The XRP Ledger is strengthening its case as an institutional finance 
infrastructure as Soil introduces compliant on-chain lending vaults designed 
to centralize capital, automate loan tracking, and position XRPL for regulated 
credit markets at scale. Soil Introduces Institutional Single Asset Vault for 
Onchain Lending A move toward on-chain infrastructure is positioning 
institutional credit workflows. ORQO […]

XRPL Prepares for Institutional Credit Use Cases With Soil’s Single Asset Vault

Robinhood shares fell nearly 8% in after-hours trading as the platform’s 
record Q4 revenues weren’t enough to satisfy analysts’ predictions.

Robinhood Q4 earnings miss as crypto revenues decline

Ethereum price started a recovery wave above $2,000. ETH is now consolidating 
and remain at risk of another decline below $1,980. Ethereum struggled to 
extend gains above $2,120 and corrected lower. The price is trading below 
$2,050 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a contracting 
triangle forming with resistance at $2,040 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD 
(data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below 
the $2,120 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price managed to form a 
base above $1,950 and started a recovery wave, like Bitcoin. ETH price traded 
above the $1,980 and $2,020 resistance levels. The pair even spiked above 
$2,140. A high was formed at $2,168, and the price is now moving lower. There 
was a drop below $2,050. The price tested the 38.2% Fib retracement level of 
the upward move from the $1,745 swing low to the $2,168 high. Ethereum price 
is now trading below $2,050 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the 
bulls remain in action above $2,000, the price could attempt another increase. 
Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,050 level. There is also a 
contracting triangle forming with resistance at $2,040 on the hourly chart of 
ETH/USD. The first key resistance is near the $2,065 level. The next major 
resistance is near the $2,120 level. A clear move above the $2,120 resistance 
might send the price toward the $2,165 resistance. An upside break above the 
$2,165 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated 
case, Ether could rise toward the $2,250 resistance zone or even $2,280 in the 
near term. Another Drop In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,065 
resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is 
near the $2,000 level. The first major support sits near the $1,950 zone or 
the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,745 swing low to 
the $2,168 high. A clear move below the $1,950 support might push the price 
toward the $1,900 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the 
$1,850 region. The main support could be $1,820. Technical Indicators Hourly 
MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bearish zone. Hourly 
RSI &#8211; The RSI for ETH/USD is now below the 50 zone. Major Support Level – 
$2,000 Major Resistance Level – $2,065

Ethereum Price Slips Into Danger Zone As Breakdown Threat Grows

Goldman Sachs&#8217; diversification into XRP and Solana ETFs signals growing 
institutional acceptance and potential mainstream integration of altcoins.
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Bitcoin’s latest drawdown from its all-time high is being compared to 2022 
across crypto Twitter (the similarities are obvious), but some technicians 
argue the similarity is mostly superficial. In a series of posts, TexasWest 
Capital CEO Christopher Inks said the current move looks like a completed 
five-wave decline tied to a positioning washout, not the kind of structurally 
driven breakdown that defined the 2022 unwind. Bitcoin Vs. 2022: Similar 
Chart, Different Story? Inks’ core claim is about where the market sits in the 
broader pattern. “One of the differences between the current drop off the ATH 
and the 2022 drop of ATH is that we just appear to have completed 5 waves 
down,” he wrote. “Back then the same area everyone is referencing had already 
completed five down, the three wave correction, and then broken down further.” 
Related Reading: Bitcoin Could See New Drop To $60,000 Despite Bounce – Here’s 
The Level To Defend On his weekly BTCUSD chart, Inks annotated what he sees as 
a five-wave decline into early 2026, followed by sideways consolidation around 
a “weekly pivot,” after what he described as a sharp recovery late last week. 
The implication is less about calling a definitive bottom and more about 
sequencing: if the five-wave leg is complete, the next phase is typically 
corrective or base-building rather than an immediate continuation lower. Inks 
also separated the catalysts. The 2022 breakdown coincided with the TerraUSD 
depeg and ensuing market dislocation, a reflexive shock that tightened 
collateral and impaired liquidity across venues. By contrast, he framed last 
week’s selling as risk reduction rather than crisis fallout. “Another 
difference between the two periods is that the former coincided with the 
TerraUSDT depeg and break down which was a market structural event that was 
the catalyst for the Bitcoin breakdown at that time,” Inks wrote. “As I&#8217;ve 
been mentioning, last week&#8217;s breakdown was a degrossing (risk-off position 
reduction). These are two wholly different market moves.” “Does this guarantee 
that the low is in? Of course not, but if you&#8217;re comparing two events then you 
should compare how they occurred and not just that the price action looks 
kinda similar,” he added. “That way, if price does something other than what 
it did last time you won&#8217;t be running around in disbelief screaming 
‘manipulation’ and ‘what&#8217;s going on!’” Related Reading: Retail Dumps, Bitcoin 
Inflows Surge: On-Chain Data Flags Capitulation Inks said Bitcoin failed to 
reclaim a weekly close back inside the prior range around $75,000, leaving 
open the possibility that the selloff was a “terminal shakeout” rather than 
the start of a deeper trend. His roadmap, however, was explicitly time-based: 
he wants to see the low hold for “the next 2–3 weeks” with “declining volumes 
on the pullbacks,” plus a higher low on the weekly timeframe and “compression 
below resistance instead of rejection.” He also tied the move to rates 
positioning. Inks pointed to a two-year Treasury note futures chart that, in 
his view, remained coiled rather than breaking higher alongside the risk-off 
episode, another data point supporting the idea that last week’s selling was 
“pre-resolution positioning rather than post-crisis fallout.” With regards to 
the lower timeframes (1-hour chart), Inks urged for patience: “Bitcoin 
continues to consolidate sideways around the weekly pivot, within the range 
shown. Not surprising after Friday&#8217;s strong recovery. Takes time to build 
confidence after something like that. And if you are hoping the low is in, 
then that&#8217;s what you should prefer to see rather than continued move straight 
up without building bases to provide support on pullbacks.” At press time, BTC 
traded at $68,639. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from 
TradingView.com

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