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The Okratech Token (ORT) has made a strategic alliance with Pilot Agent to promote their goal of constructing advanced, efficacious, blockchain technology infrastructure. This partnership will allow increased on-chain transaction ability and push the boundaries of socialism and Web3 or 3D Scalable business growth via Infinite Automation via the Internet of Things. Connecting Infrastructure and Innovation Okratech Token is establishing itself on a wide Web3 platform to connect freelancers, software applications and developers’ tools using its native ORT token. Its platform offers OrtJob, a decentralized freelance jobs marketplace built on DeFi and DAO principles and OrtWeb3 Tools, which offers over…

Ethereum price started a minor recovery wave from the $2,865 zone. ETH is now consolidating losses and might aim for a recovery if it clears $3,050. Ethereum started a consolidation phase below $3,050. The price is trading below $3,040 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a contracting triangle with resistance at $2,950 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,900 zone. Ethereum Price Aims Recovery Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $3,050 and extended losses, like Bitcoin. ETH price…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said some of the world’s largest financial institutions are running pilots with Coinbase in stablecoin, custody, and cryptocurrency trading. Armstrong, while not naming the banks in question, said, “The best banks see this as an opportunity. Those who resist will be left behind.” Armstrong appeared on stage with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at the New York Times DealBook Summit. The two discussed crypto markets, tokenization, and the migration of traditional assets to digital wallets. The meeting came amid volatile price movements since October and growing questions about the future of traditional financial giants’ plans for crypto.…

Frontline crypto developers wouldn’t be subject to treatment as regulated financial firms in the latest U.S. crypto markets legislation, according to bill text that emerged on Wednesday in advance of next week’s planned Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. But the crypto market structure bill seems to be moving without the bipartisan backing the industry had hoped for as lawmakers head toward what would be the first significant Senate vote on crypto market structure. Despite the need — both political and practical — for Democrats to support the final legislative product, the process is speeding toward its first hurdle as a Republican-driven…

Midnight (NIGHT), also known as the “new Cardano,” has achieved another milestone with its listing on social exchange eToro. According to an update shared by the Midnight Network on X, eToro is the latest exchange to add the new asset for trading. eToro listing expands access to Cardano Midnight ecosystem Midnight, which debuted in the crypto space in December 2025, is a blockchain that uses zero-knowledge proofs for data privacy in decentralized apps. Its listing on eToro signals growing adoption among users in the broader crypto space. It also suggests that the new Cardano is a credible asset that can…

Network activity on the Ethereum mainnet has now surpassed that on layer-2 scaling blockchains as gas fees remain low, though it may not all be organic users. Token Terminal said on Thursday that there has been a “return to mainnet,” with daily active addresses on Ethereum outranking all leading layer-2s. A recent spike in active addresses closed in on 1 million per day, with Etherscan showing that active addresses surged to around 1.3 million on Jan. 16 but have since settled to around 945,000 daily active addresses. The figure is higher than all layer-2 blockchains, including the popular networks Arbitrum…

Ethereum has experienced a steady surge in large-scale accumulation over the last few months that has gradually gotten stronger and is becoming more difficult to ignore. Whales are actively buying ETH through over-the-counter channels, even though market price action is still relatively restrained. Because of this discrepancy between price and accumulation, Ethereum has once again come under close scrutiny. It is difficult to ignore the most recent example. An OTC whale address (0xFB7) purchased an additional 20,013 ETH, or roughly $59 million, a few hours ago. What’s happening? Since November 2025, Ethereum has seen regular large inflows from whale wallets,…

Axis — a fully onchain quantitative fund managing $100 million in live capital — has raised $5 million in a round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from OKX Ventures, FalconX, GSR, Maven 11, CMS Holdings, CMT Digital, and Aave’s Marc Zeller. The round was 4× oversubscribed, reflecting accelerating demand for transparent, real-yield infrastructure built directly on public blockchains.—But the funding is only half the story. Axis is taking one of the most coveted strategies in global markets — institutional cross-exchange arbitrage — and turning it into a transparent onchain product accessible to both institutions and everyday users.Why This Matters:…

As lawmakers work to unify crypto and traditional finance under one rulebook, U.S. banks are pressing Congress to narrow how digital dollars earn returns and how financial data gets shared. The American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 2026 policy priorities call for banning yield on payment stablecoins and revising open banking rules to promote what it describes as consumer protection and competitive balance. Critics – largely in the crypto and fintech industry – argue the approach would tilt the playing field toward banks by limiting how crypto wallets, stablecoin issuers, and fintech apps reach users during a pivotal moment for U.S. crypto…

BitMEX, long known as one of the original crypto derivatives venues, has taken a clear step beyond purely crypto markets with the launch of Equity Perps, perpetual contracts that let traders speculate on U.S. stocks and indices around the clock using crypto collateral. The new product aims to deliver continuous exposure to tradable equities, giving users 24/7 access to markets that were previously bound by U.S. exchange hours. Behind the move is a practical problem: equity and real-world-asset perpetuals require a level of market data that legacy providers weren’t built to supply for always-on, global trading. Perpetual contracts depend on…