Bitcoin’s steady climb to a new all-time high this October has revived the familiar question of whether the next breakout could mark the first sustained run to $150,000. The optimism follows a surge in derivatives positioning and ETF inflows, suggesting that institutional momentum may be reshaping the cycle’s upper bound rather than simply fueling another […]
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Trump is reportedly considering pardoning Binance founder Changpeng Zhao as the White House reexamines past crypto enforcement actions.
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Top banks including Bank of American, Goldman Sachs, and Citi are exploring issuing a stablecoin, according to a Friday announcement.
The cryptocurrency market, a landscape famed for its volatility and rapid innovation, operates on a rhythm dictated by the dominance of Bitcoin and the subsequent explosion of Altcoins. This pattern is proof that the market still moves to BTC’s beat, positioning it as the unseen conductor of this vast digital sector. How Bitcoin Dominance Peaks Before Altcoin Euphoria In an X post, Swissblock has mentioned that the Bitcoin and Altcoin cycle continues to indicate that the crypto market remains firmly anchored to BTC dominance. Despite the rise of narratives and market behavior, the market is now approaching the full BTC season zone, a phase where capital seeks safety and structure within BTC. Related Reading: Lower Bitcoin Dominance Reinforces Altcoin Strength — Here’s How However, this cycle has an interesting nuance that dominance isn’t surging higher as expected, but stabilizing, hinting at early signs of rotation readiness. BTC still leads the narrative, commanding attention and confidence, but the dominance curve appears to be plateauing. If BTC can maintain its stability while altcoin impulses broaden, the market could soon evolve from a BTC-led phase into a mixed regime, a stage where altcoin leadership will begin to re-emerge. Leading full-time crypto trader and investor, Daan Crypto Trades, has also recently offered a key technical perspective on the current state of the crypto market, Bitcoin Dominance, and its implications for a potential all-time high (ATH) breakout. According to Daan’s analysis, BTC has been steadily outperforming altcoins in recent weeks, a dynamic he views as healthy and necessary for the broader market. As BTC dominance rises, capital and attention consolidate around BTC, reinforcing confidence and creating the conditions needed for a convincing break toward ATH. The analyst noted that this phase of BTC strength could extend further, potentially pushing BTC dominance as high as 60% before altcoins begin to catch up again. He believes that this dominance rally may be a bounce within a larger downtrend on the BTC dominance chart. Despite the shift, Daan maintains a balanced approach, keeping a 50/50 split portfolio between BTC and ETH altcoin spot positions, a strategy he has held for some time. Why Bitcoin Strength Still Matters While Bitcoin dominance is trending up, Koroush AK, Founder of ZCTraders, highlighted that as long as BTC’s price maintains above the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level around $119,400, altcoins won’t enter panic mode. In addition, the broader market will continue positioning for potential all-time high breakouts. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bear Trap Over? Pundit Reveals Where The Market Is At Right Now However, BTC may experience a short-term pullback toward the midpoint at around $116,000. Thus, if BTC remains resilient above current support, an extension toward $125,000 could trigger a clean breakout to new highs, reaffirming bullish market structure. Koroush also addresses the psychology behind this kind of trading approach, that a disciplined trader must always prepare for two scenarios when trading. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
Bitcoin tops $126,000 as Strategy’s BTC hoard swells; ICE backs Polymarket; Rezolve AI buys Smartpay; Plume gains SEC transfer-agent status.
The cryptocurrency with the second-largest market cap was on its way to meeting requirements under Texas' crypto reserve law until a price drop on Friday.
Bitcoin has fallen below $116,000, but select analysts remain unfazed as they anticipate solid buying to emerge at lower levels.
Bitcoin nears $116K as Trumps China tariff threats trigger crypto and equity selloff, Ethereum drops below $4K.
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The reported potential merger could make Securitize one of the first major tokenization companies to go public, signaling rising Wall Street demand for onchain finance.
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 3% amid a broader market rout after President Donald Trump announced that the US is considering escalating tariffs against China in response to newly imposed rare-earth export controls. Total liquidations reached $807 million over the past 24 hours, as BTC fell to $116,585 as of press time. On a lengthy statement on Oct. 10 via […]
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Morgan Stanley's wealth management division will initially cap crypto allocations and begin with Bitcoin funds from BlackRock and Fidelity, potentially adding choices later.
Polymarket is focused on re-entering the U.S. market before the prediction market attempts to launch a token.
