STBL.com (“STBL”), the next-generation stablecoin protocol, has announced a strategic collaboration with Ondo Finance, the leader in real-world asset tokenization. The partnership unlocks up to $50 million in USST minting capacity, backed by Ondo’s USDY, a tokenized yieldcoin secured by short-term U.S. Treasuries and bank demand deposits. The integration signals a new era in stablecoin …
Bitcoin’s latest pullback has little to do with crypto-native flows and everything to do with the dollar, according to chief crypto analyst at Real Vision Jamie Coutts. Sharing two charts on X, Coutts argued that a rebound in the US Dollar Index (DXY) is briefly tightening global liquidity and pressuring risk assets across the board. “Bitcoin’s dip isn’t mysterious — it’s macro,” he wrote. Why Is Bitcoin Down? “The dollar’s rebound is tightening global liquidity. DXY is retesting 100–101 — a key resistance and natural mean-reversion zone after one of the sharpest declines in decades in 1H25. Positioning had become crowded on the short side, so a bounce was always likely. The real question: is this the start of a new dollar cycle or just the setup for the next leg lower? Base case: liquidity tailwinds and an improving business cycle keep the outlook for risk assets bullish into mid-2026,” he added. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Rally Still Looks Intact, CryptoQuant Says: Here’s Why The first chart he shared juxtaposes the USD COT Index with the US Dollar Index. After a prolonged slide in 1H25, speculative positioning flipped aggressively against the dollar, with the COT index sinking into negative territory in mid-2025. That capitulative stance created fertile conditions for a counter-trend squeeze. The price panel shows DXY clawing back toward the 100-101 area—a zone that lines up with prior congestion and the underside of this year’s breakdown—while the COT bars remain below zero, consistent with short-covering dynamics rather than a fully rebuilt long-dollar consensus. Coutts’ second chart overlays the Global Liquidity Index with the inverse of DXY. The series track each other closely: when the dollar weakens (inverse DXY rises), the global liquidity proxy rises too, historically coinciding with stronger performance for duration-sensitive risk assets such as equities and crypto. Related Reading: The Old Bitcoin Rules No Longer Apply, Arthur Hayes Warns Over recent weeks, the white liquidity line has rolled over modestly as the blue inverse-DXY line has done the same, illustrating the transmission mechanism Coutts highlights: a firmer dollar equals tighter global dollar liquidity at the margin, which in turn dents risk appetite and crypto beta. What This Means For BTC Price Framed this way, Bitcoin’s slip is a straightforward function of FX mean reversion and futures positioning, not a breakdown in crypto’s structural flows. The “crowded short” in dollar futures telegraphed vulnerability to a bounce, and the mean-reversion target around 100–101 offered a logical waypoint for that move. If DXY stalls and resumes lower from that band—consistent with the broader 2025 downtrend—liquidity conditions would likely ease again, restoring the bid under high-beta assets. If, instead, the index pushes through and holds above that zone, Bitcoin would be contending with a more durable dollar impulse and a slower return of positive liquidity momentum. Coutts’ “base case” remains constructive despite the near-term headwind: an improving global business cycle and continued liquidity tailwinds into mid-2026. In that framework, Bitcoin’s drawdowns on dollar strength look cyclical, not secular. The immediate pivot point sits in plain view on his charts: the DXY’s 100–101 retest, born from stretched speculative shorts and classic mean reversion, is dictating BTC’s temperature for now. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $121,703. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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Pudgy Penguins and Nasdaq-listed Sharps Technology have partnered to combine Sharps’ Solana-based treasury system with the Pudgy Penguins brand. This collaboration aims to increase brand exposure and encourage institutional adoption by blending NFT assets with on-chain treasury strategies. It provides new ways for both retail and institutional users to engage with Solana-based assets, highlighting the …
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The Ethereum (ETH) price remains steady around $4,340, showing resilience despite cooling ETF inflows and a mild correction across the crypto market. The world’s second-largest blockchain is entering a pivotal phase as it prepares for the Fusaka upgrade, a major milestone expected to supercharge scalability through PeerDAS data sharding. While short-term traders weigh profit-taking risks, …
Analyst Mickle recently opened up about how XRP remains one of the few digital assets to hold value against Bitcoin over the long term. Most cryptocurrencies lose ground when compared to BTC, but XRP has maintained a consistent range since its launch. It has alternated between periods of being undervalued and overvalued against Bitcoin, showing …
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BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF is pulling in cash at a speed never seen in the fund industry. After another $4 billion streak of inflows this week, IBIT now holds more than 800,000 BTC, worth roughly $98 billion, and is within striking distance of a milestone that no ETF has ever reached this quickly. Bloomberg Intelligence […]
