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Binance tightens crypto transfer rules in South Africa, enforcing user 
identity checks and compliance prompts starting this month. New Binance 
Regulations Demand Sender and Receiver Info for South African Crypto Transfers 
Crypto exchange Binance announced on April 22 that it will begin requiring 
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Binance Sets New Crypto Transfer Requirements for South African Users

Ethereum price started a fresh surge above the $1,750 resistance. ETH is now 
consolidating gains and might attempt to clear the $1,840 resistance. Ethereum 
started a fresh rally above the $1,750 zone. The price is trading above $1,720 
and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bullish trend 
line forming with support at $1,780 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed 
via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $1,820 
resistance zone. Ethereum Price Gains Momentum Ethereum price remained stable 
above the $1,650 level and started a fresh increase, like Bitcoin. ETH traded 
above the $1,700 and $1,720 levels. The bulls even pumped the price above the 
$1,750 level. The pair even spiked above the $1,800 zone. A high was formed at 
$1,8343 and the price recently started a consolidation phase. There was a drop 
toward the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,565 
swing low to the $1,834 high. Ethereum price is now trading above $1,720 and 
the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is also a connecting bullish trend 
line forming with support at $1,780 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. On the 
upside, the price seems to be facing hurdles near the $1,820 level. The next 
key resistance is near the $1,840 level. The first major resistance is near 
the $1,880 level. A clear move above the $1,880 resistance might send the 
price toward the $1,920 resistance. An upside break above the $1,920 
resistance might call for more gains in the coming sessions. In the stated 
case, Ether could rise toward the $1,950 resistance zone or even $2,000 in the 
near term. Are Dips Supported In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $1,820 
resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is 
near the $1,780 level. The first major support sits near the $1,740 zone. A 
clear move below the $1,740 support might push the price toward the $1,700 
support or the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,565 
swing low to the $1,834 high. Any more losses might send the price toward the 
$1,665 support level in the near term. The next key support sits at $1,620. 
Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is losing momentum in 
the bullish zone. Hourly RSI &#8211; The RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone. 
Major Support Level – $1,740 Major Resistance Level – $1,820

Ethereum Price Holds Ground After Surge — Consolidation or Reversal?

Ethereum’s price action appears to be setting the stage for a major move that 
could redefine its market trajectory by the end of 2025. Although recent 
months have seen the cryptocurrency&#8217;s price lose its footing, technical 
analysis shows that this phase might be coming to an end. Particularly, 
Ethereum is now trading close to a support level that could cause an upward 
bounce towards $4,000 by the end of 2025. Strong Demand Zone Shows Ethereum 
Bottoming Out Ethereum’s price action throughout 2025 has been bearish, marked 
by a series of structural breakdowns that have erased much of the bullish 
momentum carried over from Q4 2024. Since December 2024, the cryptocurrency 
has slipped through a series of key technical support levels, beginning with 
the breakdown of a fair value gap (FVG) near $3,700 in early January. Related 
Reading: Ethereum Price Rebound: Breakout To $1,800 With These Two Supply 
Zones This was followed by a critical CHoCH (Change of Character) around 
$3,100 in February, signaling a definitive shift from bullish to bearish 
sentiment. The situation worsened in March, with Ethereum losing its $2,000 
structural support level in the first week of the month, and then plummeting 
past a major liquidity pool at $1,700 by late March that triggered a further 
crash until it bottomed at $1,415 on April 9. According to a TradingView 
analysis, all these movements have pushed the Ethereum price to its lowest 
support level, which could lead to a bounce. This support level is around 
$1,629 on the 3-day candlestick timeframe chart. Looking at the 3-day ETH/USDT 
chart, Ethereum has retraced into this high-demand zone marked by multiple 
liquidity sweeps and previous order block confirmations back in 2023. This 
area triggered a significant bullish reversal in 2023, which eventually led to 
a surge over the ensuing year. Three Major Targets On The Path To $4,500 Now 
that Ethereum has bounced around this order block, the next outlook is a 
bounce above $2,000 and beyond, with the TradingView analyst particularly 
predicting a surge to $4,500. According to the TradingView analysis, there are 
three key price levels Ethereum is expected to hit on its way toward a new 
all-time high around $4,500. Related Reading: Ethereum Price Threatened With 
Sharp Drop To $1,400, Here’s Why The first target sits around $2,507, a level 
that corresponds with a bearish order block that led to the break of structure 
on March 2. The second level, at $3,708, marks a more prominent resistance and 
is sitting around the fair value gap that arose in January. Finally, the 
ultimate target lies just beyond $4,500. At the time of writing, Ethereum is 
trading at $1,795, up by 10.7% in the past 24 hours and piggybacking off 
Bitcoin&#8217;s break above $90,000. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from 
Tradingview.com

