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DeepSeek, the most famous artificial intelligence (AI) model hailing from China, sees this year’s Ethereum (ETH) trajectory as nothing short of positive. Currently, the second-largest cryptocurrency is trading at around $1,936, down 35% year-to-date due to pressure from technical selling and broader market weakness. Nonetheless, DeepSeek predicts it could rebound to a price range of $3,500–$5,500, implying a 185% rally over the next ten months, a result that would put the asset way above its all-time high of $4,953 seen on August 24, 2025. DeepSeek Ethereum price prediction Elaborating on the forecast, the AI noted that regardless of short-term price…

A month before bombs fell on Iran, Reuters reported that the US Treasury was investigating whether crypto platforms had helped Iranian officials evade sanctions. When airstrikes began on February 28, that investigation got a live stress test — and the results were revealing. The war did not break Iran’s crypto infrastructure — it proved how indispensable stablecoins have become to it. Before the Strikes: A $10 Billion Shadow Economy Reuters reported in early February that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes had hit an estimated $8–10 billion in 2025, citing TRM Labs and Chainalysis. Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, alone serves roughly…

Institutional crypto exchange provider LMAX Group has unveiled Omnia Exchange, designed to allow users to seamlessly convert FX, crypto, stablecoins and other digital assets in one platform, the company said on Tuesday. Described as a “a unified multi-asset infrastructure layer,” Omnia allows users to trade any asset directly against any other 24/7, without restrictions on size or type, and to settle on traditional rails or instantly on the blockchain, according to a press release. LMAX’s cryptocurrency-focused business has long been a major player when it comes to institutional crypto trading, reporting $8.2 trillion in institutional volume last year. Whereas LMAX…

Ethereum price flat near $2k, one month from rare capitulation, $2.2k breakout or $1.83k breakdown now key trigger. Summary $ETH trades near $2.0k after brief slip below $2k, latest bounce around $2.01k. Inverse H&S targets ~19% move toward $2.59k if $2.16k–$2.2k flips, with resistance at $2.3k–$2.4k. Drop below $1.83k–$1.79k risks invalidation and potential slide toward ~$1.32k worst case. Ethereum ($ETH) price is sitting at an awkward crossroads: technically fragile, but primed for a sharp reversal if one key level flips. After grinding lower for months, $ETH is hovering near $2,000, with price slipping below the key $2,000 psychological level before…

The Korean Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading after the escalating conflict in the Middle East prompted a major share price plunge on Wednesday. The South Korean Kospi and Kosdaq each plunged more than 10% during morning trading in Seoul, triggering a circuit breaker as the indexes saw their worst session since August 2024, reported Channel News Asia on Wednesday. Japan’s stock markets also saw heavy losses on Wednesday, with the Nikkei and Topix both down almost 4%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was down 3%, and China’s Shanghai Composite had dropped 1.3%, according to Google Finance. “Investors…

AI agents have made more forays into crypto in recent days. The Moltbook and OpenClaw agent swarms are the latest to join and even try to trade tokens. Apparently, AI agents are not bringing any new usage to x402 tokens, the special protocol that would enable bots to transfer value in a secure way that allows for automation. Activity on x402 tokens declined after some of the early incentives were removed. X402 tokens emerged at the end of 2025, initially rising with promising activity. Volumes have now dwindled, despite the presence of AI agents who could use the payment gateway.…

Ethereum price faces $2,000 support as exchange withdrawals surge to the highest level since November, indicating potential shifts in market supply and momentum. Summary Ethereum trades at $2,001, down 4.3% in the last 24 hours. Exchange withdrawals hit 31.6M $ETH in February, highest since November. $2,000 support is critical; break below risks $1,850, upside targets $2,300–$2,400. Ethereum ($ETH) is trading at $2,001 at press time, down 4.3% in the past 24 hours. The seven-day range stands between $1,841 and $2,099. $ETH is still up 7.7% over the past week but down 14% in the last 30 days. From its August…

Leopold Aschenbrenner has built a US stock portfolio heavily concentrated in companies that supply the power and infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom. The former OpenAI researcher, who left the lab’s superalignment team to launch San Francisco-based hedge fund Situational Awareness LP, has grown it from $383 million in assets in early 2025 to a reported $5.52 billion in US equity positions in its latest 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund’s 13F filing for Q4 2025 shows a highly concentrated portfolio built around betting that the real winners of the AI boom won’t be chatbots,…

The Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), one of the largest delegated service providers in the Aave governance ecosystem, has announced it will wind down its engagement with the Aave DAO and depart the protocol over the coming months, marking a significant escalation in ongoing governance tensions. In a governance forum post published March 3 by Marc Zeller, founder of ACI, the organization confirmed that it will not seek renewal of its contract with Aave DAO and will begin a four-month wind-down of operations with a focus on transferring infrastructure and responsibilities back to the DAO or successor teams. “The Aave Chan…

Vitalik Buterin turned heads in his latest post, where he claimed Ethereum is the “wrong-shaped tool” to directly ease the world’s concerns. Buterin, who has been very vocal in recent months about Ethereum’s ideals, or at least, what he perceives them to be, is on X again, discussing the two most prominent worries from the past year. Vitalik’s on the two things worrying people the most In his post, the two worries he highlighted were: The negative aspects of current world politics and concerns regarding AI risks. The “brute reality that Ethereum seems to be absent from meaningfully improving the…