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Ethereum has been struggling below the $2,800 mark for weeks, unable to reclaim it as support and spark a recovery rally. This critical resistance level has kept bulls at bay, leaving the price action stagnant and fueling negative sentiment in the market. Analysts call for a bearish continuation, citing Ethereum’s inability to break through key supply zones. The broader market uncertainty and the persistent selling pressure have only added to concerns, making investors increasingly cautious about Ethereum’s short-term prospects. However, not everyone is bearish. Some investors remain optimistic that Ethereum could soon enter a recovery phase. Top analyst Ali Martinez…

Ripple’s RLUSD appears set to take on industry leaders in the stablecoin space. Since its official launch on Dec. 17, 2024, RLUSD has gained traction among cryptocurrency traders. RLUSD, in the last 24 hours, has seen its trading volume surge above DAI’s. Surge in RLUSD trading volume According to CoinMarketCap data, RLUSD’s trading volume has soared by 39.03% to $127.26 million. This suggests increased interest from traders in adopting the stablecoin for their crypto-ecosystem transactions. DAI, on the other hand, registered a trading volume below $100 million. In the last 24 hours, DAI has experienced a significant decline of 21.14%.…

Binance chief executive Richard Teng who took the leadership from Changpeng Zhao at the end of 2023, and is now taking the crypto exchange further to the future, has published a tweet. In that post, he revealed to the community the key ingredient that helps Binance to remain a market leader and which can also help other companies to succeed. Importance of teamwork According to Teng’s tweet, for a company to succeed it is important to make a focus on teamwork. He published a scheme to illustrate this thesis and name the components which are important here. Teamwork consists of…

This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. You don’t need to understand it to use it. That’s Empire co-host Santiago Santos’ ideal situation in building Inversion Chain. Confused? Think about the 1990s. Businesses used “.com” and — outside of the somewhat ridiculous Homes.com commercial we saw during the Super Bowl — dot com isn’t really used anymore. If you don’t believe me — or Santos — bring it up to your local Gen Zer and you’ll quickly see how out of tune it is. Point being that the internet is just a part of…

Bitcoin closed 2024 on a high, reaching a record $107,000 in mid-December before retreating to hover around $96,000 in early 2025. Despite this decline, BTC’s remarkable rise over the past year has left many investors wondering what’s next. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) saw its most significant outflows since its launch on Thursday, with $333 million in outflows. Some attributed the outflows to tax-related adjustments or profit-taking, while others saw them as part of a broader pause in market momentum. “Crypto tends to move in momentum cycles, with periods of rapid growth followed by quieter phases,” Andy Baehr, Managing…

Blum, a gamified Telegram-based decentralized exchange (DEX), raised $5 million. The investment round was led by gumi Cryptos Capital, which also included participation from prominent venture funds like Spartan, No Limit Holdings, YZi Labs, OKX Ventures, and more Blum plans to allocate the funds toward developing its Telegram-based trading platform. Blum’s $5 Million Funding to Propel Blockchain and AI Trading Blum’s rapid growth trajectory has garnered attention across the Web3 space. With its Telegram community surpassing 32 million members, it is now considered one of the largest communities in the crypto sector. Since its official launch in July 2024, Blum…

The partnership will empower developers to create robust decentralized applications. The collaboration will create a privacy-preserving AI training environment by using io.net’s decentralized GPU clusters. Decentralized physical infrastructure network for GPU clusters io.net and Alpha Network have partnered to provide a secure environment for web3 and AI apps. By addressing data security issues and democratizing access to AI infrastructure, the partnership will empower developers to create robust decentralized applications. Alpha Network, the first decentralized AI execution layer in the world, offers web3 builders private data storage and AI training data. Through combining Alpha Network’s superior data privacy and breach prevention…

The Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com just listed Story Protocol and AI Rig Complex. Crypto.com just listed Story Protocol (IP), a layer-1 blockchain for intellectual property management, and AI Rig Complex (ARC), a Rust-based platform for developing AI agents. Story Protocol’s listing comes just as Story Protocol, a Layer 1 blockchain aimed at revolutionizing intellectual property management, officially launched its public mainnet after a nearly six-month testnet phase. The platform, developed by PIP Labs, offers creators the ability to register their intellectual property as “IP Assets” on the blockchain. The Crypto.com listing came after its listing on two other major exchanges,…

Inversion Capital, led by angel investor Santiago Roel Santos, is launching a custom Layer 1 blockchain on Avalanche to bring businesses onchain. Inversion will use the new blockchain to execute a private equity strategy — acquiring traditional businesses and integrating them with blockchain technology. This is comparable to private equity firm KKR’s financial engineering approach — but with crypto engineering. Inversion’s approach to crypto adoption differs from traditional methods. Instead of convincing businesses to adopt blockchain, Inversion will buy companies and integrate blockchain into their operations, according to a note shared with crypto.news The company plans to use blockchain to…

The Bitcoin ($BTC) market is reportedly going through a considerable shift as the latest statistics point out. As per the prominent crypto analyst, Bitcoin’s Block P/L Count Ratio model has declined from the significant heights of more than 100,000 to just 159, suggesting a significant shift in market momentum. The analyst took to social media to reflect on Bitcoin’s current market dynamics and their potential impact. After investors secured maximum profits at levels of $90K–$100K, the Block P/L Count Ratio model, which reflects Profit and Loss within each block (10 minutes), indicates that the market is gradually cooling down.The metric…