Vitalik Buterin 为 EF 辩护，称其将在 2025 年继续抛售更多 ETH

Pudgy Penguins 背后的公司 Igloo Inc. 已正式推出 Abstract Chain。 Abstract 是一个以太坊 (ETH) 第 2 层区块链，旨在简化对 Web3 应用程序的访问。据 crypto.news 分享的一份新闻稿称，该平台使用 ZKsync 的 ZK Stack 技术，可实现更快的交易速度和更低的费用，同时保持可扩展性和安全性。 通过其旗舰平台 The Portal，用户只需注册一个电子邮件地址即可访问 100 多个应用程序和项目。 你可能还喜欢：XRP 价格十字星蜡烛图预示着暴跌后将反弹至 12 美元 Web2 的简单性与 Web3 的潜力 Abstract Chain 的目标是消除阻碍日常用户使用区块链技术的技术障碍。 Abstract 的愿景以“消费者加密货币”为中心，专注于无缝融入日常生活的区块链应用。采用计划分为三个阶段：可自由支配的支出、必要支出和基本支出，从游戏和娱乐开始。 通过在链上构建这些应用程序，Abstract 试图解决传统 Web2 平台中普遍存在的问题，例如所有权、分散治理和透明度，以鼓励更广泛的采用。 你可能还喜欢：Crypto.com 在马耳他获得 MiCA 许可证

The Ethereum price has been under pressure this year, having dropped by 56% from its November high.  Ethereum’s (ETH) performance has been worse compared to other top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL). In fact, Ethereum has dropped to a record low against SOL, and is hovering at its 2020 lows against BTC. This performance has led some investors and analysts to question whether Ethereum is dead. In a YouTube video on Thursday, Charles Hoskinson, Cardano’s (ADA) founder, predicted that Ethereum wouldn’t be around in the next 15 years. He pointed to the growth of layer-2 networks like Base, Optimism, Arbitrum, and Polygon, which have continued to gain market share. These chains have largely taken users from Ethereum, a chain known for slow speeds and high transaction costs. You might also like:Investors can turn to stocks as Bitcoin nears range top, analysts warn However, a closer look at top network data reveals that Ethereum is far from heading to its demise. Its decentralized exchange protocols handled over $57 billion in volume over the last 30 days, making it the second-biggest chain after Solana, whose protocols handled $61.3 billion in the same period. Ethereum is also the biggest chain in terms of total value locked. It has a TVL $107 billion, giving it a 57% market share. Its stablecoin market cap of $124 billion represents a 51% market share. It remains the biggest chain in the non-fungible token industry as well. Additionally, Santiment data shows that the number of Ethereum holders has continued rising. It now has over 144.8 million holders, up from 130 million in October last year. Furthermore, the five-year Mean Dollar Invested Age has increased to 658, indicating that older holders are not selling. ETH holders and MDIA | Source: Santiment Ethereum technical analysis: $2150 is the key price to watch ETH price chart | Source: crypto.news The daily chart shows that ETH price has bounced back after bottoming at $1,383 earlier this month. It has rebounded to $1,787, its highest level since April 6. The coin has moved above the upper boundary of the falling channel that had formed since last November. It has also jumped above the 25-day moving average and formed a small bullish flag pattern. The Awesome Oscillator is about to move above the zero line. It jumped above that level lastly in November, triggering a 40% jump. Therefore, the key Ethereum price level to watch will be at $2,150, the lowest point in August and September last year. A break above that level will signal more gains, potentially to $3,000. Failure to move above that level is risky because it will signal a break-and-retest pattern, which would indicate further downside. You might also like:PENGU price breaks out with 40% surge, eyes $0.015 ahead of potential ETF approval

