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• BNB gets institutional boost from YZi Labs amid broader market price weakness.
• This $100 million infusion arrives as BNB price holds near $630
• Commitment highlights institutional faith in BNB’s utility and yield potential.

BNB price hovers near $630 as investor jitters mount amid escalating US/Israel-Iran tensions.

The negative sentiment across crypto and risk assets aside, YZi Labs has announced a fresh $100 million commitment to Hash Global’s BNB Holdings Fund.

Can this move help the bulls hold onto gains?

BNB gets institutional boost

YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs, announced a $100 million strategic investment into Hash Global’s BNB Holdings Fund, building on prior support for the compliant yield vehicle launched in June 2025.

Ella Zhang, Head of YZi Labs, highlighted BNB as a “foundational utility asset with attractive yield, powering the future of financial infrastructure,” inviting traditional capital for its structural returns and growth.

The fund has delivered strong performance, posting 32.5% returns since inception through diversified revenue streams including BNB price appreciation, launchpad allocations, airdrops, and custody yields, with bi-weekly liquidity for investors.

This move signals deepening institutional adoption, amid continued interest from private wealth platforms and high-net-worth individuals.

Despite price weakness and notable ecosystem downsides, BNB looks to be attracting investment from individuals seeking regulated exposure to the token.

KK, founder of Hash Global, noted:

“BNB’s institutionalization should not be viewed merely as portfolio inclusion, but as a structural alignment between capital and ecosystem development. The ecosystem co-building model is the defining feature that differentiates BNB from other digital assets.”

BNB price outlook

Current market data shows BNB trading around $629, down 3% in the last 24 hours.

Prices are also down in the past week and month, but BNB has held steady within this range since dipping from above $700 in February.

Downtrend weakness remains as Bitcoin struggles to break $70,000 amid headwinds from the intensifying US/Israel-Iran conflict.

With reports of further strikes and risks of the conflict spilling across the region, cryptocurrencies could dip even further. On Tuesday, BNB dropped from highs of $651 amid such fresh derisking.

If extreme fear grips sentiment, with odds rising of a deeper war, prices may retest support around $550. Lower demand reload zones lie in the $450-$500 range.

However, if bulls hold onto gains above immediate support, resilience could see prices bounce higher.

BNB’s ecosystem strength, including BNB Chain’s growing daily transactions, real-world asset adoption and investment inflows, provides a buffer.

The institutional inflows could counter prevailing macro fears and help buyers keep bears off.

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• Mantle has crossed the $1 billion total market size threshold on Aave.
• If inflows persist, bulls could target resistance in the $0.85-$0.92 range.
• MNT can rally toward the bulls’ key target of $1.

Mantle, a layer-2 blockchain network connecting traditional finance and on-chain liquidity, has surpassed $1 billion in total lending and borrowing volume on the Aave protocol.

The milestone coincides with a sharp rise in Mantle’s total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance, despite the crypto market’s bearish outlook.

Can the lending and TVL milestones bolster the price of the native token MNT?

Mantle hits $1B lending milestone on Aave

The Mantle-Aave lending market rocketed past the $1 billion mark following a blockbuster launch that injected $800 million in just one day last week.

According to details, the staggering jump in market size, achieved in under three weeks, saw a new uptick as a dynamic weekend brought more than $200 million in organic capital inflows.

Beyond these gains, the Aave integration has ignited broader ecosystem momentum.

Notably, Mantle’s DeFi TVL has jumped from around $455 million to over $755 million, a 66% increase in just one week.

Emily Bao, a key advisor for Mantle, emphasized the achievement:

“Crossing $1 billion in total market size in under three weeks is a clear signal and not just of what Mantle and Aave have built together, but of where institutional and retail DeFi is heading. Mantle was built to be the distribution layer where real-world finance flows, and these milestones are proof that the ecosystem is delivering on that vision. The MoMNTum is real, and we’ve barely even started.”

What could these network milestones mean for MNT? Market experts say the integration of Mantle on Aave is critical to users seeking opportunities and incentives across DeFi.

As such, the surge highlights Mantle’s growing appeal as a scalable and efficient platform for DeFi activities.

MNT price could eye gains as the ecosystem expands and attracts inflows.

Mantle price forecast: can bulls target $1?

MNT’s price has hovered around $0.65-$0.70 over the past month, with current prices well below the all-time high of $2.85 in October 2025.

While buyers have shown resilience, early signs of recovery have faded amid a broader market downturn.

However, the $1 billion milestone could act as a powerful catalyst for MNT, potentially drawing more liquidity and boosting token utility.

The TVL surge also highlights increased value bet on Mantle growth.

If bulls hold current levels, a fresh bounce could bring the supply zone around $0.85 and $0.92 into play.

The $1 level is a key bullish target.

However, technical indicators suggest sellers may continue to exert downside pressure in the coming days and weeks.

Mantle token trading below key moving averages and being neutral-to-sell leaning oscillators support this outlook.

RSI is at 42, and suggests seller conviction, while the price also hovers below the parabolic SAR.

If the downside proves to be the path of least resistance, the next support levels could be $0.57 and Feb. 6 lows at $0.52.

