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📉 Price Forecast for Ethereum and Solana: Recovery or Further Decline?

📊 Cryptocurrency markets are under significant pressure, with Ethereum and Solana experiencing corrective movements.
💰 The year started poorly, and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty has led traders to take a cautious position amid low liquidity.
🛡 As a result, both tokens ETH and SOL are trading below last year's highs, indicating a risk-averse sentiment among investors.

Ethereum is currently priced at around $2,016, has bearish momentum with critical support at $1,760 and resistance between $2,150 and $2,500.
Solana, trading around $84, is in a clear downtrend, with short-term support at $80–$90 and resistance at $100.

The current market situation suggests that without significant changes in sentiment or price dynamics, both tokens may struggle to recover in the near term.
Investors are likely to remain cautious, waiting for clearer signals of trend changes in this volatile environment.

🔒 Flash Freezing Flash Boys: Encryption for Every Transaction Against MEV

📊 Flash Freezing Flash Boys introduces a new encryption method for each transaction aimed at preventing front-running.

🛡 Malicious MEV attacks are a critical risk for Ethereum traders, with nearly 2,000 attacks per day and over $2 million extracted monthly from the network.

⚙️ This proposal addresses the vulnerabilities of early encryption systems using periodic adjustments that could expose sensitive transaction data. By implementing encryption for every transaction, each transaction remains confidential until finalization, significantly reducing the risk of front-running.

📅 The protocol features a Secret Management Committee that encrypts transactions using a key available only to them, ensuring protection of transaction details until execution.

💰 Despite the promises, challenges remain in implementing this method on Ethereum due to its computational requirements and storage demands.

🔍 What is really needed to prove that someone is Satoshi Nakamoto

📊 Proving identity as Satoshi Nakamoto relies on cryptographic verification, not narratives.
🛡 Control of the private key associated with early Bitcoin addresses is essential.
⚙️ Claims without cryptographic proof do not meet Bitcoin standards.
📅 Known claimants, such as Craig Wright, whose claim was legally dismissed.
📅 Dorian Nakamoto and Hal Finney have also been subjects of speculation but denied connections.
📊 Linguistic analysis of early posts adds intrigue but is not decisive.

The identity of the creator of Bitcoin remains a mystery, none of the claims have been verified by cryptographic evidence. This underscores the unique nature of identity verification in decentralized systems.

As the cryptocurrency landscape evolves, the demand for definitive proof is likely to increase, impacting future claims and the community's trust in potential Satoshis. The ongoing discussion emphasizes the importance of mathematical validation over personal assertions.

📉 The price of Ethereum has sharply fallen to key support amid rising liquidations

📊 The Ethereum (ETH) token dropped to $1,768, which is a decrease of 60% from its all-time high.
📉 This decline marks the lowest level since May of last year.
🛡 The overall downturn in the crypto market has intensified, leading to significant liquidations.
💰 Liquidations have reached nearly $2 billion since January 31, which is the highest figure in several months.
⚙️ The weighted average funding rate for Ethereum has fallen to October lows, indicating a bearish sentiment.
📅 This week is a critical moment as the price approaches key support levels.

The recent drop in the price of Ethereum is significant, reflecting overall market trends and investor sentiment. The combination of high liquidations and negative funding rates indicates a lack of confidence among traders.

Despite the price drop, Ethereum's network activity remains stable, with notable transaction volume and active addresses. This foundation could serve as a basis for potential recovery when market conditions stabilize.

📉 Trend Research has sold over 400K ETH due to increased liquidation risk

📊 Trend Research has reduced its assets in Ether by 404,090 ETH, decreasing from 651,170 to approximately 247,080 ETH.
💰 The sale occurred as the price of ETH approached critical liquidation levels below $1,700.
🛡 The company transferred 411,075 ETH to Binance this month, coinciding with a nearly 30% drop in the price of ETH.
⚙️ Trend Research is associated with Jack Yi, who used borrowed stablecoins to increase his ETH assets.
📅 Liquidation levels for the company range between $1,698 and $1,562.
💬 He remains optimistic about market recovery, despite previous misjudgments in cryptocurrency valuation.
📉 The company drew attention after significant liquidation in October 2025, marking a shift in its investment strategy.
📈 Bitmine, the largest public holder of Ether, reported a profit of around $8 billion in unrealized gains.

