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Industry experts predict that the Strategic Ethereum Reserve (SER), which tracks entities holding Ethereum (ETH) in their treasuries, could surpass 10 million ETH by May 2026.

This would represent an increase of approximately 1,166.3% from the current holdings, reflecting a continued accumulation trend and growing confidence in Ethereum as a store of value.

Strategic Ethereum Reserve Poised to Hit 10 Million ETHAccording to the latest data from the SER website, the reserve currently holds 789,705 ETH, spread across 23 active participants, including major institutions and governments. It represents a collective effort by various entities to stockpile ETH over time. 

The Ethereum Foundation leads with 265,343 ETH, followed by Coinbase with 137,334 ETH. Other notable entities include Golem Foundation (100,765 ETH), Gnosis DAO (66,587 ETH), the US Government (59,965 ETH), and others. At current prices, the total holdings are valued at approximately $2.1 billion.

Notably, Anthony Sassano, founder of The Daily Gwei, expressed strong confidence in the SER’s growth trajectory. In a statement on X, Sassano predicted that the reserve could surpass 10 million ETH by May 2026. 

“Today, it’s under 1 million ETH in the reserve. In a years time, I bet it’s firmly over 10 million ETH in the reserve. The gold rush for ETH is going to be absolutely insane,” Sassano predicted.

Similarly, another analyst echoed this sentiment, labeling the SER a “black hole for ETH.”  He anticipates that protocols, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), treasuries, and Layer 2 solutions will increasingly compete to stake, restake, and accumulate ETH, potentially locking up over 10 million ETH in the coming years. 

“This is how a monetary asset goes parabolic slowly, then all at once,” the analyst said.

Meanwhile, Ethereum proponent Shingen referenced a recent essay on SER. He noted that the reserve is still in its early stages with limited participation, but highlighted the essay’s narrative-building potential. 

“It’s just the beginning, the amount is small, and it’s just a definition of what was originally an individual movement, but when you read this article, it’s written in a very emotional way, and when you think about it, it’s quite important in terms of creating a narrative. It’s also good that it’s not centered around listed companies,” Shingen wrote.

In the essay, the author reflected on how the Strategic Ethereum Reserve impacts the Ethereum ecosystem. The author emphasized that SER strengthens security by increasing staked ETH, making attacks more costly, and stabilizing ETH’s price.

It also promotes decentralization in staking, reducing reliance on centralized services. Additionally, SER encourages DAOs to hold ETH long-term, fostering more stable financial strategies and a stronger Ethereum ecosystem.

Nonetheless, it also raises concerns about centralization, market instability from large holders, and regulatory challenges for corporate participants. According to the author, greater transparency, improved governance, and regulatory clarity are needed to ensure long-term success.

The growing momentum behind an Ethereum reserve comes as ETH continues its latest price rally. On May 13, the altcoin briefly surged past the $2,700 mark, marking highs last seen on February 24.

ETH Price Performance. Source: TradingViewBeInCrypto data showed that ETH’s value appreciated 43.1% over the past week. At the time of writing, it was trading at $2,636, representing daily gains of 7.3%.

The KelpDAO exploit has rattled confidence in decentralized finance (DeFi) and sparked a capital exodus, dragging total value locked across the sector from $99.5 billion to $83.7 billion since April 18.

Aave is now spearheading a “DeFi United” effort, with support from major protocols, to restore the backing of rsETH, the liquid restaking token at the center of the crisis.

Stani Kulechov Pledges 5,000 ETH Personally as Aave’s DeFi United Takes ShapeOn April 18, attackers drained 116,500 rsETH, worth roughly $292 million, from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge. The stolen tokens were then deposited as collateral on Aave V3, where the hacker borrowed large volumes of Wrapped Ether (WETH) against them.

Because the rsETH became unbacked, the positions are effectively unliquidatable, leaving Aave with bad debt.

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Panic withdrawals followed. Aave’s total deposits dropped from $45.8 billion to $28.6 billion, marking a $17.2 billion decline. According to LayerZero, early data points to the Lazarus Group’s TraderTraitor as the likely party responsible for the biggest DeFi hack of 2026.

In an X post, Aave said several firm indicative commitments have been lined up from participants willing to help restore rsETH’s backing. Lido Finance has submitted a proposal to contribute up to 2,500 staked ether (stETH) to a dedicated relief vehicle. 

Mantle Treasury followed with its own proposal to lend up to 30,000 ETH to Aave DAO. Aave founder Stani Kulechov personally committed 5,000 ETH.

“Aave is my life’s work and we’re working nonstop to find the best possible outcome for users. I’m personally contributing 5000 ETH to DeFi United as we continue working together with partners on formalizing more commitments. I’m working to see this resolved and market conditions normalized as soon as possible,” Kulechov wrote.

EtherFi Foundation proposed another 5,000 ETH, and Golem contributed 1,000 ETH. The initiative has also received support from Ethena, LayerZero, Tydro, the Ink Foundation, Frax Finance, and more.

Aave also paused rsETH reserves across Ethereum Core, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea to support recovery.

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Crypto markets hit another new 2019 high yesterday; Bitcoin holding gains, TRX moving up ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH and EOS falling back.  Market Wrap It has been a wonderful weekend for crypto markets, the best so far this year. Bitcoin’s push through five figures has lifted total market capitalization to a one year high of over $325 billion. Monday morning markets remain buoyant as BTC has held on to most of its gains yet again.

The Bitcoin parabola has continued as it topped out at $11,250 during Sunday trading. It was the second time over the weekend that BTC broke above $11k but it could push no further and fell back twice. Bitcoin is currently starting to consolidate around the $10,750 level during Asian trading today. Daily volume peaked at $30 billion over the weekend which pushed market cap to $200 billion.

Ethereum also got a lift from its big brother as it finally broke above the $300 barrier. ETH hit a top of $320 yesterday before pulling back a couple of percent today to settle at around $305. Gains were solely on the back of Bitcoin as ETH remains slow to recover in comparison.

Altcoin Outlook The crypto top ten is starting to correct during Monday trading across Asia. Most altcoins are shedding their weekend gains with XRP, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and EOS dropping 4 percent each. Only Tron has made a gain today with 4 percent added to reach $0.038. Justin Sun did not miss the opportunity to point out that TRX has flipped Stellar for a top ten slot as market cap topped $2.5 billion:

Back to Top 10 now. #TRON #TRX $TRX #BitTorrent #BTT $BTT pic.twitter.com/0OevisDE6M

— H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 (@justinsuntron) June 24, 2019

The top twenty is all red today as altcoins drop gains and remain weak. Cosmos and IOTA have dumped over 4 percent while Stellar and NEO are close behind. Monero and LEO have remained flat on the day.

FOMO: Lambda Launches Today’s crypto top one hundred pump is going to LAMB which has surged by 48 percent to reach an all-time high of $0.17. The Chinese decentralized data storage token has recently been listed on Bittrex and OKEx which is likely to be driving momentum.

Aeternity is also spiking at the moment with a 13 percent boost and Hedge Trade is the third altcoin with a double digit gain. Insight Chain is getting dumped hard as it falls to the bottom of the pile losing 30 percent. MaidSafeCoin and KuCoin Shares are also in pain with 10 percent dropped a piece.

