BitGo’s WBTC Maintains Market Dominance

- Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), a tokenized version of Bitcoin developed by BitGo, Kyber Network, and Ren, continues to dominate the market.

- WBTC represents Bitcoin at a 1:1 ratio on other blockchains like Ethereum and Solana, giving users access to BTC in the world of decentralized finance.

- According to Binance Research, WBTC hit a record weekly transaction of 123,200 transactions, with a total supply of over 152,400, representing a market share of over 65%.

- A partnership with BitGlobal and Tron founder Justin Sun in August aims to expand WBTC’s operations to new territories like Hong Kong and Singapore.

- However, Sun’s involvement in the project has been criticized by some community members. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe has tried to allay concerns by stating that Sun cannot move funds alone.

- Following these criticisms, other companies, such as Coinbase's cbBTC, have also launched their own wrapped Bitcoin tokens.

Ethereum Is Becoming Inflationary

- Ethereum has reached unprecedented levels of inflation in the last two years.

- According to Binance Research, transaction fees have decreased after the Dencun upgrade, resulting in less ETH being burned.

- ETH's 30-day issuance rate has reached 0.74%, indicating that the cryptocurrency is entering inflationary territory.

- It is stated that ETH could regain its deflationary status if there is a significant increase in network activity.