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Key Developments Propel World Network to 20M Participants in 2024

World, formerly recognized as Worldcoin, disclosed the project achieved progress in 2024, marking a transformative chapter for the initiative. The network grew to encompass over 20 million participants, including 10 million verified human users expanding its global footprint. World Advances Blockchain Technology Amid Rapid Network Growth In a 2024 summary, the World.org blog reported that […]

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Ethereum Faces Crucial Test As Funding Rates Decline And $3K Level Looms

Ethereum has undoubtedly been under pressure despite the recent bullish rally in the broader cryptocurrency market as it struggles to make any major upside move. A recent analysis by ShayanBTC, a contributor to the CryptoQuant QuickTake platform, has shed light on key factors impacting Ethereum’s performance. In a post titled “Ethereum Faces Crossroads: Funding Rates and $3K Support Key to Sustaining Bullish Momentum,” Shayan highlights the asset’s struggles to maintain its upward trajectory. Related Reading: Ethereum Downswing To $2,900 Could Be A ‘Buy-The-Dip Opportunity’ – Analyst Expects Bullish Surge Funding Rates And The Importance Of The $3K Support Level According to Shayan, Ethereum’s bullish momentum has been significantly challenged by fluctuations in Funding Rates, a key indicator of demand in the derivatives market. While these rates initially rose during the recent rally in the crypto market, signaling growing confidence, there was a subsequent decline after Ethereum was rejected at the $4,000 resistance level suggesting reduced trader interest and commitment. Notably, the spike in Funding Rates during the rally pointed to cautious optimism among traders. However, the sharp decline in these rates afterward highlights a waning demand for Ethereum in the derivatives market. This shift raises concerns about the sustainability of the bullish trend, particularly in light of Ethereum’s inability to breach the $4,000 resistance. The $3,000 support level has emerged as a pivotal threshold for Ethereum. Shayan emphasized that maintaining this level is crucial for stabilizing the market and potentially reigniting bullish momentum. A failure to hold above $3,000 could trigger increased selling pressure, leading to a deeper market correction. The analyst wrote: Overall, Ethereum’s outlook depends on reclaiming higher Funding Rates and defending $3K. These factors will determine whether the market resumes its uptrend or faces further corrections. Ethereum Market Performance Meanwhile, Ethereum has continued to demonstrate downward movements, especially as the broader market has recently turned bearish. Over the past week, Ethereum’s market value has dropped by 6.2% bringing its price below $3,500. However, over the past day, there has been a slight uptick in ETH’s price as the asset records a 0.9% increase. This slight increase has pushed ETH’s price to hover above $3,200 at the time of writing marking a 33.9% decrease away from its all-time high of $4,878 recorded in November 2021. Related Reading: Ethereum: Analyst Says $7,000 Target ‘Is Looming’ As Price Retests Crucial Level Interestingly, despite the descent in ETH’s price in the past week, the asset’s daily trading volume has faced an opposite trend over the same period. Particularly, ETH’s daily trading volume has moved from $20 billion last Friday to now sitting at above $26 billion as of today. Given the current trend in ETH, it is worth noting that this increase in trading volume may be a result of the surge in buying pressure and selling pressure ongoing in the Ethereum market. Featured image created with DALL-E. Chart from TradingView

Bitcoin trader warns risk 'is peaking' in crypto cycle, calls for caution

While Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo advises caution over the coming months, other crypto analysts are optimistic that Bitcoin has a “high probability of reversal.”

Ripple’s RLUSD Powers California Wildfire Relief With Crypto Donation

Ripple and Moonpay have made a joint donation of $50,000 worth of RLUSD, Ripple’s new stablecoin tied to the U.S. dollar, to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation (LAFDFoundation). This contribution aims to support first responders battling the devastating California wildfires. Ripple highlighted their commitment to evaluating additional ways to assist these critical emergency efforts. […]

Standard Chartered Launches Crypto Custody Services in Europe – Decrypt

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Crypto Analyst Explains What Could Trigger Ethereum Rally To $6,000

An analyst has revealed what may need to happen for Ethereum to rally toward the $6,000 mark, based on a pattern currently forming in its price. Ethereum Has Appeared To Be Moving Inside An Ascending Channel Recently In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has discussed a pattern that Ethereum has potentially been following recently. The pattern in question is the “Ascending Channel” from technical analysis (TA). Related Reading: Bitcoin Accumulation Trend Score Turns Red: More Decline Coming? Parallel Channels form when the price of an asset consolidates between two parallel trendlines. The upper level of the channel is drawn by connecting successive tops, while the lower one joins bottoms. This pattern can take three orientations: positive slope, negative slope, and zero slope. In the first of these, the trendlines track a phase of consolidation toward the upside, and the pattern is known as an Ascending Channel. Similarly, in the second, the price trends downward, with the formation being called a Descending Channel. The third type, where the trendlines are parallel to the time-axis, doesn’t have any particular name. Like other consolidation patterns in TA, the upper line of a Parallel Channel is likely to pose resistance to the price, while the lower one may act as a point of support. Breaks above either of these lines can imply a continuation of the trend in that direction; an escape above the channel is bullish, and a fall under it is bearish. Now, here is the chart shared by the analyst that shows the Ascending Channel that Ethereum has possibly been trading inside during the last couple of years: As is visible in the above graph, the Ethereum price retested the upper level of this channel during the rally in the first quarter of last year. The cryptocurrency found rejection at the level and started on a downward trajectory that would eventually force it to retest the lower line. ETH spent a bit of time making multiple touches of the line during the retest, but the pattern ended up holding up as the coin achieved a rebound. The resulting rally couldn’t take the price to the upper level, however, as it, in fact, fizzled out only mid-way through the journey. The asset has since been on a decline. Related Reading: Bitcoin Not Reached ‘Extreme Euphoria’ Phase Yet, Glassnode Reveals Interestingly, a similar pattern was also witnessed in 2023, where a rejection halfway through the channel led Ethereum to a retest of the bottom line, which kickstarted the bull run. In the chart, Martinez has highlighted how ETH’s upcoming price trend could look if a similar trajectory follows now as well. “If Ethereum $ETH is following an ascending parallel channel, a dip to the lower boundary at $2,800 could act as a launchpad for a move toward $6,000,” notes the analyst. From the current price of the cryptocurrency, a bull rally to this $6,000 final target would imply growth of almost 82%. ETH Price Ethereum has been unable to make any notable recovery from its recent plunge yet as its price is still trading around $3,300. Featured image from Dall-E, charts from TradingView.com

DOJ Indicts 3 Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Linked to Cybercrime

Russian nationals face charges for allegedly using cryptocurrency mixers to launder proceeds from ransomware, wire fraud, and theft, obscuring illicit funds’ origins, the DOJ says. Russian Nationals Face DOJ Charges for Laundering Cryptocurrency Theft Proceeds The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Jan. 10 the indictment of three Russian nationals for operating cryptocurrency mixers […]