AiXBT, a popular AI-driven crypto market commentator, fell victim to a security breach on Mar. 18, resulting in a loss of 55.50 ETH or approximately $104,000.

Ethereum, like the broader crypto market, has experienced a sharp drop in price in recent weeks. From a high of $3,352 at the start of 2025, Ether now trades around $1,800 and $1,900, reflecting a sharp drop to the world's second-biggest crypto by market cap.

The cryptocurrency market remained sluggish on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting. Bitcoin struggled to hold above the $83,000 mark, while XRP and Solana saw sharper declines. The global cryptocurrency market showed modest gains over the past day, with the total market capitalization rising to $2.72 trillion, reflecting a 0.26% increase.

The Ethereum price action continues to stir controversy as market sentiment remains deeply bearish. Notably, a crypto analyst has predicted what they call “the most hated rally in crypto”, suggesting that ETH could defy expectations and surge higher, triggering intense skepticism from traders and investors.

Solana (SOL) has been under pressure, struggling to remain above the $130 mark for the past seven days. Over the last 30 days, SOL has corrected by nearly 36%, reflecting broader market weakness.

An attacker has breached the dashboard of an artificial intelligence crypto bot and made two prompts for it to transfer 55.5 Ether, worth $106,200, from its wallet, sparking concerns about the security of AI agents in crypto.In a March 18 X post, “rxbt” — the maintainer of the bot called “aixbt,” which commentates on the market — said its core systems weren't impacted, and the breach wasn't the result of manipulating the AI. “We've migrated servers, swapped keys, paused dashboard access for security upgrades, and reported hacker addresses to exchanges,” rxbt added.

Ethereum has faced intense selling pressure over the past few weeks, with its price falling below the $2,000 threshold. This intense run of declines saw the cryptocurrency reach a low of $1,750 on March 11, marking its lowest point since November 2023.

Ethereum opened trading at $1,913 on Wednesday, March 19, consolidating within a 5% range below the $2,000 resistance as investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision. Bitcoin Extends Lead Over Ethereum (ETH) by 30% in Three Weeks Ethereum price has remained trapped within a narrow range below $2,000, weighed down by uncertainty surrounding the

The price of Bitcoin is still struggling as technical resistance levels put increasing pressure on the asset. The 200-day Exponential Moving Average, a crucial level for trend reversals, has once again rejected Bitcoin following a brief recovery attempt.

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CME trades involving Solana futures on Monday generated $12 million in total monetary value and ended with $7.8 million in open interest.

Ethereum price has been experiencing a prolonged bearish trend, raising concerns among investors and analysts. Recent technical analysis suggests that the cryptocurrency's price could decline further, potentially reaching as low as $1,060.

Things are not looking good for the Solana (SOL) price right now, in wake of a weak debut of a new Solana futures product on the CME and as SOL continues to trend lower. The post Could the Solana Price to Dump to $30 in 2025? appeared first on Cryptonews.

As speculative assets face significant headwinds, Ethereum's stablecoin ecosystem continues to demonstrate resilience and utility.

Amidst the ongoing market uncertainty, TRX, the native token of Tron, is standing out from other assets due to its impressive performance over the past 24 hours. As of today, March 19, 2025, the asset has recorded an 8% gain, outperforming major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum, along with several others.

Ethereum (ETH) has been struggling, down nearly 30% over the past 30 days as bearish sentiment continues to weigh on the asset. Over the last week, ETH has remained stuck below the $2,000 mark, unable to regain key resistance levels.

Earlier today, a hacker targeted the aixbt agent and made off with 55.50 ETH. The creator of aixbt confirmed on his social media account that the AI agent was not tampered with in any way and the scam did not affect the core systems.

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Ether (ETH) price fell below $2,200 on March 9 and has struggled to recover since. The altcoin is down 14% in March and the decline has hurt investor sentiment, especially as the broader crypto market only dropped 4% in the same period.

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Top altcoins like Solana and XRP are down ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision, an event that could shape rate cut expectations.

Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) investors are eyeing Rexas Finance (RXS), an altcoin ready for spectacular development, as the crypto market prepares for its next boom. This $0.20-priced gem revolutionizes blockchain tokenization with its real-world asset (RWA) tokenization method.

