Analysis: If Citigroup predicts a surge in stablecoin supply, BTC could rise to $285,000 by 2030
In its latest report, Citigroup predicts that the total supply of stablecoins will grow to $1.6 trillion by 2030 in the baseline scenario and $3.7 trillion in the optimistic scenario. Analysts believe that if Citigroup's forecast is realized and the regulatory momentum under Trump's policy continues, Bitcoin is expected to enter the price discovery stage, based on the historical ratio of stablecoin growth to BTC price appreciation - a 6.7-fold increase in stablecoins may translate into a 3- to 5-fold increase in Bitcoin, and Bitcoin prices may reach $285,000 in 2030, with a more optimistic upper limit of nearly $475,000 per coin. Even under conservative assumptions (i.e., only 25% of stablecoin growth is directed to Bitcoin), Bitcoin may still grow by 200% to 250% from current levels, and prices are predicted to rise to between $190,000 and $237,500 by 2030. (Coingape)

The blockchain virtual machine DTVM developed by Ant Financial is officially open source, with performance improved by 30 times
The blockchain virtual machine DTVM (DeTerministic Virtual Machine) developed by Ant Digital Technology has been officially open sourced. DTVM is a blockchain virtual machine that integrates large-model AI development tools. According to the official technical paper, DTVM has achieved a 30-fold performance improvement through innovative JIT engines and full-link optimization, with the first call delay compressed to 0.95ms, and performance improvement of up to 63% in complex computing scenarios. DTVM is compatible with the Ethereum EVM ecosystem and supports 6 mainstream languages such as Solidity, Rust, and Go, significantly improving development efficiency and ecological compatibility. The DTVM system integrates the AI tool suite SmartCogent to achieve full-process AI automation from coding, auditing to deployment, supports natural language generation of compliant contracts, and has a vulnerability detection accuracy of 81% and a repair success rate of 86%. It is reported that core technical teams such as Ant Digital Technology's Ant Chain, Ant Group Supercomputing, and Pharos participated in the research and development of DTVM as major contributors. At present, DTVM's core technologies, including the core engine, multi-language compiler SDK, etc., have been open sourced through the Apache 2.0 protocol, and developers can obtain the complete code and documentation through GitHub.

Crypto News Flash
2025/04/21 07:35
3 Reasons the Next Shiba Inu (SHIB) Bull Run Might Be Just Around the Corner
At the moment, the meme coin market is marked by growing uncertainty, as leading tokens like Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) have been unable to break above stiff resistance levels. Shiba Inu now trades at $0.00001203 while its trading volume has dropped by 21.95%. Despite this, the token’s market capitalization has gone up by a moderate 2.89% in the last 24 hours to $7.1 billion.
As previously noted by CNF , the SHIB Magazine released a bold forecast estimating SHIB’s value could surge to $0.000167, representing a 14-fold increase from its present level. Here are three reasons why SHIB’s next bull run is on the horizon.
Shiba Inu has seen its burn rate increase by 3,255.93% over the past 24 hours. Quite remarkably, 28,448,177 SHIB tokens were sent to the burn wallet during the period, with 10,840,965 being burned an hour ago. As per Shibburn , over 410.7 trillion SHIB tokens have now been removed from circulation.
This new burn spike represents a concerted effort on the community’s part to rein in SHIB’s circulating supply. Burns may not necessarily lead to an explosion in price, but they definitely increase scarcity, which is one of the key drivers that can create value if demand stays constant or continues to grow.
Shibarium, Shiba Inu’s Layer-2 blockchain platform, continues to grow after hitting the 10 million block milestone, now standing at 10,531,769 blocks. The daily transactions of the network are surging past 4.78 million, while a total of 1,071,758,767 transactions have been sent on 197,969,471 wallet addresses, according to the Shibarium explorer .
Admired for its cost efficiency, Shibarium is an increasingly sought-after platform for decentralized apps (dApps) and places SHIB even further in the wider crypto sphere.
Even Bitcoin advocate Jeremie Davinci joined in with praise for the initiative and stated, “I like Shiba Inu, as you know, and I think it will do relatively well in this cycle, but it may not go as high as you expect. I think Shiba Inu has a lot of utility now that they have Shibarium, and basically, it’s a chain that you can actually run all kinds of applications.”
Adding to this, BONE, the governance token and gas fee token for Shibarium, is also showing strength, currently priced at $0.281483, up 16.72% in the latest trading.
SHIB’s exchange netflows are currently dominated by outflows, indicating that investors are taking their tokens off centralized exchanges and into self-custody. This is a typical bullish sign, as it points to decreasing near-term selling pressure and long-term holding preference on the side of investors.
At the same time, data from the derivatives market reveal a substantial growth in activity. Trading volume has risen by 55.94%, reaching $166.83 million, which reflects higher interest and activity on the traders’ part. Additionally, open interest, representing the number of derivative contracts outstanding, has grown by 4.34%, reaching $117.11 million.