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Ether extended its drop as a weekly chart highlighted lower support bands and fresh Fibonacci resistance overhead. Meanwhile, a four hour chart showed rebounds stalling at a reclaimed resistance zone, keeping the short term downtrend in place. Ether drops to about $2,020 on weekly chart as Crypto Rover flags lower “buy zone” levels Ethereum fell sharply on the weekly chart shown by Crypto Rover, with the candlestick ending near $2,021 after trading between about $2,391 and $1,739. The snapshot labeled the move as a weekly decline of roughly 10.8% and showed price sliding into a brown support band just under…

A widening gap has emerged between the Federal Reserve and financial markets over the trajectory of US interest rates in 2026. While the Fed signals caution on further cuts, markets are betting on two to three reductions this year. At the heart of this disconnect lies an uncomfortable paradox: President Donald Trump’s push for lower rates may be undermined by the very inflation that threatens his political survival. Markets Are Betting on Rate Cuts by Mid-Year According to prediction market platform Polymarket, the probability of a rate cut at the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting stands at just…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is working with crypto-friendly tradfi firm Franklin Templeton to offer an institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. The new service allows eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s, the exchange’s partner custody layer. The program alleviates a long-standing pain point for institutional traders by allowing them to use traditional, regulated, yield-bearing money market fund assets in digital markets without having to park them on an exchange, according to a press release.…

In a significant move for decentralized finance, the artificial intelligence-powered Web3 startup Bluwhale has officially launched its AI Agent Store, introducing a new paradigm of 24/7 autonomous financial management for digital asset holders globally. This platform enables users to deploy specialized AI agents that handle complex tasks like portfolio management, staking, and on-chain trading. Consequently, the launch marks a pivotal step toward making sophisticated, personalized financial services continuously accessible. The agents operate using Bluwhale’s proprietary WhaleScore, a comprehensive metric that analyzes a user’s on-chain footprint to tailor recommendations. This development arrives as the intersection of AI and blockchain technology accelerates,…

As Ethereum ($ETH) attempts to recover from the recent crash, the Ethereum Rainbow Chart has offered a glimpse of how the asset might trade at the end of this month. Notably, the chart overlays $ETH’s historical price action on logarithmic growth curves and segments future valuations into color-coded sentiment bands, ranging from extreme overvaluation to deep undervaluation. Ethereum has since reclaimed the $2,000 support zone, with the cryptocurrency trading at $2,009 as of press time, up over 4% in the past 24 hours. However, on the weekly chart, the asset remains in the red, down more than 13%. $ETH price…

MicroStrategy’s preferred share strategy is drawing fresh attention this week as STRC once again approaches the $100 mark. The move revives memories of early November when the stock held par for four trading days and generated roughly $100 million in ATM sales. How STRC Preferreds Let MicroStrategy Grow Bitcoin Holdings with Minimal Dilution Investors and analysts are closely watching as the Strategy leverages its STRC preferreds to accumulate Bitcoin. This strategy could generate substantial gains for shareholders while maintaining minimal common share dilution. Strategy’s STRC Performance. Source: MicroStrategy Website “If this $BTC price action holds, $STRC will likely be bumping…

Key takeaways Enjoyment in games should prioritize satisfaction over efficiency and high scores. Activities like fishing can be appreciated as games focused on experience rather than outcomes. Games are defined by voluntarily engaging in challenges that create struggle. Not all life activities fit the definition of a game. Practical activities differ from games in that they focus on achieving goals efficiently. Social media uses game-like mechanics, influencing user behavior without being true games. Scoring systems in games provide objective measures of success, influencing social media dynamics. Social media’s scoring systems simplify complex interactions for easy comparison. Metrics can obscure qualitative…

Alchemy Pay and HTF Securities have taken a decisive step to deepen their regulated footprint in Hong Kong’s digital-asset market, announcing that HTF’s Type 4 (Advising on Securities) licence has been formally uplifted to cover virtual asset advisory services. Alchemy Pay said the upgrade, delivered in collaboration with HTF Securities Limited and under the oversight of the Securities and Futures Commission, authorizes the licensed firm to offer regulated virtual-asset advice to both institutional and retail clients in Hong Kong. The licence change follows Alchemy Pay’s earlier strategic investment in the licensed broker and marks the first phase of a broader…

Asseto Finance reported a major development in the convergence between TradFi (traditional finance) and DeFi with the announcement of its strategic integration with Chainlink, which provides an industry-standard decentralized computation framework. Using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and the industry’s leading Price Feeds Pool, Asseto Finance will introduce new levels of transparency and liquidity. These advancements will support tokenized funds on its Real-World Assets (RWA)-as-a-service platform. Improving Transparency Using Real-Time NAV Data Chainlink Price Feeds powering the Asseto’s CASH+ money market fund to retrieve its real-time net asset value (NAV) data. This facilitates the integration of asset valuation for real-world…

Tom Lee, founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, a firm closely followed by the economic world, assessed the sharp decline in the cryptocurrency markets. Despite the pessimistic market sentiment, Lee painted an optimistic picture for Ethereum and the cryptocurrency ecosystem in general. The sharp sell-off in the cryptocurrency markets over the past 10 days, which caused Ethereum (ETH) to lose approximately 40% of its value, has sparked debate among investors about whether cryptocurrencies have reached the end of the road. Appearing on CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” Fundstrat founder and Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee analyzed the current market situation and made important statements.…