ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Mantra has launched a $108 million ecosystem fund to promote the development of RWA and DeFi.Mantra stated that over the next four years, it will deploy funds globally to "high-potential blockchain projects" through its partner network to identify investment opportunities. Supporters of the fund include Laser Digital, Shorooq, Brevan Howard Digital, Valor Capital, Three Point Capital, and Amber Group.

ChainCatcher news, at the "Web3 Future Night" gala held during the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, Uweb founder and president Yu Jianing delivered a keynote speech on "Key Trends and Outlook for Web3.0 in 2025." He stated that the current Web3.0 is experiencing regression phenomena such as increased centralization, declining project quality, and weak capital inflows.He pointed out that from 2024 to 2030, Web3.0 digital assets will evolve along "two main lines": one is the market capitalization growth of individual assets driven by spot ETFs (vertical uplift), and the other is the expansion of asset pools driven by RWA tokenization (horizontal expansion). Compliance is key for mainstream institutions to enter the market.In addition, he also predicted that the Web3.0 industry will welcome nine major trends in 2025, including crypto-friendly policies driven by the Trump administration, widespread adoption of Bitcoin as a reserve asset, expansion of the RWA market, Hong Kong leading the compliance wave, explosive growth of Web3 AI Agent applications, continuous growth of the Meme ecosystem, Layer1/Layer2 reshaping on-chain logic, simplification of development experience through chain abstraction, and the Bitcoin ecosystem moving towards a new era of programmability and staking economy.

ChainCatcher News, Bitcoin liquidity protocol Yala officially launches Yala RealYield, the first structured yield market platform based on Bitcoin that integrates real-world assets (RWA), aiming to provide users with highly flexible investment autonomy by aggregating diverse RWA providers. Users can freely choose and combine various income-generating assets with the premise of having all assets on-chain.Yala is committed to unlocking Bitcoin liquidity and providing sustainable returns for BTC holders. The newly launched RealYield platform allocates BTC liquidity to tokenized high-quality income-generating RWAs (such as U.S. Treasury bonds, private credit, corporate bonds, and real estate mortgage assets), offering Bitcoin holders access to institutional-grade stable income channels. The platform achieves several major breakthroughs:Breaking investment barriers: Supports direct allocation of Bitcoin to high-quality assets traditionally limited to high-net-worth individuals.On-chain compliance framework: All RWA providers undergo strict compliance audits to ensure asset safety, transparency, and regulation. Products adhere to rigorous compliance processes, ensuring that RWAs, including real estate, are brought on-chain in a safe and legal manner.Innovative yield combinations: Introduces the "Vault Allocation Framework," integrating multiple asset categories and supporting users in customizing yield strategies with different risk gradients and term structures.While ensuring fund safety, Yala employs institutional-grade solutions such as multi-signature custody, on-chain governance, and permission management to create a compliant, on-chain yield new era for Bitcoin holders. It is reported that in the coming months, Yala will successively launch new integration solutions, expand its product matrix, and upgrade user tools.

ChainCatcher news, according to CertiK Alert monitoring, AIRWA was attacked on the BSC network this morning, resulting in a loss of approximately $34,000. The contract has a public setBurnRate() function, which the attacker exploited to modify the parameters for burning AIRWA tokens and profited from it.

ChainCatcher news, according to sources, the broker Hidden Road, which focuses on both crypto and traditional assets, is in talks with a crypto company regarding an acquisition, with investment bank FT Partners providing advisory services. It is still unclear whether the deal will be finalized, and Hidden Road has not responded to this.Hidden Road has raised approximately $50 million in the past year, with investors including Dragonfly Capital. There are reports that one of the investors has expressed interest in acquiring the company. Previous reports indicated that the company is considering a sale or financing, with a valuation potentially exceeding $1 billion.

ChainCatcher message, according to SoSoValue data, influenced by Trump's announcement of comprehensive tariffs and the establishment of a 10% "minimum baseline tariff," the cryptocurrency market sector has experienced a widespread decline, with a general drop of about 2% to 6% over the past 24 hours. Among them, Bitcoin (BTC) showed significant volatility, rising above $88,000 before falling back below $84,000, with a 24-hour decrease of 1.53%. Ethereum (ETH) fell by 3.22%, dropping to around $1,800.Notably, the RWA sector remained relatively strong, rising 0.40% over the past 24 hours, with Ondo Finance (ONDO), Pendle (PENDLE), and Plume (PLUME) increasing by 1.80%, 2.34%, and 5.73%, respectively. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency sector index reflecting historical market trends shows that the ssiRWA index rose by 0.61% in 24 hours.In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell by 1.10% over the past 24 hours, the Layer1 sector decreased by 2.09%, but Sui (SUI), Cosmos Hub (ATOM), and EOS rose against the trend by 1.99%, 2.17%, and 23.30%, respectively; the PayFi sector dropped by 2.19%, the DeFi sector fell by 2.89%, the Meme sector decreased by 3.72%, and the Layer2 sector declined by 3.91%.

