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Ethereum’s price action has entered a delicate phase as traders reassess momentum near the $3,000 area. After failing to sustain gains above the $3,200 region, ETH shifted into a corrective structure on the 4-hour chart. The market now shows controlled selling rather than panic, suggesting consolidation instead of a sharp trend reversal. Consequently, traders remain focused on whether price can reclaim key resistance or slip toward deeper support zones. Technical Structure Shows Capped Upside Ethereum continues to trade below critical moving averages, which now shape near-term direction. The 50-period EMA near $2,965 acts as immediate resistance, while the 100 EMA…

Key Highlights In his speech, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller stated that stablecoin could increase competition in the world of digital payments He highlighted stablecoin’s nature to enhance the payment system by making financial settlement faster and cheaper After the approval of the GENIUS Act, many payment giants and banking institutions are rushing to integrate stablecoins During the panel discussion on central banking and the future of payments, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller referred to stablecoin as a “fascinating new payment instrument,” which is expected to introduce competition in the payments sector. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Fed Governor Christopher Waller says…

EchoSync has launched a new copy trading dashboard for the decentralized perpetual exchange Aster’s Human vs. AI trading competition. The initiative pits human traders against algorithm-driven AI large language models to see which of the two can garner the most realized profits over a two-week period. According to the AI-data driven statistics platform’s official announcement on X, the Aster DEX copy trading went live on Friday, and investors can now copy trade all Human and AI traders on the so-called “Aster’s Human vs AI battle.” EchoSync copy trading dashboard led by humans Aster’s trading contest started on December 9 and…

Ethereum got a classic “ghost wallet” moment on Christmas Eve as a dormant premine address holding 2,000 ETH suddenly reawakened after 10.4 years. It all started with Whale Alert reporting about a transfer worth $5.86 million today, up from $620 back in 2015, which comes out to a 944,992% gain and puts this holder in the “generational wealth” category off one early investment decision 10 years ago. The on-chain sequence does not look random. Trackers by Arkham show a one ETH probe first, then a much larger transfer of 1,599 ETH into a new address, and three other tranches worth…

Nearly half of exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors are planning to buy a crypto ETF, matching those who said they’d buy a bond ETF, according to a report from brokerage giant Schwab Asset Management. In its ETFs and Beyond report released on Thursday, Schwab found that 52% of respondents to its survey were planning to invest in US equities, while 45% said they were interested in crypto ETFs, tied in second place with US bonds. Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said in an X post on Thursday that the results were a surprise, given the sheer size of the bond…

Key Takeaways The Coinbase Premium Gap has dropped to -$57, indicating strong selling pressure from US investors. A negative premium shows that Bitcoin is trading lower on Coinbase compared to global exchanges, reflecting regional sentiment. The Coinbase Premium Gap has fallen to -$57, indicating a reduction in Bitcoin market demand from US institutional investors, according to CryptoQuant data. U.S. investors are hitting the sell button hard 💥 The Coinbase Premium Gap is now at -$57—signaling aggressive selling pressure from American traders. pic.twitter.com/gRCPSVvf1o — Maartunn (@JA_Maartun) December 19, 2025 The index measures the Bitcoin price difference between Coinbase and Binance, showing…

Sentora’s blunt assessment of 2025’s biggest DeFi calamity landed on social media and crystallized what had been a jittery few days across Web3. Sentora tweeted, “We can’t look back on 2025 without mentioning the Stream Finance & Elixir losses. Stream Finance suffered a $93 million loss due to external fund manager failure, triggering a catastrophic default for their xUSD token.” It further added, “As the markets scrambled to identify what curators and protocols were exposed, Elixir announced that they had significant allocation in Stream Finance and would not be able to cover the gap to repeg their stablecoin. The entire…

According to a recent social media post by Etherscan, the Ethereum network processed a record-breaking 1.91 million transactions on Layer 1 (L1) in a single day. At the same time, the fees are incredibly low at $0.16. 📊 Ethereum L1 recorded its highest daily transaction count in 2025Yesterday, Ethereum processed 1,913,481 transactions with an average transaction fee of $0.16Ethereum is scaling ⧫ pic.twitter.com/AL9T5b8RHj — etherscan.eth (@etherscan) December 24, 2025 This shows that the network can now handle massive traffic without pricing out normal users. Major progress This combination of high throughput and low costs is the direct result of two…

Microsoft has issued a formal apology to its 2.7 million Australian subscribers and offered refunds following a legal action against the tech giant alleging it deliberately concealed cheaper subscription alternatives when bundling AI features with steep price increases. The apology, delivered Thursday via email to affected customers, comes 10 days after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed legal proceedings against Microsoft over the integration of its Copilot AI assistant into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans last October. Microsoft confirmed to subscribers that it introduced AI capabilities into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions in response to demand for…

Binance announced it will delist some tokens from its Alpha platform following a review. According to the exchange’s statement, the BUZZ, DARK, FROG, GORK, MIRAI, PERRY, RFC, SNAI, and TERMINUS tokens will be removed from Binance Alpha’s featured assets list on December 19, 2025, because they no longer meet the standards set by Binance Alpha. Binance officials emphasized that this decision was made to protect users and increase transparency and quality on the platform. They stated that periodic reviews consider numerous criteria, including liquidity, project development, community support, and risk profile. The review concluded that the tokens in question did…