Total market cap 24 hours. Coinmarketcap.com Total crypto market capitalization hit a one year high of $336 billion yesterday. Bitcoin’s push above $11k has contributed to most of it and altcoins dumping today has dropped total cap back to $324 billion. Daily volume peaked at almost $100 billion on Sunday but has since cooled off as markets correct slightly.

‏Market Wrap is a section that takes a daily look at the top cryptocurrencies during the current trading session and analyses the best-performing ones, looking for trends and possible fundamentals.

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Blockchain is a decentralized, secure and very fast technology that is already making waves in the business world. The blockchain is beginning to run the world with numerous blockchain projects being developed and deployed on the internet. There are companies already trying to build on what other people developed. All of these blockchain developments are done in different programming languages, some of which are explained below. 

1. JavaScript 

This is a high-level programming language and more importantly, it is a weakly typed, dynamic, prototype-based and leading web technology in the world. This programming language is very popular, and there are already new frameworks being created for javascript, which can be used to develop codes. 

Javascript is very easy and you only need to understand the basics to start to work on this language. It is mostly used in blockchain development in ethereum.js and web3.js which are used to connect the application frontend with smart contracts and ethereum networks. It is also used for node.js in the Hyperledger Fabric SDK which is the framework that many big companies use. Another blockchain you can use javascript for is the NEO. 

2. C# 

C# is an object-oriented, compiled and high-level programming language that was created for Microsoft late into the 90s/the early ‘00s. Numerous ivory research has shown that this language is similar to C++ or Java, and it is more difficult to learn this language than the Javascript language. Although, it is also not as complicated as some other languages such as Go. 

There are a number of popular blockchain projects that the C# language is being used for. The most popular of such blockchain project is the NEO, something that’s popularly referred to as the Chinese rendition of Ethereum. Another popular blockchain project it is used for is IOTA, zero-fee transactions and highly scalable projects centered on IoT (Internet of Things). 

3. C++ 

This is an object-oriented, high speed, strongly static and compiled programming language. This language has access to hardware and high-level efficiency. Even though it was developed back in the 70s and 80s, as an extension of the C language. 

This language is quite complicated and is more difficult to learn than the C language, as some top writers have noted. And if you are a beginner or just learning to code, this language is not for you. 

Interestingly, it has been used in many popular and important blockchain cryptocurrencies and projects such as Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Eos, Monero, QTUM, Stellar, Cpp-ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, etc. 

4. Python 

Python is a dynamically typed and trendy high-level programming language that supports functional programming and is also object-oriented. This programming language is growing in popularity than before and is the ideal language to use in developing artificial intelligence and machine learning features. 

Many big IT companies create frameworks and smart tools to support Python, and it’s often used to create chatbots. 

This very easy and popular language has also been used for numerous projects in the blockchain. One of such examples is its implementation of Ethereum, known as pythereum. It can also be used to create smart contracts for Hyperledger as well as NEO contracts. Python also has its own implementation of steemit known as steempython. 

5. Golang 

This language called Go for short, is a compiled, statically typed programming language that was developed by employees from Google. The idea of Golang is to have a combination of the efficiency of a compiled language such as C++ and the ease of developing codes such as Python. 

This language is quite complicated and developers at papersowl are of the opinion that it is very difficult to learn this language. However, most of the developers with this opinion are python and javascript developers. Developers on C++ will find it easier to learn Go. 

There are a lot of blockchain projects that Go has been used for. One of such is the Go-Ethereum blockchain written in this language. Another one is Hyperledger Fabric which is the blockchain solution that big organizations opt for.  

6. Solidity 

Solidity is a statically typed and contact-oriented programming language developed by the developers of Ethereum. This language was created the main language for the development of the smart contract, and is, therefore, the ethereum’s smart contract primary language. 

Solidity is like a smaller copy of javascript with little changes. It is therefore not very complicated. So if you’re a mid-level developer, it’ll take you just a few days to learn this language. 

This language is used primarily in the development of Ethereum smart contracts. 

7. Java 

This programming language, developed by Sun Microsystems, is a strongly typed language, based on object and class. Java is an object-oriented language popularly used in many big companies.

The difficulty level of java can be compared to that of C#, which is quite complicated and harder to learn than python or javascript. But still, this programming language is still very popular and there are numerous custom papers to help if you are just learning to code. But it is difficult to tell which is easier, Java, C++ or Golang? 

Java is also used very widely in the blockchain industry. It is popularly used in IOTA, P2P cryptocurrency and NEM platform also uses java. Other objects where java is being used in the blockchain are the IBM blockchain, NEO contract, Ethereum, Bitcoin J, Hyperledger’s contract. 

8. Rust 

Rust is a strongly typed and compiled programming language that has been sponsored by Mozilla since 2009. This language is very similar to the C++ programming language, so you really can’t say that it’s a language that can be learned easily. The entry level for this language is high as it has a very small community, so we can safely rate its difficulty as hard. 

There are only very few blockchain projects using this programming language. Parity is one of the few. A secure and fast ethereum client written in Rust. The most popular blockchain project written in Rust is the Ethereum Classic, a cryptocurrency birthed after Ethereum was hacked. Exonum, a security-oriented blockchain framework is also written in Rust. 

9. Ruby 

Ruby was developed in Japan by Yukihiro Matsumoto in the 1990s. This programming language is purely object-oriented. In fact, everything is an object in Ruby apart from the blocks, and they also have their replacement in procs and lambda. 

Ruby was developed to act as a buffer between the underlying computing machine and human programmers. The syntax of this programming language is similar to other languages like Java and C, so it’s easier to learn this language for C and Java programmers. 

10. CX

CX gives pointers, propelled cuts and array, and it also possesses the simple error control highlights which makes it convenient to design any blockchain with it. It was assembled over Go initially, and this stops the frameworks of CX from performing discretionary codes, which is a problem associated with business programming. 

This programming language was made for the blockchain development of Skycoin, with a capacity for it to work as an intermediary for digital contracts. 

CX integrates with Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) and uses the capacity of the GPU proficiently. 

11. Simplicity 

This is a relatively new programming language birthed in late 2017. It was designed mainly for blockchain development and smart contracts. It helps to increase productivity by hiding low-level logical components. 

This language is object-oriented, similar to C++, and it uses blockchain principles to prevent data changes and errors. 

The developers are still working on expanding the capabilities of this language, the features are going to be finalized and it will be added to bitcoin. So, we expect that from mid-2020, Simplicity should have more applications. 

Conclusion Blockchain technology which makes it possible for us to have cryptocurrency exchange is, without doubts, here to stay. Blockchain developments are getting better with languages such as simplicity being specifically to make blockchain development a smoother process. 

Vertcoin (VTC) is one of the more established cryptocurrencies that was launched "way back" in 2014 without too much fanfare.

It was released without an ICO, without an airdrop, and without a pre-mine as a simple blockchain project on Github. It was and is open-source and was built on the Bitcoin codebase with one simple change – Vertcoin is committed to remaining ASIC-free.

However, with so many newer projects, can Vertcoin still stand out?

In this Viacoin review, I will give you everything that you need to know about this project. I will also take a look at the long term adoption potential of VTC tokens.

What is Vertcoin?Vertcoin is a fork of Bitcoin that took place in January of 2014. It was created as a GPU mined version of Bitcoin in order to ensure decentralization and therefore, network security.

It’s this strong commitment to mining fairness that distinguishes Vertcoin from other cryptocurrencies that are Proof-of-Work but have fallen to the power of ASIC mining and the decreasing decentralization that follows.

