DeFi must return to its P2P origins.

Opinion by: Jean Rausis, co-founder of SmarDex Decentralized finance (DeFi) began with a clear vision: to enable a global, permissionless financial system built on peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, free from the constraints of traditional finance (TradFi).  Early decentralized lending platforms embraced that vision by connecting lenders and borrowers directly, allowing them to negotiate their terms without … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC Volume Drops—The Calm Before the Storm?

Bitcoin price stood at $105,382 on June 3, 2025, maintaining a market capitalization of $2.094 trillion with a 24-hour trading volume of $25.18 billion. Intraday volatility showed a price range between $103,984 and $106,443, reflecting a market in search of directional clarity. Bitcoin On the daily chart, bitcoin (BTC) appears to be consolidating after a … Read more

Mara mined 950 Bitcoin in May, up 35% from April

Mara Holdings, one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies in the United States, has significantly increased BTC production in May despite growing mining difficulty and rising hashrate. Mara produced 950 Bitcoin (BTC) in the month of May, recording a 35% increase month-over-month (MoM), the company reported in its unaudited BTC production update published … Read more

How to Analyze Market Moves Like a Pro

Key takeaways ChatGPT can simplify and accelerate crypto analysis by interpreting market data, summarizing sentiment and generating strategy templates. Real traders use ChatGPT for bot development, technical interpretation and backtest simulation, showing practical applications beyond theory. Its strength lies in augmenting, not replacing, human trading decisions, especially when paired with tools like TradingView and LunarCrush. … Read more