🚨 Bitcoin temporarily drops on Bithumb due to reports of an error with 2k BTC

📊 Bitcoin on Bithumb traded more than 10% lower than on other exchanges, following a likely internal error.
🛡 It is reported that an employee's mistake led to the accidental distribution of 2,000 BTC ($133M) instead of a small reward in KRW.
💰 This incident has caused significant selling pressure on the platform.
⚙️ Bithumb has not confirmed the details, leaving uncertainty regarding possible fund reimbursement.
📅 Statements emerged on social media, particularly shared by users on X.
📉 Such price deviations are rare for Bitcoin, indicating operational issues or liquidity shocks.
🔍 Lookonchain noted the anomaly, highlighting the unusual price drop.

The incident underscores the fragility of exchange operations and the potential impact of internal errors on the market.
As Bithumb has faced criticism for its operational controls in the past, this latest statement raises concerns about its reliability.
The market will closely monitor whether Bithumb resolves the situation and how it will affect user trust in the future.

📉 Hoskinson from Cardano: The Decline of the Crypto Market Will Intensify

📊 Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warns of further losses in the crypto market, stating: "It will get worse. It will get redder."
🛡 He emphasizes that short-term price drops do not diminish the long-term potential of blockchain-based financial systems.
📅 During a live broadcast from Tokyo, he acknowledged the current market turbulence and urged developers to focus on building rather than retreating.
💰 Hoskinson has personally experienced significant financial losses, estimating them at over $3 billion during past market cycles, which, he says, fuels his commitment to blockchain development.
⚙️ He stressed that Cardano is entering a phase of commercialization, with full decentralization and governance updates, as well as upcoming initiatives like Hydra and the privacy-focused project Midnight.
🌍 Hoskinson believes that cryptocurrencies are essential for global economic coordination, criticizing the inefficiency of traditional financial systems.

📈 RWA Perps rise above $15B amid falling gold and silver; ONDO, PAXG, MKR, LINK lead the trading

📊 The volume of RWA perps has surged to over $15 billion against the backdrop of a significant drop in gold and silver prices.
📅 On January 30, gold futures fell by 11%, while silver experienced a staggering drop of 28%.
💰 Binance holds a dominant position with 68.37% of the annual RWA perp volume, while OKX and MEXC lag behind with 14.63% and 9.25%, respectively.
⚙️ ONDO, PAXG, MKR, and LINK are at the forefront of trading real assets, indicating a shift in market dynamics.
📉 The RWA perp market is quickly becoming a focal point for traders seeking exposure to commodities through crypto derivatives.
📈 As volatility in precious metal prices increases, the RWA perp market is witnessing genuine momentum, attracting traders despite the overall downturn in the crypto industry.

📉 Top cryptocurrencies in the AI sector fell by more than 20% due to Big Tech expenses

📊 Top cryptocurrencies focused on AI, such as TAO, NEAR, ICP, and RENDER, experienced losses of over 20% due to a decline in investor interest amid concerns about growing Big Tech investments in AI infrastructure.

💰 The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies in the AI sector fell by more than 40%, with Bittensor (TAO) leading the decline, dropping by 23% to a market cap of $1.58 billion. Near Protocol (NEAR) fell by 25.4%, while Internet Computer (ICP) and Render (RENDER) recorded similar losses over the week.

⚙️ Investors are increasingly concerned about projected AI investments of $500 billion from major companies like Alphabet and Amazon by 2026, fearing that such enormous expenses could hurt profitability before monetization is realized. This anxiety has also affected the shares of AI-related software, with Microsoft shares declining by over 8% and shares of chipmakers AMD and Nvidia dropping by 18.5% and 10% respectively.