Vertcoin remains the coin that can be mined by anyone with a GPU, and the community of volunteers that support the project have ensured it remains this way, even though the project has already faced three hard forks to keep it free from ASIC miners and botnets.

In the past Vertcoin has referred to itself as “The People’s Coin” because it remained committed to the ideals from the Bitcoin whitepaper that kept voting power of the network with the individual. That ideal was that one CPU is equal to one vote, but the rise of ASIC miners and large mining pools has sadly meant that most Proof-of-Work cryptocurrencies no longer adhere to that ideal.

The Vertcoin AlgorithmBeing based off of Bitcoin, Vertcoin was created to use Proof-of-Work as its consensus method. Unlike Bitcoin’s use of SHA-256, Vertcoin used Scrypt Adaptive N as its algorithm when it launched in order to remain ASIC resistant. It was less than a year later that the coin had to undergo a hard fork to remain ASIC resistant, and it switched to the Lyra2RE algorithm.

Less than a year after that the Vertcoin development team found that a botnet had taken control of more than 50% of the network, and this prompted a move to the Lyra2Ev2 algorithm.

Algorithms ASICs hash & resistant Algorithms. Via Vertcoin Blog

That lasted until late 2018, when it was discovered that an ASIC capable of mining the Lyra2REv2 algorithm had been created in China. On February 1, 2019, Vertcoin forked for a third time to the Lyra2REv3 algorithm.

Vertcoin has also taken the trouble to make itself Lightning Network compatible, as well as implementing Segregated Witness, and providing compatibility with Stealth Addresses. The development team is now working on upgrading the blockchain to allow for instantaneous atomic swaps.

Vertcoin Fair MiningAs mentioned above Vertcoin has already been through three hard forks, and another is on the way due to new developments in the hardware used to mine cryptocurrencies.

This new development is the rise of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware.

The FPGA device is the GPU equivalent of ASIC mining, which is a CPU based device. The previous Lyra2REv2 algorithm was totally exploitable by FPGA devices, and the newer Lyra2REv3 algorithm will soon be affected as well. This would do away with fair mining and could push all the individual GPU miners away from Vertcoin.

FPGA Compared to other computing chips. Via Reconfigure.io

The Vertcoin developers are now working on a new algorithm which they are calling Verthash. It’s been in development for quite some time, and while there is still no release date set for the new algorithm the team has been diligently working to release it as rapidly as possible.

The team has said the algorithm will be similar to the Ethash algorithm used by Ethereum and will not only secure the blockchain for fair mining, but will also maintain the security of the network.

One other consideration the team has to deal with is the mining platforms that sell hashing power. These platforms could make it possible for a single entity to purchase enough hashing power to successfully launch a 51% attack on the network. As long as Vertcoin is able to keep its fair mining standard this type of activity will be blocked.

Even though remaining ASIC free and maintaining a fair mining environment is one of the goals of Vertcoin, it doesn’t mean the project will be successful. However, it does almost guarantee that the project will continue to live on with at least a small, but dedicated community of miners and users.

Vertcoin’s 1-Click MinerIn order to make mining as simple for users as possible Vertcoin has developed and released their own 1-click mining software. It has to be the easiest mining software for any cryptocurrency.

You can download the 1-Click miner from the Vertcoin website, but unfortunately, it is only available for Windows. In addition to the 1-Click miner, you’ll also need a wallet capable of storing Vertcoin and a Vertcoin mining pool.

UI of one-click miner. Via vertcoin.org

Aside from letting the software know which mining pool to use and what wallet address to send rewards to you also specify either CPU or GPU mining. Once you have those three things in place you can simply run the miner and collect your VTC.

Merged Mining with VertcoinVertcoin has enabled merged mining, allowing users to mine more than one coin at a time, but currently, there aren’t many other coins that can be merge mined with Vertcoin. Unitus (UIS) has been available to be merge mined since the beginning, and according to the information at Give Me Coins you can also merge mine Monocle and Parallaxcoin through them.

The Vertcoin TeamVertcoin has historically been little more than a loose group of volunteer developers, and that’s still true in 2019. That will likely change in the near future as there has been an application filed with the IRS in March 2019 to create the Vertcoin Foundation.

This will help the project take advantage of tax-exempt status, and will give the project the legal framework necessary to file for trademarks and copyrights.

Some of the Vertcoin Developers & Team members. Image source

Many of the developers working on Vertcoin over the years have come from MIT since the coin and the project has close ties with the school. In fact, some of the work done with Vertcoin comes from other MIT projects, which allows for some free development for Vertcoin.

The downside to working solely with volunteer developers has been a negative impact on Vertcoin when developers have inevitably left for better-paying work over the years.

Once the Vertcoin Foundation has been created it will be able to offer salaries to the lead developers, giving the project a more consistent development atmosphere and maintaining top talent.

One of the most effective ways in order to increase adoption for a cryptocurrency is through an active and engaged community. To that end, Vertcoin prides itself on its community.

Firstly, they have their official Discord channel. They have over 9,400 members in the channel. I jumped into it to get a sense of the discussion and it was encouraging to see that many of the members.

Vertcoin Discord Channels with Community Chat

On the social media front, the Vertcoin Twitter has over 62k followers. They regularly keep their community up to date over here and they get a great deal of engagement from their followers.

There are also two subreddits on Reddit for the Vertcoin community. The official one has over 33k users. Then you have the vertcoin mining subreddit and this has 3.8k members. Both of these are pretty active with regular discussion.

Finally, Vertcoin has an official Medium blog that is relatively active. Every month they will share the latest updates on every aspect of the project - well worth following.

The VTC TokenWhen Vertcoin launched in 2014 the token was trading at $0.07, but by the second day, it had nearly tripled to $0.20. It continued climbing and in just two weeks the price skyrocketed as investor demand for the coin reached a fever pitch. It hit $10.12 on February 5, 2014.

That spike was short-lived and just a week later price had gone back to $3.47. It continued declining and by September 2014 it was back at $0.07 for a loss of 99.25% from its high.

From there VTC declined even further, and by May 2015 it was at its all-time low of $0.005343. That was on May 6, 2015. By May 28 the price of VTC was nearly back to $0.20 and after a couple of weeks, it had nearly tripled again to almost $0.60 each. Price declined from there and was around $0.02 as 2016 began.

It remained in the range of $0.02 to $0.06 throughout 2016 and into 2017.

VTC's rocky price history. Image via CMC

A new rally began in April 2017, with levels reaching above $1 by June. Price pulled back and shot higher at the end of 2017 along with the broader cryptocurrency markets, reaching an all-time high of $10.53 on December 6, 2017.

2018 was a bad year for Vertcoin as it declined steadily alongside the rest of the cryptocurrency market during the bear market that lasted until 2019. As of mid-June 2019 price was above $0.60, but by late June 2019, the price pulled back to $0.52, showing that volatility remains high in this coin.

Buying & Storing VTCThose who believe now is a good time to load up on some VTC can head over to CoinEgg, Bittrex, Upbit or Poloniex to buy. It is also listed on a few other exchanges but there is almost no trading volume on these exchanges.

When it comes to VTC trading volumes in general, they are quite thin on each of the individual exchanges. This could present an issue from a liquidity perspective. If you were looking to buy / sell large block orders of VTC then you may run into some slippage on the orders - so trade carefully.

