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Here’s Next Resistance After ETH Breaches 20-Day SMA

Ethereum faces elevated volatility after slipping below key technical levels, with traders watching resistance zones and divergence signals. Where next? A sharp Ethereum ($ETH) price sell-off has put the second-largest crypto asset back under pressure. $ETH is trading around $2,011, down 3.12% over the past 24 hours, with intraday price action breaking lower after failing to hold above the support between $2,015–$2,100. The daily range has compressed toward the downside, signaling aggressive selling into weakness. Broader performance metrics reinforce the bearish tone. Ethereum is down 14.22% over the past week, and 34.75% in the last 30 days, while losses deepen…

EthereumFeb 24

Indian MP Raghav Chadha slams domestic crypto tax regime

Indian lawmakers are renewing their calls to legalize cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets (VDA) in the country. They have warned that strict taxation without a regulatory framework is pushing capital, startups, and users offshore. Raghav Chadha, a member of the upper house of parliament, called out the Indian government. He stated that the authorities already treat VDA as legal for tax purposes, but continue to regulate them as if they were illegal. India holds 30% capital gain tax with 1% TDS on crypto, yet offers no legal recognition, no investor protection, and no dedicated AML (anti-money laundering) framework, he…

LegalFeb 24

'The Sandbox' Adds Web-Based Games in Season 7 Accessibility Push

Crypto gaming ecosystem and metaverse platform The Sandbox is lowering the barriers to entry in its Season 7 rollout, enabling users to join select games directly from their browser without requiring downloads, installations, or an account. The new season launch will also feature at least 20 creator-built experiences alongside a mix of those from established IP from partners, including Atari, “Black Mirror,” musician Steve Aoki, "The Terminator," and the Bruce Lee estate. “Accessibility is definitely at the core of the launch of the season,” The Sandbox and Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung told Decrypt. Next Season is almost here 🔥…

MetaverseFeb 24

Lombard looks to link institutional custody to onchain finance

Lombard said it plans to launch Bitcoin Smart Accounts, designed to allow Bitcoin held in institutional custody to be used as onchain collateral without moving the asset or transferring control to a third party. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, following a launch this quarter, custodied Bitcoin will be recognized onchain through a receipt token, $BTC.b, enabling institutions to access lending and liquidity venues while retaining legal ownership and existing custody arrangements. Lombard said the framework targets asset managers, corporate treasuries and other institutional holders whose Bitcoin ($BTC) remains idle in qualified custody. Pilots are underway with select institutional…

DeFiFeb 24

Ethereum price outlook as it charts a bearish crossover while exchange reserves fall to 2016 lows

Ethereum price fell 13% over the past week, charting a bearish crossover that hints at more downside ahead. At the same time, exchange reserves have fallen to 10-year lows. Summary Ethereum price has fallen nearly 46% from its yearly high. Bearish chart structures, including a descending channel and a multi-year head and shoulders pattern, continue to cap upside. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) price fell nearly 46% to around $1,800 on Feb. 6 from its highest point this year. This came as the broader crypto market lost over a trillion in value, with multiple macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns…

EthereumFeb 24

SBF claims he never filed for bankruptcy in latest message from jail

Sam Bankman-Fried posted again after reviving his X account to complain about the perceived flaws in his conviction process. Bankman-Fried stated that FTX was never officially bankrupt and that he did not declare insolvency. Sam Bankman-Fried posted another explanation of the FTX crash, arguing the exchange never went bankrupt, and he did not personally file for insolvency. Instead, he insists that the procedure was filed by the lawyers who seized the company. https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/2021165548306907339 As Cryptopolitan reported earlier, Bankman-Fried came out against “Biden’s lawfare machine,” claiming the process against FTX was outside his control and there was no chance to present…

LegalFeb 24

Enjoyment in activities shouldn’t be sacrificed for efficiency, the distinction...

Key takeaways Enjoyment in activities should not be sacrificed for efficiency or higher scores. Games are defined by voluntarily taking on obstacles to create struggle. Not all life activities can be framed as games. Practical activities differ from game activities in their goals and motivations. Intrinsic motivation is key in activities like mountain climbing, rejecting shortcuts. Motivation distinguishes games from non-games, focusing on process over outcome. Social media’s gamification influences behavior without being true games. Scoring systems in games provide objective performance measures. Scoring systems can misrepresent the complexity of communication and art. Metrics often replace nuanced understanding with simplified…

GameFiFeb 24

AMD jumps as Meta signs multiyear AI infrastructure partnership

Shares of AMD climbed more than 10% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the company announced a multiyear deal with Meta to advance its AI development, according to Yahoo Finance data. Under the agreement valued by analysts at approximately $100 billion, AMD will deploy up to 6GW of Instinct GPUs for AI workloads and modern AI model training and inference, as noted by the companies. In addition, AMD’s technology will be deployed in the Helios rack-scale architecture, supporting large-scale, energy-efficient AI computing. The two companies will collaborate on vertical integration across silicon, systems, and software, ensuring hardware and software roadmaps…

MetaverseFeb 24

Ethereum Price Continues to Bleed – What to Expect Next? Here Are the Comments

After a relatively calm start to the week in the cryptocurrency market, Ethereum and Bitcoin, the two major crypto assets, have resumed their decline as of today. Increased risk aversion in global markets and weakening investor appetite have increased pressure on digital assets. Ethereum ($ETH) fell by as much as 6.2% during the day, dropping to $1,989. $ETH, the second-largest market capitalization after Bitcoin, has experienced sharper losses compared to Bitcoin since the sharp sell-off in October. Ethereum has lost more than 40% of its value since the peak of the cryptocurrency market. Assets with lower liquidity and those described…

EthereumFeb 12

Crypto funds bleed $454M in outflows as Fed rate-cut hopes fade

Crypto investment products posted significant outflows last week, with a four-day run of withdrawals erasing part of the $1.5 billion in inflows seen during the first two trading days of 2026. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $454 million in outflows last week, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. “This turnaround in sentiment appears to stem mainly from investor worries over the diminishing prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March following recent macro data releases,” CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said in the update. Despite last week’s outflows, month-to-date flows remained positive at $229 million,…

RegulationFeb 12