The Ethereum price appeared to be finally gearing for a strong bullish breakout after multiple weeks of disappointing and sluggish action. However, this bullish dream ended almost immediately after it started as nearly $1.5 billion worth of ETH tokens were drained from the ByBit exchange.
Following the Lazarus hack, an online debate erupted about potentially rolling back the Ethereum blockchain to invalidate the stolen funds.
PEPE price surged 6%, defying market turmoil after Bybit's $1.4 billion hack—could this be the start of a major rebound? PEPE rebounds 6% as traders bet on Ethereum gains from Bybit Hack PEPE suffered considerable losses on Friday, mirroring the $75 billion crypto market capitulation in the aftermath of the Bybit hack.
The non-fungible token (NFT) market exhibited a noticeable resurgence in transactional activity from Feb. 15 to 22, with digital collectible purchases climbing 11.60% above the preceding week's totals. NFTs Rebound: 64% Buyer Spike and 49% Seller Expansion Figures from cryptoslam.io indicate $148.18 million in NFT exchanges during this period, alongside a 64.
Ethereum's market is at a crossroads after whales scooped up 140K ETH in a single day.
Call for "roll back" by some, to negate Bybit hack, immediately provoked a fierce reaction from the Ethereum community, which was firm in its belief that it wouldn't happen.
Crypto trader Ali Martinez has made a bull case for Ethereum if it slumps below $2,500 following mixed signals. The digital asset market has seen weeks of low sentiment and plunging altcoin prices.
Bitcoin has experienced a quiet week, with price action stuck in a narrow range between $95K and $100K. Bulls have struggled to reclaim the $100K mark, while bears have failed to break the $95K support, leading to uncertainty about the next major move.
As Bybit picks up the pieces from its jarring security breach, the Ethereum (ETF) community has been buzzing with speculation over the network's future. One side of the divide makes a case for a blockchain rollback designed to eliminate malicious transactions, while the purists argue that the move will “kill” Ethereum's credibility.
TON's short-term losses have shrunk, signaling improving sentiment. Is there more?
In 2024, BTC and niche tokens like SUPER outperformed, while ETH and ADA led the pack for unrealized losses, according to CoinLedger.
Financial markets are full of analogies and historical models that analysts scrutinize closely to anticipate trends. In the crypto universe, the history of Bitcoin often serves as a compass for understanding the evolution of other major assets.
The number of active addresses on Solana has fallen below the January lows, reaching levels from October 2024.
After a $1.4 billion Ethereum (ETH) heist on Bybit on February 21, 2025, the exchange began buying ETH, as reported by crypto intelligence firm Arkham.
ETH may be repositioning itself for a major market move. In which direction though?
With the price of Solana (SOL 1.13%) falling to nearly $163 on Feb. 18, investors are right to assume it'll take a powerful cocktail of catalysts and new tailwinds to send its price back up toward $300. Something like a totally new category of cryptocurrency investments finding its home on the chain would probably do the trick.
Solana (SOL) has been facing significant headwinds over the past month, with its Total Value Locked (TVL) dropping to a low of $9.90 billion, the lowest since November 2024. However, there are signs that the bearish trend may be losing steam, as the blockchain platform experiences a slight recovery.
Following the massive Bybit hack on Feb 21, 2025, in which hackers stole about $1.4 billion worth of ethereum (ETH) from the exchange's cold wallet, a contentious debate has emerged within the crypto community regarding whether to roll back the Ethereum blockchain to reverse the theft. Ethereum's 2025 Crisis: Reverse $1.
Solana has been performing worse these days following increasing selling pressure. The recent hack worth $1.5 billion in the Bybit exchange has strengthened the resistance levels. The recent drop in price has been also triggered by low network activities.
The Ethereum price dropped from $2,840 to $2,620 after the Bybit hack. However, the crypto exchange appears stable and is gradually recovering from the shock.
The rise comes amid reports that Bybit has allocated 100 million USDT to a new wallet to buy the cryptocurrency.
Arthur Heyes suggests rolling back the Ethereum network to reverse the Bybit hack. Community opposes the idea as it could impact the entire Ethereum ecosystem and its interlinked systems.
Ethereum emerged top of the real-world assets table as the total value of assets under management grew by 10% in the past 30 days to $4.1B. Ethereum's RWA market share also went up 3.39% to 54.5% as the number of RWA holders in the ecosystem increased 3.05% to 62.28K.
