Aerodrome Finance (AERO) rose nearly 10% over 24 hours following Animoca Brands' announcement of a strategic market acquisition and staking of AERO tokens. The investment reinforces institutional confidence in the decentralized exchange, according to the company. Price momentum builds as AERO approaches the $1 resistance level. Aerodrome plays a key role in Base’s DeFi growth, benefiting from integration with Coinbase’s platform.

Chainlink (LINK) has partnered with real estate tokenization platform Balcony to bring over $240 billion in government-sourced property assets on-chain. The integration uses Chainlink’s Runtime Environment within Balcony’s Keystone platform, aiming to improve transparency and efficiency in tokenized real estate markets.

Ethereum plunged nearly 9% in 24 hours to reach $3,830 on Thursday, representing a 16% weekly decline from previous $4,760 levels. Technical analyst IncomeSharks pointed to a breakdown in the On-Balance Volume indicator as bearish momentum builds. The broader crypto market also suffered, with Bitcoin approaching $108,000 while XRP, Solana and BNB experienced significant corrections.