Crypto market analyst Javon Marks believes the Dogecoin price could be preparing for one of its biggest price jumps yet. He thinks this setup gives the coin a strong chance to rise much higher in the current bull market if the pattern continues to repeat as it has before. Marks explains that this pattern is not random but follows historical price data that has proven accurate over time. In his view, Dogecoin has built a reputation for repeating its market behavior during each major cycle. Every time the setup has formed, the price has responded by moving sharply higher. Javon Marks Highlights Dogecoin Price Consistent Fibonacci Pattern In his analysis, Marks points out that Dogecoin has a perfect record of reaching its main Fibonacci target in the last two market cycles. In both of those cycles, the coin reached the 1.618 Fibonacci level, giving it a 100% success rate in hitting that price target. Related Reading: Market Expert Reveals Why The Bitcoin Price Will Never Stop Going Up He believes the same pattern is building again right now, which makes the chance of another significant move extremely high. According to his chart, if Dogecoin follows the same structure again, the price could rise about 800% from its current level. That would bring the coin to around $2.28, which matches the 1.618 Fibonacci level for this bull cycle. The pattern is once again forming in almost the same way it did before, which gives him confidence in the current setup. Based on this, he believes the coin could make a sharp move higher as the market continues to strengthen, just like it did in earlier bull runs. Projection Points To Potential 3,690% Rally Toward $9.8 After further analyzing Dogecoin’s price chart, Javon Marks also provides a much bigger projection. He explains that if Dogecoin performs as strongly as it did in the last cycle, the price could go far beyond the $2.28 level. In that case, the next primary target would be around $9.8, which would mean a 3,690% increase from its current price. Related Reading: Pundit Says XRP Price Can Easily Hit $1,000 If This Happens Marks says this number is not random; it comes directly from comparing how much Dogecoin rose in earlier cycles to its current setup. In the past, the coin delivered massive percentage gains once it broke through its primary Fibonacci levels. According to Marks, the technical setup looks nearly identical to what the charts showed before Dogecoin’s previous massive rallies. If the coin once again delivers the kind of performance seen in the last bull run, the price could reach levels close to $9.8 or even higher. If his analysis is correct, Dogecoin’s strong pattern could once again lead it to a massive rally, possibly reaching the $9.8 mark he projects, which would represent one of the most significant price surges in this bull cycle. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
ETH declined the most among the CoinDesk 20 Index, falling twice as far as bitcoin.
Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below $118k on Friday following the fear induced by the escalating tariff trade war between the United States and China. The flagship coin dropped nearly 3% to trade at about $117,672 at press time. As Coinpedia reported, the crypto market recorded heavy liquidation of nearly $1 billion after President Donald Trump …
Strategy’s market net asset value (mNAV) compared to Bitcoin (BTC) its holdings dropped to 1.174 on Oct. 10, the lowest level in almost two years. The company’s shares fell 3% to $307.95 amid broader weakness in the crypto market, translating to a market cap of $88.4 billion. Strategy is the 121st-largest US public company, holding […]
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New Bitcoin (BTC) price forecasts suggest that the leading cryptocurrency could cross $140,000 before the end of October. Based on historical data and advanced empirical modeling, a crypto analyst has confirmed that the probability of Bitcoin finishing the month above this key level appears increasingly likely. Bitcoin Price Set For Major October Rally According to a price prediction shared by crypto analyst and economist Timothy Peterson on X social media, Bitcoin’s trajectory in October appears promising. His AI-based bootstrapped simulation chart also suggests that half of the month’s gains may have already been realised. Related Reading: Can The Bitcoin Price Explode To $200,000? The Gold Chart That Tells It All The empirical model, which draws on data from October 2015 to 2024, reveals a 50% probability that BTC could end the month above $140,000, representing a roughly 15% surge from current levels of around $121,000. Additionally, the model indicates a 43% probability that the Bitcoin price will finish below $136,000 within the same time frame. Peterson’s chart displays observed daily prices leading into October 2025 and a projected range extending into early November. The model’s mean prediction, represented by the dashed blue line, suggests a gradual climb from the $120,000 range toward the $140,000 mark. The 68% confidence interval remains comfortably positioned above $130,000 for much of the forecast period. The model also includes a 95% confidence interval, shown by the wider orange band, which highlights the full range of likely outcomes. It suggests that Bitcoin has only a slight chance, about 5%, of finishing October below $110,000 and above $170,000. Interestingly, Peterson noted in an earlier post that October has historically been one of Bitcoin’s strongest months. His analysis highlights that specific days within the month, including the 9th, 20th, and 28th, have been bullish 71% of the time, while the 29th has seen gains 78% of the time since 2015. This historical tendency of October surges lends additional weight to the analyst’s bullish Bitcoin price forecast, suggesting that recurring patterns could help propel the cryptocurrency to new all-time highs soon. Long-Term BTC Setup Supports Steady Growth Toward $200,000 In another report, Peterson presented a chart illustrating Bitcoin’s long-term price structure since 2022. While he clarified that he is not a proponent of traditional technical analysis, he emphasized his belief in repeating market cycle patterns. The chart depicts Bitcoin’s price movement within two parallel red trend lines, showing a consistent upward trajectory since the market bottom. Related Reading: Here’s The Best Time To Buy Bitcoin As Impulse Wave Sets Path To $150,000 Within this framework, several green upward segments indicate recurring phases of rapid price appreciation. According to this cyclical model, Bitcoin remains firmly within an established growth channel, projecting a potential rise toward $200,000 within the next 170 days. Peterson assigned this bullish scenario a “better than 50/50 chance,” suggesting that current market structure and historical recovery patterns support the case of continued Bitcoin price appreciation well into 2026. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
An $11 billion Bitcoin whale returned to crypto markets this week, likely seeking trading opportunities tied to October’s historic crypto rallies and uncertainty in the US.
