Blockchain & Web3 Weekly Bytes Edition #56

📩 Web3 Messaging Expands, Institutions Double Down, & Bitcoin Adoption Grows 🔥

March 22, 2025

Hello Blockchain Enthusiast,

Welcome to Edition #56 of Blockchain & Web3 Weekly Bytes! Decentralized messaging apps are gaining traction, allowing users to communicate without centralized oversight. Meanwhile, institutions are making bigger moves into crypto, with reports showing a rise in digital asset allocations. Bitcoin adoption is also following a familiar curve—similar to how the internet, online banking, and social media took off.

Tech Spotlight: Decentralized messaging is growing—how blockchain is changing private communication and why more users are making the switch.
Weekly Highlights: The SEC clarifies its stance on proof-of-work mining, Australia pushes for a new digital asset framework, and Kraken locks in a record-breaking acquisition.
Affiliate Spotlight: Ledger hardware wallets—trusted by millions for self-custody of digital assets.
Chart of the Week: Bitcoin adoption is still in the early stages, mirroring how past technologies gained mainstream acceptance.

🧠 Weekly Trivia

Propy just closed a tokenized real estate sale in Hawaii. What made this deal a first?

A) It used a U.S.-approved tokenized title recorded fully onchain
B) It was settled using a DAO-controlled smart contract
C) The buyer purchased it anonymously through a wallet address
D) The title was issued as an NFT on the Bitcoin network

*Find the answer at the end of this newsletter.

🌟 Tech Spotlight – Decentralized Messaging Apps

Every chat app claims privacy. But the reality? Most are still gatekept, monitored, or monetized.

That's where decentralized messengers change the playbook. No middlemen. No phone numbers. No single point of failure. Just encrypted conversations running across open networks—where control sits with the user, not the platform.

So, what are they?

Decentralized messengers don't rely on servers owned by a company. Messages are encrypted end-to-end and travel through peer-to-peer networks or distributed relays. You don't sign up with an email or number. There's no "profile" that's tracked, sold, or banned.

Apps Worth Knowing

Keet – Developed by the team behind Tether. Chats, calls, and files go peer-to-peer. No cloud, no central authority.
Status – Messenger, crypto wallet, and dApp browser—all in one. Built on Ethereum, running over a private protocol with zero metadata collection.
Session – Privacy-first. Doesn't ask for a name or number. Messages pass through an onion-routed system for maximum anonymity.

Why it matters now

Messaging hasn't changed much in years. It's still centralized, tracked, and filtered. These apps flip that model. Your messages, your rules. No ads. No moderation bias. No logs.

And for the first time, your wallet could be your inbox.

📰 This Week’s Blockchain and Web3 Highlights

🇦🇺 Australia Lays Groundwork for New Crypto Framework: The government is drafting a new rulebook for digital assets and stablecoins—built in consultation with regulators, platforms, and the public.

⚒️ SEC Clarifies PoW Mining Isn’t a Security: U.S. regulators stated that proof-of-work mining does not count as an investment contract or securities offer—offering clarity for miners and pools.

🤝 Kraken Strikes $1.5B Deal to Buy NinjaTrader: The crypto exchange is set to acquire NinjaTrader in the largest crypto–TradFi deal yet, expanding into futures and equities trading.

📊 Coinbase Survey: Institutions Eye Bigger Crypto Allocation: Over 75% of surveyed institutional investors plan to increase their digital asset exposure in 2025—many allocating more than 5% of their portfolios.

🏢 Private Equity Could Be Tokenized Within 4 Years: Blockworks Research says tokenizing private company shares is one of the biggest upcoming trends—and could unlock new markets.

🦖 Jurassic World Arrives in The Sandbox: The metaverse platform will launch branded experiences from Jurassic World, Terminator, and The Smurfs as part of its six-week Season 5.

💰 Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Strongest Inflows in 6 Weeks: U.S. spot BTC ETFs pulled in $274 million on Monday, reversing a five-week streak of net outflows.

😂 A Little Blockchain Humor Break 🤣

Source: Alan Watts

📊 Chart of the Week: Bitcoin Adoption Is Just Getting Started

Despite its rapid growth, Bitcoin is still in its early days compared to other technological breakthroughs. This week’s chart from River shows that Bitcoin’s current adoption level (2025) is similar to where online banking was in 1996, social media in 2005, and the internet in 1990.

Key Takeaways:

🔹 Still early—Bitcoin sits at just 3% adoption, with plenty of room for expansion.

🔹 Historic parallels—Other transformative technologies followed similar growth paths before reaching mass adoption.

🔹 Room to grow—Most of the world hasn’t integrated Bitcoin into daily transactions or financial systems yet.

For those paying attention now, the next adoption phase is still ahead.

Source: River

This week, Web3 messaging took center stage, institutions increased their stake in digital assets, and Bitcoin’s adoption curve kept climbing. Meanwhile, real estate is breaking new ground with tokenized property deals, marking a major step for blockchain-based ownership.

Trivia Answer: A) It used a U.S.-approved tokenized title recorded fully on-chain.

Propy’s latest sale in Hawaii made history by securing a legally recognized, fully tokenized title, setting the stage for real estate transactions to move on-chain.

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More updates next week—keep an eye on what’s next!

Thank you,
Ajay Tomar

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