Crypto markets endured $75 billion losses in reacted to the $1.4 billion hack on ByBit, derivatives markets data shows traders are placing large bets on BGB, TON, and XMR for an early rebound. Top 20 Cryptocurrencies in Red Despite Bybit Hack Response After a week of steady gains, the cryptocurrency market plunged on Friday following
Crypto exchange Bybit is offering up to $140 million for help recovering the $1.4 billion in Ethereum swiped in Friday's exchange hack.
OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said late Friday that the SEC is ending its investigation, as the regulator shifts course under President Trump.
According to data provided by CryptoQuant, the total supply of Ripple's US dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD has now reached $120 million. This has been called a “huge milestone” given that RLUSD is a highly regulated stablecoin.
The Bybit hack has caused Ethereum price to drop and now trading around the $2.7K range. ETH's daily trading volume has surged by over 103%.
Ethereum's native token, Ether (ETH), has rallied over 12% since slumping to $2,460 on Feb. 3, following the crypto market's drawdown. While most altcoins have struggled to master meaningful recovery, ETH has received plaudits for its bullish outlook.
Soon after the Solana price broke out and smashed a new ATH at $295, it was believed that the token may soon make it to $500 before the end of 2025. Meanwhile, the rise of the fallout of the memecoins on the Solana chain harmed the momentum of the SOL price rally.
With the price of Solana (SOL -3.48%) down by 36% in the last 30 days alone and the blockchain rocked by several high-profile scandals and outright scams, investors are wondering whether there's a juicy opportunity to buy the dip here -- or whether the digital coin's glory days are firmly in the past.
Ethereum drops 7% after Bybit hack, recovering to $2,735. Can ETH break above $2,795 resistance? Key support at $2,643. Rollback debate intensifies. The post Ethereum Faces 7% Drop After Bybit Hack: Can Recovery Hold? appeared first on Cryptonews.
Ether trades 2% higher as the hacked ETH is seen as a permanently lost supply.
Solana meme coins have suffered a harsh reversal this year, costing retail investors billions of dollars.
The creator of DOG says the token's expansion to Solana is proof of Bitcoin's influence, not a sign that the network's fledgling meme coin ecosystem is failing.
The market is mostly falling today, according to CoinStats.
A widely followed crypto analyst believes that one Ethereum (ETH) rival may dip lower before having an explosive rally.
Solana (SOL -2.56%) and Cardano (ADA -4.02%) are two cryptocurrencies that are quite similar in terms of their capabilities, objectives, and target users, but they're quite different in terms of their merits as investments. Both were designed to beat the royalty of the cryptocurrency market, specifically Ethereum, but only one can really be said to have succeeded.
The crypto community is divided over calls for an Ethereum blockchain rollback following a massive security breach at Bybit.
The recent Bybit hack has sent shockwaves through the crypto world, with hackers making away with a whopping $1.4 billion worth of digital assets. While the attack caused panic, it also led to massive fund transfers, with large amounts of BTC, ETH, XRP, and USDT pouring into Bybit.
Adam Back, cypherpunk, Satoshi Nakamoto ally and Blockstream CEO, has taken to his X account to comment on the Bybit exchange exploit as hackers drained an enormous $1.4 billion of the second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum from the trading platform.
Hayes argued that it has already been done once in the past, so why not again?
Bybit, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has fallen victim to a massive hack, resulting in the theft of $1.46 billion worth of Ethereum and other ERC-20 tokens. This cyberattack, which targeted Bybit's cold wallet, has been linked to the notorious North Korean hacking group, Lazarus.
A survey of FTX creditors reveals a strong inclination to reinvest their repayments in cryptocurrencies, with solana (SOL) being the most popular choice. FTX Creditors' Love Affair With Solana A new survey found that 79% of FTX creditors plan to reinvest their repayments into cryptocurrencies, with 29% of the reimbursed funds allocated for this purpose.
Ethereum is in the spotlight again, but not for good reasons. Hackers broke into Bybit's secure storage, known as a cold wallet, and stole over $1 billion worth of Ethereum tokens. More than 401,000 ETH, including staked tokens, were taken. Following the news, Ethereum dropped over 5% to $2,700 in the last 24 hours.
In the ever-volatile world of cryptocurrency, performance fluctuations are common, and recent market trends have once again brought to light the stark contrast between two prominent digital assets: XRP and Ethereum (ETH). A recent observation from crypto influencer Da Sheriff Crypto highlights the contrasting performances of these two tokens over the past year, showing XRP's substantial gains while Ethereum has faced a decline.
Bears have turned out to be more powerful than bulls at the beginning of the weekend, according to CoinMarketCap.
A crypto heist on major crypto exchange Bybit has propelled the hacker into the ranks of one of the world's largest Ethereum (ETH) holders.