Block Earner Bulletin: Are we back?

Optimism is creeping back into crypto markets as both BTC and ETH break their months-long downtrend. The question remains, what has really changed? There was widespread fear of markets being overvalued in all corners of finance together with rumours of a private credit crisis, these were topical before the conflict in the Middle East. Now that the conflict seems to be approaching a resolution markets are rallying back towards those previous heights with arguably worse economic conditions…

It is always easier to paint a cautious picture than an optimistic one so let me balance the ledger. Ethereum transactions on chain are absolutely mooning, stablecoin movements together with tokenisation projects are driving the volume. Seeing crypto rails providing real-world value is like watching your baby walk for the first time, institutions all around the world are finding innovative ways to level up commerce for their users.

Crypto is going from strength to strength on a technology level, prices and adoption remain uncorrelated.

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For the fifth week running, Solana has generated more decentralised application revenue than any other blockchain network, a streak that signals a meaningful shift in where on-chain economic activity is happening. The fact that Ethereum, long considered the default home of dApp development and the dominant force in decentralised finance, now sits in third place, behind both Solana and a derivatives-focused upstart, reflects how significantly the competitive landscape has shifted.

Weekly revenue across Pokémon TCG marketplaces rose to $5.38 million for the week ending April 6, just shy of the all-time high set in September 2025. Courtyard's model, uses physical cards vaulted with a third-party custodian and backed by an NFT redeemable for the physical card. The read is that tokenised collectibles have moved into a workable RWA subcategory. A template for the broader "tokenised IP and collectibles" thesis that NFT-era projects failed to produce.

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