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Unveiling the Future: Insights from Token2049 on Crypto, Web3 and the Evolution of Finance

The Fintech Times

At its core, Web3 employs blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs to return ownership to users. It’s like Bitcoin and has a high market cap, this one I heard about in the news. Web1 was read-only, Web2 is read-write, and Web3 will be read-write-own. It’s booming, so I’m going to get in on it.

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Less Than 1 in 10 Firms Are Fully Prepared for MiCA With 25% Having Made No Preparations

The Fintech Times

Additionally, there needs to be further regulatory clarity around certain topics and business models, like NFTs and smart contracts. However, MiCA also introduces caps on the amount of stablecoin transactions that can occur within a set period. One area that the regulations currently get wrong is stablecoins.

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NFT, the market with a CAGR of 187% in two years

The Paypers

NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) market cap has experienced a CAGR of 187% from 2018 to 2020, with USD 55 million in revenue for 2020.

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Merlin Chain Emerges as Bitcoin’s Largest Layer 2, Surpassing $1.2 Billion TVL in Just Six Months

Fintech Review

Thriving Ecosystem : Merlin Chain now supports more than 200 decentralized applications (dApps) across DeFi, BTCFi, gaming, NFTs, and more. Merlin Chain is a subsidiary product line of Bitmap Tech, a premier OG team boasting an overall market cap exceeding $500 million.

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WhiteBIT Partners with TOKEN2049 Singapore, Showcasing Innovations in Blockchain and Crypto Services

Fintech Review

Its rebranded blockchain, Whitechain , has facilitated 50 million transactions and created 49 thousand wallets and 25 thousand NFTs in the past year. Celebrating the second anniversary of its native cryptocurrency, WBT , WhiteBIT has seen its price double to over $10 with a market cap of $1.4

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Unlimit Partners with TRON DAO to Expand DeFi Access in Emerging Markets

The Fintech Times

Unlimit has partnered with TRON DAO to enhance its payment solutions, leveraging TRON’s resource model to reduce gas fees and expand access to DeFi, game finace and NFTs in emerging markets. Their collaboration targets inflation-prone regions with stablecoin solutions for affordable remittances and economic stability.

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Credit Cards vs. Crypto: What’s Winning in 2025

Clearly Payments

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, and several others remain the largest by market cap. Total Daily Transactions : By 2025, Bitcoins daily transactions often exceed 500,000, while Ethereums daily transactions have climbed to over 1 million due to various applications like decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).