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• Kaspa price currently mirrors the broader market, with Bitcoin struggling.
• The KAS token recently bounced off $0.028 and is holding $0.03.
• If a decisive breakout materializes amid likely catalysts, bulls could target $0.10 in the coming months.

Kaspa (KAS) price has declined by 22% over the past month and by over 64% since its peak above $0.13 in May 2025.

The token trades near $0.03, but remains in an extended downtrend amid prevailing weakness across the crypto market. Friday’s session saw Bitcoin retest lows of $65,600, and Ethereum dip to near $1,900, a move that pinned most altcoins lower, including Kaspa.

Why Kaspa bulls may hold the upper hand

Despite the potential for a retest of recent lows, bullish catalysts are on the horizon. Combined with current strength, these possible upside triggers suggest the advantage in the coming months lies with the buyers. What KAS needs is for bulls to navigate the broader crypto market headwinds while holding $0.03 as support.

Among key milestones is Kaspa’s network notching over 600 million total transactions.

Details on the Kaspa Explorer show that total transactions have surpassed 604 million. According to market observers, this proves that the BlockDAG protocol delivers real-world throughput with sub-second confirmations.

Also notable is Kaspa’s pivotal hard fork expected in May. Implementation will introduce programmable covenants, native assets like KRC20 tokens, and SilverScript for easier Layer 1 development.

Meanwhile, nearly 95% of its 28.7 billion max supply is already mined, and a move to the limit can only slash new coin emissions further. If broader catalysts align, the KAS price will benefit.

Kaspa price analysis

While bulls have the upper hand in terms of what’s upcoming, current price action hints at a potential battle for dominance by both buyers and sellers.

KAS has remained in a downtrend since late 2025, with lows of $0.028 in February. The daily chart highlights a key supply zone at the falling 50-day and 100-day simple moving averages, with bulls hitting a supply wall around these levels multiple times.

If the price fails to break out decisively, a combination of negative market conditions could deepen the downtrend. Support could be at $0.025

On the upside, immediate hurdles are at the 50-day and 100-day SMAs near $0.036 and $0.041.

The key level for bulls will be $0.050-$0.055, a zone that marks a previous supply wall and above which KAS could run to $0.10 or higher.

It’s notable that the Kaspa price jumped to near $0.05 in mid-December 2025 amid excitement around KAS listing on HTX.

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• Hedera dropped to $0.10 as Bitcoin fell to lows of $65,680.
• Ethereum (ETH) has shed 5.3% to under $1,950; XRP, Solana, and BNB also dipped.
• HBAR price could retreat to support at $0.088.

Hedera’s HBAR token is under pressure as leading cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum trim recent gains.

The altcoin has dropped to $0.10 as bears show dominance amid broader market caution, with BTC giving up gains to under $66,000.

Several of the top 10 coins are down too, losing 3-5% of their respective prices in the past 24 hours as of writing.

Downside risks for BTC, ETH, and Solana, among other cryptocurrencies, could accelerate declines for HBAR.

Hedera dips as Bitcoin sheds gains

As noted, Hedera is struggling to hold gains near $0.10 as Bitcoin faces renewed selling pressure.

The benchmark digital asset is trading around $66,230 after testing lows of $65,680 and being down more than 3% in early US trading hours.

Bears showed up as negative sentiment threatens to entrench once again despite a decent uptick in spot ETF outflows over the week.

Bitcoin reversed its gains as US stock futures flipped lower, with investor concerns over AI and its impact reemerged.

A lot of the risk asset jitters on the day came as Jack Dorsey’s Block announced it was slashing its workforce by 4,000.

Tech stocks fell this week despite Nvidia’s earnings beat, and the cascade has seen BTC fail to cement gains near $70.

Analysts say Bitcoin could yet fall to support at $60k or lower before rebounding higher in coming months.

With BTC posting downward movement, Ethereum (ETH) shed 5.3% to under $1,950, while XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and BNB also registered losses. The HBAR cryptocurrency is currently -3% in the 24-hour timeframe.

The HBAR cryptocurrency is currently -3% in the 24-hour timeframe.

HBAR price analysis

Losses across the market come as caution returns. ETF holders and treasuries have snapped up Bitcoin at low prices, but shorts are not done yet.

However, while HBAR’s price is down on the day, the trading volume of $137 million in the last 24 hours is also down by more than 5%.

Bulls may fail to stem the slide as price tests the $0.10 support, but decreased volume points to a potential seller exhaustion.

Other technical indicators outline this mixed short-term outlook, with RSI around 51 suggesting potential upside momentum before HBAR hits overbought conditions.

The token is also showing consolidation near the upper Bollinger Band, with short-term moving averages converging at that level as a pivot.

A break above the upper band, which is also at the resistance line of a descending channel, could see Hedera reclaim $0.12. The 200-day EMA offers the first major hurdle around $0.14.

However, the MACD indicator shows a potential bearish flip as the histogram shrinks near zero.

While volume hints at possible exhaustion in selling, a bearish cross could heighten chances of a dip below $0.10, with support at $0.088 and $0.079.

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