Once you have your VTC, best practices would have you taking it off the exchange and storing it in an offline wallet. We are all too aware of the risks that come from the some of the largest exchange hacks.

Perhaps the safest place to store your VTC would be on a hardware device such as a Ledger Nano. This will keep your keys in a secure offline environment and interact with the Ledger PC client through a USB cable.

If you don't have a ledger then you can always use Vertcoin's Electrum Wallet. This is forked from the original Electrum wallet and is quite intuitive and easy to use. It is also a light wallet so it means that you can connect to remote nodes and don't have to download the entire blockchain.

Finally, if you are looking for a third-party wallet with mobile support then the Coinomi wallet could be ideal. This is also a multi-currency wallet that supports numerous other cryptocurrencies - over 500 to be exact!

Vertcoin DevelopmentSomething that I always like to do in order to determine how much work is been done on a project is to take a look at their public code commits.

For an open source project like Vertcoin, it really is "the proof is in the pudding".

Hence, I decided to dive into the Vertcoin GitHub and take a look at their three most active pinned repositories. Below is the commit activity in these repos.

Number of commits in select repos over past 12 months

As you can see in the above, the developers are still busy pushing code to their repositories. Of course, this is much less than we see on some of the newer projects.

For example, if we were to take a look at the ranking of Vertcoin as based on the number of code commits, they come in at number 383 on Cryptomiso.

Having said that, Vertcoin is a more established protocol and was built off the Bitcoin core. This means that they did not have to build a protocol from scratch. This is also the reason why some of the newer projects like Insolar have so many commits.

Finally, Vertcoin is mostly community driven and the developers are not paid for their contributions. This is unlike many of the other projects that may have held an ICO or a pre-mine where the developers pocketed it.

ConclusionIn 2014 the International Business Times wrote an article praising Vertcoin and calling it a superior alternative to Bitcoin because of its fair mining policy. It also claimed that Vertcoin could be one of the altcoins to make its way to mainstream adoption.

That hasn’t happened yet, and as of June 2019, Vertcoin is ranked in the 188th spot based on its market cap. That certainly isn’t mainstream, but no other cryptocurrency has made it to mainstream adoption levels yet either, so there’s still hope.

Continued development and a dedicated community will keep it in the running, and if fair mining becomes one of the most important factors of a useful cryptocurrency Vertcoin will quickly jump into the top positions.

Considering its early start we can say that it’s impressive to see Vertcoin hanging on for six-and-a-half years already. It kept chugging along during the ICO and airdrop mania of late 2017, survived the bear market of 2018 and has come out stronger than ever.

And even though it had to fork three times over the years, it remains one of the few ASIC resistance coins, thanks to the commitment of the development team. That alone should ensure the survival of Vertcoin, and ensure it maintains a strong mining community.

While the mainstream prospects for Vertcoin may not look great right now, its consistent and steady growth could eventually leave it as one of the remaining cryptocurrency after most other disappear into the mists of history.

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Disclaimer: These are the writer's opinions and should not be considered investment advice. Readers should do their own research.

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, June 24th, 2026, Chainwire

Fintech developer Virell Trade has officially announced the launch of Stabliq Wallet, a secure, non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet engineered specifically for the management of stablecoins across the Ethereum and TRON networks. Designed to enhance digital asset security and accessibility, the application provides comprehensive storage, transfer, and exchange capabilities for major stablecoins, including USDT and USDC.

To mitigate the complexities typically associated with decentralized finance (DeFi), Stabliq Wallet introduces a specialized architectural design that appeals to both institutional digital asset managers and retail users entering the Web3 ecosystem.

Key Infrastructure and Technical Features Include:

Gasless Ethereum Token Swaps: The wallet features native in-app token exchange capabilities on the Ethereum network, incorporating advanced transaction routing that eliminates the standard requirement for users to hold native Ether (ETH) to cover network gas fees. Non-Custodial Security Framework: Built on a strict zero-trust, non-custodial architecture, the platform ensures users retain exclusive ownership of their private keys. Local security protocols are reinforced by biometrics (Face ID), password protection, and standardized seed phrase recovery mechanisms. Multi-Account and Multi-Network Integration: Users can manage multiple distinct accounts, import existing wallets via standard seed phrases, and track cross-network digital assets seamlessly within a unified interface. Operational Workflow Optimization: The application streamlines daily transactions through an integrated address book, comprehensive transaction historical ledgers, custom token import support, and quick-response (QR) code transfer protocols. By focusing on the dual infrastructure of Ethereum and TRON — the two largest networks for stablecoin volume — Stabliq Wallet directly addresses the market’s demand for high-throughput, secure, and cost-effective digital asset management.

“Stabliq Wallet uses a non-custodial architecture, meaning users have full control over their private keys. Security features include Face ID, password protection, and seed phrase backup”, said the company.

About Virell Trade

Virell Trade is a digital asset technology company based in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The firm specializes in developing secure Web3 infrastructure, decentralized financial applications, and consumer-focused blockchain tools designed to enhance efficiency and security in the global digital economy. For more information, users can visit the official Stabliq Wallet platform.

[PRESS RELEASE – Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, June 24th, 2026]

Fintech developer Virell Trade has officially announced the launch of Stabliq Wallet, a secure, non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet engineered specifically for the management of stablecoins across the Ethereum and TRON networks. Designed to enhance digital asset security and accessibility, the application provides comprehensive storage, transfer, and exchange capabilities for major stablecoins, including USDT and USDC.

To mitigate the complexities typically associated with decentralized finance (DeFi), Stabliq Wallet introduces a specialized architectural design that appeals to both institutional digital asset managers and retail users entering the Web3 ecosystem.

Key Infrastructure and Technical Features Include:

Gasless Ethereum Token Swaps: The wallet features native in-app token exchange capabilities on the Ethereum network, incorporating advanced transaction routing that eliminates the standard requirement for users to hold native Ether (ETH) to cover network gas fees. Non-Custodial Security Framework: Built on a strict zero-trust, non-custodial architecture, the platform ensures users retain exclusive ownership of their private keys. Local security protocols are reinforced by biometrics (Face ID), password protection, and standardized seed phrase recovery mechanisms. Multi-Account and Multi-Network Integration: Users can manage multiple distinct accounts, import existing wallets via standard seed phrases, and track cross-network digital assets seamlessly within a unified interface. Operational Workflow Optimization: The application streamlines daily transactions through an integrated address book, comprehensive transaction historical ledgers, custom token import support, and quick-response (QR) code transfer protocols. By focusing on the dual infrastructure of Ethereum and TRON — the two largest networks for stablecoin volume — Stabliq Wallet directly addresses the market’s demand for high-throughput, secure, and cost-effective digital asset management.

“Stabliq Wallet uses a non-custodial architecture, meaning users have full control over their private keys. Security features include Face ID, password protection, and seed phrase backup”, said the company.

About Virell Trade

Virell Trade is a digital asset technology company based in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The firm specializes in developing secure Web3 infrastructure, decentralized financial applications, and consumer-focused blockchain tools designed to enhance efficiency and security in the global digital economy. For more information, users can visit the official Stabliq Wallet platform.

About the author

Chainwire is a specialized crypto newswire service providing high-impact distribution for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.

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Wed 24 Jun 2026 ▪ 6 min read ▪ by Luc Jose A.

