“If it’s not going to zero, it’s going to a million.”
— Michael Saylor
QUESTION OF THE DAY
With $118K as the pivot and options expiry resetting positioning, what’s your plan for sizing BTC vs. rotating into ETH/SOL—and how will you hedge a whale-driven air pocket over the next 72 hours?
BITCOIN PRICE ACTION
- Bitcoin repeats May breakout move as analysis expects $118K showdown (Cointelegraph)
- Bitcoin Price Soars Past $117,000 Following Fed’s 25 bps Rate Cut (BeInCrypto)
- Bitcoin illiquid supply hits record 14.3M BTC as big investors accumulate (Cointelegraph)
- Bitcoin Price Hints at a 2% Dip Before Resuming $120,000+ Journey (BeInCrypto)
- Retail Traders Keep Bitcoin Floating Above $117K, But One Whale Move Could Change Everything (CryptoPotato, NewsBTC)
- Over $4.3 Billion Bitcoin & Ethereum Options Expire Today – Volatility Ahead for BTC and ETH? (BeInCrypto)
- Bitcoin on Verge of Scoring Its Best September Ever (E)
- Bitcoin’s average October return is +21.9%. 📈 If history repeats, we will see $141K Bitcoin by the end of October. 🎃 (E)
BITCOIN NETWORK
- Bitcoin must act fast to beat quantum by 2030: Solana founder (Cointelegraph)
BITCOIN MINING
- 🇱🇦 Laos government will mine Bitcoin to monetize its surplus hydropower and tackle soaring debt. Nations joining the Bitcoin race. 🔥
- Bitcoin Difficulty Hits Another All-Time High (Decrypt) (E)
- Bhutan transfers $107M in Bitcoin as whales stir after Fed cut (Cointelegraph) (E)
- Bitcoin mining difficulty rises to a new all-time high of 142.34 T ⚡️(E)
BITCOIN ANALYSTS & TRADERS
- Bitcoin has 70% chance of hitting new highs in 2 weeks: Analyst (Cointelegraph)
- Bitcoin price $150K target comes as analyst sees weeks to all-time highs (Cointelegraph)
- Bitcoin Has 25% Chance of Hitting $125,000 This September (UToday, NewsBTC)
- Bitcoin Traders Buy More Downside Protection After Fed Rate Cut: Deribit (CoinDesk)
- BTC Eyes $175K Before Catastrophic 80% Drop (CryptoPotato)
- Bitcoin Retest of $120,000 Is ‘Within Sight’: Bitbank (Decrypt) (E)
- Fed Rate Cut Could Boost Bitcoin To $145,000 By Year-End (BeInCrypto) (E)
BITCOIN STRATEGIC RESERVE & CORPORATE TREASURY
- Solana Foundation, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest join $300 million placement for new SOL treasury Solmate (The Block, CoinDesk)
- 🇺🇸 A U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could create up to $81 TRILLION for the Treasury, according to Michael Saylor’s framework. Enough to offset the national debt. 🤯
- Sports group Brera pivots to crypto, rebrands with $300M for SOL treasury (Cointelegraph)
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Nasdaq-listed ZOOZ Power approves plan to buy $180 MILLION Bitcoin for its treasury. 🚨 95% of proceeds will go directly into BTC. 🔥(E)
ETHEREUM
- Ethereum Fusaka upgrade tentatively set for Dec. 3 mainnet launch after testnet rollouts (The Block, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, CoinDesk)
- ETH Whales’ Profits Hit Records (CryptoPotato)
- Ethereum price can surge 75% versus Bitcoin by New Year’s (Cointelegraph)
- Grayscale Prepared to Stake 40,000 $ETH Worth $178 Million: Here is Why This is a Big Deal (BlockNews) (E)
- Ethereum’s $5,000 Dream Delayed by Long-Term Holder Exit and Bearish Futures Bets (BeInCrypto) (E)
- Ethereum’s Biggest Accumulation Wave Since 2018 Could Trigger Explosive Rally (CryptoPotato) (E)
- Ethereum onchain activity surge hints at ETH price rally to $5K (Cointelegraph) (E)
ETF
- 🇬🇧 Valour launches world’s first physically-backed Bitcoin Staking ETP on the London Stock Exchange. Backed 1:1 with BTC, offering 1.4% annual yield. 🔥 (Cointelegraph, CoinDesk)
- Bitcoin ETFs Break 7-Day Investment Streak In ‘Healthy’ Rebalancing (Decrypt)
- XRP ETF Hit Record Trading As REX-Osprey’s Fund Shines On Cboe Debut (BeInCrypto, Decrypt)
- XRP ETF Launch Breaks Records, But Price Lags Behind Market Rally (BeInCrypto)
- 🇵🇱 First Bitcoin ETF in Poland is now trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
- Dogecoin’s First ETF Joins Year’s Top Launches With Explosive Debut (BeInCrypto, UToday)
- XRP and DOGE ETFs Smash Records With $54.7M Combined Day-One Volume (CoinDesk, UToday)
ALTCOINS
- XRP revisits $3 support, but data shows bulls still in control (Cointelegraph) (E)
- XRP Outperformed Every Asset In Thailand This Year, Including Bitcoin (BeInCrypto) (E)
- Solana Price Rally Faces Critical Risk as All Holder Groups Turn Sellers (BeInCrypto, Cointelegraph)
- Solana (SOL) Extends Rally to Seven-Month High; $250 Resistance in Focus (BeInCrypto)
- Solana Brewing a $1,000 Rally - 3-Year Cup & Handle Setup Emerges (E)
- Dogecoin Rises as First US DOGE ETF 'Destroys' Expectations in Early Trading (Decrypt)
- 158,000,000 DOGE Bought by Whales (CryptoPotato)
STABLECOINS
- Coinbase now lets users lend USDC onchain with current yields up to 10.8% (The Block, Decrypt, BeInCrypto)
LEGISLATION
- Michigan's Stalled Bitcoin Reserve Bill Advances After 7 Months (CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt)
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🇺🇸 U.S. Senate wants to "move forward quickly" on crypto market structure bill. Progress ✅ (E)
REGULATION
- 'End of an era:' SEC approval of exchanges' listing standards marks turning point for crypto ETFs (The Block, CoinDesk)
- U.S. Treasury Takes Next Step in Turning GENIUS Act Into Stablecoin Regulations (Coindesk, The Block) (E)
LEGAL
- FTX Recovery Trust to distribute ~$1.6B in September payout (Blockworks, The Block, CoinDesk, NewsBTC, BeInCrypto, Cointelegraph, Decrypt) (E)
VOICES
- Roger Bayston: Franklin Templeton Head of Digital Assets says Bitcoin and crypto are growing faster than the internet 🔥
- MICHAEL SAYLOR: “If it’s not going to zero, it’s going to a million.” 🚀
- MICHAEL SAYLOR: "The first nation to print their own currency to buy Bitcoin wins."
- Michael Saylor says Bitcoin will outperform the S&P 500 "FOREVER" (E)
- Anatoly Yakovenko: Solana founder warns of quantum threat to Bitcoin: ‘Within five years...' (The Street) (E)
- ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI: “$200,000 is too low for Bitcoin." "It should be closer to $500,000.” 🚀 (E)
- Edward Snowden: "Gold is just bitcoin that can't be sent over the internet." (E)
- Michael Saylor: Bitcoin OGS selling their holdings is actually good for BTC (E)
- MoneyWeek says Bitcoin has become the "reserve asset of the internet." 🚀 (E)
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