Author: John Smith
Solana’s price invalidated its recent breakout attempt after failing to hold above key resistance, confirming a bull trap and shifting the short-term market structure back to bearish. Summary Failed breakout above $88 confirms bull trap, trapping late buyers Rejection at the point of control signals bearish control, favoring downside rotation $78 support is the key level to watch, with potential reaction or swing-failure setup Solana (SOL) price has entered a critical corrective phase after recent price action failed to sustain acceptance above major resistance levels. What initially appeared to be a bullish continuation has now revealed itself as a classic…
Ethereum price was stuck below the important support of $2,000 today, February 16, as it erased the gains made during the weekend. Summary Ethereum price may be at risk of falling to the key support at $1,500. It has formed a bearish pennant pattern on the daily timeframe chart. The bearish catalysts have outweighed the bullish one. Ethereum (ETH) token was trading at $1,980, down substantially from its all-time high of $4,960. Technical analysis suggests the coin will likely drop to the key support at $1,500 before hitting the psychological $2,500 level. Ethereum price technical analysis suggests a retreat to…
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CryptoQuant data shows Nexo users borrowed nearly 1 billion dollars in a year and over 30% returned, suggesting managed deleveraging as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana retreat. Summary CryptoQuant’s JA Maartun reports Nexo issued about 863 million dollars in credit, with users borrowing nearly 1 billion dollars from January 2025 to January 2026. Over 30% of Nexo users returned during the drawdown, a pattern analysts frame as risk being trimmed rather than a panic liquidation event. The flows come as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trade as high‑beta macro risk proxies, with crypto still closely tracking U.S. equity sentiment. Crypto lending platform…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Today’s traditional banking system has become too comfortable in encouraging society to overshare while underdelivering on security guarantees. Never has a financial system demanded such a sacrifice of an individual’s personal data. KYC requires legal identity, biometric data, address history, and device fingerprints, which are all bundled together and stored indefinitely by third parties. Summary KYC turned privacy into collateral damage: Banks demand passports, biometrics, and device data — then store it in breach-prone databases that individuals…
Tokenized Treasuries still dominate RWAs, but fast‑growing tokenized equities signal a broader shift toward on‑chain capital markets in 2026. Summary Tokenized U.S. Treasuries remain the largest slice of the RWA market by market cap. Tokenized public equities are now the fastest‑growing RWA segment as DeFi rails mature. 2026 is shaping up as a transition year from yield‑only RWAs to a full on‑chain market stack. Tokenized U.S. Treasuries continue to dominate the real-world asset market by market capitalization, though new data indicates tokenized equities have emerged as the fastest-growing segment within the sector. The data suggests 2026 may mark a broader…
Bitcoin price is hovering around $68,500 as traders watch for potential volatility around Chinese New Year, a period that has historically coincided with short-term shifts in crypto liquidity. Summary Bitcoin is trading around $68,500 ahead of Chinese New Year, a period that has historically seen mixed crypto performance, with some years showing pre-holiday weakness. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said retail users are “buying the dip,” with February BTC and ETH balances equal to or higher than December levels. Technically, BTC remains below its 50-day SMA near $83,900, with support at $65,000 and $60,000–$62,000, and resistance around $72,000 and $76,000–$80,000. Chinese…
Apollo Global Management is moving to deepen its involvement in decentralized finance through a long-term collaboration with the Morpho Association. Summary Apollo Global Management will acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens over 48 months. The partnership follows institutional integrations with Bitwise, which launched a USDC yield vault, and Flare, which enabled XRP-linked lending. The deal strengthens Morpho’s on-chain lending infrastructure and gives Apollo long-term governance influence. The partnership was announced on Feb. 13, with the Morpho Association confirming that it had signed an agreement with Apollo affiliates. Over the next 48 months, Apollo and its related entities will have the option to acquire up…
Ethereum price continues to lag its 2021 peak as institutions rotate cautiously into ETH exposure while weighing ETF flows, on-chain activity, and broader macro risk. Summary BlackRock lifts its Bitmine stake 166% to $246M, doubling down on a levered Ethereum price proxy even as ETH trades ~60% below its peak and Bitmine stock is down ~70%. Vitalik Buterin and Stani Kulechov recently sold millions in ETH while BlackRock and Goldman Sachs add exposure via Bitmine and Ethereum ETFs, treating the drawdown as opportunity. BlackRock’s thesis leans on Ethereum’s dominance in tokenized real‑world assets, with Larry Fink calling tokenization “necessary” as BTC, ETH…
Pi coin price climbed double‑digits on Friday as the network’s long‑running experiment in “mobile‑first” crypto collides with hard mainnet deadlines and bruised holders looking for a bottom. Summary Pi price trades near $0.152 on TradingView’s PI3USD pair, up roughly 12% on the day but still more than 60% below six‑month levels and about 50% under its $2.99 peak. The Pi Core Team set a Feb. 15 deadline for mandatory node upgrades, with CoinMarketCal and Coinpedia framing the push as a key attempt to stabilize the ecosystem after last year’s collapse. Analysts remain divided, with some calling Pi’s latest move a…