The cryptocurrency market is poised for a significant shake-up as traders brace for the expiration of more than $5 billion in options for Bitcoin and Ethereum today. This expiration involves $4.25 billion in Bitcoin options and $1.01 billion in Ethereum options, signaling a potential volatility spike in the digital asset landscape.
Bitcoin dominance surged this week, reaching 59.75% and extending its lead over the rest of the crypto market. Meanwhile, BTC made an attempt to break past its recent high of $69,500, a level it hasn't touched since July.
Ethereum's (ETH) price recently experienced a 10% decline, with failed attempts to establish $2,700 as a support level. Despite these setbacks, the altcoin has managed to hover above the uptrend line for the past two months, a feat largely sustained by strategic whale activity.
Vitalik Buterin, one of the main architects behind today's Ethereum design, took to social media to reject common criticism of the Ethereum Foundation. Buterin, not known for this kind of action, called on critics to “show some respect.
Cardano developer Input Output Global (IOG) recently spotlighted a visionary statement by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson hinting at the timeline on which a nation-state would run on Cardano. Hoskinson hints at enormous advancement on the Cardano blockchain within the next six years predicting that a nation-state would run on Cardano by 2030.
The crypto market has been under intense bearish pressure in recent days, with the Ethereum price falling by 6% in the past week. On Saturday, October 26th, the “king of altcoins” experienced an abrupt price downturn before finding support just above $2,400.
Ethereum (ETH) is facing a crucial support test, with the price dropping below $2,500. As of Friday, ETH is trading at $2,490, just above its daily support at $2,461.
Ethereum is now testing a key support level that last helped it rebound by over 160%. Multiple factors support this bullish fractal.
Lido Finance has launched a "community staking module" to enhance Ethereum staking accessibility, following approval from Lido DAO members.
An interesting discussion about the underutilization of the crypto market and space emerged recently when Georgios Konstantopoulos of Paradigm suggested that even developers in the crypto space are not fully leveraging the potential of blockchain, and suggested that self-service onboarding, user-signed requests and stablecoins could democratize authentication through decentralized platforms.
Following a slight price dip on Friday, Ethereum (ETH) has displayed much resilience climbing by 2.84% in the past 24 hours. Commenting on the altcoin's possible next movements, crypto analyst Ali Martinez has painted a potential trajectory to a new all-time high at $6,000.
The crypto market witnessed a bearish turnaround around the October end, creating investors' concern in their anticipation of a Q4 rally. While most major cryptocurrencies could witness a stalled recovery trendline, the Ethereum price holds a higher potential for bullish reversal amid key support and Vitalik Buterin's view on decentralized staking grants.
Cardano [ADA] appears bullish and is poised for a 20% upside rally in the coming days.
In the maturing cryptocurrency market, seasoned investors want to find opportunities that could provide generational wealth. There are good options like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) because these altcoins have solid ecosystems and real use cases,
Vitalik Buterin suggests that cutting down on unnecessary features and the need for every node to store all past data could help reduce Ethereum's bloat.
Vitalik Buterin clarifies why the Ethereum Foundation might continue to sell more Ether in the future.
Solana cannot serve as the backbone of the so-called “new” global financial system, according to Ethereum community member Ryan Berckmans. Solana (SOL) shifted from its initial “monolithic” approach to acknowledging the importance of Layer 2 solutions.
Bitcoin's market dominance over the rest of crypto has reached 59%.
Cardano (ADA) price has been trapped in a consolidation phase since early August, unable to break free from macro-level stagnation. Despite initial signs of bullish momentum, ADA has struggled to sustain upward movement.
Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum's future challenges and solutions for reducing protocol complexity and storage requirements, while preserving blockchain permanence.
The past week has been bearish for the crypto market, with Bitcoin and Ethereum posting negative weekly returns. Bitcoin dropped 1.7%, while Ethereum saw a significant decline of 6.2% over the last seven days.
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has recently highlighted a revolutionary tool: Helios. This tool is designed to play a crucial role in Ethereum's scalability efforts, aiming to improve the efficiency and accessibility of the crypto network.
Bitcoin is trading at the edge of a descending broadening pattern and is poised for an upside move, while Ethereum and XRP remain bearish with uncertain price direction.