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As the market enters a period of uncertainty after a bullish start to the week, the Dogecoin price has slipped back into a consolidation trend once again. This represents the slowdown brought about by profit-taking as investors secure their position. However, this does not mean that the favor has fallen back to the bears. In fact, the Dogecoin price remains in a bullish position, and as long as key factors continue to hold, then the meme coin could see a colorful breakout rally from here. The Broadening Wedge And What It Means Pseudonymous crypto analyst Gandalf Crypto took to the X (formerly Twitter) platform to share some interesting things about the Dogecoin price action. The price has so far been characterized by higher highs and lower lows, not suggesting a particular direction. But just shows that volatility is becoming higher and higher. This could lead to wild fluctuations in the Dogecoin price. Related Reading: Analyst Urges All XRP Investors To Pay Attention To This Connection No One Has Made Before Nevertheless, the fact that the altcoin continues to trade inside a Broadening Wedge pattern is worth noting. As is the case with a broadening wedge pattern, the direction in which the price breaks could determine whether the rally would continue or if the price decline would deepen. In the case of a breakout of the upper trendline toward $0.28, it would signal that the bulls will continue to push the Dogecoin price higher. However, on the flip side, there is the possibility that the price breaks below the lower trendline and makes its way toward $0.2. In that case, a deeper correction will be expected. Key Things To Watch Out For With The Dogecoin Price As the crypto analyst explains, the Dogecoin price is now nearing its resolution point within the Broadening Wedge pattern. At this junction, there are a number of things to watch that could serve as confirmation for which direction will likely play out. The first of these is in the case of a breakout, and that is the upper trendline, as already outlined above. This break would signal a bullish continuation, but it would need to be supported by adequate volume to maintain this path. Related Reading: Can The Bitcoin Price Explode To $200,000? The Gold Chart That Tells It All Without volume, momentum struggles and could end up falling back down. But as long as the volume follows the breakout, it could lead to a Wave 7 after the completion of the Wave 6. The target for this would lie above $0.34. The more bearish path is in the case where the price completely breaks all three supports from $0.24 all the way down to $0.22. This would invalidate the entire bullish thesis, putting the bears in charge once more. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
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Bittensor has just captured the spotlight with a staggering 16.4% price surge over the last 24 hours, dwarfing the crypto market’s muted 0.08% uplift. As I scan the numbers, TAO’s one-day leap of 13.36% to $368.89 stands out against a $3.71 billion market cap and $228 million in trading volume. This move isn’t just a …
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In one of their first moves in two months, the Bitcoin whale returned to short Bitcoin and Ether for hundreds of millions of dollars, betting on their short-term price decline.
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After an impressive rally that propelled Bitcoin (BTC) to new heights above $126,000, the cryptocurrency market is now facing a wave of uncertainty. Major cryptocurrencies, including BTC, have seen a retracement to critical support levels, leaving many investors questioning the market’s direction. Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Projected To Skyrocket Market expert Ash Crypto recently shared insights on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that this pullback serves to liquidate bullish positions, particularly among retail investors. He predicts a potential rebound in mid-October, expressing optimism that the market will rally significantly by the end of the month. Related Reading: BNB Price Soars 600% From Bear Market Lows, Eyeing $1,980 As Next Target According to Ash Crypto, the prevailing sentiment among traders is one of fear, leading many to believe that the anticipated “PUMPTober” has been canceled. However, he argues that when market sentiment is at its most pessimistic, a substantial bounce is likely to occur, setting the stage for a parabolic rally in the fourth quarter. The expert’s projections estimate that Bitcoin could soar to between $150,000 and $180,000, while Ethereum (ETH) might reach between $8,000 and $12,000. This surge, he contends, would ignite a genuine altcoin season, with altcoins potentially experiencing gains of 10 to 50 times their current values within a few months. Analysts Predict Explosive Altcoin Phase Supporting this bullish outlook, analysts from The Bull Theory have noted that the cryptocurrency market is on the brink of its most explosive phase for altcoins. They draw parallels to the market behavior of 2020, when altcoins experienced a significant breakout after a lengthy base-building period. The analysts point out that the current market structure mirrors that of 2020, with a multi-year base formation and higher lows indicating that buyers are increasingly absorbing supply. The total altcoin market cap, excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum (referred to as TOTAL3), currently hovers around $1.14 trillion, just below a key resistance level of approximately $1.2 trillion. Historically, altseason has not commenced until this resistance is breached. As long as Bitcoin continues to reach new highs, liquidity tends to concentrate in BTC, leaving altcoins in the shadows. However, once TOTAL3 breaks through its ceiling, the analysts anticipate a massive upside, potentially pushing the altcoin market cap to between $5 trillion and $7 trillion. Related Reading: XRP Bull Run Reloaded: Analyst Says Momentum Mirrors 2017’s Explosive Rally This potential breakout is occurring alongside favorable conditions, including high Bitcoin dominance, significant inflows into Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), improving regulatory clarity, and the resumption of global liquidity injections from countries like China and Japan. The current period of consolidation, rather than indicating weakness, is seen as a necessary phase before a broader expansion. As analysts emphasize, altseason does not begin arbitrarily; it commences when TOTAL3 decisively breaks out of its resistance. Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
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Metaplanet has temporarily suspended its 20th to 22nd stock acquisition rights to prioritize expanding its Bitcoin holdings. This strategic pause allows the company to better allocate capital toward accelerating its Bitcoin treasury growth. Known as one of Asia’s largest public Bitcoin holders, Metaplanet aims to ramp up Bitcoin accumulation as part of its long-term plan …
Metaplanet is freezing movement, but strategically for its bigger Bitcoin story. The Tokyo-based company has decided to temporarily suspend the exercise of its 20th to 22nd series of stock acquisition rights, issued to EVO Fund earlier this year. The freeze will run from October 20 to November 17, covering about 398 million potential shares. Here’s …