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Ethereum ($ETH) has, in the last seven days, suffered a decline of over 21% as volatility continues to affect the coin’s performance. However, it appears a reversal is on the horizon as Lookonchain, an on-chain analytics platform, has spotted 6,368 $ETH exiting the Binance exchange. Ethereum whale activity signals confidence Notably, the 6,368 $ETH, valued at $14.79 million, was pulled out of the world’s largest crypto exchange by a wallet believed to belong to the portfolio manager at HashKey Capital, Jacob Zhao. The move suggests that Zhao is not looking to sell the asset anytime soon. Rather, he is moving…

The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) by BlackRock holds Strategy’s (MSTR), the largest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, Stretch (STRC) as its fourth largest position, with a $210 million allocation, equivalent to a 1.47% weighting as of Jan. 16. PFF provides broad exposure to U.S. preferred stocks, securities that combine bond-like fixed income with equity ownership characteristics, offering investors a single-fund approach to pursuing income that can be competitive with high-yield bonds. Stretch is a perpetual preferred equity product marketed by the company as short-duration, high-yield credit. It currently pays an 11% annual dividend, distributed monthly in cash,…

In a significant development for decentralized finance, SaharaAI has officially opened its waitlist for Sorin, a groundbreaking application that promises to transform how investors interact with cryptocurrency markets through artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. This announcement, made on January 15, 2025, represents a major step toward addressing persistent challenges in digital asset management, particularly information overload and fragmented workflows that have long plagued both novice and experienced traders. The platform’s development team has positioned Sorin as a comprehensive solution that integrates multiple complex processes into a single conversational interface, potentially setting a new standard for AI-assisted financial management. SaharaAI Sorin…

Ether’s weekend slide at the turn of February revived a familiar question: is the Ethereum network falling behind newer competitors or struggling to justify its valuation? As $ETH plunged by as much as 17% alongside most of crypto, skeptics wondered whether this was a warning sign that the protocol’s dominance may be eroding. Yet inside Ethereum’s ecosystem, the sell-off has not been met with the same alarm. Developers and long-term players largely framed the move as a market-driven correction rather than a verdict on Ethereum’s health. By several measures, network activity remains near peak levels. “Ethereum TVL is actually near…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The market story is clear: Bitcoin $BTC$91,106.80 and the other major coins are down alongside Nasdaq 100 futures as President Donald Trump’s tariff threat against the European nations opposing his takeover of Greenland ramps up geopolitical tensions. But, under the hood, there’s another dynamic, and it involved the invisible hands that make the trading experience seamless. Those hands belong to market makers, the entities that create buy and sell orders in an exchange’s order book so that large trades can be executed at stable prices. Market makers in bitcoin’s options market…

Decentralized finance and blockchain development have always experienced a “black box” problem. Although on-chain data has technically always been considered “public”, it’s very difficult to retrieve useful, meaningful insights from all the hexadecimals, code redundancy, and wallet addresses spread across the network. In a move aimed at addressing this challenge and enhancing the synergy between decentralized finance and blockchain technology development, $NEAR Protocol revealed that it has established a strategic partnership. The partnership is with Nansen, one of the largest providers of blockchain and related analytics services. This collaboration aims to provide unprecedented insights for developers, investors, and all participants…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the role of layer-2 networks needs to be reconsidered as Ethereum’s main network continues to scale and transaction costs remain low. In a post on X, Buterin said the original rollup-centric roadmap, which positioned layer-2s as the primary way Ethereum would scale, “no longer makes sense.” That roadmap envisioned layer-2s as secure extensions of Ethereum that would handle most transactions while inheriting Ethereum’s security guarantees, often described as “branded shards” of the network. Layer 2s, such as Arbitrum, Optimism and Base, are offchain networks built on top of primary blockchains (Layer 1s) like Ethereum. The…

As Donald Trump begins his second term in January 2026, analysts note how Trump crypto holdings are changing the financial profile of the former real estate mogul and his family. The Trump family’s growing digital asset exposure From real estate empire to digital-era portfolio New businesses: social media, crypto platform and memecoin Strategic implications for the Trump Organization How crypto is redefining political family wealth The Trump family’s growing digital asset exposure The Trump family now commands an estimated $6.8 billion fortune, and a rising share is tied directly to digital assets. Over the past year alone, crypto-linked positions added…

Cache Wallet, a user-first, multichain wallet, has partnered with Hela Labs, a well-known Web3 infrastructure and innovation entity. The partnership underscores a key move toward improving usability and security within the Web3 landscape. As Cache Wallet revealed in its official X announcement, the development merges Hela Labs’ efficiency in developing robust blockchain infrastructure. Thus, both entities attempt to strengthen users and developers with safer instruments to interact with next-gen decentralized apps. Partnership Announcement 📣 @CacheWallet × @HeLa_Labs Cache Wallet is partnering with Hela Labs, a Web3 innovation lab building secure, scalable blockchain tools and infrastructure to empower developers and users…

The Ethereum price is showing early signs of stabilization after a sharp sell-off in late January. $ETH has rebounded about 4.6% over the past 24 hours after dipping near $2,160. On the surface, this looks like a relief bounce inside a broader falling wedge pattern. But on-chain data tells a more cautious story. While the bullish structure has not fully broken, long-term holder behavior and profit-loss metrics are weakening. Together, they suggest that this rebound may lack strong conviction. If these trends persist, Ethereum could remain vulnerable to another leg lower, with even $1,500 in sight. A 37% Price Drop…