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The crypto market has just experienced one of the most violent shocks of the year, illustrating once again the fragility of positions heavily linked to leverage effects in the face of macroeconomic uncertainties and technological disruptions. In just a few hours, more than 100 billion dollars of global market capitalization disappeared. This massive purge occurs in a context of global technological rout and regulatory tightening and plunged the Crypto Market Fear & Greed index into an “extreme fear” zone, with a score of 23. 

In brief The crypto market suffered a brutal correction, with more than 100 billion dollars wiped out in a few hours and a marked return of fear across the sector. A wave of liquidations exceeding 720 million dollars hit traders using leverage, causing the capitulation of thousands of investors and a widespread drop in major digital assets. Bitcoin, Ethereum and leading altcoins recorded sharp declines, while spot crypto ETFs suffered significant capital outflows, increasing selling pressure. New American initiatives in favor of quantum computing revive concerns about the future ‘Q-Day’, a scenario in which quantum computers could challenge the security of current cryptographic systems. The capitulation of crypto assets The first act of this crisis is characterized by liquidation metrics of a magnitude rarely seen in recent months, which explains the shift of the crypto market into extreme fear. According to market data, more than 720 million dollars of positions were wiped out in 24 hours across all main assets: bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin… Nearly 145,000 traders fell victim to this wave of forced selling. 

The losses mostly hit buyers using leverage: 610 million dollars of long positions liquidated, versus 110 million dollars for short positions. As proof of the violence of the bearish wick, 182 million dollars of buying positions were erased in just one hour. The Hyperliquid platform also recorded the biggest individual liquidation on the ETHUSD contract, valued at 15.34 million dollars. On the network, on-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr. has summarized the situation : “weak hands capitulate while strong hands did not even flinch”.

Here is the factual breakdown of losses recorded in the Spot market :

Bitcoin (BTC) : the price heavily stumbled to reach an intraday low of 61,893 dollars, breaking its critical 200-week moving average (200-WMA) at 62,000 dollars, generating 216 million dollars of liquidations alone ;  Ethereum (ETH) : the market’s second crypto plunged below the 1,650 dollar mark to hit a floor at 1,639 dollars ;  Major altcoins : XRP fell more than 3 % to 1.10 dollars, while other assets like BNB, Solana, Cardano or Dogecoin recorded corrections ranging from 3 to 7 % ;  Institutional flows : Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs experienced significant net capital outflows, with BlackRock’s IBIT ETF alone seeing 170 million dollars of redemptions. Faced with this massive unwind of positions, analyst Ted Pillows warned about the need to preserve the technical support zone between 61,000 and 62,000 dollars, predicting that a “cluster drop around the 61,200 dollar level” might occur before any hope of a rebound.

Macro-economic contagion and global monetary tightening Beyond the technical crisis, this collapse finds its deep causes in a combination of macroeconomic factors and major political decisions. Traditional financial markets have effected a strong contagion. The Korean KOSPI index experienced a historic collapse of nearly 10%, its third largest drop ever, while the Nasdaq 100 lost 2.60% in pre-opening.

This global risk aversion is explained by the rise to 4.5% of the 10-year US Treasury bond yield and the strength of the dollar index (DXY), which reached 101.17, its highest level since May last year. Investors, worried about peace talks between the United States and Iran and fearing future interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, eagerly await the PCE inflation figures. The diagnosis for the analysis entity Bit Official is clear: “the weakness of both markets can therefore be explained by the Fed being less accommodative since October 2025, with the AI narrative offering only a practical explanation for the correction”.

The specter of the “Q-Day” and the threat of quantum computing A fundamental event has shaken investors’ long-term confidence: US President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at massively boosting quantum computing to ensure national security. The White House officially announced its intention to “relaunch a national innovation effort in quantum technologies, to preserve national security and stimulate American growth in a key industry sector”. This direction places the crypto industry against a critical countdown: 2030, the date by which the US government has imposed the migration of its own critical systems to post-quantum standards.

Experts fear the advent of a “Q-Day” by 2030, the apocalyptic scenario in which quantum computers would be able to break current standard encryptions. This fear is all the stronger as Google has issued a major warning, highlighting that large-scale quantum machines would be able to break standard cryptography by 2029. Thus, some networks like Solana or XRP already plan to integrate quantum upgrades in their roadmaps for 2028, but a study indicates that nearly 7 million bitcoins could be threatened if the flagship crypto does not update its cryptographic signatures in time.

This triple constraint, monetary on one side, technological and political on the other, sketches a complex outlook and invites nuanced analysis. In the short term, the market’s ability to absorb liquidations will depend heavily on this week’s US economic indicators, which will guide Fed policy. Ultimately, the blockchain industry is forced to accelerate its transition to a post-quantum architecture to preserve its promise of inviolability. This crash, while temporarily eliminating excess speculation and the leverage of “weak hands”, forces developers and institutions to look beyond price charts to meet an inevitable industrial and security challenge.

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Diplômé de Sciences Po Toulouse et titulaire d'une certification consultant blockchain délivrée par Alyra, j'ai rejoint l'aventure Cointribune en 2019. Convaincu du potentiel de la blockchain pour transformer de nombreux secteurs de l'économie, j'ai pris l'engagement de sensibiliser et d'informer le grand public sur cet écosystème en constante évolution. Mon objectif est de permettre à chacun de mieux comprendre la blockchain et de saisir les opportunités qu'elle offre. Je m'efforce chaque jour de fournir une analyse objective de l'actualité, de décrypter les tendances du marché, de relayer les dernières innovations technologiques et de mettre en perspective les enjeux économiques et sociétaux de cette révolution en marche.

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The crypto market is in cautious consolidation on June 24, 2026, with a clear split emerging between assets sensitive to the CLARITY Act and those driven by protocol-level catalysts. Bitcoin is holding at $62,491, up 0.49% — recovering from yesterday’s $62,000 intraday low after $700 million in liquidations. Ethereum is at $1,664, up 0.99%, staying green for the sixth consecutive day ahead of tomorrow’s BitMine Russell 1000 inclusion. XRP is the standout laggard — down 1.4% to $1.08 after a sharp afternoon selloff triggered by CLARITY Act passage odds collapsing to 48% on Polymarket. Solana holds $69.09 (+0.65%) and BNB recovers to $575 (+0.71%). The dominant theme today: the Russell 1000 catalyst lands tomorrow, the CLARITY Act is in crisis, and the market is pricing both simultaneously.

Key Takeaways Bitcoin at $62,491, up 0.49% — holding above $62,000 after yesterday’s liquidation dip Ethereum at $1,664, up 0.99% — sixth consecutive green day, BitMine Russell 1000 inclusion tomorrow XRP at $1.08, down 1.4% — sharp afternoon selloff as CLARITY Act odds drop to 48% on Polymarket Solana at $69.09, up 0.65% — pulling back from $74 highs but holding above $68 support BNB at $575.21, up 0.71% — steady recovery, cleanest chart in the top 5 BitMine Russell 1000 inclusion: tomorrow, June 26 — estimated $2.15B in forced passive fund buying CLARITY Act: Polymarket 48%, Galaxy Research “roughly even” — Senator Lummis warns: miss August = 2030 AssetPrice24hMarket CapVolume 24hBitcoin (BTC)$62,491+0.49%$1.25T$23.4BEthereum (ETH)$1,664+0.99%$200.84B$8.28BXRP$1.08-1.4%$67.36B$1.36BSolana (SOL)$69.09+0.65%$40.1B$1.87BBNB$575.21+0.71%$77.52B$920.38M Bitcoin: Defending $62,000 After Yesterday’s $700M Liquidation Shock Bitcoin is trading at $62,491 — a 0.49% gain — after the most violent session since the post-FOMC selloff. Yesterday’s intraday dip to ~$62,000 triggered more than $700 million in crypto liquidations across all assets. The 24-hour chart today shows the aftermath: BTC opened near $62,330, dipped twice toward $62,000 in the early hours, then recovered steadily to $62,500–$63,000, where it has consolidated through the afternoon.

