Author: Isabella Taylor
Shiba Inu Coin price has been in a freefall this year as demand for meme coins waned. This rebound could be about to end as key fundamentals and technicals align. Summary Shiba Inu Coin price has dropped and is now in a technical bear market. Whales have started buying SHIB as the supply in exchanges has tumbled. Technical analysis suggests that the token has more upside in the near term. Shiba Inu (SHIB) token was trading at $0.00000841 today, Dec. 12, a few points above the year-to-date low of $0.00000753. It remains ~75% below its highest point in November last…
Cardano’s price remained in a bear market after plunging by nearly 60% from its highest point in September, despite several announcements. Summary Cardano price has slumped by nearly 60% from its August highs. It recently announced a partnership with Pyth Network, a top oracle platform. The token has formed bearish patterns, indicating further downside. Cardano integrates with Pyth Network after Midnight launch Cardano (ADA) token dropped to $0.4255 today, Dec. 12, even after the network received its first major oracle partnership. In a statement, Cardano said that it had integrated with Pyth Network, one of the biggest oracles in the…
Pi Network’s first Open Network hackathon crowned Blind_Lounge and other utility-focused Mainnet apps, highlighting growth but with clear risk disclaimers for users. Summary Pi Network’s Core Team picked Blind_Lounge as the top Mainnet app, with Starmax and RUN FOR PI taking second and third in a 215-submission hackathon. Honorable mentions like Kindrek, Workflet For Pi, PallyPay, SimpleJoy, and Agora Pulse show a push toward payments, work tools, and social use cases. The Core Team stressed these are independent projects, warning users to expect bugs and use all third-party Pi apps at their own risk. Pi Network’s Core Team announced the…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto’s biggest problem right now is that it’s just too difficult. The average web3 app requires a level of technical skill that most people lack, and until that changes, very few will be willing to cut the industry any slack. Summary Crypto’s biggest adoption barrier is complexity — wallets, seed phrases, networks, and gas mechanics make the average web3 app unusable for mainstream users. Education and decentralization rhetoric won’t fix this; blockchain must become invisible through full…
Trump’s CFTC pick Michael Selig heads for a Senate vote as the agency scraps “actual delivery” rules, greenlights spot crypto on futures bourses, and tests RWA collateral. Summary Michael Selig, Trump’s nominee to lead the CFTC, faces a full Senate vote after a narrow committee approval, promising to make the U.S. “Crypto Capital of the World.” The CFTC scrapped its 2020 “actual delivery” guidance, folded Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others back into a tech‑neutral regime, and allowed spot crypto trading on long‑regulated futures venues. A new pilot lets Bitcoin, Ether, USDC, and tokenized Treasuries serve as collateral under tight reporting, while…
Ethereum price is trading below key moving averages as rising futures open interest and flat price action flag liquidation risk and heightened two-way volatility. Summary Ethereum price briefly broke a descending trendline and tested resistance before rejection, staying capped under its 100-day and 200-day moving averages. RSI has cooled from overbought while a nearby bullish order block and prior resistance turned support define the key zone to watch for a bounce or breakdown. Futures open interest is elevated despite modest price recovery, a structure that has historically preceded sharp liquidations when speculative positioning unwinds. Ethereum price is up roughly 1–1.5%…
Blockchain technology is probably the biggest disruptor to have emerged in the last two decades. You can come across examples of multiple use cases of blockchain across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and supply chain management. As blockchain adoption continues gaining momentum, the blockchain product manager role has become a mandatory requirement in every blockchain project. Blockchain product managers are responsible for driving innovation and ensuring the success of blockchain projects. Why do you need blockchain product managers when you can hire developers and engineers for your blockchain project? It is important to understand that technical excellence alone will not…
Bitcoin extends weakness after the Fed’s third rate cut as on-chain data show realized losses at -18%, still far from the -37% capitulation zone seen at past bottoms. Summary The Fed delivered a third straight 25 bps cut to 3.5%–3.75%, with one Trump-appointed official pushing for a deeper 50 bps move. On-chain data from Ali Charts show Bitcoin trader realized losses near -18%, still well above the -37% level that has marked major cycle lows. Short-term holders are selling into weakness while long-term holders accumulate, keeping BTC pinned near support despite looser monetary policy. Bitcoin (BTC) may experience additional price…
Stellar (XLM) prints a TD Sequential buy at long-term support as a falling wedge and record network metrics hint at a potential bullish breakout. Summary TD Sequential buy signal appears on Stellar’s weekly chart inside a key demand zone where past rallies began. XLM trades near multi‑year lows within a falling wedge as active wallets, transactions, and TVL hit record levels in 2025. Soroban smart contracts, asset tokenization plans, and broader crypto market trends could decide whether Stellar confirms a breakout. Stellar (XLM) has generated a TD Sequential buy signal while trading in what technical analysts describe as a critical…
Coinbase-backed x402 V2 adds multi-chain routing, wallet sessions and discovery so AI agents and web services can settle HTTP 402 payments across crypto and legacy rails. Summary x402 V2 standardizes network and asset IDs so one payment format can span Base, Solana, stablecoin rails, ACH, and card networks. New wallet-based sessions enable subscription-like access and repeated API or AI-agent calls without restarting onchain payment flows. Discovery extensions and a plug-in SDK let facilitators index x402 services while developers add chains and assets as modular components. The x402 payments protocol, incubated by Coinbase for autonomous machine-to-machine transactions, released its V2 upgrade…