The entire crypto market has turned bearish, pushing several top cryptos' prices down, including Bitcoin (BCT) and Ethereum (ETH). However, the Bitget Token (BGB) price decoupled from the market as it registered promising gains in the last 24 hours.

Maker (MKR) price rallied over 44% in the past week. The DeFi token holds steady even as large wallet investors and whales holding MKR take profits in the ongoing price surge.

The cryptocurrency market has witnessed significant activity surrounding Maker (MKR), a token that has surged by 50% in recent times. While this price movement has attracted much attention, the involvement of whales—large holders—adds an additional layer of complexity to the market dynamics.

Trading activity in the crypto market has picked up this week, with the global cryptocurrency market cap rising by 2% over the past seven days.

MKR surged 50%, attracting whale activity as a major holder sold for a $418K profit. With resistance at $1,450, traders await a breakout or potential correction driven by liquidations.

Maker (MKR) price has defied the broader crypto market's recent turbulent action, rallying over 75% in a week. The DeFi cryptocurrency recently witnessed a staggering $156 million token burn, which appears to have fueled a price upswing.

Cryptocurrency prices had a mixed performance this week as investors focused on the recent Federal Reserve minutes and the ongoing Bitcoin consolidation. BTC price remained below $100,000, while the crypto fear and greed index moved to the fear zone. Still, there were some standout coins like Maker (MKR), Pyth Network (PYTH), and Alchemy Pay (ACH).

Maker (MKR) has faced a strong resistance at $1,220 and reclaimed the 20-day EMA after a strong bullish move.

MKR is making a strong comeback after months of decline, thanks to renewed interest from whales and smart money investors. According to crypto.news data, Maker (MKR) jumped 11% to an intraday high of $1,197 on Feb.

While cryptos remain weak amid pessimistic macro developments, Maker (MKR) displayed resilience with substantial price gains over the past week. The altcoin trades at $1,196 after gaining 10% and over 25% in the past day and week. On-chain data indicates continued gains as Maker's record high daily revenue on Feb 10 bolstered the alt's strength.

Maker (MKR) is currently defying broader market trends and showing strong potential for a 50% rally. At a time when many assets are experiencing price corrections, MKR has been making bullish moves, surging over 14% in a 24-hour period.

Following the recent bullish breakout, Maker could soar by 50% to reach the $1,600 level.

In this bearish market trend, where major assets are struggling to gain momentum, MakerDAO (MKR) has outperformed major cryptocurrencies and defied the market trend. As of today, February 18, 2025, MKR has gained 7% in the past 24 hours, topping the crypto market and showing signs of a potential price rebound.

Metaplanet shares have risen 4,800% as the company, known as “Asia's MicroStrategy,” has stacked Bitcoin.

Bitcoin (BTC) dived back into the red as momentum stalled around the $99,000 price level and fell to a low of $95,891 before recovering and moving to its current level. The flagship cryptocurrency is down almost 1% as it oscillates between $95,000 and $99,000, nearly 11% below its all-time high as it struggles to reclaim $100,000.

Velar launches the BTC Name Grant Program to drive .btc digital identity adoption and unify the Stacks ecosystem.

Velar's new initiative aims to improve Bitcoin interactions, partnering with Stacks and other leaders to enhance user identity management.

Velar and its partners have raised more than 6,000 STX to incentivize users to adopt the .BTC digital identity on the Stacks layer-2 network.

After a recent market crash triggered by the Chinese AI model Deepseek, the crypto market is slowly recovering as Bitcoin price is back to $105K with the overall crypto market seeing a rise of 2%.

The Graph (GRT), a decentralized indexing protocol, has been garnering considerable attention as it begins to show signs of bullish momentum. Recently, the asset has been forming a price pattern indicative of a possible 15% price increase.

GRT could soar by 15% to reach the upper trendline of the current bullish pattern.

Hermetica, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol operating on Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks, has announced a major liquidity initiative that is set to establish USDh as the largest stablecoin within the Stacks ecosystem. USDh is Hermetica's Bitcoin-backed yield-bearing stablecoin. The protocol has finalised a liquidity deal that will bring in approximately $3 million in USDh liquidity.

