Tether integrates USA with Rumble Wallet, enabling creators to receive regulated US dollar stablecoin payouts on chain.
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Ethereum onchain data and a bear pennant on the daily chart suggest that bears may target the $1,100 level. Would a dip to that zone represent a generational buy opportunity?
Peter Thiel went to zero in ETHZilla, and the ETH treasury company trade just got a lot more real On Feb. 17, an amended 13G/A posted to ETHZilla’s investor site listed Peter Thiel and Founders Fund-related vehicles at zero shares and 0.0% beneficial ownership. The filing also stamped a “date of event” of Dec. 31, […]
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DeFi lending protocol Moonwell and CrossCurve have both recently suffered exploits connected to smart contracts.
Starboard Value said that “time is of the essence,” stressing urgency in Riot getting “more material deals completed” related to AI and HPC.
OpenAI launches EVMbench with Paradigm to test AI on smart contract vulnerabilities and commits $10M to cybersecurity research.
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Crypto analyst CryptoBull has highlighted a bullish pattern that could send the XRP price to as high as $60. This ultra-bullish prediction comes as the altcoin continues to struggle below key resistance levels amid the current crypto market downtrend. XRP Price Could Reach $60 With This Cup and Handle Pattern In an X post, CryptoBull revealed that a Cup and Handle pattern is unfolding on the monthly chart and that the measured target for XRP is $60. In another X post, the analyst suggested that the altcoin’s downtrend may be over soon and that it could begin a run into double digits. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts XRP Price Will Reach $13 In 3 Months As Accumulation Ends This came as he drew attention to the Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the weekly and monthly timeframes, noting that it is below the 2020 bottom of $0.11. He added that the upside for the RSI is huge and that this will put the XRP price well above $10 very soon. Interestingly, the analyst declared that XRP, not Ethereum, will lead the altcoin season. He added that the chart shows a rounding bottom and that the next move is up. Crypto analyst Dark Defender also predicted that the XRP price could reach double digits at some point. In an X post, he stated that the altcoin has been proceeding in an ascending trend channel since 2017 and that the W Pattern is intersecting the Fibonacci level at $18. He added that nothing can stop what is coming. His accompanying chart showed that the altcoin could reach this $18 price target this year. XRP Is Still Facing Resistance At The Moment Crypto analyst CasiTrades noted that the XRP price is still facing resistance at the $1.65 level. The altcoin had rallied to this price level over the weekend but faced resistance there, leading to a sharp decline below key levels. With the price now below $1.53 again, CasiTrades stated that this suggests that the altcoin is losing momentum. Related Reading: XRP On The Verge? The Major Bullish Structure Shift That Could Send Price Soaring The analyst further remarked that with the strength of the selloff a few weeks ago, it is unlikely that the market pivots straight into macro Wave 3 without one more wave down to fully exhaust sellers. As such, there is the likelihood of XRP dropping to new lows before any potential bullish reversal to a new all-time high. CasiTrades stated that on the subwaves, there is alignment for a double bottom near $1.11, with a further drop to around $0.90 also still possible. She added that what matters now on the next low is seeing strong bullish divergence and momentum shift. On the bullish side, she noted that if the XRP price reclaims $1.65 and holds, it would be the first real sign of strength. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.47, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com
Financial crises have a more profound impact on asset markets than ordinary recessions. Asset prices drop more during financial crises due to an extra risk premium channel. Asset markets typically recover faster than economic activity post-crisis.
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Developed with Paradigm, the tool is OpenAI’s attempt to determine whether modern AI systems are up to the task of helping prevent smart contract issues.
Aave's new model aims to boost revenue and enhance user experience in decentralized finance.
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The deal adds token lifecycle infrastructure to Kraken’s growing product suite.
Hyperscale Data plans to acquire up to 100,000 ounces of silver after a $35.4M raise as the metal trades near $77.
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Oil prices in 2025 were expected to remain in the seventies range but fell below expectations. OPEC's decision to unwind production cuts was based on demand for their own oil, not global demand. The bearish sentiment regarding oil supply was proven incorrect.
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Technical charts show Bitcoin price hanging on to softening support in the $68,000 to $65,000 zone, and a breakdown below the level could usher in new lows in the $50,000 range.
Eligible U.S. users, excluding those in New York, can now borrow up to $100,000 in USDC without selling the four tokens, Coinbase said.
