📌 TOPINDIATOURS Update crypto: Investors Pour $258M Into Crypto Startups Despite $

Venture funding is continuing to flow into digital asset companies even as the broader crypto market struggles with heavy losses.

Roughly $258 million was invested in crypto firms during the first week of February, according to data from DeFiLlama, underscoring that investors are still backing infrastructure and services tied to blockchain networks despite a market drawdown estimated at about $2 trillion.

Decentralized finance projects led activity with four deals, followed by payments startups with three.

Anchorage Digital Raises $100M in Tether-Led Funding Round

The largest raise came from Anchorage Digital, which secured $100 million in strategic financing led by stablecoin issuer Tether.

The federally chartered crypto bank offers custody, trading and crypto-native banking services to institutions and plans to use the funding to expand its operational infrastructure as demand from asset managers and corporations grows.

Tether said the investment reflects efforts to align stablecoins with regulated financial systems and deepen ties with institutional partners exploring tokenized payments and settlement.

Blockchain analytics provider TRM Labs raised $70 million in a Series C round led by Blockchain Capital, reaching a $1 billion valuation.

The company develops software used by exchanges, banks and government agencies to monitor blockchain transactions, detect fraud and track illicit activity.

The fresh capital will support expansion into new markets and enhance investigative tools, highlighting the growing role compliance technology plays as regulators increase scrutiny of crypto markets.

Meanwhile, Solana-based decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter completed a $35 million strategic round backed by ParaFi Capital.

The investment was settled using JupUSD, the project’s stablecoin, with ParaFi purchasing JUP tokens and agreeing to a long-term lockup.

Jupiter also announced that prediction market platform Polymarket will integrate with its ecosystem on Solana, signaling continued development across trading applications even during weak market conditions.

Andreessen Horowitz Raises $15B to Back AI and Crypto Innovation

Last month, Andreessen Horowitz secured more than $15 billion in fresh capital, strengthening its standing as one of the most powerful venture capital firms in the US tech sector.

The funds span multiple strategies, including infrastructure, applications, healthcare, growth investments and its “American Dynamism” initiative.

In 2025 alone, the firm represented over 18% of total venture capital deployed in the United States.

Co-founder Ben Horowitz said the fundraising reflects the firm’s core philosophy that venture capital exists to give people opportunities to build companies and create value.

He framed startups as engines of social mobility, arguing that innovation ecosystems work best when individuals are free to pursue success and experimentation.

Horowitz also linked the firm’s mission to broader geopolitical competition. He warned that US leadership in technology is not guaranteed and could weaken if the country falls behind in foundational innovations.

According to the firm, technological leadership carries economic, military and cultural consequences globally.

The new capital will focus heavily on artificial intelligence and crypto, which the firm views as defining technologies of the next era.

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📌 TOPINDIATOURS Breaking crypto: Ethereum Price Hits Breakdown Target — But Is a B

Ethereum price hit its projected breakdown target near $1,800 in early February. It even slipped to $1,740 before bouncing. Since then, ETH has rebounded almost 23%, giving traders hope that the worst may be over.

But price rebounds inside downtrends often look strong at first. The real question is whether this bounce is supported by strong buyers. Right now, charts, on-chain data, and technical metrics suggest that support remains weak. Several warning signs still point to downside risk.

The ETH Price Breakdown Worked, But the Rebound Lacks Real Strength

On February 5, Ethereum completed a major breakdown pattern on the daily chart, as predicted by BeInCrypto analysts. This pattern usually signals that sellers are taking control. The projected target was near $1,800. Ethereum price followed that path and dropped to $1,740 on February 6.

After hitting this zone, ETH rebounded about 23%. At first glance, this looks like strong dip buying as the February 6 price candle saw a large lower wick. But momentum tells a different story.

Between February 2 and February 8, the price made lower highs. At the same time, the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which tracks short-term momentum, moved higher.

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This creates a hidden bearish divergence, where momentum improves but price fails to follow.

In simple terms, price is struggling to rise, even though short-term momentum looks better. That usually means sellers are still active in the background. So while the breakdown target was reached, the rebound does not yet show deep conviction.

This weak follow-through sets the stage for the next risk.

Short-Term Bounce Is Slipping Into Another Bearish Setup

Because the rebound lacks strong follow-through, the next thing to watch is the structure of the move. On the 12-hour chart, Ethereum is forming a bearish pole and flag.

First, the price dropped sharply. Then it rebounded inside a rising channel. This is a classic continuation pattern in downtrends.

It often leads to another leg lower as volume confirms the risk. On-Balance Volume, which tracks real buying and selling activity, is staying weak. It is not rising aggressively, like the price. This means fewer real buyers are supporting the rebound. Additionally, the OBV metric itself is close to breaking down its own ascending trendline. If volume breaks down, this flag structure could fail.

That would open the door to deeper losses, around 50% from the lower trendline levels. To understand whether buyers, who led the 23% rebound, can prevent that, we need to look on-chain.

Are Short-Term Traders Buying As Long-Term Holders Sell?

On-chain data shows that the recent rebound is being driven mainly by short-term traders, not long-term investors.

A key metric here is short-term Holder NUPL, which measures whether recent buyers are sitting in profit or loss.

In early February, as Ethereum dropped to $1,740, short-term holder NUPL fell to around -0.72, placing it firmly in the capitulation zone. This reflected heavy unrealized losses among recent buyers.

During the 23% rebound, however, NUPL recovered to about -0.47. That is an improvement of roughly 35% from the bottom. While it remains negative, the speed of this recovery shows that many short-term traders rushed in to buy the dip.

This pattern closely resembles past failed bottom formations.

On March 10, 2025, NUPL also rebounded to around -0.45 while ETH traded near $1,865. At that time, many traders believed a bottom had formed. A more durable bottom only appeared on April 8, 2025, when NUPL dropped close to -0.80, roughly 75% deeper than the March level. That phase marked true seller exhaustion and preceded a sustained recovery. The price was around $1,470 at the time.

Today’s structure looks much closer to March 2025 than April 2025. Losses have eased too early, suggesting that panic has not fully cleared. At the same time, long-term holders remain cautious.

The 30-day rolling Hodler Net Position Change, which tracks investors holding ETH for more than 155 days, remains negative. On February 4, outflows stood near -10,681 ETH. By February 8, they had widened to around -19,399 ETH.

This represents an increase in net selling of roughly 82% in just four days. This signals weak conviction at current levels. So the rebound is being driven mainly by short-term traders chasing a bounce, while long-term investors continue reducing exposure.

Key Ethereum Price Levels Show Why the $1,000 Risk Is Still Alive

All technical and on-chain signals now point to a weak structure. Ethereum must reclaim key resistance to stay safe. The first resistance is near $2,150.

Holding above this would ease short-term pressure. The major invalidation level is $2,780.

Only above this would the bearish structure truly break. On the downside, risk remains heavy.

Key support levels are:

• $1,990: short-term support
• $1,750: Fibonacci support
• $1,510: major retracement zone (close to the April 8, 2025 bottom)
• $1,000: bear flag projection