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Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,000. ETH is now consolidating and remain at risk of another decline below $1,950. Ethereum struggled to extend gains above $2,020 and corrected lower. The price is trading below $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1,980 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,020 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,050 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price…

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced at Consensus Hong Kong that TopNod, a non-custodial wallet, will integrate with the Stellar network. The move is part of SDF’s broader push into Asia — a region where it faces stiff competition from Solana, TON ($1.35 · Live), and XRP ($1.38 · Live) in the payments and tokenization markets. TopNod’s wallet uses key sharding and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology to eliminate the need for seed phrases. The platform focuses on tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and stablecoins rather than speculative tokens, though it remains a relatively young project with limited brand recognition outside…

BlackRock executive Nicholas Peach said that even a small shift in Asian portfolio allocations toward crypto could generate enormous inflows for the digital asset market.  Speaking during a panel at Consensus Hong Kong, Peach noted that if advisors recommended just a measly 1% allocation to crypto across standard portfolios in Asia, it could translate into nearly $2 trillion in new capital entering the space, according to CoinDesk reporting. Peach pointed to the scale of household wealth across the region, estimating roughly $108 trillion in total assets, and argued that modest adjustments in traditional investment models could have an outsized effect…

Bitcoin and Ethereum face a $2.3b options expiry that will reveal whether the new options-heavy market structure can absorb hedging flows without reigniting casino-style volatility. Summary Around $2.3b in BTC and ETH options expire today, marking 2026’s first major derivatives settlement and a key liquidity inflection point. BTC trades near $89.7k versus $92k max pain; ETH hovers around $2,950–$2,980 against a $3,200 max pain level, creating strong strike “gravity.” Options open interest now tops futures, signaling a shift toward structured hedging that could either dampen or amplify volatility depending on post-expiry flows. A $2.3 billion wave of Bitcoin (BTC) and…

Coinbase has launched crypto wallet infrastructure that allows AI agents — programs that can think and transact without human input — to spend, earn and trade crypto. In a post on Wednesday, Coinbase programmers Erik Reppel and Josh Nickerson said the new Agentic Wallets feature aims to build on today’s agents, which can answer questions, summarize documents, and assist with tasks, but can’t execute trades or orders on behalf of users.“The next generation of agents won’t just advise — they’ll act,” the pair said, adding that AI agents will be able to do everything from monitoring decentralized finance positions and rebalancing…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s price and its short-term holders are currently and simultaneously exhibiting bearish activity. While the downward price trend has continued, the activity of short-term ETH holders has followed closely, as the group has simply transitioned into a selling mode. Negative Supply Flow For Ethereum Short-Term Holders As Ethereum’s price loses its upside momentum, on-chain data are now flashing a cautionary signal, one that demands close attention during volatile market conditions. This cautious signal is coming from the side of short-term ETH holders, who are collectively exhibiting bearish…

Paxful Holdings, which pleaded guilty last year to accusations from U.S. authorities that it had fostered illegal prostitution, violated money-laundering laws and knowingly handled criminal proceeds, was sentenced to pay a $4 million penalty, much reduced because of the business’ current ability to pay.The peer-to-peer bitcoin BTC$66,944.44 marketplace that had been popular in Africa shut down in 2023, but Paxful had processed as much as $3 billion in crypto trades from 2017 to 2019, according to U.S. authorities, including transactions for customer Backpage, an advertising platform for illicit sex work.”This sentence sends a clear message: companies that turn a blind…

XRP and Bitcoin (BTC) were pitted against each other in a recent analysis, with market expert X Finance Bull revealing what early investors could have gained if they had invested $500 into both XRP and BTC in 2014. The analysis compares the performance of both cryptocurrencies over the years, highlighting the factors behind XRP’s growth and sustained momentum. What $500 In Bitcoin And XRP in 2014 Is Worth Today A new analysis by X Finance Bull reveals the dramatic growth potential of early investments in Bitcoin and XRP. According to the report, a $500 investment in XRP at the 2014…

Publicly listed companies that hold Solana as a treasury asset are sitting on more than $1.5 billion in unrealized losses, based on disclosed acquisition costs and current market prices tracked by CoinGecko.The losses are concentrated among a small group of United States-listed companies that collectively control over 12 million Solana (SOL) tokens, about 2% of the total supply. While losses remain unrealized, equity markets have already repriced the companies, with most trading well below the market value of their tokens. CoinGecko data shows that Forward Industries, Sharps Technology, DeFi Development Corp and Upexi account for over $1.4 billion in disclosed unrealized…

MoonPay has launched a new product called MoonPay Deposits, in hopes of making wallet-to-wallet crypto transfers easier by automatically handling swaps, bridging, and cross-chain routing behind the scenes. The company said the service allows users to fund applications with crypto from an existing wallet, regardless of which token or blockchain they hold.  Instead of manually ensuring the correct asset and network are selected, users can send supported crypto and receive the final balance in their chosen asset. MoonPay Deposits is now available in the self-custodial TON Wallet, part of Wallet in Telegram’s dual-wallet setup, giving more than 100 million users…