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CoinRank Crypto News Roundup: (3/16)|Bitcoin ETF Inflows Stall, El Salvador Adds to BTC Holdings, Pakistan Establishes Crypto Committee

CoinRank Crypto News Roundup: (3/16)|Bitcoin ETF Inflows Stall, El Salvador Adds to BTC Holdings, Pakistan Establishes Crypto Committee

KEYTAKEAWAYS

  • US Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen minimal net inflows in 2025, with just $200M net increase since January, suggesting waning investor interest despite initial enthusiasm.
  • The stablecoin market continues to expand, reaching $229.3B total market cap with USDT maintaining 62.7% dominance, highlighting the growing importance of stable digital assets.
  • Pakistan joins countries implementing formal crypto regulation frameworks with the establishment of a high-level Crypto Committee chaired by the Finance Minister and including central bank leadership.

CONTENT

Welcome to the CoinRank Crypto News Roundup. CoinRank will provide daily important crypto news in this column series, allowing readers to quickly obtain the latest crucial updates from the cryptocurrency market.


MORNING NEWS

 

1. US Bitcoin Spot ETF Shows Minimal Net Inflows in 2025

The cumulative net inflows into the US Bitcoin Spot ETF since the beginning of 2025 have been only $200 million, highlighting a significant lack of investor interest or confidence. The ETF saw net inflows for only 5 days in February and just 1 day so far in March. The total net inflow has reached $35.2 billion, merely $200 million higher than the $35 billion recorded on January 2, 2025, the first trading day of the year. This minimal increase raises questions about the ETF’s viability and appeal to investors, despite the potential benefits of investing in Bitcoin through an ETF format, such as reduced risk and increased liquidity.

 

2. Stablecoin Market Cap Reaches $229.3 Billion

According to BlockBeats, data from DefiLlama indicates that the total market capitalization of stablecoins across the network has reached $229.334 billion, marking a 0.91% increase over the past week. USDT continues to dominate the market with a 62.72% share.

 

3. Pump.fun Accumulates $591 Million in Fee Income

According to Dune data, the Solana-based token launchpad pump.fun has accumulated a total fee income of 3,095,840 SOL, approximately $591 million.

 

4. NFT Trading Volume Decreases 7.84% Week-over-Week

CryptoSlam data shows that NFT trading volume decreased by 7.84% compared to the previous week, dropping from $121.5 million to $109.2 million. Despite this decline, the number of buyers surged by 697.00% to 204,693, and the number of sellers increased by 419.23% to 133,708, while the number of transactions decreased by 5.46% to 1,497,932. Ethereum network volume decreased by 11.28% to $32.7 million, Bitcoin network volume increased by 4.63% to $22.8 million, Mythos Chain saw a slight decrease of 1.78% to $15 million, and Solana network dropped by 43.44% to $10.1 million.

 

5. El Salvador Expands Bitcoin Holdings with 13 New BTC

El Salvador has recently expanded its Bitcoin holdings, acquiring a total of 13 Bitcoins over the past week and 41 Bitcoins in the last month, according to Bitcoin.gob data. The country’s total Bitcoin reserves now stand at 6,117.18 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $514.9 million.

 

 

NOON NEWS

 

1. Ethereum Developer Predicts Evolution of Wallet UX

Ethereum developer eric.eth has stated that the common wallet user experience will completely disappear in just a few years. Users will no longer need to click “connect” and “sign” buttons, but will instead converse with agents who will handle all on-chain tasks for them.

 

2. Monad Testnet Reaches 14.55 Million Addresses

According to on-chain data, the current number of addresses on the Monad testnet has exceeded 14.55 million, with daily active users reaching 2.0198 million yesterday.

 

3. Pakistan Establishes Crypto Committee for Regulation

The Pakistani government has established the Pakistan Crypto Committee (PCC) to regulate and promote crypto innovation within the country’s economic framework. Chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, the committee includes high-ranking officials such as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Minister for Law and Information Technology. This strategic move aims to foster an environment that encourages innovation while ensuring activities are conducted within a regulated framework, potentially positioning Pakistan as a leader in the digital economy while attracting investment and fostering innovation in the region.

 

4. 21Shares to Liquidate Two Active Crypto ETFs

Crypto asset manager 21Shares is set to liquidate two actively managed exchange-traded funds: the ARK 21Shares Active On-Chain Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ARKC) and the ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Ethereum Strategy ETF (ARKY). Investors can trade shares until March 27, with liquidation expected around March 28. The ETFs, with expense ratios of 1% and 0.93% respectively, are being liquidated as U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen over $1.66 billion in outflows this month amid plunging cryptocurrency prices. Bitcoin is down more than 12.8% year-to-date, while the broader CoinDesk 20 Index has lost around 24% of its value over the same period.

 

5. Coinbase Prime Platform Shows Significant Growth

Coinbase Institutional announced on X that Coinbase Prime has been operating for four years, growing from approximately 50 institutional clients in its first month to thousands today. The platform’s asset scale has reached $404 billion with over 430 types of assets under custody. Quarterly institutional trading volume stands at $364 billion, with more than 250 assets available for trading.

 

 

EVENING NEWS

 

1. Ethereum Falls Below $1,900

ETH has fallen below $1,900, down 1.39% in the past 24 hours.

 

2. Solana’s Stablecoin TVL Ratio Exceeds 5%

According to Anna Yuan, founder of Solana’s stablecoin infrastructure protocol Perena, citing data from the Artemis platform, Solana’s stablecoin TVL (Total Value Locked) ratio has broken through 5%. Two months ago, in early January, this figure was less than 3%. Currently, Solana ranks behind the Ethereum ecosystem, which has a stablecoin TVL exceeding $100 billion, and the TRON ecosystem, with a stablecoin TVL exceeding $50 billion.

 

3. Mashallah Meme Coin Drops 50% After CZ Unpins Tweet

According to GMGN data, the Mashallah meme coin on the BNB Chain has dropped by more than 50% in the short term following CZ’s removal of his “Mashallah” pinned tweet. The token currently has a market cap of $2.3 million.

 

4. DOGE Active Addresses Surge 400%

Data from the analytics platform Santiment shows that the number of active addresses in the DOGE ecosystem has recently surged by approximately 400%, with a short-term peak exceeding 390,000. However, this figure still remains far below the peak of 1.64 million recorded on November 22, 2024.

 

5. Top Three DEXs by 24-Hour Trading Volume

According to X platform user @TCryptochicks, on March 15, the top three decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in terms of 24-hour trading volume were: BNB ecosystem’s PancakeSwap with a trading volume of $1.148 billion; Solana ecosystem’s Raydium with a trading volume of $999 million; and Ethereum ecosystem’s Uniswap with a trading volume of $545 million.

 

 

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