The Venezuelan opposition leader has championed Bitcoin as a lifeline for individuals trying to protect their wealth or attempting to flee the country.
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The Arbitrum Foundation has hired Brendan Ma, formerly of Immutable and Goldman Sachs, as its head of investment strategy.
A Hyperliquid trader lost $21 million in a private key exploit, raising new concerns about DeFi security and user vigilance amid growing DEX activity.
The wider crypto market followed major stock indexes with notable losses on Friday following renewed trade feud between China and the United States. The crypto market cap dropped around 2% on Friday to hover about $4 trillion at press time. Bitcoin (BTC) price slipped 3% to trade below $119k while Ethereum (ETH) price dropped over …
The odds of the eventual Nobel Peace Prize winner’s victory surged on the prediction market from near-zero to over 70%, several hours before the news was made public.
Canary Capital is inching closer to getting the SEC's sign-off as it moves to update two of its registration statements for XRP and SOL ETFs.
According to Coinbase’s internal metrics shared by community figure Moonkie, XRP drew 32,000 searches on the exchange in the past 24 hours, making it the most searched token on the platform. Related Reading: XRP Fear Index Spikes To 6-Month High, And That Could Spark Its Next Breakout Bitcoin trailed with 26,000 searches, BNB pulled 22,000, and Ethereum recorded 18,000. The spike in search activity comes amid rising debate about whether retail interest will turn into real buying pressure. Search Interest Surges Based on reports, search trends can sometimes foreshadow market moves. Traders and new investors often look up tokens before placing orders. Some observers tied the rush of queries to hopes for an XRP-focused spot ETF, with a final SEC decision originally expected later this month. The US government shutdown has been flagged as a factor that could delay the regulator’s timeline. Also, the SEC’s adoption of Generic Listing Standards has blurred strict deadlines, leaving approval windows more flexible than before. XRP is the most searched asset on Coinbase in the past 24h pic.twitter.com/bRsAnZCCqH — moonkie ???? (@xmoonkie) October 8, 2025 Strong Yearly Gains, Recent Pullback XRP has enjoyed a remarkable run over the past year. Price climbed from about $0.51 to $2.82, a jump that equals roughly 440% growth. Reports show XRP outpaced Bitcoin by 162% and beat Ethereum by 188% over that same period, numbers that have captured investor attention. Still, momentum has cooled a bit. XRP slipped below $3 and is trading at $2.81 now, down 5% across the last week and down 1.05% in the past 24 hours. Trading Volume Lags Volume figures underline mixed market signals. Market screens show XRP’s 24-hour volume fell to $4.50 billion. Of that, $180 million — about 3.90% — was recorded on Coinbase. On the exchange, XRP ranks as the fourth most traded asset, behind Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin, which posted $265 million, $578 million, and $716 million respectively. Coinbase’s reserve of XRP rose to 16 million tokens, marking a 3% increase when compared with the figure reported on October 6, 2025. Related Reading: Sinking In Minutes: Binance Alpha Token Plunges 99% In Shocking Price Meltdown Whales Are Selling Large holders are adding pressure. Based on Whale Flow data using a 30-day moving average, roughly $50 million worth of XRP leaves whale wallets every day. For this metric, whales are those holding more than 1,000 tokens. CryptoQuant charts have shown sustained net outflows since early 2024, which analysts say could keep the market biased toward selling even if ETF news turns out positive. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
Financial markets sold off on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a "massive" tariff hike on China.
Square Bitcoin lets U.S. merchants accept BTC with no fees until 2027, a move Mizuho analysts say could reshape consumer payments.
Traders exit positions as cryptocurrency breaks key technical levels amid broader market uncertainty.
The group of banks said the stablecoin initiative would explore the “benefits of digital assets” in bringing new products to the market.