- Tezos DeFi gains $30M liquidity from new lending pools. Liquidity Baking V2 upgrade deepens DEX pairs on Quipuswap/Plenty.
- Institutional staking program launched for hedge funds/custodians. Cosmos/Polkadot interoperability bridge enters testnet phase.
Tezos (XTZ) is trading at $0.7575 USD, registering a 3.49% price increase in the last 24 hours. The cryptocurrency maintains a market capitalization of approximately $796.52 million, placing it at rank #94 globally.
Its 24-hour trading volume has surged to $197.91 million, a sharp 164.16% increase, reflecting a surge in market participation. Tezos has a circulating supply of 1.05 billion XTZ out of a total supply of 1.07 billion, with no maximum cap enforced. The fully diluted valuation (FDV) stands at around $811.76 million.
XTZ is showing early signs of a short-term recovery. After finding solid demand near the $0.72–$0.74 range, it is now trading just below the $0.76 resistance level. A sustained move above this threshold could open up the next resistance near $0.79, while support remains intact at $0.71.
Recent Tezos Updates
XTZ Trading Volume Surges Amid Ecosystem Liquidity Injection
Tezos-based DeFi protocols have experienced a fresh liquidity injection of over $30 million, largely due to the launch of updated lending pools and NFT minting campaigns. This has led to a spike in trading activity on both centralized and decentralized platforms.
Tezos Implements Liquidity Baking V2
The Liquidity Baking mechanism—designed to incentivize liquidity on-chain—has undergone a V2 upgrade, enabling broader participation and deeper XTZ/token pairs across DEX platforms such as Quipuswap and Plenty.
New Institutional Delegation Program Announced
Tezos Foundation has unveiled a new staking and governance participation program for institutional clients, targeting hedge funds and digital asset custodians. This initiative aims to increase staking participation while enhancing validator decentralization.
Interoperability Bridge With Cosmos and Polkadot in Testnet Phase
A multi-chain bridge is currently undergoing testing that will connect Tezos to Cosmos IBC and Polkadot parachains, allowing asset transfers and cross-chain contract calls, with a full mainnet deployment expected in Q3 2025.
Tezos Smart Rollups Adopt Enhanced Throughput Standards
The latest smart rollups standard has improved transaction throughput by 30–40%, enabling more complex application logic for DeFi and gaming projects while maintaining low gas fees.
