{"id":129893,"date":"2025-05-23T19:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=129893"},"modified":"2025-05-23T19:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:15:43","slug":"crypto-nfts-are-a-lifeboat-in-the-sinking-fiat-system-finance-redefined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=129893","title":{"rendered":"Crypto, NFTs are a lifeboat in the sinking fiat system: Finance Redefined"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsRisk appetite across traditional and cryptocurrency markets saw a sharp rise this week, helping United States cryptocurrency funds recover the capital lost to the correction of February and March, amassing over $7.5 billion worth of weekly inflows.
\nBitcoin (BTC) surpassed its old all-time high on May 21, two days after President Donald Trump confirmed ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in a May 19 X post.
\nMeanwhile, popular analyst and Global Macro Investor CEO Raoul Pal warned of more fiat currency debasement, urging investors to gain more exposure to cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as these assets \u201cwill never be this cheap again.\u201d
\nExponential currency debasement: \u201cYou don\u2019t own enough crypto, NFTs\u201d
\nCryptocurrencies and NFTs can help investors protect their eroding purchasing power during an era of exponential currency debasement, according to analysts and industry leaders.
\nInvesting in digital assets is becoming increasingly important in the \u201cworld of the exponential age and currency debasement,\u201d according to Raoul Pal, founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor.
\n\u201cYou don\u2019t own enough crypto. When you do, you don\u2019t own enough NFT\u2019s, as art is upstream of wealth. Both will never be this cheap again,\u201d Pal said.
\nNFTs are \u201cthe single best long term store of wealth I know and you get to buy it before network effects kick in,\u201d he added in another response.
\nSource: Raoul Pal\u201cThere is some validity to the statement that NFTs, and in extension art, become a vehicle for the wealthy once a certain level of wealth is reached,\u201d wrote Nicolai Sondergaard, research analyst at Nansen, calling it a \u201cnatural move\u201d for asset diversification.
\n\u201cFor traders and investors, further down the wealth curve, NFTs are partially about speculating on future returns,\u201d he told Cointelegraph, adding that NFTs also benefit from the allure of strong communities, beyond just wealth creation.
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\nUS crypto funds top $7.5 billion inflows in 2025 as investor appetite grows
\nCrypto investment products in the United States have attracted over $7.5 billion worth of investment in 2025, with a fifth week of net positive inflows last week signaling growing investor demand for digital assets.
\nUS-based crypto investment products attracted $785 million worth of investment last week, pushing the year-to-date (YTD) total to over $7.5 billion, according to a May 19 report by digital asset manager CoinShares.
\nThe latest figure marks the fifth consecutive week of net positive flows, following nearly $7 billion in outflows during February and March.
\nWeekly crypto asset flows, USD, million. Source: CoinSharesThe United States accounted for the bulk of inflows, with $681 million, followed by Germany at $86.3 million and Hong Kong at $24.4 million.
\nCrypto flows by country. Source: CoinSharesInvestor demand for risk assets such as cryptocurrencies staged a significant recovery after the White House announced a 90-day pause on additional tariffs on May 12, which marked a 24% cut for import tariffs for both the US and China.
\nA day after the announcement, Coinbase exchange saw 9,739 Bitcoin worth more than $1 billion withdrawn from the exchange \u2014 the highest net outflow recorded in 2025, signaling that institutional appetite was \u201caccelerating,\u201d according to Bitwise\u2019s head of European research, Andr\u00e9 Dragosch.
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\nVanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund
\nVanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain network, the asset manager said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph.
\nThe VanEck PurposeBuilt Fund, available only to accredited investors, aims to invest in liquid tokens and venture-backed projects across Web3 sectors, including gaming, financial services, payments, and artificial intelligence.\u00a0
\nIdle capital will be deployed into Avalanche (AVAX) real-world asset (RWA) products, including tokenized money market funds, VanEck said.
\nThe fund will be managed by the team behind VanEck\u2019s Digital Assets Alpha Fund (DAAF), which oversees more than $100 million in net assets as of May 21.\u00a0
\n\u201cThe next wave of value in crypto will come from real businesses, not more infrastructure,\u201d Pranav Kanade, portfolio manager for DAAF, said in a statement.
\nRWAs are among crypto\u2019s fastest-growing segments. Source: RWA.xyzContinue reading
\nYield-bearing stablecoins surge to $11 billion, now 4.5% of market: Report
\nYield-bearing stablecoins have soared to $11 billion in circulation, representing 4.5% of the total stablecoin market, a steep climb from just $1.5 billion and a 1% market share at the start of 2024.
\nOne of the biggest winners is Pendle, a decentralized protocol that enables users to lock in fixed yields or speculate on variable interest rates. Pendle now accounts for 30% of all yield-bearing stablecoin total value locked (TVL), roughly $3 billion, according to a report from Pendle compiled by analysts from Spartan Group and Modular Capital shared with Cointelegraph.
\nThe report noted that stablecoins make up 83% of its $4 billion total value locked, a sharp rise from less than 20% just a year ago. In contrast, assets such as Ether (ETH), which historically contributed 80%\u201390% of Pendle\u2019s TVL, have shrunk to less than 10%.
\nTraditional stablecoins like USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC) do not pass on interest to holders. With over $200 billion in circulation and US Federal Reserve interest rates at 4.3%, Pendle estimates that stablecoin holders are missing out on more than $9 billion in annual yield.
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\nTether surpasses Germany\u2019s $111 billion of US Treasury holdings
\nTether, the $151 billion stablecoin issuance giant, has surpassed Germany in United States Treasury bill holdings, showcasing the benefits of a diversified reserve strategy that has helped the firm navigate the volatility of the cryptocurrency market.
\nTether, the issuer of the world\u2019s largest stablecoin, USDT, has surpassed Germany\u2019s $111.4 billion worth of US Treasurys, data from the US Department of the Treasury shows.
\nForeign countries by US Treasury holdings. Source: Ticdata.treasury.govTether has surpassed $120 billion worth of Treasury bills, the firm shared in its attestation report for the first quarter of 2025. That makes Tether the 19th largest entity among all counties in terms of T-bill investments.
\n\u201cThis milestone not only reinforces the company\u2019s conservative reserve management strategy but also highlights Tether\u2019s growing role in distributing dollar-denominated liquidity at scale,\u201d wrote Tether in the report.\u00a0
\nDuring 2024, Tether was the seventh-largest buyer of US Treasurys across all countries, surpassing Canada, Taiwan, Mexico, Norway, Hong Kong and numerous other countries, Cointelegraph reported in March 2025.
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\nDeFi market overview
\nAccording to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView, most of the 100 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization ended the week in the green.
\nWorldcoin (WLD) rose over 32% as the week\u2019s biggest gainer in the top 100, followed by the Hyperliquid (HYPE) token, up over 30% on the weekly chart.
\nTotal value locked in DeFi. Source: DefiLlamaThanks for reading our summary of this week\u2019s most impactful DeFi developments. Join us next Friday for more stories, insights and education regarding this dynamically advancing space.Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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