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AIAV, a popular AI platform dealing with AI-led avatar technology, has partnered with R&G Capital, a renowned investment platform. As a part of this collaboration, R&G Capital has led a $1M funding round, raising AIAV’s value to a remarkable $100M. As per AIAV’s official social media announcement, the development is set to drive forward its ecosystem growth. Additionally, this move is anticipated to advance innovation, fortify AIAV’s status in the swiftly evolving AI sector, and broaden market reach. 🤝Strategic Partnership AnnouncementAIAV x R&G CapitalThrilled to announce our new partnership!🚀Proud to share that R&G Capital has led our $1M raise at…
SEOUL, South Korea – December 2024: The founder of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Gopax has launched a blistering public demand for Binance to immediately repay GoFi service users, escalating a controversy that threatens the global exchange’s ambitions in Asia’s third-largest crypto market. Lee Jun-haeng’s direct challenge to Binance represents a significant development in the ongoing saga surrounding user funds and regulatory compliance. Binance GoFi Repayment Controversy Intensifies Lee Jun-haeng, who served as Gopax’s CEO until Binance’s acquisition in February 2023, has taken to social media platform X to demand concrete action. He insists that Binance must prioritize user compensation above…
Lunar Strategy, a famous Web3 and blockchain marketing agency in Europe for helping Crypto, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Token ($NFT), and metaverse projects, has announced its strategic partnership with Incrypted, the number 1 crypto media in Ukraine. The primary objective of this partnership is to join Ukrainian Web3 projects with global markets for a better international ecosystem. Ukraine has one of the sharpest Web3 marketing communities in EuropeNow we’re partnering with @incrypted – the media platform at its center 🤝What they bring:▫️ Ukraine’s largest crypto media platform since 2017▫️ Strong network across Eastern European Web3▫️ 3,000+… pic.twitter.com/Z0bhMX7LAQ — Lunar Strategy…
Trend Research’s Ethereum Exit Results in Nearly $750 Million Losses, but Did It Sell at the Bottom?
Trend Research, an investment firm led by Jack Yi, founder of Liquid Capital, has sold its entire Ethereum ($ETH) position, reportedly locking in losses of nearly $750 million. The large-scale sell-off comes as Ethereum continues its broader downturn, with the altcoin down more than 30% in the past month. The price performance has reignited debate over whether $ETH is approaching a market bottom. Trend Research Sells Ethereum Amid Market Volatility BeInCrypto recently reported that Trend Research began transferring Ethereum to Binance at the beginning of the month. On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain confirmed that the firm completed the sell-off yesterday. In…
Founder of LD Capital Yi Li Hua confirmed that his firm has exited. Its position in Aster after taking a stop loss. He described the decision as regrettable and said the investment team was unable to locate or communicate with the project’s founder. Yi shared the update in a post on X at the start of January. His comments quickly drew attention across Chinese crypto circles. Where Aster had previously been discussed as a potential exchange sector play. The remark about a “missing founder” became the focal point of the discussion. It raised fresh concerns around transparency and leadership accountability…
Solana gave a strong performance when Monad was launched. The volumes of trading of $MON in Solana were to major centralized exchanges, according to shaddwfax of Sunrise DeFi contributor. As a matter of fact, had Solana been a centralized exchange that day, it would have been the fifth largest in the globe. It would only have been ahead of giants such as Upbit, Coinbase, Bybit, and Bithumb. “If Solana were a centralized exchange on $MON’s launch day, it would have ranked as the 5th largest venue globally.”– @shadddowfax, @Sunrise_DeFi pic.twitter.com/GGRMvZIcqj — Solana (@solana) February 11, 2026 Solana Delivers Exchange-Level Performance…
Neo SPCC has published a coordinated wave of NeoFS releases, led by NeoFS Node v0.51.0, which delivers protocol-level changes including mutable NEP-11 containers, synchronous container operations, and the introduction of session token v2. The accompanying NeoFS SDK Go v1.0.0-rc.17 provides the underlying library support for these features, while XK6-NeoFS v0.2.1 brings stability fixes and dependency upgrades to the load testing extension. A TestNet upgrade has ready been completed, with MainNet expected to follow in the coming days. NeoFS Node v0.51.0 The NeoFS Node v0.51.0 release delivers a number of important protocol changes. Containers are now represented as mutable NEP-11 tokens…
Ethereum price started a recovery wave above $2,000. $ETH is now consolidating and eyeing an upside break above the $2,120 resistance. Ethereum managed to stay above $1,880 and recovered some losses. The price is trading below $2,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,110 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,200 zone. Ethereum Price Faces Resistance Ethereum price managed to form a base above $1,880 and started a recovery wave, like Bitcoin. $ETH…
The Chinese oil stocks drastically dropped when it was established that U.S. troops arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, in a military operation. The investors responded promptly, pricing in any disruption to the oil supply of China by Venezuela, which is one of its major overseas suppliers of energy. Chinese key oil corporations such as PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOC-related entities made losses of between 2 to 4 percent in intraday trade. Any interruption poses a threat to the efficiency of operations and increases the risks of moving to more expensive alternative suppliers. Such arrangements guarantee stable repayment…
A massive transfer of 116 million $XRP from Kraken to Binance has sparked intense market speculation, as the $165 million transaction moves across major exchange rails. While such high-volume shifts often trigger “whale” warnings, a closer look at current order book depth and OTC patterns suggests this is a strategic play in liquidity rebalancing rather than a precursor to a retail sell-off. Kraken Subwallet to Binance Subwallet https://t.co/XlUGTlUgCd?from=article-links — $XRP_Liquidity (ETF 1Y 39.8B = Max 54.4B) (@XRPwallets) February 11, 2026 The transfer in focus was 116,661,476 $XRP, valued at $165,955,281 at the time of the alert. Whale Alert labeled it…