The structure is defensive. Volume at $23.4 billion — down 25.62% — reflects reduced urgency after yesterday’s panic. Buyers absorbed the liquidation wave; the question now is whether they can push price back above the $63,500–$64,000 resistance zone that capped last week’s recovery.

The CLARITY Act deterioration is the primary headwind. With passage odds at 48%, the $15 billion ETF inflow scenario that underpinned Citi’s $143,000 year-end target is now a coin flip. Bitcoin’s price is not directly legislative — it has commodity classification regardless — but institutional sentiment is correlated with the broader regulatory environment that CLARITY Act passage would create.

Ethereum: Six Green Days, Russell 1000 Tomorrow Ethereum is the standout performer of the week. At $1,664, up 0.99%, ETH has now posted six consecutive green days — an outperformance streak that has no parallel among major assets this month. The 24-hour chart shows a constructive pattern: ETH opened near $1,649, dipped briefly to that level twice before recovering cleanly to $1,665–$1,675, consolidating near the top of the range through the afternoon.

The structural story is unchanged and intensifying. BitMine bought 52,203 ETH on June 22, bringing total holdings to 5.67 million ETH — 4.7% of all circulating supply, valued at $9.8 billion. Tomorrow’s Russell 1000 inclusion forces passive index funds tracking $4+ trillion in benchmarked assets to buy BMNR stock, with analysts estimating up to $2.15 billion in forced inflows.

Separately, the Ethereum Foundation confirmed a 40% spending cut — reducing the structural ETH sell pressure that has historically come from foundation treasury sales. Combined with the 32% staking ratio and BitMine’s accumulation, the liquid float in ETH is compressing.

Volume at $8.28 billion — down 33.38% — is lower than yesterday but the direction is clean. Low volume on a green day above key support ($1,649 held twice) is accumulation, not speculation.

XRP: CLARITY Act Odds Collapse Triggers Afternoon Selloff XRP is the worst performer in the top 5 today — down 1.4% to $1.08 — and the 24-hour chart explains exactly why. XRP held near $1.10–$1.11 for most of the session, then sold off sharply in the early afternoon to $1.08. The timing matches the CLARITY Act news flow: Galaxy Research moved passage odds to “roughly even” and Polymarket dropped to 48%, down from 74% a month ago.

XRP is the asset most directly exposed to CLARITY Act legislative risk. Passage permanently codifies XRP’s commodity classification into federal law — unlocking US bank custody and the pension fund/sovereign wealth fund capital that currently cannot hold XRP under agency-guidance-only classification. Standard Chartered and JPMorgan both project $4–8 billion in ETF inflows in a passage scenario. A slip to 2030 removes that catalyst entirely for this cycle.

The $1.08 level is now testing the lower bound of the June range. Critical support below is $1.05, then the psychological $1.00 floor. Exchange reserves remain at 7-year lows — 1.6 billion tokens, half the October 2025 peak — meaning the thin float amplifies any directional move in either direction.

Solana: Pulling Back from $74 Highs, Holding Key Support Solana is down from its $74 weekly high to $69.09, up 0.65% on the day. The 24-hour chart shows a choppy session: SOL opened near $68.92, tested $68.25 on two brief dips in early trading, then recovered steadily to $69.50–$70.00 before easing back to $69.09 into the afternoon.

The weekly picture remains the strongest of any top asset: SOL has gained approximately 8% over 7 days, outperforming BTC, ETH, XRP, and BNB. The pullback from $74 to $69 reflects normal profit-taking after a sharp weekly move rather than any structural reversal.

Key support is at $68 — the intraday floor that held today. The 50-day moving average at approximately $71.96 is the technical resistance that needs to be reclaimed for the weekly trend to extend further. Volume at $1.87 billion, down 26.36%, confirms the session is consolidative rather than directional.

BNB: Cleanest Chart in the Top 5 BNB is at $575.21, up 0.71% — the most consistent performer today on a risk-adjusted basis. The 24-hour chart shows BNB opened near $571.64, dipped briefly on the open, then trended steadily higher through $574, $576, $578, $580, before settling near $575–$576. No sharp dips, no liquidation spikes — just a clean grind higher throughout the session.

Market cap at $77.52 billion with volume of $920.38 million — the lowest Vol/Mkt Cap ratio (1.18%) in the snapshot, confirming this is low-volatility accumulation rather than speculative trading. Treasury holdings at 686,070 BNB. BNB’s stability today reflects Binance’s structural market share and BNB Chain’s continued fee and utility demand.

The Two Catalysts That Define This Week Russell 1000 inclusion — tomorrow, June 26. BitMine joins the Russell 1000 at market close. Passive index funds must buy BMNR proportionally. Analysts estimate $2.15 billion in forced buying. BitMine’s NAV is almost entirely ETH. Watch BMNR stock and ETH price correlation on inclusion day — a muted reaction suggests the market priced it in; a sharp move signals the $2.15B estimate was underweighted.

CLARITY Act — 48% odds, August deadline. The bill needs 60 Senate votes and a floor commitment before the August recess. Galaxy Research moved from 75% to roughly even. Polymarket at 48%. Senator Lummis: missing August = 2030. A Senate leadership statement committing to a floor vote would immediately reverse the odds. XRP is the asset most directly affected on both upside (passage) and downside (failure). BTC is indirectly affected through the institutional sentiment channel.

What to Watch This Week June 26: BitMine Russell 1000 inclusion — BMNR stock + ETH price on the day Senate calendar: Any floor vote commitment from leadership is the most important market event for XRP $62,000 BTC floor: Second consecutive day testing that level — a break below opens $61,620 and potentially $59,130 $1.00 XRP: The psychological floor that has held every 2026 pullback — now in range if CLARITY Act news deteriorates further

When someone reaches “rockstar status”, some would say they’ve officially “made it” once their music has syndicated across the mainstream and lyrics are known and recitable by a large majority of people globally. For a movie or television star, it would mean your face is recognized by the masses and your catchphrase is a part of popular culture. In the crypto and exchange space, the criteria for reaching that status is similar; become a household name within the crypto community. Currently, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, and exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken all come to mind. But just like musicians and actors make strategic moves that catapult themselves into stardom, so too do cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges.

BiKi.com is a top-20 crypto exchange based out of Singapore. On February 18th, the exchange announced a partnership with Electroneum, as the cryptocurrency company expands its strategic global presence in Southeast Asia. Biki CEO, Ethan Ng said:

“ETN is a very internationally-established project, and we are very honoured they have chosen to list with us… as listing is just the beginning of our journey together, we look forward to growing with them, promoting their token brand name to our 2 million registered users, and launching a joint ETN giveaway campaign to celebrate this partnership.”

