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Introducing ALPHA V0.X — A New Era of Derivatives on BNB Chain

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[PRESS RELEASE – Helsinki, Finland, April 27th, 2024]

THENA is thrilled to announce the latest update to ALPHA, THENA’s intent-based decentralized derivatives exchange, now powered by both IntentX, Orbs, and SYMMIO. The new version is now live on BNB Smart Chain, and soon opBNB, BNB’s high-performance optimistic layer 2 solution.

This upgrade marks a significant leap forward, streamlining the user trading experience with intuitive, informative, and customizable features. THENA team is also now officially ending the beta phase with the introduction of a Trade2Earn Program to scale up the trading volume, set for launch at 00:00 UTC, April 27, 2024.

Key Improvements

Trade2Earn Program: Launching with a daily $1,000 reward pool, distributed based on trading volume share per a given day (24 hours), resetting at 00:00 UTC. Trading automatically enrolls the user in the rewards for the current day.

Enhanced User Interface: The user can enjoy new features like advanced account analytics, grouped positions, and customizable layouts, alongside improvements like a refined search bar and faster page loading. The team also added an order depth view.

Order Management Innovations: The THENA team introduced a new polling system for more efficient order handling, a floating order notification system, and a comparison tool for estimated vs. current slippage.

Risk Management Tools: Utilize Stop Loss and Take Profit (SL/TP) functions directly within the platform, offering front-end coordination with market makers for timely and gas-free order execution. The team also added estimated liquidation prices and improved the solvency indicators.

ALPHA uses IntentX’s proprietary SL/TP solution that integrates with SYMMIO core contracts, ensuring orders are triggered at the user-specified price points with minimal delay and no gas cost.

Important note: at this early stage the system is only optimized for medium and long-term strategies, with further improvements coming at a later stage.

This list of improvements is not exhaustive, and THENA team be working closely with IntentX and SYMMIO to give its users a trading experience that rivals the best.

Innovating with INTENTS

ALPHA’s innovative approach solves the longstanding dilemma in the digital assets market: the trade-off between the liquidity of centralized exchanges (CEXs) and the security of decentralized exchanges (DEXs). By leveraging a unique Request for Quote (RFQ) and intent-based architecture, ALPHA bridges CEX liquidity to the on-chain world, offering a permissionless, secure, and isolated trading environment without the risk of custody or insolvency issues.

The team aims for ALPHA to be an OTC market facilitator, syncing market maker quotations with trader order flows, while SYMMIO acts as a decentralized, global risk and exposure settlement layer.

ALPHA’s model acts as a liquidity aggregator to ensure deep liquidity and capital efficiency, sourcing from various channels like CEXs, DEXs, OTC desks, and more to provide traders with the best price execution and minimal slippage. This approach results in vastly improved efficiency, security, and scalability compared to vAMM and CLOB-based models.

ALPHA’s Latest Upgrade and the Future of Decentralized Derivatives

This upgrade marks the beginning of an exciting journey to scale our decentralized derivatives exchange on BNB and beyond. With the forthcoming release of ARENA, THENA’s social hub featuring fully permissionless and customizable trading competitions (and more!), THENA’s team is destined to take THE vision even further.

ALPHA’s integration of cutting-edge technology changes the game for on-chain derivatives, delivering secure, affordable, and abundant liquidity to DeFi users. This zero-to-one innovation is already transforming the on-chain derivatives landscape, ushering in a new era of leverage trading on BNB Chain.

https://medium.com/@ThenaFi/introducing-alpha-v0-x-a-new-era-of-derivatives-on-bnb-chain-297f5ff49835

About THENA

THENA is a collaborative effort to build THE ultimate decentralized spot and derivatives exchange. It harnesses the power of ve3,3 to serve as THE Liquidity Hub on BNB Chain.

THENA brings together the best of DeFi, from Algebra’s Concentrated Liquidity AMM to THE Orbs powered Liquidity Hub, with the ultimate goal of simplifying DeFi.

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Ethereum Foundation, Whales, and Hackers: What’s Driving the ETH Sell-Off?

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  • Whales, hackers, and the Ethereum Foundation wallets moved over $500M in ETH through large sales and withdrawals.
  • Ethereum transfers rose to 4.6M ETH, nearing the monthly high of 5.2M recorded in July.
  • Staking inflows hit 247,900 ETH, the highest in a month, locking more supply from trading.

Large Withdrawals and Whale Activity

Ethereum (ETH) has seen heavy movement from major wallets over the past few days. On-chain data from Lookonchain shows a newly created wallet pulled 17,591 ETH, worth $81.62 million, from Kraken in just two hours. 

Over three days, two new wallets withdrew a combined 71,025 ETH, valued at $330 million, from the exchange.

One of these wallets, address 0x2A92, has withdrawn 53,434 ETH, worth $242.34 million, in two days. This includes a recent purchase of 30,069 ETH, valued at $138.46 million, during a market drop.

Major ETH Holders Offload Millions Amid Price Rally

In contrast, several separate entities have been disposing of some ETH holdings. A wallet tied to a hacker address 0x17E0 sold 4,958 ETH for $22.13 million at $4,463, securing a profit of $9.75 million. Earlier this year, the same address sold 12,282 ETH at $1,932 and later bought back part of the amount at higher prices.

A different whale sold 20,600 ETH for $96.55 million over the past two days, generating a profit of more than $26 million after holding the position for nine months. 

