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Decentralized crypto trading engine Raydium is making a bid for Solana’s multibillion dollar perpetuals market – and gaining traction fast. Raydium’s weeks-old foray into offering these hyper-popular derivatives contracts – they allow crypto traders to speculate on price swings without holding the actual token – is already racking up $100 million in daily trading volume. It’s now Solana’s third most popular venue for trading perps, behind Jupiter and Drift, this ecosystem’s trading heavyweights. The growth comes despite Raydium perps’ nascency; its builders haven’t poured marketing capital on promoting a trading tool that’s yet to officially launch. “Raydium brand still packs…

Bitcoin (BTC) has not broken below $90,000 since Nov. 18, and continues to swing between $90,000 and $100,000. The sentiment generally flips bullish when bitcoin approaches $100,000 and investors try to continue the bull market. However, this also works the other way and as bitcoin heads toward $90,000, like on Thursday, investors turn bearish. Bitcoin will move where maximum pain occurs, so far that is the chopping period between these two valuations. Derivatives in bitcoin play a large part in these volatile price swings; derivatives such as futures and options only make up a few percentage points of the overall…

Liquidity is often said to be the lifeblood of the DeFi industry, as it dictates the ease with which digital assets can be bought and sold at stable prices. Digital assets require sufficient liquidity to create efficient markets, as it’s what facilitates speedy, seamless transactions. When a digital asset has high liquidity, it means it can be traded in large volumes with little impact on its price, contributing to a stable market and greater confidence among investors. On the other hand, low liquidity causes enormous problems, with erratic price movements that create significant risks for market participants, lower investor confidence.…

This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. ETH’s not having a good time. And it didn’t just start with this weekend’s selloff. We’ve got “wartime” Vitalik Buterin, criticisms of the Ethereum Foundation, not to mention price action (it’s down 10% over the past week). On the positive side, at least Eric Trump still seems bullish and — in a now-edited post on X — initially encouraged folks to buy ETH, adding “you can thank me later.” But I’m not sure that’s the type of support anybody wants right now. There’s a lot of discussion…

Smart wallets on Solana are securing massive profits by specializing in specific crypto sectors. One wallet focuses on newly launched tokens, accumulating $3.3 million in realized profit with trades like TRUMP and SOT. Another dominates gaming tokens, boasting $4.3 million in PnL (Profit and Loss), with massive returns on ZAILGO and BARSIK. Meanwhile, another smart wallet specializes in AI coins, approaching $1 million in realized profits, including a 28,876% gain on CATG and strong holdings in WAIFU. Solana New Tokens Specialist With More Than $3 Million In Realized Profits A Solana smart wallet address, 3xqUaVuAWsppb8yaSPJ2hvdvfjteMq2EbdCc3CLguaTE, has accumulated a realized profit…

Fetch.ai and Zus Network have partnered to optimize the Hot Plus storage solution, aiming for improved performance, efficiency, cost savings, and documentation. Through the partnership, Zus will allow Fetch developers to deploy and store their AI Agents, offering storage drives for each customer to manage unique models and training datasets. Fetch.ai (FET), a Cambridge-headquartered leader in AI agent innovation, is driving the future of intelligent systems. In a collaboration announced on January 14, the company has partnered with Zus, a decentralized storage network tailored to meet AI-specific demands. For context, the Fetch.ai ecosystem is built on four interconnected components and…

With Bitcoin’s increasing presence in traditional financial systems and speculation around a US BTC strategic reserve, some experts foresee a major supply shock during this cycle, potentially disrupting the 4-year cycle theory with extraordinary price growth. However, a new report indicates that such a supply shock is unlikely to happen in 2025. Analyzing Bitcoin Long-Term Holder (LTH) Supply While Bitcoin’s halving, rising institutional interest, and the introduction of spot BTC ETFs in the US have amplified discussions of constrained supply, detailed data suggests otherwise, according to a report by CEX.IO, shared with CryptoPotato. The combination of long-term holder (LTH) activity,…

BlackRock made a major move by purchasing $276.16 million worth of Ethereum on Feb.4. The asset management giant BlackRock acquired approximately $276.16 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) on Feb. 4, as reported by Crypto Rover on X. 💥BREAKING: BlackRock bought $276.16 MILLION worth of #Ethereum yesterday.THIS IS MASSIVE!😱 pic.twitter.com/jyQ7p9dqVX — Crypto Rover (@rovercrc) February 5, 2025 This acquisition is part of BlackRock’s continued expansion of its Ethereum holdings in recent weeks. On Jan. 31, the firm purchased 24,529 ETH worth $83.24 million, followed by another 17,261 ETH worth $56.65 million on Feb. 1, bringing its total two-day acquisition to 41,790…

XRP is up 15% in the last 24 hours, reaching a price not held since 2018 as trading volumes and meme coin prices on the XRP Ledger both surge higher. The Ripple-linked XRP has significantly outperformed other major crypto assets in the last week, gaining by 28% in that time and rising to the third overall cryptocurrency ranked by market cap. It rose as high as $2.99, a seven-year high for the coin, though it has since dipped to $2.95. The move comes amid rising optimism about the approval of XRP ETFs, which could collectively pull in “billions” of dollars…

In a major move that has gained the attention of the crypto community, 19,037 ETH (worth over $53 million at current prices) has recently exited major crypto exchange Coinbase to a brand new Ethereum wallet. According to the blockchain data tracker Whale Alert, “19,037 ETH worth $53,538,431 transferred from Coinbase to an unknown new wallet.” 🚨 🚨 🚨 19,037 #ETH (53,538,431 USD) transferred from #Coinbase to unknown new wallethttps://t.co/ntwfu2ibNY — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) February 5, 2025 Bearing in mind that withdrawals from exchanges might reveal buying while deposits refer to selling, a whale or large holder might be accumulating ETH.…