• Prices rose over the first week of the year as open interest in the CME improved.
• Altcoins outperformed Bitcoin as the largest crypto remained rangebound.
• Meanwhile, ETF flows remained net negative.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s price improved last week but remained within the range established in previous trading sessions. BTC logged a weekly low of 91,271.19 and a high of $98,972.29. Bitcoin closed last week at $98,198.52.

Open interest in the CME improved over the last week as more contracts were added. Comparing that with price movement suggests that more long contracts were opened.

Meanwhile, BTC ETF flows were net negative next week as outflows totalled $652.10Mn.

Outlook

BTC found support within the demand zone on the H4 time frame and has begun a rise (supported by new futures longs). BTC will need to first break above the range high at $99,596.57.

BTC trades at $101,978.76 as of publishing.

Ethereum

Ethereum’s price action was more bullish as it broke above the range formed in the previous week’s trading session. The weekly low and high were $3,293.19 and $3,675.77, respectively. ETH closed last week at $3,637.39.

Similar to Bitcoin’s open interest charts, Ethereum OI reached a weekly low on Jan. 1 and has been rising since as new longs enter the derivatives market.

Meanwhile, spot ETH ETF inflows logged a negative week as $97.00Mn flowed out of ETFs in the US.

Outlook

While the price has broken through the last range high, it must clear the recent high, which is at the $4,096.44 level, to resume a bullish trend. In the interim, a demand level at the $3,500.00 level could serve as liquidity for an upward.

ETH trades at $3,679.36 as of publishing.

Solana

Solana’s price action was bullish last week as it broke above the local range high from the previous week’s trading session. Weekly low and high formed were $185.55 and $219.67.

Open interest in Solana followed a similar pattern as that of Bitcoin and Ethereum, picking up from Jan. 1.

Outlook

Despite failing to break its all-time high, Solana’s trend is bullish. However, the price has logged consecutive lower lows on the H4 time frame and must break the $230 level and then the $260 level to continue its bullish trend.

SOL trades at $218.28 as of publishing.

Ripple

Ripple’s price action improved last week after logging a low of $1.99 and a high of $2.50.

However, price was incongruent with open interest as an increase in long contracts did not buoy the price.

Outlook

Since breaking above the range high and pulling back for liquidity at the last higher low at $2.34, XRP’s price has logged higher highs and lows, climbing towards the next supply zone around $2.72.

XRP trades at  $2.44 as of publishing.

BNB Chain, the blockchain network originally developed by Binance, has announced a new AI agent solution. The platform will streamline the creation and deployment of decentralized AI agents.

With this new platform, developers across all skill levels can easily create and launch their own autonomous agents. 

BNB Chain’s Comprehensive AI Agent Platform

The initiative offers developers tools and resources to build and scale AI agents for practical applications in Web3. 

At its center is a collection of customizable Agent Kits, featuring four core AI agents: Eliza, ShellAgent, TermiX, and Revox.ai.

“Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started, we’re making it simple to build, scale, and monetize decentralized AI agents,” BNB wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 

Eliza is developed with contributions from NodeReal. This AI agent supports multiple large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI, Claude, and Llama. 

Then there’s ShellAgent, a modular framework that supports AI agent creation through a no-code Classic Model. This framework is ideal for beginners.

Furthermore, there’s TermiX, which allows development with a drag-and-drop interface, and Revox.ai, with native Web3 integration. 

BNB Chain has also introduced four launchpad options to further support AI agent development. 

Additionally, the platform is hosting an AI Agents Competition to encourage innovation. Winning projects will qualify for $10,000 in BNB token airdrops.

AI Trend is Gaining Momentum in Web3

AI agents have emerged as a leading trend in the Web3 and crypto industries over the past year. Tokens linked to AI agent technologies now have a market cap exceeding $14 billion. This is remarkable growth for a sector that was virtually nonexistent a year ago.

OKX Ventures recently identified AI agents as a key focus area for 2025. Nvidia’s CEO has also predicted that AI agents could grow into a multi-trillion-dollar industry in the near future.

Separate reports today indicated that former US President Donald Trump may soon announce up to $500 billion in funding for Stargate, a new joint AI research project. 

This initiative reportedly involves contributions from OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle.

While an official announcement has not yet been made, questions remain about how much of the funding will come from federal sources versus Stargate’s participating companies.

BNB Chain’s AI agent solution reflects the accelerating advancements in AI agents and blockchain. It addresses the growing interest from developers, investors, and governments worldwide.