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Journalist Posted: February 12, 2025 BNB is on a tear, printing long green candlesticks all week.  Resilient and tempting at current levels, BNB presents a high-risk, high-reward opportunity. A week ago, Binance Coin [BNB] was at $500 — now it’s up 26%, a textbook case of dip buying. Volume indicators hint at further upside, but with market volatility in play, is this rally running out of steam? Or can BNB defy expectations and reclaim its $100 billion market cap? High risk, higher reward Trading at $640, at press time, BNB has been on a strong run, posting long green candlesticks…

The cryptocurrency market started 2025 with strong momentum, reaching a peak market cap of $3.76 trillion on January 7. This surge was fueled by pro-crypto policies from the U.S. government, including discussions on a national crypto reserve, stablecoin regulations, and tax incentives for digital assets. However, the market faced a downturn later in the month, triggered by DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough, which led to concerns about U.S. tech stock overvaluation and a broader market correction. Despite these fluctuations, several major cryptocurrencies posted strong gains, while others saw declines due to shifting liquidity and investor sentiment. Top Performing and Underperforming Assets Strong…

Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more determined, channeling his experience into over three years of insightful…

Virtuals Protocol, which was previously launched on the Base blockchain, has now expanded to Solana to empower Virtuals Nation builders and further drive agentic innovation across multiple ecosystems.The platform, which allows users to create, trade, and manage digital AI agents, is now leveraging Solana’s fast and cost-efficient network to scale its offerings.Whilst previous projects on Solana, many of which have relied on platforms like Pump.fun—typically associated with memecoins—Virtuals Protocol introduces a more advanced use case for the blockchain, bringing AI technology into the ecosystem. Source: Virtuals ProtocolWhat is Virtuals Protocol?Virtuals Protocol is a platform that enables the creation and management…

Homepage > News > Finance > More US regulators becoming pro-‘crypto’ in Trump 2.0 era Two more United States regulators have received a fresh coat of MAGA colored paint, with changes at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) bringing both agencies in line with the Trump 2.0 pro-digital asset agenda. On February 7, the CFPB, a U.S. consumer watchdog established after the global financial crash of 2008, received the dubious honor of welcoming Donald Trump’s budget chief Russell Vought as acting head in a move seemingly intended to hamstring its financing and…

Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain says a crypto trader is looking at massive losses after one decentralized finance (DeFi) project underwent a severe correction. According to Lookonchain, a crypto whale sold nearly 18 million Ethena (ENA), a synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum (ETH), for a loss of more than $12 million after the altcoin plunged below $1. “A whale sold off all ENA and lost over $12 million! This whale unstaked 17.87 million ENA ($8.78 million) [on Monday] and deposited it to Binance. The whale had accumulated these ENA on Binance at an average price of $1.17, resulting in a…

NodeOps, a leading blockchain node orchestration platform, emerged as one of the top decentralized physical infrastructure networks by revenue in 2024. The DePIN project’s strong performance over the past 12 months saw it rank fourth on the revenue leaderboard. NodeOps shared details of the milestone with crypto.news via a press release on Feb. 12. Analytics data shows Ethereum (ETH)-based crypto project Glow topped the list with over $20 million in revenue, while Akash and Braintrust ranked second and third with over $4 million and $3.3 million, respectively. According to Dune data, NodeOps’ total revenue surpassed $2.5 million. NodeOps rebrands Atlas…

How AI Is Being Used in Crypto ScamsAI enables many more ways of scamming, making scammers more efficient and nearly untraceable: among the most common scams enabled by AI are:Deepfake Scams – AI-generated videos and voice recordings make it look as if someone the public knows, like their chief executive officer, is going along and endorsing an imaginary scheme.Phishing Attacks – Bot-generated e-mails and websites create an illusion to users as if real, tricking them into trading their private keys or passwords.Fake Trading Bots – These represent AI bots claiming to be giving higher returns, only to pillage user deposits.Rug…

Quick take: Atlas Network by NodeOps rebrands to NodeOps Network. The network currently supports over 80 chains and services including Movement Labs, Avail, CARV, Celestia, and Farcaster. The piloted incentivised testnet attracted more than 282k verified users and a total of 3.44 million registered wallets. NodeOps, the chain-agnostic DePIN orchestration layer, was the fourth top-earning decentralised physical infrastructure network in 2024, with $2.53 million in annual recurring revenue. The company has followed that milestone with Atlas Network, NodeOps’ DePIN orchestration layer’s rebranding to NodeOps Network. Atlas Network was the name used to pilot the incentivised testnet, which according to the…

Trillion-dollar asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched its tokenized money fund on the Solana network, just a day after filing for a Solana Trust. This development provides a bullish outlook for the Solana price, which is currently struggling to stay above $200. Franklin Templeton Launches Tokenized Fund On Solana In an X post, Franklin Templeton announced that its Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund (FOBXX) is now live on the Solana network. The asset manager praised the top layer 1 network as fast, secure, and censorship-resistant, encouraging global adoption via its open infrastructure. According to the firm, the FOBXX fund…