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Ethereum Crashes Below $2,000 as Nvidia Shock Hits Crypto

Ethereum Just Lost $2,000 — And the Dip Buyers Are Betting on Something Bigger Co-produced by Daniel Aharonoff and DigitalDan As the chief editor of ethdan.me, I've watched Ethereum test the $2,000 line plenty of times. Usually it holds. Usually the buyers show up, the line bends, and the story ends with a bounce. Today was different. Ethereum didn't just test $2,000 — it lost it, falling to $1,996.52 in early U.S. trading on Thursday, November 12, 2026, its first trade below the psychological line since August 19. Some data feeds put the intraday low even lower, at $1,983.82. And here's the twist that makes this more than just another red day: the trigger didn't come from crypto at all. It came from Nvidia. The chip giant's CEO, Jensen Huang, resigned, AI stocks sold off hard, and Ethereum — the asset Wall Street keeps insisting is the "AI blockchain" — got dragged down with them. So now the market is split in a way I haven't seen in weeks. On one...

Pixels Play to Airdrop 2.0 Campaign: Earn PIXEL Tokens in Pixels Game

Pixels, a popular web-based farming and social game utilizing the Ethereum sidechain network Ronin, has declared the conclusion of its Play to Airdrop 2.0 campaign, paving the way for the highly anticipated PIXEL token launch and distribution to players. The initiative, which enables players to ascend the in-game leaderboard for a shot at earning PIXEL tokens, will come to an end on Friday, January 19 at 3 p.m. ET, as announced by the developers on Wednesday. Luke Barwikowski, the founder of Pixels, stated during a livestream that the competition will not be prolonged, emphasizing the imminent token launch. With a total of 8,000 players set to receive a token allocation from the current campaign, including the top 7,000 leaderboard finishers and 1,000 randomly selected participants who earned a minimum of 3,000 in-game points, the PIXEL token distribution is approaching its final stages.

Key Points:

  • The Play to Airdrop 2.0 campaign in Pixels will conclude on Friday, January 19 at 3 p.m. ET.
  • Top 7,000 leaderboard finishers and 1,000 randomly selected players with at least 3,000 in-game points will be granted a token allocation.
  • The team will eliminate suspected bots from the airdrop and allow time for appeals for any false positives.
  • 8,000 winning players from the current campaign will join 20,000 players from the first Play to Airdrop campaign to receive PIXEL tokens.

Barwikowski assured players that the team will thoroughly review the leaderboard results to identify and exclude any suspected bots attempting to exploit the airdrop, while also offering a window for appeals in case of false positives. Notably, the 8,000 victorious players from the ongoing campaign will join forces with an additional 20,000 players from the initial Play to Airdrop campaign to partake in the distribution of PIXEL tokens. Addressing concerns about social media scams related to the imminent airdrop, Barwikowski advised players to stay alert and clarified that claiming airdropped tokens will not require any transaction signing with a wallet. The allocation process will take place in-game, with determinations made off-chain. While specific allocation figures have not been disclosed yet, and no official launch date for the PIXEL token has been revealed, Barwikowski affirmed the proximity of the token release and expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming phases.

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