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A Pakistani Senate committee has reportedly given the go-ahead to a new bill that would allow people to legally trade cryptocurrencies in the country.

Enter the long-term holders (LTHs), a group so dedicated to their crypto stash they’ve basically turned their wallets into time capsules. Spoiler: they’re not thrilled about the current trend.

Luca, the crypto analyst with a taste for dramatic irony, recently reminded us that Ethereum’s latest descent below the elated purple zone swung the entire architecture into a mirror‑image of a broken mirror (but no, it’s not a visual metaphor; it’s the price chart). After that nostalgic hit and the subsequent rejections, the scales tipped towards a glorified “not in your money” sentiment. The green band, our old friend that once drew as many buyers as a free pizza at a hackathon, remains a hotspot for whoever still thinks “go long” is the answer.

In theory, the project plans to bump up transaction speeds of L1 and L2 protocols to a mere 10,000 transactions per second (TPS) and 10 million TPS, respectively. Because who doesn’t want faster transactions, right? This magical feat will be accomplished using some impressive-sounding technologies like embedded zero-knowledge provers (zkEVMs) and data availability sampling, which is, no doubt, Greek to most of us. But hey, it sounds cool.

Multiple on-chain, derivatives, and institutional indicators show early signs of stabilization. However, key signals still point to a fragile recovery rather than a confirmed bullish reversal.

Tether ( USDT ) has begun a subtle waltz of decline, a rhythm the crypto realm has not heard in years. Dropping 0.8% this month, it now rests at $183.6 billion, down from a record $186.8 billion in January-a descent that sends ripples through the ecosystem where stablecoins are the quotidian lifeblood of trading, cross‑border transfers, and even quotidian payments in some corners of the world.

Cardano retested the $0.25 mark like it was a mandatory family reunion-awkward, predictable, and everyone pretending they’re fine. But beneath the surface, it’s like a game of poker where everyone’s holding a royal flush. Long-term traders, those brave souls who’ve never owned a smartphone, are still betting on the idea that Cardano might one day be worth more than a bag of stale crackers.

According to the ever-astute analyst Axel Adler Jr., this decline isn’t due to a surge of enthusiastic buyers hoarding stablecoins like they’re the last cookies in the jar. No, no! It’s actually a mass exodus of capital from the ecosystem, which fundamentally changes how one might interpret this classic bullish indicator. Think of it as having a party where everyone leaves before the cake is served. Awkward, isn’t it?

Market orders are now executed with a solemn conviction, and territory. Participants lift offers actively, rather than passively hoping for some providential market correction.

The foreign exchange market, that colossal behemoth shuffling $7 trillion daily, remains mired in the archaic ritual of prefunding. Fragmented cutoffs, delayed settlements, and capital languishing in idle repose-how utterly passé. One wonders if the FX desks have grown fond of their antiquated ways.