Trends to Watch (HIP-3 protocols, AI trenches)

Despite BTC’s rebound from a brief dip to $60,000, retail investor sentiment remains firmly in the “extreme fear” zone.

BTC is trading sideways around $68K-$71K since Thursday’s flash crash, but losses across major tokens continue.

Traders suggest unusual activity in IBIT may point to Hong Kong–based hedge funds, though no hard evidence has emerged.

The highly anticipated Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain will launch its mainnet on Monday.

The token is outperforming the broader crypto market amid a string of Ripple announcements.

Cypherpunk launched in November and has accumulated about 290K ZEC so far.

The Korean crypto exchange intended to send 2,000 WON to some users but accidentally sent 2,000 BTC instead.

The launch was plagued by reports of delayed token distribution to early investors and technical issues.

Stablecoins have quietly become the most successful use case in crypto.