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Ethereum dips below $4,000 amid market turbulence, triggering major liquidations and whale buying activity. Bulls See the Dip as a Buying Opportunity Ethereum ( ETH) dipped below the $4,000 mark for the first time in over a month, as bearish sentiment continued to ripple through the broader crypto market. According to Bitstamp data, ETH fell to $3,967 (Sept. 24, 10:45 p.m. EST) before rebounding slightly to close just above $4,000, marking a 24-hour loss of 4.4%. This retreat pushed ETH’s seven-day losses to 12.5%, positioning it among the worst-performing high-cap altcoins. Since peaking above $4,750 on Sept. 13, ETH has…

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Under pressure from exchange-traded fund outflows and macro headwinds, Ethereum fell below the $4,000 mark for the first time since early August. Summary Ethereum price drops below $4K for first time since August. Spot ETH ETFs see $79.4M outflow for third straight day. Whales accumulate $862M in ETH, hinting at possible rebound. Ethereum was trading at $3,988 at press time, down roughly 4% from the previous day. The asset has retreated 13% in the past week, is down 10% over the past month, and sits 19% below its all-time high of $4,946 set on Aug. 24. The drop forced more…

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Ethereum (ETH) extended its drawdown, this time attacking long positions accumulated under $4,000. The token broke down below support levels, fulfilling previous predictions for revisiting the $3,900 range. Ethereum dipped under the $4,000 level after breaking previous support levels. The slide occurred during a general market drawdown, where BTC dipped to the $111,000 range. The recent dip was once again caused by derivative trading, wiping out long liquidity. In the past 24 hours, ETH saw over $71M in long liquidations, with over $36M happening on Bybit. The recent ETH drawdown happened despite recent signs of accumulation and growing staking. Derivative…

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US President Donald Trump reacted strongly to a federal appeals court ruling that found many tariffs illegal. The Trump administration plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court to have it overturned. Last week, the court ruled in a 7-4 decision that Trump’s global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), enacted in the 1970s, were excessive. The court postponed the ruling until October 14, giving the White House time to appeal. Trump, in a statement on social media, said, “Without tariffs and the TRILLIONS of dollars we collect, our country would be destroyed, our military…

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Ethereum (ETH) fell below $4,000 in early Asian trading today, hitting a nearly seven-week low. The sharp decline triggered notable liquidations, further denting traders’ portfolios. Furthermore, in September, the second-largest cryptocurrency has displayed heightened volatility, with whale activity split between aggressive buying and selling. Ethereum Price Drops Below $4,000 BeInCrypto Markets data showed that the altcoin reached a low of $3,965—its weakest level since early August. This drop came amid a broader downtrend that has dragged the asset down 12.4% over the past week. By midday, the price had partially recovered to $4,032, reflecting a 2.93% daily decline. Ethereum (ETH)…

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The NFTStrategy ecosystem of NFT-linked tokens has reached a $202 million market capitalization and $10.7 million in daily trading volume. Data from Dexscreener shows PunkStrategy (PUNKSTR) leading at $152 million following a 37% increase over the past 24 hours. PudgyStrategy (PUDGYSTR) followed with a 45% gain to $11.25 million. The momentum also spilled over into the other tokens with ApeStrategy (APESTR) rising 29% to $8.3 million and ToadzStrategy ($TOADSTR) advancing 20% to $3.7 million. PNKSTR Chart All eight TokenWorks NFTStrategy tokens were listed on OpenSea on Sept. 30. The launch was accompanied by a 20 ETH reward pool distributed across…

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Eleven Ethereum wallets accumulated nearly 296,000 Ether, valued at $1.19 billion on Wednesday, in some of the largest single-day on-chain transfers this year. According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, the buying spree came from five exchanges, on the backdrop of price slumps and heavy liquidations in the broader crypto market. Lookonchain reported that the wallets received funds from Kraken, Galaxy Digital OTC, BitGo, and FalconX. The largest single inflow was 41,039 ETH, worth roughly $165 million, sent from FalconX to one address. Whale wallets buy ETH as price correction wipes out weekly gains According to chart data from Arkham Intelligence,…

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Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed 5% to a record 150.84 trillion on Wednesday, marking the seventh straight upward adjustment, according to Glassnode. Difficulty, which resets every 2016 blocks (approximately every two weeks), measures how challenging it is for miners to find new blocks and maintains the average block time at around 10 minutes. The increase reflects continued growth in the network’s hash rate, now above one zettahash at 1.05 ZH/s. A higher hash rate signals more machines competing to secure the network, boosting security while raising the bar for profitability. That pressure is showing up in hashprice, miner revenue per unit…

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Ethereum falls below $4K amid whale liquidations, ETF outflows, and weak institutional demand, with next support around $3,800. ETH market shows declining dominance, lower on-chain activity, and oversold RSI, signaling potential further drop but long-term accumulation opportunity. Ethereum ($ETH) has recently fallen below the key $4,000 support level, raising concerns among investors about how low the Ethereum price might go in the short term. Several factors, including macroeconomic uncertainty, slowing ETF inflows, and low exchange liquidity, are contributing to the recent drop. Ethereum Liquidation Heatmap According to Coinglass, in the past hour, $100 million in Ethereum long positions were liquidated.…

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Cipher Mining’s (CIFR) $3B HPC deal should have been a catalyst, but the stock went sideways as a $1.3B convertible raise stole the spotlight. Here’s why institutions rushed in, and what it means for shareholders. The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on Oct. 1, 2025, by Cindy Feng. Cipher Mining recently announced its first hyperscale deal, revealing Fluidstack as its HPC client, the same Google-backed partner TeraWulf signed earlier this year. This marks the fourth major HPC hosting contract among…

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