators Shaping Bitcoin's Future: Our New Bitcoin Base Camp Cohort We’re proud to introduce five pioneering startups leveraging Bitcoin to push the boundaries of innovation. This cohort explores stablecoins, memecoins, decentralized finance, and streamlined wallet solutions—all shaping the next phase of Bitcoin’s evolution. After the successful completion of our first Bitcoin Base Camp in early 2024, we’re excited to announce the second cohort of our Bitcoin Base Camp Accelerator. This program is Outlier Ventures’ dedicated accelerator for Web3 startups advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem. We help visionary teams scale their projects to launch. Our Bitcoin team works closely with each founder on technical validation, product design, fundraising strategy, legal guidance and market positioning. Through weekly workshops, in-depth check-ins, mentorship from industry experts, and connections with top investors, we ensure these teams are equipped for sustainable growth. Meet the Cohort 1/ Palladium Labs 🇮🇳 Palladium Labs is a censorship-resistant stablecoin protocol unlocking interest-free liquidity on BTC and its LSTs. 2/ Funkybit 🇺🇸 Funkybit allows users to instantly create and trade Bitcoin memecoins using stablecoin liquidity pools. 3/ Stabolut  🇭🇰 Stabolut offers a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by crypto assets, designed to set a new standard for decentralization. 4/ Bako 🇧🇷 Bako provides a comprehensive suite of tools for wallet and identity management. 5/ Spindle 🇺🇸 Spindle is a decentralized lending, borrowing, and strategy platform for Bitcoin Layer 2 EVM-compatible blockchains. Supporting the Cohort The Bitcoin Accelerator supports founders globally, helping them scale and succeed in high-growth sectors. The program will culminate in a demo day where these teams will showcase their progress to investors and partners. 👇 Learn more about the cohort in our blog post: https://lnkd.in/esc83Dxb Ready to Launch Your Web3 Startup? Join Outlier Ventures’ accelerator programs and become part of a community shaping the future of blockchain. https://lnkd.in/g3yxniV 🔥 The Post Web Base Camp Accelerator is Live 🔥 We’re calling founders building the next generation of the internet—focused on DeAI, DePIN, RWA, DLT, and emerging technologies. If you believe you can lead the way to the #PostWeb, apply or reach out to our team. 🌐 https://lnkd.in/dZZfKeU7

Ready for Emergence Conference by The Block in Prague!