Outside of simply listing ETN, BiKi provides value via heightened marketing directly to their customers. This brand exposure enables greater awareness of Electronem’s mission and underlying technology; a huge win for that team. The top Asian digital asset exchange also includes in-app crypto news across various outlets. Further recognition is spread via BiKi’s 200,000+ WeChat user community. Further, the exchange also assembles a crypto project’s local community base from the ground up and assigns top-tier influences in the crypto space with 100K-1M+ followers across social media who actively trade cryptocurrency and serve as a given project’s designated community ambassador; stimulating interest and awareness where it is needed most.

Today, the ETN/USDT trading pair goes live for deposit on BiKi. Trading will officially open on February 25th at 18:00 GMT +8, and withdrawals the following day at noon GMT +8. As part of the go-live of the Electroneum listing on BiKi, 6 million ETN will be given away. For patrons depositing ETN immediately upon listing, they will be entered in a one-million ETN giveaway contest. For those who participate in trading of Electroneum, they will be entered into a five-million ETN giveaway.

Electroneum CEO, Richard Ells went on record saying he and his team are:

“very excited about listing on BiKi as it will increase the exposure of Electroneum to new users in Asia… BiKi is the fastest growing exchange in the world, and we are one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies… The team behind [BiKi] has an incredible pedigree, and they have taken it on a rocket ship trajectory of growth. We have seen a huge interest in Electroneum in Asia, and we are excited for ETN to be listed for trading on this innovative exchange.” 

Electroneum officially launched in 2015 and since, has undergone many rounds of research and development to craft a real-world crypto ecosystem. ETN is the first cryptocurrency to comply with KYC/AML regulations, and the first to introduce a QR code-based instant payment system with a suite of e-commerce and API tools to enable integration. They are the first crypto to work directly with a major mobile network operator (MNO), and the first to partner with global non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be validators on its proprietary blockchain. Electroneum aims to empower the unbanked, and be eco friendly. It is the largest ICO by participation, and is community-driven.

BiKi is a global crypto exchange that has been ranked amongst the top 20 according to CoinMarketCap (currently #9). The exchange provides traders more than 150 cryptocurrencies with over 280 trading pairs available. They focus on providing a safe, stable and effective cryptocurrency trading platform. 100% of BiKi’s transaction fees reused to buy back and burn BiKi’s native token; BIKI. Since open its doors in August of 2018, the exchange is seen as one of the fastest growing globally and received investments from Huobi, Genesis Capital, FBG Capital, ChainUP and many more with a total investment of over 10 million USD.

By Q4 2020, the Asian digital asset exchange plans to open it’s public financial blockchain, which CEO Ng says will be a central part of the future for financial institutions in the blockchain space. BiKi aims to continue adding value for its customers via providing more financial services and products that will cater to the ever-growing defi economy. This includes novel means to trade on the BiKi platform. They are also looking to get licensing as part of the Payment Services Act by Singapore’s Monetary Authority, which will allow them to become a diversified exchange with the potential of becoming the financial epicenter of the blockchain industry.

To put it into rockstar terms, BiKi and Electroneum are just playing their first gigs at the town pub on a weeknight. Or to put it into moviestar terms, they’ve just starred in their first off-broadway show. The two talented and innovative teams have entered a trajectory together as two of the fastest-growing crypto-basted projects in this space. Their commitment to support each other in their mission to enable adoption of cryptocurrency around the world and trigger a massive financial revolution has potential to enable global financial inclusion for all and make the two companies globally recognized household names.

Marcus Henry is an American Journalist with over 11 years working in the tech industry. He has been actively involved in the crypto community for the past three years and currently works out of Austin, Texas. He covers breaking news, writes perspective pieces and reflections, and conducts interviews with industry professionals and community members. Follow Marcus Henry on Twitter- @MarcusHenryHODL

Disclaimer: The information above does not constitute investment, financial, trading or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of my content as such. I do not recommend the purchase, sale, or holding of any cryptocurrency or other product and nothing I write about should be deemed as an offer to purchase, sell, or hold a cryptocurrency or other product or service. Please do your own research and consult a certified financial professional before making any investment decision. 

PANews reported on June 10 that, according to PRNewswire, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures. These contracts are settled in cash at expiration based on the value of the Nasdaq CME Crypto Settlement Price Index, which tracks the performance of the largest and most actively traded cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. As of June 9, the index included Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar.

The crypto market is facing a difficult period. Bitcoin Cash price has fallen by more than 25% over the past week, while Ethereum price today continues holding near a critical support area that could trigger deeper losses if it fails.

Heavy selling activity is weighing on both assets, and neither currently offers strong confidence to market participants. As uncertainty grows, many are increasingly asking the same question: what crypto to buy now?

BlockDAG (BDAG) presents a different approach. Through its active Legacy Sale, BDAG is available for only $0.00000044 per coin and is supported by a buyback program offering $0.03 per coin. Alongside this, the ecosystem continues expanding through its casino platform, growing miner deployment, and additional utility developments. During a volatile market, this structured setup is gaining significant attention.

Bitcoin Cash Price Continues to Raise Concerns Recent performance in the Bitcoin Cash price has been among its weakest in a long time. BCH lost approximately $82 during the past week and now trades near $223. This places it well below its major weekly moving averages, including the MA-20 at $447, MA-50 at $515, and even the MA-200 at $338.

Most major technical indicators continue showing weakness. RSI, Stochastic RSI, CCI, MACD, and the Awesome Oscillator all point toward downward momentum. While BCH currently sits in oversold territory, that alone does not guarantee an immediate recovery.

For the coming week, analysts expect Bitcoin Cash price to remain within a range of roughly $220 to $230. Even if prices move toward the upper end of that range, upside remains limited. Anyone asking what crypto to buy now may struggle to find a strong short-term argument for BCH. Large buyers have not yet returned, overhead resistance remains strong, and the broader structure still favors sellers.

Ethereum Price Today Faces a Critical Test Pressure continues building around Ethereum price today after the asset dropped 6.67% in the last 24 hours to approximately $1,654. Two major factors are driving the decline.

Institutional demand has weakened considerably. U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs have now recorded outflows for 17 consecutive sessions, with the latest withdrawal reaching $53 million. This marks the longest outflow streak since these products launched. At the same time, long-term buyers reduced accumulation activity by nearly 80% within just two days.

Another major factor came from liquidations. Nearly $400 million worth of leveraged ETH long positions were wiped out over a 24-hour period, creating additional selling pressure and accelerating the decline.

The RSI currently sits near 12.17, showing deeply oversold conditions. If ETH successfully holds above $1,714, a recovery toward $1,893 remains possible. However, a breakdown could push the asset toward $1,550. For those wondering what crypto to buy now, Ethereum may require patience before stronger signals emerge.

BlockDAG’s Buyback Structure Creates a Different Opportunity While much of the crypto market continues struggling, the question of what crypto to buy now becomes less about avoiding losses and more about finding a clearly defined opportunity. This is where BlockDAG is drawing significant attention. Its Legacy Sale and buyback structure are creating a setup that differs greatly from many other projects currently available.

The Legacy Sale is now active with BDAG priced at only $0.00000044 per coin. Eligible participants can register their holdings through the dashboard and access the buyback program, which offers $0.03 per BDAG. 

Current participants can register directly through the dashboard for the buyback program. Legacy Sale users benefit from uncapped daily sell limits, while existing holders also have access through BDAG Swap at 30% below market value. Those existing holders can submit up to 250 million BDAG per wallet each day at $0.00025 per coin through the dedicated buyback route.

