Filecoin declines as crypto markets retreat

• FIL slipped 3.6% to $1.54.
• The CoinDesk 20 index was 3.6% lower at publication time.

Storage token Filecoin FIL$1.5147 fell 3.6% over the last 24 hours, tracking weakness in the wider cryptocurrency market.

The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index, was also 3.6% lower at publication time.

Filecoin's volume ran 30% above the 30-day moving average, though participation failed to breach elevated thresholds that typically confirm directional conviction, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis model.

The model showed that the token exhibited range-bound volatility. Total range measured $0.08 (5.0%) with a session high of $1.61 and low of $1.52.

The most significant volume event materialized yesterday evening when participation spiked to 7.30 million, 95% above the 24-hour simple moving average of 3.74 million, according to the model.

This spike coincided with sharp downside rejection from resistance near $1.60 and established critical support at $1.52, the model said.

The model showed that price subsequently recovered to retest the $1.59-$1.60 resistance zone multiple times on declining volume, forming a consolidation pattern with support holding above $1.55 through the final hours.

Technical Analysis:

• Primary resistance: $1.59-$1.60 zone tested multiple times on declining volume, indicating exhaustion
• Critical support: $1.52 established during spike low with 7.30 million volume
• 24-hour participation: 30% above 30-day moving average, below elevated interest threshold
• Failed breakout: Two-minute whipsaw from $1.561 to $1.57 and back suggests algorithmic activity
• Declining volume retests: Multiple attempts at $1.59-$1.60 resistance on diminishing participation
• Downside risk: Support breakdown below $1.52 exposes limited technical structure

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• This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
• Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
• Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
• Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.

• BNB fell below $900 amid a broader market decline, even after recent technical upgrades and ecosystem developments on the BNB Chain.
• The BNB Chain's layer-2 network, opBNB, recently completed a major upgrade, the Fourier hard fork, which doubled transaction throughput and cut block times in half.
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