Author: Benjamin Lee
A large-scale investor has offloaded millions of ASTER tokens, absorbing a 22% loss within two weeks. ASTER price has dropped below key levels, signaling bearish short-term bias. Aster team calms supply-side worries by confirming no plans to sell unlocked tokens. The digital assets market remained deteriorated on Wednesday, with the global crypto market capitalization at $2.94 trillion after a 0.65% dip in the past 24 hours. Also, Bitcoin remained somewhat muted in the last day after the recent decline, changing hands at $86,640 following a mere 0.30% decline on its daily chart. While most altcoins sought footing after the latest…
Raydium price pumped more than 15% as bulls tested the $0.75 level. Gains come amid a notable jump in perpetuals volume on the Solana-based decentralized exchange. RAY’s daily trading volume exploded by more than 500%. Raydium trends as one of the top gainers in the crypto market in early trading on February 17, 2026, with the RAY token up 15% in the past 24 hours. The token’s dramatic surge aligns with an explosion in daily trading volume and a retest of $0.75, which sees bulls now target a potential rebound to the critical price level of $1. All this comes…
An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes one Ethereum (ETH) rival is now forming a market bottom. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 337,200 followers on X that Solana (SOL) is likely completing a three-wave correction and could soon enter a long-term bullish phase. Bluntz practices the Elliott Wave theory, which states that a bullish asset tends to witness a five-wave rally after going through an the ABC correction. “Anybody who’s not a tourist and has actually witnessed multiple cycles knows this is an amazing long-term SOL entry. For the record, the reason I’m bull-posting SOL more than anything…
The crypto wallet provider MetaMask has taken the top spot in Santiment’s latest rankings for overall development activity, according to new data from the blockchain analytics firm. In a new post on X, Santiment shared its most recent list of crypto projects with the highest level of notable GitHub development over the past 30 days, tracking changes in rankings compared to the previous month. [adinserter block=”1″] “Here are crypto’s top overall coins by notable development activity the past 30 days. Directional indicators represent each project’s rank rise or fall since last month.” Source: Santiment/X According to the rankings, MetaMask placed…
The crypto-based prediction market Polymarket is going to battle against the state of Massachusetts. Polymarket’s chief legal officer, Neal Kumar, says the firm has filed a federal lawsuit against the state, highlighting jurisdictional questions about event contracts. “Congress gave the CFTC, not states, exclusive authority over event contracts. These are national markets with critical questions that must be resolved in federal court. Racing to state court to try to shut down Polymarket US and other prediction markets doesn’t change federal law — and states like MA and NV that have done so will miss an amazing opportunity to help build…
Coinbase has added the upcoming governance and utility token of a ‘neobank’ blockchain project to its listing roadmap, putting the soon-to-be-launched asset on the potential path to trading. The largest crypto exchange by trading volume in the United States says it could soon support Superform (UP), a “user-owned neobank, enabling single-signature execution of arbitrary actions across chains and offering structured products to optimize yield,” according to the project’s docs. Superform is scheduled to launch its token on Tuesday, which Superform co-founder Blake Richardson says will be used for governance, to pay gas fees in the app and to direct protocol…
The layer-1 blockchain Hedera (HBAR) has taken the top spot in crypto’s real-world asset (RWA) sector for recent development activity, according to new data from analytics firm Santiment. Santiment is sharing its latest RWA development rankings, which track notable GitHub activity over the past 30 days. Hedera ranked first, overtaking other major projects in the sector. “Here are crypto’s top Real World Assets (RWA’s) by development. Directional indicators represent each project’s ranking rise or fall since last month:” Source: Sanitment/X Blockchain oracle Chainlink (LINK) placed second on the list, followed by Ethereum (ETH) layer-1 rival Avalanche (AVAX) in third and…
Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $1.7 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The outflows are essentially equal to the previous week, reversing year-to-date inflows to a net outflow of $1 billion. Assets under management have fallen $73 billion since October 2025 highs. CoinShares says sentiment worsened from whale selling linked to the four-year cycle, geopolitical volatility and questions about the future of the Federal Reserve. Regionally, the US led with $1.65 billion in outflows. Canada followed at $37.3 million, and Sweden at $18.9 million. Switzerland saw…
The home goods chain Bed Bath & Beyond says it’s working to create a future where assets like real estate can be bought using digital tokens. The company says it just bought Tokens.com in a move to build a unified gateway for real estate finance and tokenized asset liquidity. The platform is designed to offer a one-stop solution allowing users to tokenize public and private securities, access cryptocurrencies including stablecoins and manage assets with consolidated views of values and liquidity options. The company says it plans to integrate Tokens.com with its blockchain and financial tech businesses, bridging traditional investing and…
While the vast majority of the crypto sector plunged in value over the weekend, one top-20 altcoin resisted the bleeding and witnessed massive gains. HYPE, the native asset of the decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid, has skyrocketed by more than 40% in the past seven days. The overall crypto market cap, by comparison, dropped nearly 9% over the same time period, per data from CoinGecko. HYPE’s hot streak continued on Monday, with the 20th-ranked crypto asset by market cap up more than 13% at time of writing. Some of those recent gains materialized after Hyperliquid announced on Monday that its trading…