Beyond the buyback model, the ecosystem continues expanding. The casino platform is growing, mining activity continues increasing, and new integrations remain under development. For anyone seriously evaluating what crypto to buy now, many see this as a limited window before participation levels increase further.

Final Thoughts Both Bitcoin Cash price and Ethereum price today continue reflecting a market facing heavy pressure. Selling activity remains strong, recovery attempts remain uncertain, and confidence across major assets continues to be tested.

This environment explains why many people searching for what crypto to buy now are paying closer attention to BlockDAG. While BCH and ETH may require extended patience and could face additional downside, BlockDAG offers a structured model through its buyback program and Legacy Sale.

The ecosystem continues expanding through casino growth, miner deployment, and increasing participation. With the Legacy Sale available at $0.00000044, a buyback value of $0.03, and a separate $0.00025 route for existing holders, the opportunity is attracting significant attention. For those seeking clarity during uncertain market conditions, what crypto to buy now is increasingly becoming a question that leads many directly toward BlockDAG.

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The migration comes just months after Cosmos announced it’s stepping back from efforts to turn the Cosmos Hub into a smart contract platform as TVL declines.

NilChain, a privacy-focused blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK by Nillion, is winding down operations on Cosmos as part of broader shifts across the interoperability-focused ecosystem.

In an X announcement on Feb. 17, the team said the network will halt operations on March 23, urging holders of the NIL token to migrate their assets to Ethereum before the shutdown.

NilChain was designed as a network for secure computation. But the chain has seemingly not been able to reach broad usage inside the Cosmos ecosystem.

Leaving Cosmos, however, doesn’t mark an end to Nillion itself, as the company plans to continue operating on Ethereum. Amid the news, nilChain’s native token NIL briefly jumped over 10% on the day to $0.06 and is currently trading around $0.053, per data from CoinGecko.

It remains unclear why the team decided to migrate away from Cosmos. The Nillion team declined to comment on the record by press time.

NilChain may not be widely known compared with larger Layer 1 or Layer 2 networks, but Nillion has raised sizable funding. In December 2022, the company closed a roughly $20 million seed round led by Distributed Global, with participation from GSR Markets and HashKey.

It raised another $25 million in October 2024 in a round led by Hack VC, with backing from the Arbitrum Foundation, Worldcoin, Sei, HashKey Capital, and Animoca Brands.

Exodus from CosmosThe move comes as Cosmos itself reassesses its direction. In July 2025, the Cosmos Hub scrapped plans to add native smart contract support, citing high costs and weak developer demand. Teams that had planned to deploy applications on the Hub were encouraged to build on other Cosmos-based chains instead.

That shift forced a reset for many teams and coincided with a wave of departures. Since mid-2025, several projects have announced exits or wind-downs across the Cosmos ecosystem.

The stablecoin-focused project Noble said earlier in January of this year it would leave Cosmos to launch its own EVM-compatible L1, saying the team wants to “meet users and developers where they already are.” Others have taken different paths with chains like Pryzm and Quasar announcing shutdowns or significant changes.

Some have publicly said they are leaving Cosmos after years of struggling with liquidity, user distribution, and developer traction following the collapse of Terra in 2022. Others, including infrastructure providers, argue the ecosystem still makes sense for teams focused on interoperability rather than consumer DeFi.

TVL, app revenue and fees on Cosmos Hub. Source: DefiLlamaThe Cosmos Hub itself has also seen declining activity. Data from DefiLlama shows total value locked on the network falling from about $2.65 million to roughly $131,000 earlier this month, the lowest level on record.

Network fees have also dropped sharply. By January, fees reached an all-time low of around $218,000, with only four of the 11 protocols deployed on the Cosmos Hub generating any revenue.

ATOM, the native token of Cosmos Hub, is down about 4% over the past 24 hours, though it rallied over 18% in the past week, per CoinGecko.

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The Qtum Foundation today announced the release of Qtum Ally, a new AI agent designed to advance beyond conversational bots into customizable automation tools.

Ally stands out in the crowded AI landscape by offering a focus on user control, privacy, and desktop-native execution, powered by the industry-standard Model Context Protocol (MCP). Ally gives access to 12 different LLM’s in one application, and allows the user to create powerful agents with integrated MCP servers. Users can also load their own custom models. This entire package is contained in one installable application available for Windows and Mac users.

According to Qtum Co-Founder Miguel Palencia: “With Qtum Ally, productivity isn’t about more tools, it’s about smarter orchestration. By unifying services and coordinating multiple LLM’s with MCP, we put everything at your fingertips in a single refined workspace. I challenged our team to remove the clutter and deliver compounding efficiency; Qtum Ally is the result.”

Building Powerful AI Agents with Built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) ServersQtum Ally is built to support Model Context Protocol (MCP), which is crucial for enabling AI to do things, not just answer questions. Think of MCP as the “USB-C of AI,” providing a universal interface for AI systems to integrate and share data with external tools and services.

Ally is implemented as an MCP host, designed to help users efficiently combine two or more tasks and manage them with minimal input. Unlike complex systems that required coding experience in the past, Ally enables users to:

• Automate real tasks and go beyond mere chat.

• Manage multi-step workflows.

• Utilize LLMs (like ChatGPT or DeepSeek) to use logic to control and make the MCP hosts work together, allowing the automation of practically anything you can think of. For example, Ally can find specific properties for rent, create a list, and even build the results into a PowerPoint presentation and then e-mail you the results through a series of MCP servers.

• Qtum Ally is configured to work with MCP servers and hosts, and it comes bundled with a series of MCP hosts already pre-installed, allowing users to easily add new ones themselves. These lightweight MCP servers expose specific capabilities, connecting to local or remote data sources, databases, or APIs.

Desktop Native: Control, Privacy, and PerformanceQtum Ally is released as an installed application for Windows and Mac, designed to run natively on your desktop. This offers an alternative to many remotely hosted products:

• Users can run Ally on their own system for more privacy and control.

• Qtum Ally’s design adheres to the broader Qtum vision that aims not to collect personal data. It does not collect personal information above and beyond what is already being collected by the large language models themselves.

Unlocking Premium AI Access for FreeAlly is not only free, but it also provides exceptional value by offering a collection of AI utilities supporting various LLM models including Qwen, DeepSeek, Claude, and Gemini.

For a limited period, users of Qtum Ally can access the functionality of the latest paid features from top LLMs. This includes free access to the paid portion of ChatGPT 5.

Qtum Ally can be downloaded and installed directly from the official Qtum Github repository.

About QtumLaunched in September 2017, the Qtum blockchain is a smart contract platform that blends the best parts of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The blockchain is secured by the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, and is completely decentralized. Qtum is listed on most major exchanges, including Binance, Kraken, Upbit, OKex, Huobi, etc.

Qtum has released nearly 50 software updates since launch, while including all major updates from Bitcoin and Ethereum. In March 2024, Qtum acquired a GPU farm with thousands of Nvidia cards to begin AI development. Qtum Ally is the latest release from the AI initiative, with plans to integrate the Qtum blockchain token into Ally in the near future.

For more information about Qtum’s AI plans, please visit https://qtum.ai or to download Qtum Ally click here: https://github.com/qtumproject/ai-agent/releases/tag/v0.0.6

Contact: [email protected]

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Website: https://qtum.org

X: https://x.com/qtum

Coinmarketcap: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/qtum/

Binance: https://www.binance.com/en/trade/QTUM_USDT?type=spot

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