On March 2, President Donald Trump mentioned Cardano's ADA (ADA) token among the cryptocurrencies to be included in the US strategic crypto reserve. Trump's March 6 executive order clarified that altcoins would be part of the Digital Asset Stockpile (DAS) under the “responsible stewardship” of the Treasury.ADA's potential inclusion in a government-managed portfolio sparked industry-wide surprise and, at times, harsh criticism.

Asset managers have filed applications for exchange-traded funds tracking both assets as interest in altcoins has risen.

Sol futures recently started trading on the CME and Sol Strategies President and CEO Leah Wald says traditional institutions will have to take Sol and other alternative currencies seriously.

The popular 50x ETH whale closed its BTC short position with a $4.06M profit today. The whale deposited 17.82 million USDC to Hyperliquid as a margin in the past 3 days to avoid liquidation.

The Cardano price is showing bullish signals as analysts identify a potential double-bottom pattern on its weekly chart. After a prolonged downtrend, the cryptocurrency has entered an accumulation phase, suggesting that selling pressure is easing while buyers begin stepping in.

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Cryptocurrency markets are trending lower on Tuesday as investors brace for tomorrow's FOMC meeting. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $82,037.14 -3.1% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,903.81 -2.1% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $123.88 -5% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.25 -4.8% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1657 -5.7% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001242 -5% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 32.6% and daily active addresses growing by 16.1%.

When adjusted for asset market capitalization SOL's relative futures volume looks better, K33 Research noted.

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Trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEX) on the Solana blockchain has reached its lowest level since the beginning of the year. This represents a drop of nearly 100% from peak values.

On today's show, major cryptocurrencies fall ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on rates. Plus, President Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto project said it sold $550 million in tokens, while the SEC's acting chief said the agency's considering dropping a crypto asset custody proposal presented under the prior administration.

A security incident led to prominent AI reply guy AiXBT to send $100,000 in ETH to a scammer, with the bot's Base token plunging since.

The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) futures have started trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NASDAQ:CME) this week, but early activity was underwhelming compared to major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to a report by research firm K33, the first day of trading for Solana futures saw a total volume of $12.3 million, with open interest ending at $7.8 million.

There is a lot of talk going on about Solana since a video promoting its upcoming Accelerate conference in New York came out. The ad, which aired on March 17, was quickly taken down because it made fun of gender identity problems, sparking widespread criticism.

Ethereum's native token, Ether (ETH), has ventured into oversold territory multiple times against Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months, but the altcoin has yet to show any signs of finding a price bottom. The trading situation is actually quite similar to a previous scenario, and ETH's market structure suggests that it could repeat itself in Q2 to Q3 of this year.Ether's repeat breakdowns point to more downside The relative strength index (RSI) on ETH's 3-day timeframe remains below 30, a level that typically signals a potential bounce.

Solana (SOL) has been one of the top-performing cryptos, currently trading around $134 but many of its investors are quietly accumulating another promising asset, Mutuum Finance (MUTM), priced below $0.05 in 2025. Mutuum Finance is gaining momentum in its recently launched presale.

The maintainer of AIXBT's social media account said the attacker gained access to the bot's “simulation wallet” through malicious prompting.

Ethereum is currently consolidating below the $2,000 mark, trading within a narrow range between $1,800 and $1,900 as market uncertainty persists. Bulls have lost control, and speculation about a potential continuation of the bear trend is growing among analysts and investors.

Barely days after disclosing that TRX will reach a new all-time high, Justin Sun is setting things in motion. The Tron founder has hinted at an incoming integration of TRX on Solana, sparking industry-wide speculation over the mode of deployment.

Demand for the CME Solana futures product could indicate future investor appetite for an ETF tracking the altcoin.

Solana futures (SOL) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) went live on March 17, with a trading volume of $12.1 million on day 1, which fell short compared to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum's (ETH) CME futures debut. CME Crypto futures comparison by Vetle Lunde.

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The entire crypto industry has had a recent few weeks of ugly price action and downtrend, a trend which has been reflected in crypto investment funds. Notably, digital asset funds have witnessed their worst outflow streak on record, as noted by the latest CoinShares weekly report on digital asset invesment funds.

Solana (SOL) has gone down 3.4% in the past 24 hours as last week's selling spree seems to be resuming.