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Ethereum daily transactions hit an impressive new high of 2.8 million on Thursday, 64% higher than the daily levels observed during the 2021 bull market

This week saw a massive shift towards BTC accumulation with -$1.65 billion in net outflows from exchanges.
This indicates a strong preference for cold storage holding, effectively creating a supply shock that removes significant liquidity from the sell-side order books.

The number of daily Ethereum transactions just hit a new all-time high of 2.3M!

The total RWA value on @StellarOrg has increased by more than 50% in the past month, and is currently approaching $1 Billion

Basis trade protocols were one of DeFi’s biggest growth stories last year.
Ethena led the surge and the number of similar protocols roughly doubled. Since the peak, TVL is down ~50% and has been mostly flat since December.
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This chart shows the distribution of RWA value across chains.
Ethereum remains the largest, followed by Solana and Algorand

DeFi is not a set of silos.
It is an interconnected value stack. If the rails, liquidity, risk and security, or governance layers weaken, everything above them becomes fragile. Our DeFi Value Pyramid model maps this system.
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Tokenized equities recorded surpassed $800M in market cap, a 2,500% increase from the $16 million recorded at the start of last year.

Ethereum saw a staggering -$1.06 billion in net outflows this week.
This is one of the strongest accumulation signals in recent months. Combined with the 120% spike in the validator entry queue and record address growth, this data suggests that the "post-holiday" period is being used by major players to lock up ETH for staking and long-term positioning

Here are some key risk metrics to consider
✔️ Liquidations fell further over the holiday period
✔️ Available liquidity remains high, with DeFi leverage still relatively muted
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