Mastercard has integrated AI into its operations for decades, focusing on fraud detection and personalization. Generative AI is used as a feature to enhance existing products, not as standalone solutions. AI plays a critical role in Mastercard's fraud management strategies, securing the ecommerce...
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Apex Group plans to test USD1's stablecoin infrastructure within traditional fund administration, aiming to speed settlement for tokenized assets.
This is the first time Solomon has said he owns the cryptocurrency, something he previusly said could be "a store of value case."
New Keyrock research finds not all newly created money impacts risk assets due to how fresh liquidity flows through the economy.
Coinbases Base will transition off the OP Stack to a unified proprietary stack, targeting six hard forks per year and faster upgrades.
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The first Sui ETFs are now trading as Canary and Grayscale bring staking-enabled crypto exposure to traditional markets.
Bitcoin's ongoing price struggles is turning into a market defined less by “bad news” and more by mechanics, the kind that can keep a downtrend alive even when selling looks tired. According to CryptoSlate's data, the BTC price is down approximately 46% from the record high near $126,000 set in early October 2025 and trading […]
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MYX's funding and V2 launch could revolutionize DeFi by enhancing Ethereum's derivatives infrastructure, promoting scalability and integration.
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An analyst has highlighted how the Bitcoin Inter-exchange Flow Pulse has continued to be in a bearish phase recently, but its value is starting to flatten out. Bitcoin IFP Could Be Reaching A Low In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the latest trend in the Bitcoin Inter-exchange Flow Pulse (IFP), which is an on-chain indicator that tracks the BTC flows occurring between centralized spot and derivatives exchanges. Related Reading: Bitcoin Accumulation Notably Weaker Than Nov 2025 Bounce: Glassnode When the value of this metric rises, it means more of the cryptocurrency is flowing from spot to derivatives platforms. Such a trend implies speculative interest in BTC is going up. On the other hand, the indicator witnessing a decline suggests traders may be taking a lower risk approach as they are reducing their transactions to derivatives exchanges. Now, here is the chart shared by Maartunn that shows the trend in the Bitcoin IFP and its 90-day moving average (MA) over the past decade: As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin IFP was on the rise during the last few months of 2024, but in 2025, a reversal occurred in the indicator. Flows to derivatives exchanges started declining and before long, the metric slipped under its 90-day MA. A cross below this MA is considered to signal the start of either a bear market or a correction phase for the cryptocurrency. Over the course of 2025, the signal maintained as the IFP continued to go down and failed to find a break above its 90-day MA. Interestingly, Bitcoin still rallied during the second half of the year to a new all-time high (ATH). Back in 2021, a similar pattern emerged as BTC observed another leg of the bull run in the second half of that year alongside a bearish signal on the IFP. From the chart, it’s visible that this previous IFP bearish transition remained all the way until the bottom of the 2022 bear market, where it flattened out before reversing up. A similar pattern was also observed during the 2018 bear market. As such, given the historical precedence, it’s possible that Bitcoin might find a bottom alongside a reversal in the IFP this time around as well. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull-Bear Cycle Indicator Drops To Deepest Level Since FTX Bottom The early signs of such a reversal may even potentially be beginning to appear, as the indicator has been switching to a sideways trajectory recently. “The Inter-Exchange Flow Pulse is still in a bearish phase, but it’s starting to flatten out,” noted the analyst. Naturally, it’s still too early to tell whether derivatives flows are witnessing a real trend shift, so it only remains to be seen how the IFP will develop in the near future. “A shift here could signal changing capital flows,” said Maartunn. “Watch this metric closely in the coming weeks.” BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $67,300, up 1.3% over the last week. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
The internet's initial promise of decentralization has shifted towards centralization and conflict. China's controlled internet model is viewed with envy by some world leaders. Western narratives often oversimplify the complexities of the Chinese internet.
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Also: EF’s Stańczak to leave ED role, XRPL member-only DEX and Ethereum revives the DAO.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Two-year Bitcoin hodlers "absorbed" seller pressure in recent weeks, according to new research, but most analysts still expect new macro BTC price lows.
The French banking group’s digital asset unit deploys EUR CoinVertible on a third public blockchain, alongside Ethereum and Solana.
The Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 is “evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, Base-operated stack."