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The Ethereum price has once again crossed the $4,500 threshold, trading just 9% below its all-time high of $4,946, prompting a surge of bullish predictions for the leading altcoin. Bullish Reversal For Ethereum Price Market expert Gert van Lagen took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his insights, suggesting that the Ethereum price is currently following a “textbook” expanding diagonal pattern on its biweekly chart. As seen in the expert’s chart below, this expanding diagonal pattern is characterized by a series of rising trend lines, indicating a potential reversal from a downtrend to an uptrend. Over the past month and…

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ARK Invest CEO and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Cathie Wood made remarkable statements on many topics, from global markets to US inflation, from the cryptocurrency industry to initial public offerings (IPOs), during the Bloomberg ETF IQ program on Bloomberg TV. Answering questions from Katie Greifeld, Eric Balchunas, and Scarlet Fu, Wood painted an optimistic picture for the markets, particularly defending Bitcoin’s superiority over gold. The most resonant part of Wood’s speech was his statement of faith in Bitcoin: “Bitcoin is undoubtedly better than gold.” Wood noted that investors are currently implementing a “barbell strategy” involving stocks (in anticipation of low…

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Azuki NFT trading volume surged over 100% in 24 hours, showing renewed demand and rising liquidity. Daily sales nearly doubled, with strong buyer activity indicating growing momentum in the Azuki NFT market. The price of the Azuki digital collectible has once again come under scrutiny after experiencing a sharp increase in the past 24 hours. The latest data from CoinGecko shows the average value of an Azuki NFT is around $8,130.24, or about 1.78 ETH, an 11.7% increase from the previous day. Not only has the price increased, but trading volume has also surged dramatically, up 117% to $707,604, a…

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As the crypto market kicks off October with a remarkable recovery, Ethereum (ETH) is attempting to turn the $4,500 level into support after nearly two weeks. Some analysts forecast that a breakout from this crucial area could set the stage for a massive 50% rally in Q4. Ethereum Retests Next Major Resistance Ethereum has bounced 17% from last week’s lows and is retesting the next crucial level to reclaim. The cryptocurrency started this week by recovering from the recent market correction, which sent its price to a multi-week low of $3,815. Since then, the King of Altcoins has reclaimed the…

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Prediction markets made a significant appearance in the spotlight in September, with monthly volume more than doubling to $4.28 billion, while memecoin trading on Solana cooled. The question now circling crypto’s risk-taking corners is whether these markets are becoming the new trenches for degens hunting edge and adrenaline. Prediction markets rise Across the prediction market category, turnover jumped 126.3% in September, compared to August’s $1.89 billion. According to data from a Dune dashboard and DefiLlama, the baton of dominance passed decisively to Kalshi, which surged from $874.38 million in August to $2.74 billion in September. The 214% leap translated into…

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SCOR and TON Foundation launch sports-themed sticker packs on Telegram’s FUSE store, blending athlete collectibles with real gameplay utility. Digital Collectibles Meet Competitive Gaming SCOR, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has teamed up with the TON Foundation to launch a sports-themed sticker experience inside Telegram’s newly opened FUSE Sticker store. This collaboration marks an important milestone in bringing professional sports onchain, blending digital collectibles with real in-game utility for fans around the world. Now live within the FUSE ecosystem, SCOR is offering “premium” athlete and club-branded sticker packs. These stickers are more than just digital art; they are designed to…

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Ethereum’s price isn’t just about blockchain upgrades or on-chain activity. It’s also tethered to the same macroeconomic winds that sway equities and bonds. With the U.S. government shutdown now delaying critical economic data, the Federal Reserve faces a blind spot ahead of its October policy meeting. That uncertainty feeds directly into how risk assets, including ETH, are priced. The chart shows Ethereum price in recovery mode, but the shutdown throws in a new layer of volatility. Why the Shutdown Matters for ETH Price? The shutdown halts the Bureau of Labor Statistics, meaning no official jobs report or inflation data. For…

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Elon Musk officially became the first person in history to hit a $500 billion net worth on Wednesday, beating out every other billionaire alive. The number was confirmed at 3:30 p.m. Eastern by Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires tracker, making Elon $150 billion richer than Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who now sits in second place after temporarily beating the ‘DogeFather’ just a few weeks ago, as Cryptopolitan reported. This record comes less than a year after Elon passed the $400 billion line in December, making this a new all-time high for personal wealth, and putting him halfway toward becoming the world’s first…

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After a seven-year hiatus, the US government shut down due to an unresolved budget crisis. While this shutdown wasn’t expected to last long, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins surged despite the uncertainty surrounding the shutdown. Weeks later, BTC surpassed $120,000, while Ethereum surpassed $4,500. This upward trend is expected to continue into October, the month known as Uptober, and today, as every Friday, the expiration date for options contracts in the crypto market has arrived. According to the first weekly data for October, $3.32 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and $963 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) options will expire on October…

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While a recent wave of corporate digital asset treasuries is starting to show signs of a bubble, the long-term outlook is positive, according to TON Strategy CEO Veronika Kapustina. “I think, look, obviously, it looks like it’s a bubble. As in, all the indicators look like it’s a bubble,” Kapustina told Cointelegraph during the Token2049 conference in Singapore. Kapustina explained that they are different from other bubbles we’ve seen in crypto and TradFi “because it’s a new segment of finance.” DATs became “the trade of the summer,” and people saw it as “fast money,” with a lot of “fast money…

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