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Ethereum’s price is rebounding aggressively after the recent decline from the $4,800 area. Investors are now hopeful for another push toward the $5,000 level and beyond in the coming weeks. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart ETH has successfully defended the $4,000 support zone, bouncing from the area. This zone overlaps with the 100-day moving average and a previous demand block, making it a technically significant level. The RSI has also recovered from the oversold region and now sits at 50, suggesting momentum is shifting back toward the bulls. The asset is currently pushing toward the $4,800 resistance level…

Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer at Ripple, has heaped praise on Mike Selig, who has emerged as the frontrunner to spearhead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “No one is better suited than Mike Selig to harmonize the CFTC and SEC on crypto and more – reducing duplicative regulation and patching fragmentation,” Alderoty said on X. Selig currently serves as a top official on the Securities and Exchange Commission, the CFTC’s sister agency. He has previously worked for such prominent law firms as Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Perkins Coie. Turmoil at CFTC Earlier this week, the Financial Times…

MIRO, a platform known for its seamless crypto payment solutions, has excitedly announced its strategic partnership with BoostFi, a multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) platform for empowering Crypto with Intelligent AI. This partnership aims to combine BoostFi’s AI-driven intelligence in trading with MIRO’s borderless payment solution to offer users a smarter Web3 ecosystem. 🚨 Partnership Announcement! 🚨🤝 We’re excited to join forces with @BoostFiofficial an AI-powered crypto copilot. 🚀BoostFi empowers users with intelligent tools like:⚡️ AI trade signal generator⚡️ NFT & token valuation AI⚡️ Smart wallet tracking & alerts⚡️ Strategy… pic.twitter.com/iUgZ9f39s5 — MIRO (@MIRO_Pay) October 3, 2025 MIRO has earned a…

Vaulten has officially launched on Neo N3 MainNet, introducing an on-chain puzzle and logic game inspired by escape rooms and cryptographic riddles. Players can engage in weekly and monthly challenges spanning various difficulty levels, with opportunities to win NFT rewards and occasional GAS prizes. Source: Vaulten Gameplay and mechanics Vaulten is designed around a lore in which “the Vault” once held Source Keys to a perfect chain. A rogue faction called The Architects scattered that Vault across numerous smart contracts, locking access via cryptographic puzzles. Solving these puzzles, deemed a “Proof of Wit,” releases new rewards. Source: Vaulten Users spend…

Ethereum was trading at around $4,400 at press time, up 6% in the past 24 hours and 9% this week. Meanwhile, analysts are pointing to $4,505 as a key level to watch, with multiple technical setups suggesting that a breakout above this barrier could fuel the next move higher. $4,505 Resistance in Focus Crypto analyst Ali Martinez identified $4,505 as one of the most critical resistance zones for Ethereum. Data from Glassnode’s UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) shows that around 1.75 million ETH, equal to 2.25% of supply, last changed hands at this price. $4,505 is one of the most…

The US government shutdown is threatening to be a long one, which may cause rating agencies to downgrade the nation’s credit. This bearish signal would cause chaos for TradFi, but a possible opportunity for Web3. Specifically, agencies warned that further deadlock could damage the US’s credit rating. Prediction markets are currently rather confident that this shutdown will continue for longer than the historical average. Can Shutdowns Cause Credit Downgrades? After a narrow vote in Congress failed last night, the US federal government entered a shutdown, with huge potential ramifications for the crypto market. For example, even though TradFi stocks went…

TOKEN2049 scrubbed all references to the A7A5 stablecoin from its website and speaker roster following Reuters’ inquiry. The swift takedown of the platinum sponsor, targeted by U.S. sanctions, revealed the event’s reactive posture to a major compliance scandal. Summary TOKEN2049 dropped sanctioned A7A5 stablecoin from its sponsor list after Reuters inquiries. A7A5, tied to Kremlin ally Ilan Shor and Russia’s Promsvyazbank, has $70.8 billion in transactions since launch. 41.6B tokens valued at nearly $500 million are in circulation, raising concerns over sanctions evasion and global adoption. On Oct. 3, Reuters reported that TOKEN2049 organizers, after being contacted for comment, purged…

The MicroPay team, one of five finalists and a winner of the Built Prize at the hackathon. Image source: @PolkadotAPAC on X [Zurich, Switzerland – October 6th, 2025] – The fusion of AI and blockchain reached a new milestone at a 36-hour hackathon at the TOKEN2049, Asia’s leading crypto conference. Among the event’s standout projects, MicroPay, a system enabling cross-chain micropayments for AI agents using Hyperbridge, a Polkadot-based rollup, was named a category winner for its innovative use of Hyperbridge, a Polkadot-based rollup. Hyperbridge uses novel technology to address the security and interoperability challenges of traditional bridges, which have collectively…

Ethereum (ETH) has staged a recovery after bouncing from recent lows, pushing closer to the $4,500 level. The rally comes even as some of the most crucial long-term holders (LTHs) exit positions. Other investors, however, appear to be countering the impact through consistent inflows that are supporting price strength. Ethereum Investors Counter Each Other On-chain data shows Ethereum’s Liveliness metric trending higher, a signal that long-term holders continue to sell. This group holds significant influence, and their selling often creates downward pressure on ETH’s valuation. Their recent activity reflects caution and suggests that some larger investors remain unconvinced about near-term…

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s board of directors is set to discuss proposed rules that could impact crypto firms amid allegations of debanking. In a Thursday notice, the FDIC said its board would consider a notice of proposed rulemaking “regarding prohibition on use of reputation risk by regulators.” Though the agenda did not explicitly mention debanking concerns tied to digital assets, acting FDIC chair Travis Hill has previously criticized regulators for using “reputation risk” as justification to prevent some banks from engaging in crypto activities, such as allowing clients to send funds to exchanges. US President Donald Trump used the…