How Options Expiry Moves Bitcoin and Ether Prices

Key Takeaways: Options expiry creates volatility as traders lock profits, cut losses and reposition around large BTC and ETH contracts. Put-call ratios signal sentiment: Above 1 shows a bearish outlook, while below 1 points to bullish expectations. Max Pain theory suggests expiry prices gravitate to where the most contracts expire worthless, amplifying potential manipulation risks.Understanding…

Fusaka Will Fix Ethereum Scaling With PeerDAS

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the upcoming Fusaka upgrade will allow nodes to verify data availability without downloading complete blockchain data, improving scalability. The upcoming upgrade, set for December, will help to solve current data availability constraints through a core feature called PeerDAS (Peer Data Availability Sampling), Buterin explained on Thursday. “PeerDAS is trying to…

Strive’s Semler Buy Likely to Start Next Wave of Digital Asset Treasuries M&A

The world of Digital Asset Treasury (DATs) has entered a new era, after Strive (ASST) announced an all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific (SMLR) this week. The deal marked the first merger of two publicly traded bitcoin treasuries, and according to a Wall Street banker familiar with the situation, this is just the start of…

Pavel Durov Declines To Censor Moldova Election Content on Telegram

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov claimed that French intelligence services asked him to censor content related to the election in Moldova in 2024 in exchange for saying “good things” to the judge overseeing his trial, which he declined to do. Durov said the messaging platform initially took down some posts that “clearly” violated Telegram’s terms of…

Avalanche Defies Crypto Market Dump With 10% Gains

Key takeaways: AVAX’s 10% to $33 on Tuesday is fueled by Avalanche treasury initiatives.  Avalanche’s network growth in TVL and stablecoin market cap shows booming DeFi adoption. AVAX’s rounded bottom pattern projects a short-term target at $55 and $212 in the longer term.  Avalanche’s AVAX (AVAX) token surged 10% to trade above $33 on Tuesday…

Is XRP Price Going to Recover in October?

Key takeaways: XRP holds above a critical level in September, raising hopes about a potential recovery in October. Breaking above the $2.81 resistance is key, with technicals projecting about a 30% rally to $3.62. XRP (XRP) traded at the monthly open around $2.77 after dropping 14% over the last two weeks. Holding this level sparks…

Singapore, UAE Rank as Most Crypto-Obsessed Nations: ApeX Report

Singapore and the United Arab Emirates rank globally as the most “crypto-obsessed” nations, according to a recent report by ApeX Protocol. Singapore claimed the number one spot with a composite score of 100, driven by 24.4% of its population owning crypto and leading the world in search activity, with 2,000 crypto-related queries per 100,000 people….

Launchpads Are Funding Ideas, Not Products

Opinion by: Tim Hafner, founder and CEO of OpenServ Launchpads were introduced to give Web3 projects access to early investors. As they operate today, however, they too often result in cash grabs over long-term success. This has resulted in a flood of half-formed products hitting the market without real support for builders.  Virtuals Protocol has…

How to Use Grok 4 for Smarter Crypto Research Before Investing

Key takeaways: A repeatable pre-screen using Grok 4 turns raw hype into structured signals and filters out low-quality projects. Automating fundamental summaries, contract checks and red-flag identification with Grok 4 speeds up research. Cross-referencing sentiment with development activity using Grok 4 helps distinguish organic momentum from coordinated hype. Analyzing past sentiment spikes with corresponding price…

BTC to $10T Market Cap, Vitalik Slams EU, Solana ETF Soon

Today in crypto, ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood says Hyperliquid reminds her of Solana’s early days, Jan3 founder Samson Mow says Bitcoin nation-state adoption is ramping up. Meanwhile, an analyst says options and derivatives will take Bitcoin to $10 trillion market cap. Cathie Wood: Hyperliquid ‘reminds me of Solana in the earlier days’ ARK Invest CEO…