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Bitcoin is building momentum above its short-term moving averages, with the 200-day SMA near $73,000 now coming into view. If $BTC clears that resistance, analysts see room for the recovery to extend toward $80,000–$85,000. Bitcoin Eyes $73,000 as Bullish Momentum Builds Bitcoin is showing signs of strengthening after closing above its short-term moving averages. Super฿ro noted that $BTC has reclaimed every exponential moving average from the five-day through the 50-day, suggesting buyers are gaining control after the recent recovery. $BTC daily chart. Source: Super฿ro/X The daily chart also shows bullish crosses among the shorter simple moving averages. The 10-day SMA…

Ethereum’s developers have tentatively set the Glamsterdam upgrade for activation on the Sepolia testnet at 13:53 UTC on October 6. This announcement, shared by CryptoTwitter commentator @WuBlockchain, signals a critical phase for Ethereum’s ongoing development. However, the upgrade’s mainnet launch date remains uncertain, as developers face challenges in stabilizing the necessary test networks, which could impact the timeline significantly. What Happened The Glamsterdam upgrade’s activation on Sepolia comes amid increasing scrutiny of Ethereum’s technical advancements. Recent development updates reveal that while the upgrade is planned for early October, issues with Devnet-9 have prompted the team to work on a new…

Bitcoin ETFs Add $924.48M as Ether Funds Draw $824.42M The money kept coming, and this time it spread further across the field. Bitcoin and ether remained the largest destinations for ETF capital, extending their winning streaks through Thursday. Yet the week’s most striking feature came lower down the crypto market, where solana, $XRP and $HYPE funds recorded positive flows in every session. Bitcoin ETFs opened with $337.56 million on Monday and added $314.37 million on Tuesday. Inflows continued at $232.12 million on Wednesday and $242.24 million on Thursday, pushing combined assets above $100 billion for the first time in weeks.…

Ripple has voted to support two $XRP Ledger amendments designed to introduce single-asset vaults and fixed-term institutional lending directly at the network’s protocol level. Ripple backs $XRP Ledger lending amendments Ripple’s validator has backed the Single Asset Vault and Lending Protocol amendments as voting continues among trusted $XRP Ledger validators. 🚨BREAKING: RIPPLE VOTES TO ADVANCE SINGLE ASSET VAULT (XLS-65) AND LENDING PROTOCOL (XLS-66)Ripple voted in favor of Single Asset Vault (XLS-65) and Lending Protocol (XLS-66) amendments, moving them closer to enabling on the $XRP Ledger.Meanwhile, 39% of validators have now… pic.twitter.com/nKGaagryP2 — Rednirav (@CryptoRednirav) August 10, 2026 XLS-65, which would…

In brief Albuquerque city council passed an ordinance on Wednesday banning crypto kiosks and cashier-facilitated virtual currency transactions. Operators and the businesses hosting the machines face a 45-day removal deadline. Indiana, Tennessee and Minnesota have already banned the machines statewide, and the largest U.S. operator went bankrupt in May. Albuquerque has banned cryptocurrency ATMs within city limits, with an ordinance passed by the city council on Wednesday that also covers cashier-facilitated virtual currency transactions. The city will now notify known operators and the retailers hosting their machines, who have 45 days to take them out. District 1 Councilor Stephanie Telles,…

New York’s financial regulator (NYDFS) has informed X, owned by Elon Musk, of its inability to pay interest on X money balances belonging to New York customers. NYDFS went on to say that the yield on such accounts will drop to 0.00% on October 1, 2026. The announcement yanks one of X’s major perks from its users in what many would consider the largest financial market in America, barely weeks after X Money was launched across the country. APY falls to zero as X never obtained a New York license. Sawyer Merritt spotted the change and stated so in an…

In a recent tweet, Starknet outlined a compelling vision for Bitcoin’s future from 2025 to 2027. The post highlights plans to make Bitcoin more productive, private, and resilient in the face of quantum advancements. Such developments could significantly influence Bitcoin’s role in the broader crypto market, emphasizing the need for adaptability in an evolving landscape. The Latest The tweet from Starknet, which garnered 48 likes and 11 retweets, emphasizes three core milestones for Bitcoin’s future. By 2025, Starknet aims to enhance Bitcoin’s productivity, followed by a focus on privacy in 2026, and ultimately ensuring its durability against quantum threats by…

Ethereum is consolidating between $2,440 and $2,535 after a strong upward move, as roughly $3 billion in crypto options expire on Deribit. More than $400 million involves $ETH contracts, creating a possible positioning reset near the weekly range’s lower boundary. The setup leaves a question: could Ethereum fall below support before recovering toward its weekly high? At the time of writing, $ETH was trading at $2,466.60, down by 0.55% over 24 hours, with trading volume reaching $17.6 billion. At that price, Ethereum sits $26.60 above the weekly low and $68.40 below resistance. $ETH Options Positioning Adds Context to the Range…

SMBC Chief Economist and former US Treasury Department official Joe Lavorgna argued that the Fed should raise interest rates in September and will take a step in that direction. Appearing on CNBC, Lavorgna made critical statements on current events, evaluating the strong growth momentum in the US economy, the revival in the manufacturing sector, and the volatility in real interest rates. Lavorgna stated that the US economy has entered a growth trajectory close to 5% in the third quarter, and that the 75 basis point interest rate cuts the Fed implemented last year due to concerns about the labor market…

An address associated with the bankrupt crypto trading firm Alameda Research has unstaked 201,740 Solana ($SOL) tokens, valued at approximately $15.27 million, according to on-chain data from Onchain Lens. The transaction marks the end of a five-year staking period that began when the tokens were worth a fraction of their current value. Details of the Unstaking Transaction Blockchain data reveals that 164,380 $SOL had been staked since 2020, accruing roughly 37,360 $SOL in staking rewards, worth about $2.83 million at current prices. The original stake was valued at only $352,000 at the time it was deposited, meaning the holdings have…