When Will Altcoin Season Start? FED Rate Cut Fuels Bitcoin, but Ethereum Still Lagging

The post Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas Sees 200 Crypto ETPs by 2026 Amid Market Frenzy appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Crypto is going mainstream faster than ever. According to senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, there are now 155 crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) filings tracking 35 different digital assets, and the number could rise to 200 within a year. This surge indicates a growing appetite among both institutions and asset managers to integrate crypto into …

PANews reported on October 22nd that at the ETHShanghai 2025 main forum, Audrey Tang, founder of the Ethereum Application Alliance (in preparation)/Shanhaiwu, introduced that Shanhaiwu aims to create a cross-disciplinary, pop-up builder village, bringing together technology developers, AI researchers, organizational behavior experts, and governance practitioners. This community aims to promote Ethereum innovation through resource connectivity, educational systems, and a cross-disciplinary ecosystem. This month-long intensive construction project, held annually at a fixed location, fosters exchange between Eastern and Western blockchain communities, fosters real-world application scenarios, helps startups move from prototyping to market maturity, and enhances the influence of the Chinese-speaking community in the global Ethereum ecosystem. Audrey Tang also stated that while the Ethereum ecosystem has gradually improved its infrastructure, it still faces challenges in application deployment and community sustainability. Over the past three years, we have promoted ecosystem development through community education, developer support, and public open source projects. However, overall business density remains underdeveloped, with most communities still relying on donations for operations and developers lacking experience in fundraising, commercialization, and team management. The Application Alliance, a non-profit organization operating as an MPO (Public Goods Organization), aims to bring together the strengths of communities, foundations, institutions, and businesses through structured financing and a global membership system to establish a long-term, sustainable funding pool to support public goods development, open source tool development, and global application experimentation. The Alliance not only provides support for startups from ideation to market implementation, but also promotes the real-world implementation and implementation of emerging applications through education and training, developer community building, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Alliance aims to foster a sustainable and impactful Ethereum application ecosystem and accelerate the blockchain's transition from infrastructure development to application prosperity. She concluded by emphasizing that after completing infrastructure development, Ethereum should focus on application deployment in the next decade.

Ondo Finance, a U.S.-based digital asset firm specializing in bringing traditional financial products on-chain through tokenization, is expanding its yieldcoin USDY to the Stellar network. This lates update marks a step forward in merging tokenized real-world assets with a global payments infrastructure, unlocking new opportunities for users worldwide. The announcement was made at the Stellar Meridian event in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, on September 17. USDY Joins the Stellar Ecosystem Ondo Finance, a recognized leader in tokenized real-world assets, announced the deployment of United States Dollar Yield (USDY) on Stellar, the payments-focused blockchain known for speed and low transaction costs. USDY is the most widely available “yieldcoin,” offering investors access to onchain assets backed by U.S. Treasuries. This launch allows Stellar’s global user base to tap into permissionless, yield-bearing assets tied to one of the safest financial instruments in the world. It also aligns with Stellar’s mission of driving fast, affordable cross-border payments. Combining Yield with Payments Infrastructure “Stablecoins unlocked global access to the U.S. dollar. With USDY, we’re taking the next step by bringing U.S. Treasuries onchain in a form that combines stability, liquidity, and yield,” said Ian De Bode, Chief Strategy Officer at Ondo Finance. “Fast, affordable cross-border payments are at the center of what Stellar was designed to do. The global reach of the Stellar ecosystem combined with a yield-bearing asset like USDY levels up what is possible onchain, allowing wallets and businesses to offer yield opportunities to their users,” said Denelle Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation. Ondo claims by pairing USDY with Stellar’s infrastructure, new possibilities open up in treasury management, collateralization, and everyday financial applications. Unlocking Institutional and Retail Use Cases USDY currently manages over $650 million in total value locked (TVL) across nine blockchains and offers a 5.3% APY. By launching on Stellar, Ondo Finance extends these benefits to global retail and institutional users. The firm explains balances on Stellar can now become productive, supporting use cases such as onchain savings, institutional treasury strategies, cost-efficient collateral for DeFi protocols, and remittance flows that carry yield rather than remaining static. A Milestone for Tokenized Treasuries With the integration of USDY, Stellar users gain more than just access to stable-value assets—they gain access to institutional-grade yield. For investors outside the U.S., the launch represents a new way to combine the safety of Treasuries with the accessibility of blockchain technology. As tokenization accelerates globally, Ondo Finance’s decision to deploy USDY on Stellar reinforces the narrative that blockchain is not just about speculation, but about reimagining the global financial system through secure, yield-bearing digital assets