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Chainlink has acquired Atlas, the onchain order flow infrastructure developed by FastLane, as part of its effort to expand its oracle-based Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) recapture protocol, Chainlink SVR. The deal includes Atlas intellectual property and core personnel. Existing Atlas users will migrate to SVR, including those on the deprecated RedStone deployment. The integration brings Atlas’s production-tested liquidation auction technology into Chainlink SVR. DeFi protocols including Compound and Venus already use Atlas. The SVR protocol targets Oracle Extractable Value (OEV), enabling lending protocols to reclaim MEV from liquidations using Chainlink Price Feeds. The system is now live on Arbitrum, Base,…

Ethereum extended its short-term recovery as prices stabilized near the $3,335 level during the latest 4-hour session. Market data shows ETH breaking out of a multi-week consolidation, shifting sentiment toward upside continuation. The move followed several failed attempts earlier this year, which kept price action capped below the $3,250 area. This time, buyers returned with stronger conviction. Trading activity increased as Ethereum reclaimed key technical levels, signaling a change in short-term structure. Consequently, analysts tracking intraday trends now view the market as constructive, provided recent gains hold. Breakout Structure Reinforces Bullish Bias Ethereum’s latest rally pushed price decisively above the…

A surprising political decision in Italy has triggered new discussions about Europe’s financial future and why Ripple’s XRP could become more important than ever. Over the weekend, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began pushing to bring Italy’s $300 billion gold reserves under full state control. Until now, much of that influence rested with the European Central Bank (ECB). If Italy takes ownership back, it hints at a much bigger plan: preparing for a possible shift away from the euro. Analyst Paul Barron says that when a country starts securing its own gold, it often means it is building collateral for…

The digital assets market stands still while US lawmakers are moving closer to a committee vote on a crypto structure bill. However, reports suggest that there are deep political divisions that still remain, and bipartisan support looks uncertain. The industry leaders have also shared their separate views on the bill. On one hand, Brian Armstrong, Coinbase CEO, pulled support before the markup; Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) supported the bill as written. Summer Mersinger, CEO of Blockchain Association, has attacked the big bank lobby, while Binance CEO, Richard Teng, stated that any regulation would be better than no regulation. Senate crypto bill…

Perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXs) gained strong traction in 2025. Trading activity expanded, and new platforms entered the space seeking to capitalize on the momentum. With perp DEXs continuing to capture a meaningful and growing share of derivatives activity, questions are emerging about how this evolution could reshape the broader trading landscape. BeInCrypto spoke with MEXC COO Vugar Usi Zade to examine whether Perp DEXs pose a meaningful challenge to centralized exchanges (CEXs) and what this shift may signal for their long-term role. The Rise of Perp DEXs Perpetual DEXs are decentralized, self-custodial platforms that operate 24/7 and allow traders…

Ethereum is subtly flashing signals that typically appear prior to sustained upside. This time, the signals are not coming from hype but rather from whale behavior and chart structure. In the last two hours, 0x3952 — one of the most closely monitored wallets — has purchased an additional 12,000 ETH ($39.98 million). Whales getting more active This whale has taken out 116,000 ETH ($364 million) at an average price of $3,138 from Binance since June 22, 2025, but only returned 35,021 ETH ($141.3 million) at significantly higher levels around $4,035. As a result, the wallet has $47.5 million in realized…

TD Cowen analysts lowered their price target for Strategy shares on Wednesday, citing the volatility of the Bitcoin treasury leader’s stock price and incremental shareholder dilution as key factors. The investment bank now sees Strategy’s shares hitting $500 next year, as opposed to its previous $535 per share estimate, according to a note shared with Decrypt. Strategy’s shares recently changed hands around $188, per Yahoo Finance, down about 24% over the last month. Earlier this week, Strategy signaled that it had raised $1.44 billion to maintain a cash reserve. The company indicated that the funds would go toward dividend payments…

Binance Wallet has launched three new AI-powered features on its web-based wallet, aimed at helping users better navigate information-heavy Web3 markets, according to an announcement shared with Finbold on January 22. The new tools, named Social Hype, Topic Rush, and AI Assistant, use Binance’s proprietary AI technology to provide structured, real-time insights across multiple blockchains, including BNB Smart Chain (BSC), Solana (SOL), and Base. AI features focus on trend discovery and token analysis According to Binance Wallet, the Topic Rush feature is designed to identify emerging market narratives by analyzing meme activity and influential social media posts. Tokens are grouped…

Ethereum is showing renewed strength. The price is up nearly 7% over the past 24 hours and has extended its recent recovery, pushing decisively higher on the 12-hour chart. That move was not random. Ethereum has now broken out of a cup-and-handle pattern, a structure that often signals trend continuation when confirmed with volume. The breakout places the $4,000 level back into focus. Still, while the structure looks constructive, several momentum and on-chain signals suggest the possible rally might not be risk-free. Ethereum Confirms Cup-and-Handle Breakout as Volume Supports the Move On the 12-hour chart, Ethereum has completed a cup-and-handle…

The on‑chain trading volume of xStocks stock tokens has now passed $3 billion. Over $500 million of that came from trading on decentralized exchanges. Altogether, the total trading volume across both CEXs and DEXs has hit more than $17 billion. And there are 57,718 wallet addresses currently holding one or more xStocks tokens. Each of these tokens tracks a real-world stock or ETF. The most traded are tied to Tesla, NVIDIA, and Circle. Tesla, NVIDIA, and Circle tokens dominate both holders and value According to Dune’s data, TSLAx, the Tesla-linked token, has the highest number of holders at 18,350. It…