Think you've missed the chance to catch the next big crypto wave before 2025? Not yet. As the market starts to steady and attention turns to tokens with real use cases, a select few are emerging—not from viral hype, but from practical, working solutions.

The crypto market registered a substantial drop on Wednesday before recovering towards the end of the day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged concerns about inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs. However, markets recovered as crypto remained strong in the face of adversity even though traditional stock markets took a beating.

VeChain, a layer-1 blockchain platform focused on real-world applications, has added Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White as its newest official adviser to raise more mainstream awareness of blockchain technology.White, also the founder of Power Slap, will join VeChain's advisory board next to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Konstantin Novoselov to drive real-world blockchain adoption through “complementary expertise in mass marketing and scientific innovation.” “VeChain is an incredible partner for the UFC and Power Slap, and I'm honored to join their advisory board,” White said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph.

In a recovering crypto market, investors are shifting from short-term trades to long-term infrastructure plays. Projects with defined utility, ongoing development, and expanding user ecosystems are beginning to stand out again. Ripple (XRP), Polkadot (DOT), and Cosmos (ATOM) are re-establishing themselves as foundational assets, each benefiting from improved sentiment and clearer adoption narratives.

The crypto market held steady on Tuesday as investors cheered on Donald Trump's recent decision to delay tariffs on smartphones and chips. Bitcoin price held steady above the important support at $84,000, while the valuation of all coins remained at $2.7 trillion.

TL;DR Cross-Chain Breakthrough: Injective's IBC Eureka bridges Bitcoin liquid staking tokens into Cosmos, creating new opportunities for seamless cross-chain interaction. Enhanced DeFi Opportunities: The upgrade enables rapid, secure transactions that empower advanced yield farming, lending, and staking options in the Cosmos ecosystem.

VeChain, one of the most dynamic entities in the blockchain world, has announced a new and significant collaboration with Stella Pay, leading to the launch of an innovative Visa card. This initiative will allow users of the VeBetterDAO platform to use their digital tokens, $B3TR, $VET, and $VTHO, to make purchases in millions of physical and online stores worldwide. The integration marks a decisive step towards large-scale adoption of blockchain technology, transforming digital tokens into useful tools for everyday life. With the introduction of the Stella Pay Visa card, VeChain opens the doors to a practical and immediate use of its tokens. Thanks to the support of the Visa network, users can now use cryptocurrencies as an ordinary means of payment at over 130 million merchants across more than 200 countries. This represents not only a technological achievement but also a huge step forward in making the utility of digital currencies more tangible.

Cosmos IBC Eureka Launch:- In a bid to integrate Ethereum ecosystem with its network, Cosmos has announced the launch of its interoperability layer, Eureka – bringing interoperability. Eureka upgrade will now allow Ethereum-compatible chains to directly communicate with cosmos blockchains via its native interoperability protocol – IBC.

Cosmos ATOM has introduced Eureka, a new tool meant to link its blockchain system with Ethereum ETH.

This new development opens the door for seamless onboarding of Bitcoin Liquid Staking Tokens (BTC LSTs). For example, Lombard Finance's $LBTC, from Ethereum to Injective.

VeChain partners with 4ocean to leverage blockchain technology in combating ocean plastic pollution, aiming to remove 300,000 pounds of debris in 2025.

VeChain collaborates with Stella Pay to launch a Visa card, facilitating the use of $B3TR, $VET, and $VTHO tokens for purchases at millions of retailers worldwide.

Cosmos, a blockchain network aiming to become the “internet of blockchains,” has launched Eureka, an interoperability layer designed to link its inter-blockchain communication (IBC) protocol with Ethereum.According to an April 10 announcement, Eureka has expanded the Cosmos IBC protocol, changing IBC from an ecosystem standard “to a universal interoperability protocol,” setting the hub on a course to become the home of multichain apps. Cosmos projects are integrating into IBC Eureka.

Ethereum is the first non-Cosmos network to join the IBC ecosystem which plans expand to networks including Solana, Base and Arbitrum.

Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) began showing early signs of decoupling from the US stock markets. Bitcoin was relatively flat over the week, while the S&P 500 plunged by 9%.

Cosmos (ATOM) is gaining strong bullish momentum, jumping over 14% in the last 24 hours as technical indicators flash potential for further upside. The token's Relative Strength Index (RSI) has surged from deeply oversold levels to nearly overbought territory, highlighting an aggressive wave of buying pressure.

Bitcoin and the crypto market were hit by a price correction in response to the U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff announcements on Liberation Day. Cosmos's token ATOM defied the trend with nearly 10% gains on the day.

Cosmos (ATOM) has staged a remarkable comeback, soaring 16.72% over the past 24 hours to trade above $5.06 at press time.

For ATOM to continue with the uptrend, it needed to break and stay above the key level at $5.

VET price rises 2.2% in 24 hours against broader market decline. Network activity surges with active accounts hitting Q1 high of 74,491.

Cosmos ($ATOM) rallied by 10% on Friday, hitting a local high of $4.86. The price increase followed eToro's announcement that it had launched staking for Cosmos ($ATOM) and Polkadot ($DOT), allowing eligible users to earn rewards by holding the assets.Despite the short-term price boost, $ATOM remains down by 57.

