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Dogecoin corrected some gains and traded below $0.1220 against the US Dollar. DOGE is now holding the $0.120 support but might decline further. DOGE price started a fresh downside correction from $0.1275. The price is trading below the $0.1225 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $0.1245 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could aim for a fresh increase if it remains stable above $0.1200. Dogecoin Price Trims Gains Dogecoin price started a downside correction after it failed to clear…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission released a comprehensive classification framework for tokenized securities on the same day Robinhood’s CEO publicly called for stock market tokenization. Meanwhile, Terra’s Mirror Protocol—the first large-scale experiment in synthetic tokenized securities—ended with over $40 billion in investor losses and its founder’s guilty plea, underscoring the urgent need for regulatory clarity.Sponsored SEC Presents Tokenized Securities FrameworkOn January 28, the SEC’s Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets jointly issued a “Statement on Tokenized Securities.” The statement systematically classifies various structures of blockchain-recorded securities and specifies how existing federal securities laws apply to…

Ethereum wallet growth surged past 175.5 million as staking remains attractive even during market uncertainty. Ethereum (ETH) slid to nearly $2,800 over the weekend as rising geopolitical tensions pressured risk assets. The pullback, however, was followed by a modest rebound, which lifted the crypto asset back above $3,000 by Wednesday. Despite this volatility, the network keeps growing, with record wallet numbers and a shrinking exchange-held supply. Exchange ETH Supply Shrinks Ethereum’s number of non-empty wallets has surpassed 175.5 million, which, according to the latest findings by Santiment, is the highest among all cryptocurrencies. In fact, 5.16 million wallets were recorded…

Ethereum trades above $3,000 as analysts compare its current structure to the 2017 rally, with rising open interest, record wallets, and key levels in focus. Ethereum (ETH) has moved above the $3,000 level, drawing attention to its current market structure. Analysts are comparing it to the structure seen in 2017, where ETH moved from $56 to over $1,100 within months. Familiar Structure Draws Attention Analyst Leshka.eth pointed out similarities between Ethereum’s current ETH/BTC chart and its setup during the 2015–2018 period. Back then, ETH moved through a clear cycle of accumulation, a breakout, and then a rally. The same pattern…

The Securities and Exchange Comission is pushing back against a growing market for “tokenized stocks” that look like equity, trade like equity, but do not actually confer ownership, releasing new guidance that puts third-party synthetic equity products squarely under traditional securities and derivatives rules.In a joint statement, the SEC’s Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets said tokenized securities fall into two clear categories: those issued or authorized by the underlying company, and those created by third parties without issuer involvement.The latter category, the SEC warned, often amounts to synthetic exposure rather than real equity ownership, a…

In brief Brave is launching a multi-week “vault heist” game across its browser, X, and Discord starting February 3. More than 4,000 players have already pre-registered for the competition. The company says it’s using the game to test whether entertainment-driven mechanics can broaden Web3 adoption. Brave is betting that the future of Web3 gaming adoption will look less like DeFi dashboards and more like a reality-TV heist show that plays out across social media.The company behind the privacy-focused browser announced the Brave Games on Tuesday, as a multi-week “vault heist competition” that will unfold across the Brave browser, X, and…

Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase of BTC price expansion.Bitcoin (BTC) bulls managed to prevent a price drop into the $80,700 to $83,400 support zone, and futures market data points to a potential short-term liquidity grab near $93,500. Despite the short-term bullish bias, Glassnode analysts believe a more robust recovery cannot take place until a key market liquidity metric reaches a certain threshold.Key takeaways:Over 22% of the Bitcoin supply is currently held at a loss, increasing sensitivity to support breaks.BTC inflows…

Coinbase’s stock extended losses on Tuesday, even as the crypto exchange rolled out copper and platinum futures trading in its latest bid to diversify beyond digital assets that have hammered investor confidence.The company announced Tuesday that traders can now access copper and platinum futures on its platform, joining previously available gold and silver contracts.Coinbase shares fell 1.24% to as low as $208 in intraday trading, the stock’s lowest point since May of last year, before clawing back some losses to close at $210. After-hours trading saw little gain, Google Finance data shows.Its stock is down more than 10% since the…

The Base team won’t chase million-dollar token pumps, says Pollak. Responding to community concerns, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak confirmed the team won’t manipulate charts behind the scenes or favor certain assets. He clarified that the team will not privately coordinate or deploy capital to push an asset’s price toward a specific outcome, while adding that such actions would disadvantage other assets, be unsustainable, violate the team’s values around free and open markets, and could likely be illegal. Base Refuses to Play Favorites In his latest tweet, Pollak said that the team behind the Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network will instead focus…

In brief Liquidity indicators remain supportive for Bitcoin in the near term, though growth is expected to slow. Institutional investors are favoring options hedges over leveraged futures positions. On-chain data suggest redistribution by long-term holders rather than forced selling. Bitcoin is flashing signs of a more stable and resilient phase, according to a new quarterly report from Coinbase Institutional and on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, released Tuesday.The report, Charting Crypto: 1Q 2026, said excess leverage was largely flushed from the market during last year’s fourth-quarter selloff, leaving Bitcoin less vulnerable to cascading liquidations and better positioned to absorb macroeconomic shocks.Rather than…