Fresh off completing significant technical upgrades, Ali is now laser focused on growing Stacks' user base.

Maker Dao, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform known for its native token MKR, has been an essential player in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Recently, the token experienced significant fluctuations, dipping below $2,000 after reaching an all-time high of over $6,300 in May 2021.

The Graph has launched Geo Genesis, a new Web3 application that democratizes knowledge sharing through collaborative spaces and governance tools, making blockchain data accessible to users of all technical skill levels.

Today The Graph launched Geo Genesis, a new application that aims to transform the way knowledge is organized in the Web3 space.

The Graph, the decentralized protocol for blockchain data, has unveiled Geo Genesis, a new application designed to bring web3 knowledge sharing to the masses.

The Graph launches the Geo Genesis service, with the goal of producing human-readable, composable data collections. The Graph remains a key source of Web3 data for app builders.

The Graph (GRT), a blockchain data indexing protocol, has launched Geo Genesis, a new app that allows users to curate and share Web3 knowledge, as reported to Finbold on Thursday, January 9.

Geo Genesis marks the realization of a decentralized platform where knowledge is organized into dynamic, interconnected knowledge graphs.

While American bond yields have surged this week, cryptocurrencies offer investors a good way to benefit from price movement and staking yields. With some Ethereum tokens yielding above 10%, these assets are doing better than bonds and dividend stocks.

Stacks, a layer-2 blockchain built on Bitcoin, has faced a significant outage lasting over four hours. According to its status page, the network ceased producing transaction blocks at 7:15 UTC on Jan. 6.

Various DeFi protocols generated large amounts of revenue in with many established protocols making revenue figures close to their 2021 highs.

Former MakerDAO team member Sean Brennan has been appointed to lead BioDAO's AI agent business.

MakerDAO's December achievements include a record $1.67 million in single-day fees, helping push earnings to an unprecedented $40.86 million.

Amid the declining market demand for MKR tokens, the growing user base over the MakerDAO network hints at a potential recovery in 2025.

Maker's demand zone lies at the $1,440-$1,480 price levels, where 2,530 addresses purchased the token.

MakerDAO recorded an all-time high in fees and revenue this month, as per DeFiLlama. The DeFi protocol hit day-highs of $1.67 million in fees and $1.18 million in revenue on December 9.

Sky Protocol, formerly MakerDAO, achieved peak monthly fees in December. The lending protocol expanded through its Spark sub-DAO, aiming to regain its previous position among top lenders.

The Graph (GRT) is showing strong potential for growth as it continues to gain traction in the blockchain space. As of now, the live price of The Graph crypto is approximately $0.21.

Story Highlights The live price of The Graph crypto is . The Graph price is expected to go as high as $1.00 in 2025. GRT price with a potential surge could reach a maximum of $3.54 by 2030.

TL;DR Asset tokenization is revolutionizing the connection between blockchain and traditional finance. Chromia, MakerDAO, and Avalanche stand out for their innovation, addressing scalability, transparency, and efficiency in tokenization. These initiatives could redefine markets by 2025, making assets more accessible, secure, and efficient.

Stacks (STX) has experienced a significant 26% decline over the past week, with its price falling to around $1.71 at the time of writing. The cryptocurrency has dropped sharply, but it is approaching a crucial support level, which could signal a potential rebound.

Stacks (STX) tumbled by 26% in a week, approaching the critical $1.75 support within a bullish channel.

Maker (MKR) is drawing significant attention from investors as Ethereum (ETH) shows strong growth, setting the stage for a potential rally in MKR. Following a breakout from a long-term downtrend, MKR is positioning itself for a possible climb toward $5,000 by 2025.

Maker targets $5,000 as Ethereum soars, breaking downtrends with bullish signals and strong holder confidence.

Several altcoins including the native token of the XRP Ledger, Solana's native token SOL, Maker's governance token MKR, and Worldcoin's WLD could soon see significant price surges over a key technical indicator that just flashed buy signals for these.

TL;DR Sky accelerates the migration from Maker to SKY as part of its rebranding to consolidate the new token and eliminate confusion. SubDAOs, referred to as “Stars,” will be introduced to provide operational flexibility and autonomy within the ecosystem.