Ethereum faces key resistance, potential bullish divergence, and election-driven rally possibilities ahead.
Toncoin has proven its strength in the market, with its market cap surpassing big names like Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX).
Bitcoin remains above a critical price level, currently hovering just above $67,000. This position is important as it shows strength in the short term. Over recent days, Bitcoin has been forming a sideways price range, signaling a period of consolidation. Here's a breakdown of analysis by analyst Josh of Crypto World.
Ethereum has experienced a sharp retrace, dropping over 13% since Monday and stirring concerns among investors who had anticipated a breakout. This sudden pullback, which took ETH as low as $2,380 on Friday, has injected a sense of worry into the market, leaving many to question the strength of its recent rally.
After a price decline of nearly 20%, sentiment around Cardano (ADA) has begun shifting from a downtrend to an uptrend due to its bullish price action pattern. Since July 2024, whenever the ADA price falls to the current level, it tends to experience buying pressure resulting in an upside rally.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed significant changes aimed at drastically reducing gas costs on the Ethereum network. Historically, high gas prices have been a major issue for Ethereum, especially during periods of high demand.
The Bitcoin and Ethereum price have crashed in the last 24 hours, dropping below $67,000 and $2,500, respectively. This price crash came following news about the alleged investigation into the USDT issuer Tether.
Cardano price has recently shown significant movement, with the token eyeing the potential to reach $1 in the near future. The proof-of-stake blockchain asset has gained traction, although recent corrections have introduced a bearish sentiment.
Ethereum (ETH) continues to perform poorly against Bitcoin (BTC) as the second-largest digital asset by reported market cap hit new multi-year lows against the top cryptocurrency. Ethereum Continues To Underperform Against Bitcoin Today, Ethereum's native ETH token slid further against BTC, recording a low of 0.
Despite a key catalyst easing pressure, ETH remains on a bearish trajectory.
Reducing the need for every node to permanently store all history in addition to unneeded protocol features could mitigate Ethereum's bloat, Buterin said.
Explore Ethereum's recent market trends, whale movements, and upcoming upgrades as we analyze potential bullish momentum in Uptober's trading landscape. Ethereum is an established trading platform for cryptocurrencies. It uses decentralized technologies to enable the development of smart contracts. Founded by Vitalik Buterin in 2014, Ethereum stands firmly behind Bitcoin.
Today, the crypto market recorded outflows, wiping out previous gains in Ethereum and other altcoins. These recent short-term exits weakened the bullish drive, with several digital asset whales repositioning their portfolios.
Coinbase announced a new set of fully on-chain AI agents users can create in under three minutes on its Ethereum L2 network Base. Built with tools from Coinbase, OpenAI, and Replit, these agents can manage crypto wallets, connect with X (formerly Twitter), and perform other tasks.
One of the problems of Ethereum, or any blockchain, is that it grows in size over time. This means an increase in the complexity of its code and its storage requirements.
Despite the Bitcoin network's lackluster speeds and a subsequently sub-optimal user experience, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is super optimistic about decentralized finance (DeFi) in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Base ups the ante in terms of competitiveness as strong weekly volumes earn it a spot in the top 3 ranking.
Ethereum (ETH) has fallen to its lowest value against Bitcoin (BTC) since April 2021. On October 23, the ETH/BTC trading pair dipped to just 0.0375 BTC, reflecting a dramatic 55% decline from its previous all-time high.
Popular crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe has highlighted vital price levels in the Ethereum (ETH) market following a massive option expiry event. This development comes amidst high whale activity on the Ethereum network.
Bitcoin options show bullish bias as whales rise, while Ethereum lags near lows after options expiry.
Vitalik Buterin publishes the fifth part of his blog series on Ethereum's possible futures.
In a recent move to boost the growth of crypto investment products in Japan, a coalition of Japanese companies has recommended that any upcoming exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the region should focus on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
Ethereum's co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has presented “The Purge,” the fifth installment in a series of proposed upgrades designed to streamline the Ethereum network's data storage and protocol complexity.
QuickSwap launched two major platforms on Ethereum's base layer to unite DeFi traders and improve the experience for security-focused users.