Bitcoin extended a gentle recovery to $88,200 as markets probe early signs of stabilisation with total crypto market capitalization rising to $3.03 trillion.
Ethereum and Solana ETFs posted strong inflows of $97 million and $58 million each, while Bitcoin ETFs continue to bleed with $151 million outflow.
Derivatives data shows position unwinds, not aggressive shorting, which marks a constructive shift.
Onchain stress remains high, but momentum, flows, and structural metrics hint at bottom formation.
Market sits inside the $84,000–$90,000 accumulation range with volatility risk elevated.
The Solana-based yield protocol has $500 million in liquidity and a delta-neutral strategy with four and a half years of trading history – but its CEO's bigger argument is about what most DeFi investors still fail to check before they deposit.
With $7 billion in stablecoin settlement already flowing through its network and new tools for AI agent authentication, Visa is positioning itself as the trust layer for an increasingly autonomous commerce landscape — without requiring banks or merchants to replace their existing systems.
The funding round — at a $2 billion valuation — is one of the largest institutional blockchain bets in years, and the participant list reads like a consensus view that Canton has won the privacy-preserving infrastructure race for regulated markets.
