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Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Investors shift focus as Bitcoin and Ethereum align with emerging high-utility crypto protocols. Summary As BTC and ETH lead markets, investors shift focus toward secure, utility-driven DeFi protocols in 2026. Mutuum Finance advances to Phase 3, completing audits by Halborn and CertiK. Variable APY mtTokens reward lenders, offering passive yield as borrowing demand rises across the protocol. While the primary focus remains on the price action of major cryptocurrencies, a deeper shift is happening in the background. Investors are…

Solana price dipped about 1.9% in 24h to around $86 on Feb 27 as intraday volatility clashed with a still‑bearish weekly structure highlighting deeper support near $50. Summary Solana price traded near $86–$87 on Feb 27, with intraday swings between roughly $84 and $88 and a daily move of about -1.9%. Despite short‑term recovery attempts and a roughly 5% weekly gain, SOL remains down about 30–36% over the past month and year, keeping the broader trend biased lower. Analysts highlight major weekly support near $50, then $22 and $10 in an extreme downside scenario, levels that align with prior consolidation…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Global tokenized real-world assets have now crossed the $25–30 billion mark in on-chain value, growing at triple-digit rates year over year. Major asset managers, global banks, and market infrastructures have moved beyond pilots and into live issuance of tokenized bonds, funds, and deposits. Yet for all this momentum, the most important development is not happening in crypto-native markets. It is happening inside regulated capital markets, and Korea is emerging as one of the clearest examples. Summary Tokenization,…

Solana price remained under pressure this week, continuing a downward trend that started in September last year when it peaked at $252.  Summary Solana price continued its strong downward trend this week. Key network metrics like active addresses and transactions continued soaring. Its ETF inflows continued rising and is beating Ethereum. Solana (SOL) token dropped for eight consecutive weeks and is now hovering near its lowest level since January 2024. It has dropped by over 73% from its highest level in January last year. The ongoing Solana price crash continued even as the network growth gained momentum and beat Ethereum…

Hyperliquid price trades near $28 as traders watch a potential $30 breakout driven by the HIP-6 token launch proposal. Summary Hyperliquid price is consolidating between $26.3 and $30 after a multi-week pullback. HIP-6 could increase on-chain token launches and expand fee-driven buybacks. A confirmed move above $30 may shift short-term momentum in favor of buyers. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trading at $28.04 at press time, down 0.8% over the past 24 hours. The token has fallen 5% in the last week and is lower by 17% over the past 30 days, keeping it well below its recent highs. Price is hovering…

The recent crypto crash resumed today, February 27, as investors booked profits and as geopolitical risks in the Middle East escalated. Summary Crypto prices retreated on Friday as odds of the US striking Iran jumped. The retreat coincided with the performance in the stock market. It also happened as investors booked profits after the recent rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) price retreated below $66,000, while the market of all tokens retreated by 2.85% in the last 24 hours to over $2.28 trillion. Pippin token dropped by 26% in the last 24 hours, while Kaspa, Zcash, and Lighter retreated by over 6%. On…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Crypto market rebounds as buying surge drives total capitalization toward $2.4 trillion. Summary Capital rotation from BTC and ETH is lifting utility plays like Mutuum Finance, now with $20.6m raised. Mutuum’s V1 testnet enables non-custodial lending, letting users borrow against ETH, USDT, LINK, and WBTC. Lenders earn via mtTokens while borrowers receive debt tokens, powering a decentralized credit market model. The cryptocurrency market has experienced a decisive shift in momentum over the last 24 hours. After weeks of horizontal…

The crypto market is facing new pressure after fresh U.S. inflation data showed that price growth is still stubbornly high, raising concerns about tighter financial conditions. Summary January PPI beat forecasts, signaling persistent inflation pressures. Bitcoin fell toward $66,000 as rate-cut hopes weakened. Analysts warn of more downside if macro data stays hot. The January 2026 Producer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was released today, Feb. 27. It showed that wholesale inflation was higher than expected, supporting predictions that the Federal Reserve might keep interest rates high for a longer period. The data arrived at 8:30…

The S&P 500 Index retreated by over 0.6% on Friday, continuing a retreat that started on Thursday as market participants reacted to the latest NVIDIA earnings. Summary The S&P 500 Index retreated by over 0.50% on Friday. Jitters in the booming private credit industry accelerated. The US published a strong producer price index report. The blue-chip index, which tracks the biggest companies in the United States, dropped to $6,857, down substantially from the year-to-date high of $7,010. Other stock indices like the Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones, and the Russell 2000 declined by over 1%.  S&P 500 Index chart | Source:…

PayPal and MoonPay have introduced a new platform that allows developers to create custom stablecoins backed by PayPal’s PYUSD. Summary PYUSDx lets developers issue app-specific stablecoins backed by PYUSD. The platform reduces launch time from months to days. USD.ai is the first project building on the framework. In a joint Feb. 27 press release, the companies announced the launch of PYUSDx, a framework developed with M0 to support application-specific stablecoins using PayPal USD as the underlying reserve asset. PYUSDx is designed to help developers launch branded stablecoins without building complex infrastructure from scratch. The platform allows apps to issue tokens…