Meanwhile, an Ethereum Foundation-linked wallet, 0xF39d, sold 6,194 ETH worth $28.36 million in the last three days at an average price of $4,578. 

Recent sales from the same wallet included an additional 1,100 ETH and 1,695 ETH for over $12.7 million combined.

Network Activity on the Rise

CryptoQuant data shows Ethereum’s total tokens transferred have been climbing since August 9. After ranging between 1 million and 3 million ETH through late July and early August, transfers have risen to 4.6 million ETH, approaching the monthly high of 5.2 million recorded in mid-July. This increase has occurred alongside a price rally from about $3,400 to $4,600.

Ethereum (ETH) Tokens Transferred (Total)
Source: CryptoQuant

Interestingly, staking inflows generally stayed between 20,000 and 80,000 ETH per day over the past month. On August 14, inflows jumped to 247,900 ETH, the highest in the period. 

At the time, ETH was trading near $4,600. Large staking deposits reduce the amount of ETH available for immediate trading, as staked coins are locked for a set period.

Ethereum (ETH) Staking Inflow Total
Source: CryptoQuant

In the meantime, ETH trades at $4,647 with a 24-hour volume of $68.25 billion, down 2% on the day but up 19% over the week.

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Massive DOGE Whale Activity Hints at $1 Breakout

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  • Whales bought two billion DOGE this week, lifting their combined holdings to 27.6 billion coins.
  • A single 900M DOGE transfer worth $208M to Binance drew attention to large exchange movements.
  • DOGE broke key resistance, with momentum building for a possible push toward the $1 price mark.

Price and Market Moves

Dogecoin (DOGE) traded at $0.23 at press time, slipping 4% over the past day but still showing a 2% gain for the week. Daily turnover came in at about $6.18 billion. 

Meanwhile, the broader crypto market saw over $1 billion in liquidations. Hotter-than-expected US Producer Price Index data pushed traders to scale back expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve rate cut. DOGE had roughly 290,500 coins liquidated during the sell-off.

On the two-week chart, analyst Trader Tardigrade notes that DOGE has cleared a downward-sloping resistance line after completing what appears to be a “wave V” in an Elliott Wave sequence. Similar setups in the past, where prolonged declines stayed within falling channels before breaking higher, have been followed by sharp rallies.

Momentum gauges are also turning up. The Stochastic RSI, which had dropped into oversold territory, is now heading higher. Previous reversals from this zone have coincided with sustained upward moves. The current formation points to a possible run that could carry DOGE past the $1 mark.

Heavy Whale Buying and Large Transfers

As reported by CryptoPotato, blockchain data shows large investors have added two billion DOGE in the past week, spending just under $500 million. That brings their holdings to about 27.6 billion coins, or 18% of the supply. The buying streak has prompted speculation within the community. 

Recently, Whale Alert flagged a 900 million DOGE transfer worth about $208 million into Binance. The tracking indicates that it originated from a wallet connected to the exchange, likely as an internal activity. The address involved holds 2.88 billion DOGE, one of the largest balances on the network.

Ali Martinez also reports that transactions above $1 million reached a one-month high, with activity building since early August and peaking as DOGE traded at $0.25.

Sentiment Building

Analyst Gordon described the current setup as “a nice bit of consolidation” before a potential breakout, adding, 

“This will be one of the first coins normies FLOCK to & the pump will be MASSIVE.”

With whale accumulation rising, high-value transfers increasing, and a bullish technical pattern in play, DOGE is positioned for a potential push toward $1 if momentum holds.

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Ripple Price Analysis: XRP at Risk as Key Support Levels Could Trigger Sharp Drop

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XRP has recently entered a consolidation phase after a strong rally earlier this summer, with the price action now hovering around key resistance levels on both its USDT and BTC pairs. Yet, while momentum has slowed, the charts still indicate a generally bullish structure, with multiple key support levels remaining firmly in place.

Technical Analysis

By ShayanMarkets

The USDT Pair

On the XRP/USDT daily chart, the price is currently trading near the $3.10 mark, facing a strong resistance zone around $3.40. This follows a breakout above the $2.70 range in July, which has now flipped into a support area.

Both the 100-day and 200-day moving averages are also trending upward and recently formed a bullish crossover around $2.45, reinforcing the medium-term bullish sentiment. If the $3.40 resistance breaks, a push toward the critical $4.00 range becomes likely.

However, the RSI hovering near the neutral 50 level suggests a lack of strong momentum for now, meaning a short-term pullback into the $2.80 support zone is still possible.

This zone will be key for maintaining the bullish structure. Losing it could open the door for a deeper correction toward the 200-day moving average located around the $2.40 mark. Yet, as long as the price stays above the moving averages, the broader trend remains bullish.

The BTC Pair

Looking at the XRP/BTC chart, the pair has recently pulled back after hitting the 3,000 SAT resistance, with the price currently around 2,600 SAT.

This follows a clean breakout above the long-term descending channel and a successful retest of its upper boundary, which coincided with the 200-day moving average and the 2,400 SAT support zone. This confluence remains a key bullish technical factor, as holding above it could attract renewed buying pressure.

That said, RSI levels around 48 show that momentum has cooled after the sharp July rally, meaning XRP may continue ranging between 2,400 SAT and 3,000 SAT in the near term. A decisive close above 3,000 SAT would likely open the path to the 3,400 SAT zone, while losing 2,400 SAT could shift the bias back toward 2,000 SAT support. For now, the structure still favors the bulls as long as higher lows remain intact.

 

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