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“The rise in crude prices is capping non-yielding assets, so Bitcoin’s rally has taken a bit of a pause,” said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.com, who expects Bitcoin to struggle for upside momentum while the energy risk persists. He reads the charts more favorably, describing price action as consolidation within a short-term uptrend. Thahbib Rahman, research analyst at Block Scholes, made a similar point about how little Bitcoin has given up, in a note shared with Decrypt. It has held between $82,000 and $84,000 for a week and a half despite the macro backdrop and the Senate’s…

The second-largest cryptocurrency traded near $2,370 at the time of the report, losing approximately 5.3.% over the previous 24 hours. September’s Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% month-over-month, matching expectations but accelerating from August’s 0.4% increase. Annual headline inflation reached 3.7%, above the 3.6% forecast and up from 3.4% previously. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, also exceeded expectations. The measure rose 0.3% monthly and 2.6% annually, compared with forecasts of 0.2% and 2.5%, respectively. The figures increased concerns that persistent inflation could prompt further monetary tightening, weakening demand for risk assets. US Treasury yields and the dollar strengthened…

Ripple Stablecoin Supply Activity Most of this supply activity started last week, as minting activity picked up on Sept. 17 and has remained high since then. Notably, since Sept. 17, Ripple has deployed $419 million worth of $RLUSD on Ethereum and the XRPL, over 53% of the 30-day total. However, despite the increased activity, intraday mint figures have remained mostly below $50 million, with occasional spikes on certain days, such as $76.3 million on Sept. 21 and $130.3 million on Sept. 25. Before this renewed daily activity, Ripple minted a massive $153.2 million in $RLUSD on Sept. 1, the largest…

What the Data Shows Ethereum’s market performance remains under scrutiny as it continues to trail Bitcoin. Recent whale activity could be a critical factor that influences short-term trends. Large purchases like that of whale 0x8E8b may contribute to a shift in market dynamics, particularly if more institutional investors follow suit. Traders are keenly observing these patterns as they could signal future price movements. Ethereum is a leading smart contract platform, facilitating decentralized applications and financial services. The jurisdiction of whale activities falls under general crypto trading regulations, but significant purchases often reflect broader market trends and investor sentiment, which can…

That framing matters. Rather than singling out Bitcoin miners the way the 2018 rule did, this version treats AI data centers and crypto mining as part of the same problem — heavy, concentrated electricity draw that can strain local infrastructure and drive up costs for everyone else on the grid. Scope of the moratorium includes crypto mining and AI data centers Under the draft rule, the pause would not distinguish between a facility mining Bitcoin, running AI workloads, or doing some hybrid of both. Any operation big enough to trip the energy threshold would fall under the freeze, regardless of…

L2Beat’s head of research, donnoh_eth, highlighted the intervention on Oct. 15, saying the replacement could generate L2 transactions with “any `from`.” A Six-Minute Contract Swap HashKey Chain is built on the OP Stack. In its normal implementation, the Portal derives the sender from the account calling it on Ethereum, applying an address alias for contract callers. The temporary code instead let the ProxyAdmin owner choose an arbitrary `_from` address using `depositTransactionOverride`. The Ethereum call trace shows the administrator supplied the user’s address as `_from` and targeted the $USDT contract. OP Stack’s deposit specification explains why this works: deposit transactions rely…

CoinGlass data shows total Bitcoin futures open interest at approximately $52.89 billion, with Bitcoin trading near $84,070. CoinGlass also recorded approximately $56.25 billion in Bitcoin futures trading volume over 24 hours. CoinGlass showed only about $67.6 million in Bitcoin futures liquidations over the preceding 24 hours in its latest snapshot. That is tiny relative to Bitcoin’s roughly $52.9 billion derivatives open-interest base. There is obviously no deleveraging events that normally produce drops of this magnitude. Bitcoin has remained relatively stable despite the massive contraction of derivatives. October 2025 was completely different Bitcoin’s last much larger derivatives reset came during the…

Market Snapshot Currently, Ethereum’s price remains stable with no significant movements reported. As traders monitor the implications of Lido’s staking feature, interest may increase in Layer 2 solutions. The announcement aligns with ongoing trends in the crypto market, which is witnessing fluctuating momentum across major assets. This could indicate a push towards more user-friendly DeFi solutions, enhancing Ethereum’s attractiveness amid varying market conditions. Ethereum serves as a foundational blockchain for decentralized applications and finance, enabling a wide range of innovative financial products. The introduction of direct staking via Lido enhances Ethereum’s usability by simplifying the staking process, potentially increasing user…

He also discussed potential applications for digital assets in machine-to-machine and small-value payments. According to Garlinghouse, such use cases could require payment systems capable of processing transactions worth fractions of a cent. At the same time, he said $XRP is not suitable for every use case and that different digital assets can serve different purposes. Ripple Sees Regulatory Clarity as Important Garlinghouse also discussed the impact of regulation on cryptocurrency adoption. He said financial institutions are cautious about adopting digital assets when regulatory requirements are unclear. He pointed to the GENIUS Act as an example of legislation that provided greater…

“Following the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 elections, $BTC fell 72%, 65%, 52%, and 27%, respectively. That does not prove elections caused the declines, but the pattern is worth watching ahead of November 3, 2026,” Martinez wrote. 2/5 The US midterm elections are just over a month away and $BTC historical price action after prior midterms is hard to ignore.Following the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 elections, $BTC fell 72%, 65%, 52%, and 27%, respectively.That does not prove elections caused the declines,… pic.twitter.com/0c23clHSX8 — Ali Charts (@alicharts) September 29, 2026 At press time, September 29, the cryptocurrency was trading at…