Tether 的稳定币余额在 Tron 网络上飙升至接近历史最高水平，按市场份额计算，Tether 是全球最大的稳定币。 数据显示，继过去一周两次价值 10 亿美元的重大铸币之后，Tron (TRX) 网络上的 Tether (USDT) 供应量激增。这使得 Tron 上的稳定币流通供应量达到历史最高水平。 CryptoQuant 分析师 JA Maartun 在 2 月 7 日强调了这一趋势，他在 X 上指出，Tron 上 USDT 的上涨表明需求增加。这可能是由于稳定币驱动的市场活动或更广泛的流动性需求。 “过去一周，有两笔 10 亿美元的铸币被记录在案，使总供应量接近历史最高水平。目前 Tron 上的 USDT 供应量为 617 亿美元，”该分析师指出。 你可能还喜欢：报道称，稳定币发行商 Tether 将把交易范围扩大到加密货币之外 大量的铸币通常表明两件事之一：要么市场正在经历交易活动的增加，要么机构参与者正在做出显著的举动。 Tether 已多次在 Tron 上铸造价值 10 亿美元或更多的 USDT，通常与比特币和山寨币价格的飙升保持一致。2025 年 1 月 6 日，USDT 发行人宣布从其他区块链网络向 Tron 进行 10 亿美元链上交换。 虽然链上互换并未影响 USDT 的整体供应量，但它凸显了 TRX 网络上对稳定币的需求不断增长。在一些情况下，随着新 USDT 的发行和区块链上的交易，Tron 的价格也随之上涨。 除了以太坊和 Tron，Solana 和 TON 上也提供原生 USDT。 值得注意的是，Tron 已超越以太坊，成为费用第二大的网络。根据 Token Terminal，Tether 仍然是费用收入最高的网络。 今年迄今，USDT 发行方已收取超过 4.7 亿美元的费用，超过 Tron 的 3.3 亿美元和 Jito 的 3.24 亿美元。Solana 收取 2.78 亿美元，Circle 收取 1.86 亿美元，均超过以太坊，后者今年迄今已收取 1.72 亿美元的费用。 阅读更多：随着 Tron 费用和交易量的激增，TRX 价格可能飙升

总部位于约翰内斯堡的 Altvest Capital 正在寻求监管部门批准筹集 1000 万美元，将比特币作为其主要储备资产。 Altvest Capital 计划成为非洲第一家采用比特币（BTC）作为主要国库储备资产的上市公司。 Altvest Capital 首席执行官沃伦·惠特利 (Warren Wheatley) 在 2 月 21 日接受彭博社采访时表示，该公司已经购买了一枚比特币，目前正在请求监管机构批准通过出售股票筹集约 1000 万美元。惠特利指出，目前尚未就是否筹集资金做出最终决定。 你可能还喜欢：南非加密货币交易所 VALR 选择波兰作为欧洲扩张基地 该公司由 Wheatley 于 2021 年创立，是一家投资促进机构，能够管理非上市资产的部分所有权。Wheatley 表示，该公司将比特币视为一种“战略储备资产”，可以增强其资金组合，同时提供“对冲经济不稳定和货币贬值的风险”。 The Altvest Capital CEO also emphasized that the company’s board has already done a risk assessment and believes Bitcoin fits well with its investment strategy. South Africa has been working to position itself as a hub for crypto companies. By April 2024, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority had approved more than 70 crypto asset service providers, including firms like Luno and VALR. However, the registry does not list key international crypto exchanges such as Coinbase or Binance, raising concerns about the region’s regulatory process. 阅读更多：南非将许可 60 家加密货币交易所，创监管里程碑

Three Florida teenagers are facing charges of kidnapping, robbery, and extortion after allegedly abducting a man at gunpoint and stealing $4 million in crypto and non-fungible tokens. According to local media, two of the suspects, both 16 years old from Pasco County, Florida, are being tried as adults, with one held on $4 million bail and the other placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring. A third teen reportedly fled the country and remains at large. The trio allegedly ambushed the victim in November after he was returning home from hosting a crypto event in Downtown Las Vegas, before driving him more than 70 miles out to a remote desert area near White Hills, Arizona.  There, the victim was threatened and told that if he didn’t cooperate, he wouldn’t “live to see another day.” He was also warned that his father would be killed if he resisted. Under pressure, he handed over passwords to his crypto accounts, giving the attackers access to millions in digital assets, including NFTs. After draining his accounts, the teens allegedly dumped him in the desert, leaving him to walk five miles to a gas station where he managed to call a friend for help. You might also like:https://crypto.news/chicago-family-kidnapped-forced-to-transfer-15m-in-crypto/ Investigators believe a fourth person may have been involved remotely. According to police reports, the victim overheard a phone call on speaker during the ordeal, suggesting someone was directing the teenagers or communicating with them in real time. Authorities have not yet identified this individual, but suspect they played a key role in orchestrating the attack. The FBI is also assisting local law enforcement in the investigation, and a preliminary hearing for the two teens in custody is scheduled for June. The incident adds to a rising number of violent crimes linked to digital assets, as crypto holders become increasingly targeted by kidnappers and extortionists. As previously covered on crypto.news, earlier this year, Ledger co-founder David Balland was kidnapped from his home in France, with the abductors reportedly demanding a cryptocurrency ransom. He was rescued two days later in a police operation described by authorities as “ultra-sensitive.” A few months earlier, Malaysian authorities arrested 14 individuals in connection with the kidnapping of two victims in Cyberjaya. The attackers received a $1.2 million ransom in crypto before releasing the hostages. Four suspects remain at large. According to a GitHub list maintained by Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp, there have been 21 offline crypto robberies reported so far in 2025, following 28 incidents in 2024. Read more:Russian man beaten and robbed in Thailand over crypto dispute