Layer-2 Base is being accused by the community of selling all the ETH obtained from transaction fees, instead of reinvesting it to develop Ethereum as promised. If true, this could be the reason Ethereum is inflating again.
🔥 Controversy Erupts From A Tweet
Everything started when Andre Cronje, co-founder of $S (formerly Fantom), criticized:
“Doing Layer-2, collecting 120 million USD in fees, only paying 10 million USD to Ethereum, and keeping the remaining 110 million USD. L2 is the reason for Ethereum's inflation.”

🚀 TapSwap – the popular tap-to-earn game on Telegram – has just announced it will release the TAPS token on the BNB Chain instead of The Open Network (TON) as originally planned.
📌 Why Did TapSwap Switch to BNB Chain?
🔹 Initially,
planned to airdrop tokens at the end of January, but postponed to wait for better market conditions as recommended by a high-level decentralized exchange (DEX).
🔹 Recently, the project confirmed it will launch the TAPS token on the BNB Chain on February 14.

The Crypto #AIAgents sector was once the hottest trend in crypto, but now it's crashing.

In the last 24 hours, its market cap dropped by 30%, with projects like #VIRTUAL and #ai16z losing value fast.

Here’s what’s happening:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
➔ AI Agents were the biggest trend in crypto in late 2024, making 100x-1000x profits for early investors.
➔ $VIRTUAL, an AI agent project on #Base , grew 4,236% from Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 and even became the biggest AI coin for a short time.
➔ But since mid-January, the market cap of #AI agent tokens has crashed to $8 billion, down 50% from its peak.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡?
➔ DeepSeek’s AI technology shook the market, making investors question if current AI crypto projects were strong enough.
➔ Hype died down, and traders moved their money into other sectors like Memecoins and ETFs.
➔ AI-related discussions dropped from 70% to 32%, meaning fewer people are talking about AI tokens.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬?
➔ AI agents aren’t dead, but they must improve and offer real value.
➔ The first AI agent projects (Stage 1 & 2) had big promises but little real-world use. Many developers stopped working when the hype ended.
➔ The next wave of AI agents must be useful for making real profits to stay relevant.

𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
➔ The next AI trend will focus on making money, not just hype.
➔ New AI agents will specialize in DeFi and trading, helping users make profits.
➔ DeFi Yield Agents → AI bots that find and use the best yield farming opportunities for investors.
➔ Meme Trading Agents → AI bots that track and trade meme coins, helping traders catch 500x gains before they explode.
➔ The key to success? ROI, Win Rate, and Profit. AI agents that prove they can make money will lead the next wave.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞?
➔ AI projects that keep building, improving, and sharing progress with the community will bounce back.
➔ AI tokens that don’t evolve will disappear forever, just like other failed crypto trends.
➔ Once better AI models arrive, the AI agent market will rise again.
The AI agent trend is not over it’s just changing.

The next winners will not rely on hype but on real AI tools that help investors make money.

The projects that adapt and innovate will lead the next big trend.