Ethereum By End Of 2025: Why A Surge Over $4,000 Is Imminent

A majority of crypto users are willing to allow artificial intelligence agents 
to manage part of their investment portfolios, according to the results of a 
recent CoinGecko survey.
Among the 2,632 crypto participants surveyed, 87% said they would let AI 
agents manage at least a tenth of their crypto portfolio, CoinGecko&#8217;s April 23 
report shows.
Around half the respondents said they were willing to let an AI agent manage 
half their portfolio or less.
&#8220;This suggests that despite having doubts as to how safe or secure AI agents 
are, crypto users are still mainly curious about the technology and want to 
try using them for trading or investing,&#8221; CoinGecko research analyst Yuqian 
Lim said.
At the same time, around 36% of survey participants said they would allow AI 
agents to manage the majority of their holdings. A smaller group, roughly 
14.5%, were willing to leave their entire crypto portfolio in the digital 
hands of an AI agent.
_A small number said they were willing to let AI control their entire 
portfolio. Source:__CoinGecko_
&#8220;In other words, 1 in 7 participants either think they can completely trust AI 
agents with all of their crypto, or believe the potential profits will 
outweigh the risks, or simply have a high risk tolerance for their crypto 
holdings,&#8221; Lim said.
## Mixed opinions on human vs AI trading
However, opinions were mixed on whether AI agents would be better than humans 
at crypto trading and investing overall. There was a roughly even split, with 
half of the respondents saying AI agents would be better than humans at crypto 
trading and investing most of the time.
&#8220;That said, the remaining half of survey participants believed AI does not 
have an edge over humans in the crypto market yet, which suggests that 
opinions are still divided over this comparison,&#8221; Lim said.
About 13%, or 1 in 8, said they weren&#8217;t comfortable leaving any of their 
portfolios for management by AI or thought they could manage their crypto 
stash better than an AI agent.
The same survey found that participants had very mixed views on whether AI 
agents could be trusted with access to people&#8217;s crypto wallets.
_Despite many of the respondents answering that they were happy to allow AI 
access to their crypto, there were still trust issues. Source:__CoinGecko_
&#8220;Specifically, 37.5% indicated that they do not trust AI agents with their 
crypto wallets, while a slightly lower 34.5% said they can be trusted and 
27.9% were neutral on the matter,&#8221; Lim said.
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2025**_
Agentic AI is already being used to build Web3 applications, launch tokens, 
and interact with people autonomously. Some platforms have also been exploring 
the use of AI agents for trading.
Last December, crypto industry execs told Cointelegraph they expected AI 
agents to transform Web3 in 2025, flagging crypto staking and onchain trading 
as emerging early use cases. However, there was also speculation that AI would 
face headwinds, including technical challenges, regulatory hurdles, and 
centralization.
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Crypto users cool with AI dabbling with their portfolios: Survey

The host of _The Wolf Of All Streets_ podcast, Scott Melker, says he&#8217;s 
received word that his face and name are being impersonated by scammers, with 
at least one victim duped out of $4 million.
On April 23, the crypto investor said, &#8220;I&#8217;m sick,&#8221; reporting that he&#8217;d been 
contacted by a private investigator revealing that a client of his was scammed 
for $4 million by a Nigerian group using his name and face as bait.
&#8220;They&#8217;ve apparently scammed a number of people,&#8221; Melker said, adding, &#8220;They 
sent him a fake driver&#8217;s license to prove it was me,&#8221; and used his X avatar as 
the photo.
The scammers used AI to generate the fake ID and used a fake but convincing- 
looking email account.
&#8220;They do zoom calls with AI,&#8221; which are &#8220;apparently sophisticated,&#8221; said 
Melker, who added that the scammers have also spoofed accounts of his wife and 
kids to support identity confirmation.
_Fake driver&#8217;s license used by scammers. Source:__Scott Melker_ _ _
Technical analysts &#8220;TheChartGuys&#8221; reported something similar, with a person 
getting scammed for $5,000 after the scammers replicated their voice using AI 
deepfakes.
## Fake ID is easy to spot, says trader
Crypto adviser and trader &#8220;Nebraskan Gooner&#8221; said a quick Google search easily 
reveals that the ID is fake.
He pointed out that there were a few subtle discrepancies in the address and 
date formats. He said that it it sucks that these scammers are getting so 
sophisticated, but was &#8220;surprised how badly this was with how sophisticated of 
an operation these seems to be.&#8221;
Cointelegraph reached out to Melker for further comments but did not receive 
an immediate response.
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AI-generated scams are surging as the technology evolves.
In March, California&#8217;s Department of Justice warned that it had discovered 
seven new types of crypto scams that involved AI.
In February, Chainalysis said that 2025 will be a big year for AI scams, 
stating that generative AI is making scams &#8220;more scalable and affordable for 
bad actors to conduct.&#8221;
In a recent report, software giant Microsoft said that bad actors were using 
AI to &#8220;supercharge their scams.&#8221;
&#8220;AI tools can scan and scrape the web for company information, helping 
cyberattackers build detailed profiles of employees or other targets to create 
highly convincing social engineering lures,&#8221; it stated.
&#8220;It&#8217;s going to get exponentially worse, I would imagine,&#8221; lamented Melker.
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