Crypto Prices Today (April 4): The broader market sentiment remains uncertain this Friday as Bitcoin (BTC) price held around the previous day's levels, at $83K. Moving on to other metrics, the global cryptocurrency market cap jumped slightly by 0.20% to $2.6 trillion.

Built on the Cosmos SDK, this new sidechain is the result of a successful collaboration. It brings together RippleX, Axelar, Common Prefix, and Peersyst.

Crypto prices remained on edge on Friday as the market came to terms with Donald Trump's trade war and its implications. Bitcoin bounced back above $84,000, while other popular tokens like Ethereum, Ripple, and Solana crawled back.

The crypto market today has resumed its business with sentiments being unchanged over the previous day. Talking about numbers, the market cap has sunk 1.38% since yesterday to $2.65 trillion. The trading volume has taken a shot down 32.13% to $88.91 billion.

The Cosmos ecosystem is set to transform blockchain interoperability with IBC Eureka, the upgrade to its Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol. The first transaction between Cosmos Hub (ATOM) and Ethereum was successfully made on Friday, March 28, with potential implications for the user and developer experience in web3.

Bitcoin and most cryptocurrency prices have crashed in the past few days as concerns about Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs rise. BTC crashed to $83,000 from this week's high of $89,000. This article explains why BTC and other altcoins like Pi Network, Jasmy, VeChain, and Quant (QNT) prices have crashed.

Cosmos developers are working to extend the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol to Ethereum.

VeChain is gearing up for a major overhaul with the upcoming Renaissance update, aimed at enhancing its staking structure and tokenomics.

Cosmos developers are advancing efforts to enhance the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol by extending its capabilities to Ethereum.

Cosmos's development team has successfully conducted the first Inter-Blockchain Communication transaction directly between Cosmos Hub and Ethereum.

TL;DR IBC Evolution: Cosmos developers unveiled the “Eureka” IBC upgrade (IBC-go v10) that paves the way for native Ethereum interoperability, enabling seamless asset and data transfers. Milestone Test: Interchain Labs successfully tested an IBC transaction from Cosmos Hub to Ethereum, marking a crucial step toward robust cross-chain functionality.

The development is part of the Eureka upgrade for Cosmos ecosystem, which is expected to release this year.

Nubank, a Latin American financial bank backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has expanded its crypto offerings by adding four altcoins to its portfolio. The bank is adding Cardano (ADA), Near Protocol (NEAR), Cosmos (ATOM), and Algorand (ALGO) to its 100 million clients in Brazil, according to a March 25 announcement.

The Interchain Foundation, part of the Cosmos ecosystem, has announced the open-sourcing of Evmos, establishing it as the network's native Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) framework.

The Interchain Foundation has funded the open-sourcing of evmOS—now branded Cosmos EVM—as the standard Ethereum Virtual Machine framework for the Cosmos ecosystem.

The crypto markets remained flat on Tuesday, with the market cap registering a marginal increase and moving to $2.72 trillion. Prices have remained relatively muted as markets wait for the FOMC meeting and clarity on interest rate cuts.

TL;DR Interchain Integration: The ICF has open-sourced Evmos, now rebranded as Cosmos EVM, integrating EVM compatibility directly into the Cosmos SDK to streamline cross-chain communication between Ethereum and Cosmos. Developer Empowerment: Released under the Apache 2.0 license, Cosmos EVM enables developers to easily incorporate Ethereum features, Ethereum wallets, and native ERC-20 tokens.

This integration strengthens interoperability between the EVM ecosystem and Cosmos, particularly through the IBC protocol.

VeChain has announced its tokens are compliant with European regulations after receiving confirmation from the European Securities and Markets Authority. VeChain (VET), the blockchain for real world decentralized applications, shared the milestone in an announcement on March 18.

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Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to break above the 200-day simple moving average ($84,000), but a positive sign is that the bulls have not ceded much ground to the bears. Bitget Research chief analyst Ryan Lee told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin needs to achieve a weekly close above $81,000 to signal resilience.

The cryptocurrency market remains largely in a consolidation phase, led by Bitcoin (BTC), which is pushing to make a decisive break above the $85,000 resistance while targeting the $90,000 mark.

Cosmos price rose for five consecutive days and reached its highest level since March 3 as demand and futures open interest rose. Cosmos (ATOM) jumped to a high of $4.

VeChain announces the Galactica phase, featuring major VIP upgrades to VeChainThor, aiming for enhanced tokenomics and blockchain interoperability. Stakeholders to vote on these changes starting February 24th.

In an interview with BeInCrypto, Johnny Garcia, Managing Director of Institutional Growth and Capital Markets at VeChain Foundation, addressed the rejection of Bitcoin (BTC) reserve bills. He emphasized that the core issue goes beyond legislative resistance—highlighting the need for greater education for both the public and policymakers.

The cryptocurrency market has been on a rollercoaster ride in 2025, with most assets struggling to regain the bullish momentum seen toward the end of last year.

The crypto market rebounded on Wednesday after President Donald Trump hinted at a tariff relief after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly stated Trump could roll back tariffs on Canada and Mexico, with an announcement likely on March 5.