ChainCatcher news, the crypto payment company Alchemy Pay announced that its products will integrate real-world assets (RWAs), bringing high-quality traditional financial assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds and blue-chip stocks into the crypto ecosystem through partnerships with mainstream RWA providers, supporting users in multiple regions to purchase with fiat currency. This business is committed to building a compliant bridge connecting traditional finance and decentralized finance, providing users with diverse investment options and lowering the participation threshold for global users.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency investors are increasingly shifting capital towards stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWA) to avoid market volatility ahead of the tariff policy announcement expected from U.S. President Trump on April 2.IntoTheBlock wrote in a tweet on March 31: "In the current uncertain market environment, stablecoins and RWAs continue to steadily attract inflows, becoming a safe haven. However, since these assets are stored on-chain, even slight changes in sentiment can trigger significant price fluctuations, as the threshold for real-time capital reallocation is low."

ChainCatcher news, the RWAFi platform BrickBank has officially announced its rebranding to R2 Protocol. It is reported that R2 aims to create a new generation of stablecoin yield protocols, integrating RWA (real-world assets), TradFi (traditional finance), and DeFi (decentralized finance) to achieve efficient linkage and comprehensive empowerment of on-chain and off-chain funds.The core product of the R2 protocol is its upcoming yield-bearing stablecoin R2USD. This stablecoin will serve as the value hub within the system, combining stability and yield, and will engage in deep cooperation with compliant traditional financial institutions, aiming to provide users with a new on-chain asset yield experience of "stability + appreciation."According to official sources, R2 will officially launch its testnet in early April, at which time users can deeply experience the core functions of the protocol and have the opportunity to receive early participation rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, starting today (March 30), multiple countries in Europe will begin implementing daylight saving time, which means that the trading hours of financial markets in Europe will be one hour earlier than standard time; starting next Monday, European stock trading hours will be from 15:00 to 23:30 Beijing time; the release times of economic data in various European countries will also be one hour earlier than standard time.

ChainCatcher news, Zhu Su posted on social media that institutional investors are interested in RWA (Real World Assets) because they hope that every $1 of RWA Total Value Locked (TVL) can be converted into a certain proportion of protocol token market value, for example, $100 million of RWA brings $100 million of token market value.He also stated, "Just like BTC L2 and ETH re-staking are hidden Launchpools, RWA is a dollar Launchpool."

ChainCatcher news, crypto analyst @MilesDeutscher posted that there are currently 37 million crypto tokens in the market, of which 99.9% are "airdrop projects." He believes that there may be fewer than 100 projects that truly have long-term investment value, and these projects typically possess the following characteristics:1: Led by an experienced team2: The project party is optimistic about the token in the long term and is a net buyer3: Has a clear business model and a roadmap for achieving sustainable profitability4: Has achieved or has a clear path to achieving product-market fit (PMF)5: Continuously iterates products regardless of market conditions6: Has a technological or network moat7: Aligns with macro trends such as AI, RWA, stablecoins, etc.He pointed out that the key task for investors is to identify these high-quality protocols among numerous projects and make long-term bets.

ChainCatcher news, according to OKG Research data, as of now, the crypto market has accumulated approximately $130 billion in U.S. short-term Treasury bills (T-Bills), accounting for about 2% of the total amount of T-bills in circulation in the U.S.Among them, stablecoins (USDT & USDC) hold about $125 billion, accounting for 56.8% of the total stablecoin supply; RWA tokenized U.S. Treasury products (32 in total) are estimated to be around $5.213 billion. Since 2025, the growth rate of tokenized U.S. Treasuries has been significant, with a monthly compound growth rate of 14% over the past year.OKG Research predicts that in the next 2 to 5 years, the crypto market is expected to absorb an additional $300 to $600 billion in U.S. short-term Treasury bills through three main paths: expansion via stablecoins, growth of RWA protocols, and DeFi/DAO treasury allocations, with a penetration rate expected to reach 5% to 10%.

ChainCatcher news, Pump.fun co-founder Alon responded during a podcast when asked about the competitive relationship with Radium's upcoming Launch Lab platform: "We are not afraid of any form of competition. This is not a dispute, but part of the business effort to provide the best products for users. In fact, many innovative platforms in the Ethereum ecosystem and other areas have borrowed some ideas from Pump.fun and iterated on them."Alon believes that multiple different niches will inevitably emerge, and these markets will require their own mechanisms to meet demand. This is an inevitable trend in the industry's development. "As a protocol, Pump.fun aims to be as universal as possible while covering more niches. But we also understand that we cannot cover all markets. Therefore, I look forward to seeing new mechanisms proposed by other teams. If any of them achieve great success, we would be happy to explore the possibility of collaboration."