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Ethereum price trades near $1,950 as the Binance buy/sell ratio hints at a potential shift in derivatives positioning. Summary Ethereum price sits near the lower end of its weekly range after a sharp monthly decline. Binance Taker Buy/Sell Ratio has climbed toward neutral after weeks of sell-side pressure. A move above $2,200 is needed to challenge the current downtrend structure. Ethereum (ETH) trades at $1,947 at press time, down 4% in the past 24 hours. Price is sitting near the bottom of its seven-day range of $1,815.54 to $2,099.16. Over the last month, ETH has fallen 35%, and it is…

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro said federal authorities have frozen and seized more than $580 million in cryptocurrency tied to Southeast Asian scam networks, marking a major escalation in the government’s campaign against cross-border crypto fraud. The funds were restrained through the Justice Department’s Scam Center Strike Force, a task force formed in November to target cryptocurrency investment and confidence schemes linked to Chinese transnational criminal organizations.  Officials said the groups use social media platforms and text messaging to target U.S. victims and siphon billions of dollars each year. Recent estimates place annual losses to Americans near $10 billion. “In…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum network dominance is turning out to be constructive rather than speculative as the blockchain expands beyond its Decentralized Finance (DeFi) stance. After dominating as a leader in on-chain finance, the network is now leading AI innovation. AI Innovation Accelerates On The Ethereum Network As the blockchain landscape expands, the Ethereum network is taking the spotlight in terms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation. A recent report indicates that the blockchain is emerging as the primary hub for on-chain AI agents, suggesting an expansion beyond its roots in…

Key takeawaysThe EU’s new crypto tax rules do not introduce new taxes but expand tax transparency by ensuring that crypto transactions are reported and shared across member states.Reporting obligations fall primarily on crypto-asset service providers, requiring them to collect user identity information, tax residency details and transaction data in a standardized format.Information reported by platforms will be automatically exchanged among EU tax authorities, reducing cross-border reporting gaps for crypto users.The framework aligns with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s global crypto reporting standard, increasing compatibility with non-EU jurisdictions.The European Union is set to significantly enhance its monitoring of cryptocurrency…

The Ethereum Foundation is taking a decisive step to strengthen decentralized finance (DeFi) on ETH and launching a new initiative. This move signals a renewed strategic focus on scaling DeFi adoption, improving protocol security, and fostering sustainable growth across lending, trading, and on-chain financial services. Why Boosting Developer Support And Ecosystem Funding In a key development, the Ethereum Foundation is launching a renewed and more ambitious protocol to strengthen DeFi within the ETH ecosystem. Ethereum Daily has revealed on X that the initiative is being framed as a Defipunk approach, which is centered on building financial infrastructure that is truly…

The U.K. Gambling Commission is exploring allowing crypto payments for licensed betting operators, as part of a broader push for regulations that help fight illegal markets and foster innovation.Executive Director Tim Miller said the regulator wants to examine a “potential path forward” for crypto payments in the U.K., at the Betting and Gaming Council’s Annual General Meeting. Miller cited growing consumer demand and evidence that crypto-related searches are driving some players to unlicensed sites.The gambling commission’s announcement comes after the U.K. government laid the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025 before Parliament in December. If approved, the…

Fidelity Digital Assets argues Bitcoin’s market structure has shifted enough that the familiar four-year boom-bust pattern and the brutal 80% drawdowns that often followed, may no longer be the default outcome. In a Feb. 24 research note titled “Is Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Over?” research analyst Zack Wainwright frames the call around a simple observation: Bitcoin is now a very different-sized asset with a very different buyer base. Fidelity pegs Bitcoin’s market cap at an all-time high of roughly $2.5 trillion as of October 2025, alongside signs of deeper liquidity and a steadier volatility regime than prior cycles. “As bitcoin matures,…

Indiana lawmakers have passed legislation allowing public retirement and savings plans to invest in bitcoin, crypto and crypto-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with Governor Mike Braun expected to sign the bill, HB 1042, into law within the next 10 days.  The move positions Indiana among a growing number of states considering digital assets in public investment portfolios. Under the new law, Indiana’s public retirement boards, deferred compensation committees, and annuity savings programs are required, by July 1, 2027, to offer self-directed brokerage accounts that include at least one cryptocurrency investment option.  These accounts will give plan participants the ability to select…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. A new report shows that 58% of Ethereum’s top-holder capital sits outside ETH, reshaping how dominance, concentration, and systemic risk are understood. Summary Aggregated rankings reveal $426b in top-address holdings versus $189b under ETH-only measurement, with nearly half of the Top-1,000 addresses changing once tokens are counted. Smart contracts now control nearly 40% of top-holder capital, signaling a structural shift from individual holders to protocol-driven mechanisms. The newly introduced Printing-Press Index (PPI) shows DeFi balances cluster around ~50% self-issued…

Pantera Capital and Franklin Templeton’s digital assets unit have joined the first cohort of Arena, a new testing environment from open-source AI lab Sentient that is designed to evaluate how AI agents perform in enterprise-style workflows.In a Friday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Sentient positioned Arena as a production-style benchmarking platform rather than a static model test. Instead of scoring agents on fixed datasets alone, it runs them through standardized tasks modeled on enterprise conditions, including long documents, incomplete information and conflicting sources. “In this initial phase, participation refers to supporting the Arena program and developer cohort,” Oleg Golev, product lead at…