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Status SNT Pre-Deposit Campaign Enters Final Stage with 35M Token Rewards

February 2025 – The Ethereum-based decentralized messaging platform Status has officially entered the final stage of its highly anticipated pre-deposit campaign, marking a significant milestone in its roadmap toward a gas-free mainnet launch. This crucial phase offers early participants substantial ...

Ethereum Whale Deposits $43.4M to Gemini, Sparks Market Speculation

A significant transaction has captured the cryptocurrency world’s attention this week. An early Ethereum investor, whose digital wallet had remained untouched for nearly a decade, has moved a substantial portion of their holdings. According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, this holder depos...

CRV Price Surges Amid Capital Inflow, Testing $0.47 Resistance

CRV price testing $0.43–$0.47 resistance after months of accumulation.Market cap surged to $630M–$640M, indicating strong capital inflow.Acceptance above $0.47 opens potential upside toward $0.55–$0.65.CRV price analysis indicates the token is approaching a critical resistance zone around $0.47. Mom...

Whale Opens $60.32M ETH and $1.27M XMR Positions on Hyperliquid with Maximum Leverage

Odaily Planet News: According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a certain address deposited 3 million USDC into Hyperliquid and used maximum leverage to short 18,261 ETH (worth $60.32 million) and 1,845 XMR (worth $1.27 million). The liquidation price for the ETH position of this address is $3,380.

Uniswap Deploys to X Layer, Expanding DeFi Infrastructure

BlockBeats news: On January 16, according to official announcements, Uniswap has officially been deployed on X Layer, bringing deeper liquidity, smoother swap experiences, and mature DeFi infrastructure to this Layer 2 network positioned as the "New Money Chain." Users can now trade xBTC, USDT, and ...

Analysts Warn 2026 Inflation May Exceed Expectations, Fed Rate Cut Outlook Uncertain

BlockBeats news: On January 16, as 2026 began, concerns in the market over a renewed acceleration in inflation have clearly intensified. Several fund managers have warned that surging metal prices, AI-driven increases in energy and infrastructure costs, and the uncertainty regarding the independence...

Robinhood and Coinbase Stocks Drop as U.S. Crypto Bill Delayed

Robinhood and Coinbase stocks fall sharply after legislative delayCongress pushes back crypto market structure bill decisionUncertainty grows in the crypto sector amid regulatory hold-upsStocks Slide as Congress Delays Crypto LegislationThe stocks of major U.S. trading platforms Robinhood and Coinba...

Whale Spends $10.22M on BTC Call Options Worth $353M

According to on-chain analyst Aiye (@ai9684xtpa), a whale has purchased 1,300 BTC call options with a strike price of $100,000 and an expiration date of February 27, 2026, and 2,400 BTC call options with a strike price of $98,000 and an expiration date of January 30, 2026, on Deribit. The total prem...

Ripple-Backed Evernorth Prepares for Nasdaq IPO via SPAC

According to ChainCatcher, XRP vault entity Evernorth, supported by Ripple, is preparing to list on NASDAQ through a SPAC merger, with the ticker symbol XRPN. The company holds 388 million XRP tokens, currently valued at approximately $812 million. CEO Asheesh Birla stated, "The timing couldn't be ...

Whale Pays $10.22M Premium to Purchase $353M BTC Call Options

According to ChainCatcher, market sources reported that a whale address purchased 1,300 BTC call options with a strike price of $100,000 and an expiration date of February 27, 2026, as well as 2,400 BTC call options with a strike price of $98,000 and an expiration date of January 30, 2026. The addr...

Whale Spends $10.22M to Buy $100K and $98K BTC Call Options

BlockBeats News: On January 16, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yee (@ai_9684xtpa), a whale on Deribit purchased 1,300 BTC call options with a strike price of $100,000 and an expiration date of February 27, 2026, as well as 2,400 BTC call options with a strike price of $98,000 and an expiration dat...

Whale Pays $10.22M Premium for $353M BTC Call Options

Odaily Planet News: According to monitoring by Ai Aye, a whale address has purchased 1,300 BTC call options with an expiration date of February 27, 2026, and a strike price of $100,000, as well as 2,400 BTC call options with an expiration date of January 30, 2026, and a strike price of $98,000. The ...

X Product Head: InfoFi Apps Pay Millions for API Access, But Platform Doesn't Want the Revenue

According to a ChainCatcher report, Nikita Bier, Product Lead at X and Solana Ecosystem Advisor, stated, "InfoFi applications are already paying us millions of dollars for enterprise-level API access. We don't want that money." Previously reported by ChainCatcher, X revoked API access for reward-ba...

Crypto Market Experiences Two-Day Decline, DePIN Sector Falls More Than 4%

Odaily Planet News: According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sectors have fallen for two consecutive days, with the DePIN sector leading the decline over the past 24 hours by 4.22%. Within the sector, Filecoin (FIL) dropped 8.55%, and Golem (GLM) fell 10.07%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC...

Artemis: Crypto Card Payments Surpass P2P Stablecoin Transfers, Visa Holds Over 80%

According to ChainCatcher, a report by AmbCrypto citing data from blockchain analytics firm Artemis shows that the monthly transaction volume of cryptocurrency card payments has exceeded $15 billion, while the monthly transaction volume of peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers is approximately $11...

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