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A technical Analysis indicator suggests the decentralized finance (DeFi) altcoin Maker (MKR) could be poised for a correction, according to a popular crypto analyst. Trader Ali Martinez tells his 128,100 followers on the social media platform X that MKR’s Tom DeMark (TD) sequential indicator flashed a bearish signal on its 12-hour chart. Traders use the TD Sequential Indicator to predict potential trend reversals for tokens based on the closing prices of their 13 previous bars or candles. “Maker MKR could be gearing up for a pullback, as the TD Sequential indicator flashes a sell signal on the 12-hour chart!” Source: Ali Martinez/X MKR is trading at $1,441 at time of writing. The 85th-ranked crypto asset by market cap is down nearly 1.5% in the past 24 hours but is up nearly 45% in the past seven days. Martinez also shares his outlook on the newly rebranded layer-1 blockchain Sonic (S), which was previously known as Fantom. “I wonder i...

Traders are pivoting into decentralized solutions like GMX, LDO and MKR as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cracks down on the crypto industry. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started ramping up its crackdown on the crypto industry and recent enforcement actions had a negative impact on crypto prices last week and at the start of this week.  The SEC is focusing on stablecoin issuers. The most recent SEC stablecoin crackdown was on Feb. 13 through the issuance of a Wells Notice to Paxos Trust Company, the issuer of Binance USD (BUSD). While Paxos denies that BUSD is a security, which would place it outside the SEC’s jurisdiction, some lawyers say the answer is not so simple, which creates fear that other top stablecoin issuers like Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) could be next. The SEC is also putting crosshairs on centralized exchanges (CEX) by questioning how they can use customer funds as qualified custodians. On Feb. 15, a five-member SEC panel w...