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ETF manager Volatility Shares has applied with the SEC to bring 5x leveraged Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and other funds to the market.

Ethereum holds key support as analysts eye $7K by 2026. Charts show bullish setups, low exchange supply, and rising whale accumulation.

Tariffs are pulling down the market, but the crypto price prediction for these 3 altcoins is now hyper-bullish. The post Crypto Price Prediction Today October 14 – XRP, Ethereum, BNB Coin appeared first on Cryptonews.

The rollout marks the second phase of Ethereum’s three-step roadmap, testing higher gas limits and the new PeerDAS data-sampling system. Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has been activated on the Sepolia testnet, marking the next major step in the network’s ongoing push to improve scalability and performance. The upgrade marks the second phase of a three-step rollout under Ethereum’s Fusaka roadmap, following the Holesky testnet activation on Oct. 1. The Sepolia deployment focuses on stress testing the network’s new data-availability system and higher block gas limit before developers push the code to the final Hoodi testnet later this month. Fusaka’s rollout is introducing a suite of performance and consensus improvements. The full upgrade aims to increase Ethereum’s block gas limit to 60 million, allowing blocks to process more transactions and complex smart-contract activity while testing whether nodes can maintain stability at higher capacity. Read more

Bhutan has become one of the first nations to fully adopt Ethereum for government identity verification and digital services.

The Himalayan kingdom is moving its digital ID system to Ethereum, extending its blockchain presence after launching Bitcoin mining and holding crypto in state reserves.

The Kingdom of Bhutan has tapped Ethereum to store the national identities of its roughly 800,000 citizens, leveraging the network’s immutability and decentralization. The South Asian nation of Bhutan is migrating its self-sovereign ID system to Ethereum from Polygon, allowing its nearly 800,000 residents to verify their identities and access government services. The integration with Ethereum has been completed, while the migration of all resident credentials is expected to finish by the first quarter of 2026, according to Ethereum Foundation President Aya Miyaguchi, who joined Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin at the launch ceremony with Bhutan’s prime minister, Tshering Tobgay, and crown prince, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuk. “It’s deeply inspiring to see a nation commit to empowering its citizens with self-sovereign identity,” Miyaguchi posted to X on Monday, adding that the Ethereum integration was a world-first.  Read more

Ethereum layer-2 tokens outperformed the market, with Mantle surging 31%, driven by Bybit integration and increasing adoption across scaling solutions. Ethereum scaling tokens outperformed most of the cryptocurrency market after the weekend crash, signaling stronger price resilience among layer-2 (L2) projects built on the world’s largest smart contract network. Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Mantle (MNT) had a 31% rebound on Monday, becoming the third-biggest gainer among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies tracked by CoinMarketCap. The Arbitrum (ARB) and Immutable (IMX) tokens also registered double-digit gains, while the Polygon (POL) token had an 8% rebound in the 24 hours up to the time of writing. Read more

The crypto market is bouncing back after one of its most turbulent weekends ever, with major digital assets recovering ground lost during the sudden liquidation wave that erased roughly $20 billion from open positions. According to CryptoSlate’s data, Bitcoin climbed more than 3% in 24 hours, trading around $115,342 after sinking toward $105,000 on Oct. […] The post Crypto market rebounds as Bitcoin and Ethereum recover but volatility signals persist appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving beyond chatbots and copilots, and the next frontier of this fast-developing industry is a world of AI agents. These autonomous digital actors can browse the web, negotiate contracts, make payments, and collaborate with other machines. The market supporting this shift is immense, with data from Statista projecting the global AI […] The post How ERC-8004 will make Ethereum the home of decentralized AI agents appeared first on CryptoSlate.

So much for "Uptober." Bitcoin plunged Friday while Ethereum and Solana fell to October lows after President Trump's latest tariffs salvo.

Ethereum is putting privacy back at the center of its roadmap. This November, during the Devcon conference in Argentina, the Ethereum Foundation will unveil Kohaku, a new wallet framework designed to let users transact without exposing unnecessary personal or transactional details. The project was introduced on Oct. 9 by Foundation developer Nicolas Consigny, who said […] The post Ethereum doubles down on privacy with new ‘Kohaku’ wallet ahead of Devcon appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum devs have introduced Kohaku to enhance wallet privacy and security with modular tools, zero-knowledge recovery options and decentralized transaction handling. Ethereum developers unveiled Kohaku, a roadmap that aims to improve wallet privacy and security through a modular framework designed for developers and advanced users. The project, announced in a Thursday blog post by Ethereum Foundation coordinator Nicolas Consigny, outlines plans to build a set of privacy and security primitives for the Ethereum ecosystem. At its core, Kohaku aims to create a software development kit (SDK) for building secure wallet functions, and a reference wallet that demonstrates how these tools work in practice. The first version will come as a browser extension based on the Ambire wallet, designed for advanced users who want more control and privacy. Read more

Ethereum’s staking network is under growing strain as validator withdrawals climb to record levels, testing the system’s balance between liquidity and network security. Recent validator data shows that over 2.44 million ETH, valued at more than $10.5 billion, are now queued for withdrawal as of Oct. 8, the third-highest level in a month. This backlog […] The post Ethereum’s $11B staking withdrawal delays ignite concerns over systemic vulnerabilities appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Perplexity, the eponymous AI assistant rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has released a very bullish market forecast hinting that XRP, Solana, and Ethereum could outpace Bitcoin before the year end.October, traditionally known as “Uptober,” has long been considered one of the strongest months for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, often serving as the spark for extended […] The post Perplexity AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Solana and Ethereum by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Fusaka – a blend of the names Fulu and Osaka – consists of two simultaneous upgrades to Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers, respectively.

Bit Digital purchased 31,057 ETH worth $140 million, bringing its total holdings to over 150,000 ETH and making it the sixth-largest Ethereum treasury. Bit Digital expanded its Ether holdings to more than 150,000 ETH after purchasing 31,057 ETH valued at about $140 million using proceeds from a $150 million convertible notes sale. The deal, which included full exercise of underwriters’ options, positions the firm as the sixth-largest Ether (ETH) treasury among public companies, according to data from StrategicETHReserve.xyz. “This purchase demonstrates our commitment to building shareholder value by financing ETH accumulation on terms that are accretive to NAV per share,” said Sam Tabar, CEO of Bit Digital. “We view ETH as foundational to digital financial infrastructure and believe current levels provide a compelling long-term entry point,” Tabar added. Read more

Ethereum edged closer to $5,000 on Tuesday as analysts point to strong demand, the upcoming Fusaka upgrade, and favorable macro conditions.

MIT’s Médard says decentralization isn’t an ideology as large systems fail under central control, and new Ethereum tests prove it in code.

Ethereum’s ongoing underperformance against Bitcoin has reignited debate over what’s holding the asset up, and who’s really behind its demand. According to Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow, roughly $6 billion in South Korean retail money is now propping up so-called Ethereum treasuries, companies accumulating ETH as a balance-sheet asset echoing MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy. Mow issued the […] The post Are South Korean retail traders the only thing keeping Ethereum treasury companies alive? appeared first on CryptoSlate.