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Ethereum price remains under pressure after a recent decline that stalled recovery momentum. ETH trades at $2,087 and has reclaimed the $2,000 level, but is failing to build sustained upside. The challenge facing Ethereum is not just resistance levels, but indecision among key holder cohorts.Sponsored SponsoredEthereum Whales Sell… Then Buy AgainWhales and long-term holders represent two of the most influential cohorts in any cryptocurrency market. In Ethereum’s case, both groups are sending mixed signals. This lack of alignment is contributing to prolonged sideways price action.Addresses holding between 100,000 and 1 million ETH sold approximately 1.3 million ETH between February 9 and…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is set to soon let users trade stocks and cryptocurrencies directly from their timelines as the company pushes deeper into financial services.The upcoming features, described by the company’s head of product, Nikita Bier, will include “Smart Cashtags.” These will allow users to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades from the app.The announcement comes as the company prepares to launch an external beta of X Money, its in-house payments system. Musk said the tool is already live in internal testing and will be available to a limited group of users within one…

Despite pleading guilty to serious AML violations, Paxful received a reduced $4 million penalty instead of the $112.5 million figure agreed by the parties. Peer-to-peer virtual asset trading platform Paxful has been sentenced to pay a $4 million criminal penalty after pleading guilty to multiple federal offenses, according to an official press release from the US Department of Justice. The sentence follows Paxful’s admission that it conspired to promote illegal prostitution, violated the Bank Secrecy Act, and knowingly transmitted funds derived from criminal activity. Illicit Crypto Flows The penalty was determined based on the company’s ability to pay. Federal authorities…

Institutional interest in crypto is accelerating even as markets fluctuate, according to Sui executives at Consensus Hong Kong 2026.Stephen Mackintosh, chief investment officer of Sui Group Holdings, called 2025 a “landmark year for institutional adoption,” pointing to the boom in digital asset treasury (DAT) vehicles and the success of spot bitcoin ETFs. “Post the Genius Act, we’ve seen so much more institutional demand and awareness for what the promise of crypto could deliver,” he said, particularly around tokenization and stablecoins.While sentiment has fluctuated, Mackintosh argued the structural shift is clear. “The market, despite all of the sentiment being low, has…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Bank of America Securities says U.S. economic numbers will drive the dollar’s direction this week, with Wednesday’s inflation data taking center stage. Traders are pretty much holding their breath for these figures, which could give major clues about what the Fed does next with interest rates. The anticipation has currency markets on edge right now. Last week’s employment data beat expectations and pushed the dollar higher, catching some traders off guard. Now it’s inflation’s turn to shake things up, and nobody’s really sure which way it’ll go. The Consumer Price Index…

Asset management giant BlackRock is making its first formal move into decentralized finance by bringing its tokenized US Treasury fund to Uniswap, marking a milestone moment for institutional adoption of DeFi.According to a Wednesday announcement, BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) will be listed on the Uniswap decentralized exchange, allowing institutional investors to buy and sell the tokenized security. As part of the arrangement, BlackRock is also purchasing an undisclosed amount of Uniswap’s native governance token, UNI, the announcement said.The collaboration is being facilitated by tokenization company Securitize, which partnered with the world’s biggest asset manager on the launch of…

WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by social media giant Meta, has accused Russia of attempting to block access for millions of its users to push them towards its state-owned alternative.“Trying to isolate over 100 million users from private and secure communication is a backward step and can only lead to less safety for people in Russia. We continue to do everything we can to keep users connected,” the company said in an X post on Wednesday.Moscow’s state-backed platform Max was launched in March 2025 by Russian tech firm VK as a domestic alternative to foreign-owned services such as WhatsApp and…

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said he expects Ether to rebound quickly following recent declines, arguing the asset has experienced eight such recoveries since 2018. “A lot of people are frustrated, but keep in mind that Ethereum, since 2018, has fallen more than 50% eight times,” Lee said at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Last year, Ethereum fell 64% from January to March, he added. “But eight out of eight times, Ethereum has had a V-shaped bottom. So it has recovered 100% of the time within almost the same speed that it fell.” He argued that nothing has changed and…

XRP’s price has drifted lower this week, slipping roughly 4.5% and trading below $1.40, as macroeconomic pressures and unresolved regulatory issues weigh on digital assets. Related Reading: Bitcoin Giant Awakens: 2,043 BTC Moved After 7-Year Slumber Market data from major price aggregators show XRP’s market capitalization at around $85 billion, amid persistent volatility in broader crypto markets. Despite this downturn, some analysts underline technical patterns and potential policy shifts that could set the stage for a significant market move. XRP’s price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview XRP Price Action and Technical Signals On…

MYX Finance price dropped more than 30% to under $4 amid mounting selling pressure. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) suggests oversold conditions, potentially sparking a relief bounce. Downside is, however, the path of least resistance amid a technical breakdown. MYX Finance (MYX) price has declined by more than 30% in the past 24 hours, hitting fresh lows under $4. The Sequoia and Consensus-backed decentralized liquidity protocol ranked as the biggest loser among the top 100 coins on Wednesday, with its dramatic downturn extending the rot since prices sharply dropped from highs of $6.9. As of writing on February 11, 2026,…