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Profit-Taking and Chart Warnings Emerge

EthereumSep 19

Ethereum price is trading near $4,620, down about 1.4% in the past 24 hours but still up 7.6% in the past week. Despite the weekly gains, warning signs are flashing. On-chain metrics and chart signals suggest Ethereum may be at risk of a correction, or at least a short-term dip. September has historically been a weak month for ETH, with a median return of -12.7% since launch. Even though the first half of September started strong, charts and on-chain metrics hint that historical risks remain. Profit-Taking Signs Emerge as Derivatives Flows Show Weakness One of the clearest signs of stress…

Eric Trump bets Fed rate cut will send crypto stocks skyrocketing

RegulationSep 19

Eric Trump is betting big on the fourth quarter. He says if the Federal Reserve cuts rates like everyone’s expecting, crypto stocks are going to rip higher… fast. “I just think you would potentially see this thing skyrocket,” Eric told Yahoo Finance, pointing to the usual year-end momentum in crypto. He says this moment matters more than usual, not just because of market cycles, but because of what’s on the Fed’s calendar this week: a likely 25 basis point cut. His own company, American Bitcoin (ABTC), is now public. It listed on the Nasdaq in early September after merging with…

Ethereum Spot ETFs Record $638M Weekly Inflows, Fidelity Leads

EthereumSep 19

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded strong investor demand last week. According to SoSoValue data, the funds saw a net inflow of $638 million between September 8 and September 12. This marks the fourth straight week of positive inflows. It underlines renewed market confidence in Ethereum. Among all the ETFs, Fidelity’s FETH was the standout performer. The fund attracted $381 million in net inflows, the highest of the week. This strong performance pushed FETH’s cumulative inflows to $2.86 billion. This makes it one of the leading Ethereum ETFs since its launch. BlackRock’s ETHA also saw significant demand. Adding $165 million during the…

What China Banning Nvidia Chips Means for the AI Race

RegulationSep 19

China's decision to ban its tech giants from buying Nvidia chips may be more than just a trade restriction: It could be Beijing's declaration that the country's semiconductor industry has reached a critical inflection point where it no longer needs American AI hardware to compete. Earlier today, the Financial Times reported that China’s internet regulator has demanded the country’s tech companies stop buying Nvidia AI chips, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The ban would ostensibly appear to be part of the ongoing U.S. and China trade war, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang telling reporters in London today that…

How 15 ETH, Staking, and Time Could Make You a Millionaire

EthereumSep 19

Ethereum is back at the center of the super cycle debate, with analysts calling it one of the most compelling macro trades of the next decade. As institutions move deeper into blockchain adoption, Ethereum’s position as the leading smart contract network makes it the primary base layer for decentralized finance (DeFi), tokenization, and real-world asset settlement. Some analysts argue that current valuations understate Ethereum’s long-term role in global finance. They see its trajectory resembling the internet in the late ’90s: widely doubted at first, but too structurally powerful to ignore. ETH Price Forecasts and Millionaire Math Altcoin Daily’s Tom Lee…

xStocks Issuer Chose Switzerland to Avoid Whitelisting Tokenized Tesla Shares: CEO

RegulationSep 19

Balancing compliance needs against the open and accessible nature of decentralized finance ultimately brought Backed Finance to Switzerland, according to co-founder Adam Levi. The company was registered in the European nation because it allowed them to issue digital representations of stocks like Tesla and Nvidia, called xStocks, that are freely transferable, as opposed to those constrained by a so-called whitelist, he told Decrypt. “We were looking into five jurisdictions, and lawyers told me, ‘Yes, you can do it. It will be permissioned with a whitelist,’” Levi recalled. “And I said, ‘No, I’m not interested. I don't want to build it…

Crypto Platform Bullish's Second Quarter Earnings Beats Wall Street's Estimates

RegulationSep 19

Bullish (BLSH), the owner of CoinDesk, earnings per share beat average analyst estimates, while expecting higher adjusted Ebitda for the next quarter. The crypto platform reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.93 in the second quarter, beating the average analyst estimate of $0.03, according to FactSet data. Bullish also reported adjusted revenue of $57 million for the second quarter, versus estimate of $60.7 million. Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish, said in a filing that the crypto firm experienced “exciting liquidity services growth, executed on a successful Consensus conference,” and that it is seeing “strong business momentum” in the third quarter.…

Ether eyes the $4,350 support amid bearish price action

EthereumSep 19

Key takeaways ETH risks dropping below $4,500 after losing 3.5% of its value. The support level at $4,350 could be the next target if ETH fails to bounce. ETH dips to $4,500 as market opens bearish The cryptocurrency market opens a new week bearish after an excellent performance last week. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, lost 1% of its value and temporarily dropped below the $115k mark. Ether, the leading altcoin and the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, recorded an even bigger loss. It dipped 3.5% in the last 24 hours to now trade at $4,510. The bearish…

How experts believe Bitcoin and altcoins will react

RegulationSep 19

With the Fed delivering a widely anticipated decision, experts are shifting attention to the tone. Summary The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by 25 basis points, as markets anticipated Fed’s tone leans dovish, potentially boosting Bitcoin and altcoins Still, altcoins are not out of the woods yet, as there’s no definitive decision on further easing The Federal Reserve delivered its long-anticipated 25-basis-point rate cut, the first cut of 2025. While markets fully priced the September 17 cut, all attention was on the Fed’s tone and what it signals for the future. Notably, Fed Chair Jerome Powell emphasized risks to…

Ethereum Foundation Launches AI Team, Underscoring Network’s Future Priorities

EthereumSep 19

The Ethereum Foundation is launching a full-time team dead set on the network’s latest priority: becoming not just the bedrock of the AI economy, but also of AI software development at large. The dAI team, named in a nod to Ethereum’s longstanding principles of decentralization and democracy, will focus its efforts both on fostering the development of AI systems within the crypto ecosystem and on bringing top players in the off-chain AI industry onto the network. “We want to bridge the gap between blockchain organizations and AI organizations,” Davide Crapis, an Ethereum core developer who will lead the dAI team,…