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Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent rally and new all-time high beyond $126,000 are starting to show signs of overheating on Thursday, October 9, as the daily technical picture flashes historically fairly reliable indicators of a coming correction.  Namely, the Tom DeMark (TD) Sequential, which identifies potential reversals by counting consecutive price bars, rose to 9 on the cryptocurrency’s 24-hour chart.  This parameter, as on-chain crypto analyst Ali Martinez notes, has been quite accurate this year, as the same value presaged a 7% pullback in July and a 13% drop in August. What’s more, Martinez’s Analysis further suggests that the relative strength index (RSI) of 74.21 is likewise implying that “digital gold” is in the overbought zone. At the same time, the +100 reading on the Chande Momentum Oscillator (CMO), a market momentum measurement that oscillates between -100 and +100 and often peaks just before market reversals, adds further support to the argument. ...

XRP price rally speculation continues right now despite the token’s recent slip to fifth place in market capitalization rankings. At the time of writing, XRP trades at $2.85, and it’s down 3.77% in the past 24 hours, and has also been overtaken by BNB. The XRP warning signs are actually hard to ignore, yet optimism around Ripple ETF approval and the XRP $10 prediction keeps traders engaged and hopeful. Market Cap ranking showing XRP in 5th position behind BTC, ETH, BNB, and Tether – Source: CoinMarketCap XRP Price Rally: Warning Signs, ETF Approval & $10 Prediction Source: coastalcoffeecompany.store XRP Price Rally Faces Headwinds as Ranking Drops The XRP price rally has actually hit a temporary setback right now. BNB now holds fourth place with a market cap of $182.6 billion, and this is compared to XRP’s $171.2 billion. Trading volume for XRP stands at around $7.28 billion, and the XRP price rally momentum has been weakened in recent sessions as well. XRP price...

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Bitcoin is now one of the most important market leaders at the moment, with its price aiming for new price targets. Bitcoin price is currently sitting at $124K at press time, with the US government shutdown powering the development further. However, one of the most interesting things happening to Bitcoin at the moment is its attempt to break past a decade-long barrier, post which it can significantly amp up, racing against time to score major price spots. What is this development all about? Let’s find out. Also Read: Bitcoin Traders Track These 3 U.S. Economic Signals This Week Bitcoin’s 8-Year-Long Barrier and Result If It’s Broken Soon Source: The Texas Observer According to Rashad Hajiyev, a leading financial expert, Bitcoin has long been battling a deep barrier line on its price chart. This barrier has long been hounding the token, with the Bitcoin price unable to break past this line. Hajiyev later shared how the current market sentiment is now favoring Bitcoin, with the toke...

The Aster price jumped 3% in the last 24 hours to trade at $2.06 on a 51% increase in trading volume to $1.49 billion. This surge in the ASTER price was fueled by news that Binance listed the token today with a “seed tag,” signaling it’s an innovative but high-risk asset. Trading began at 12:00 UTC in USDT, USDC, and TRY pairs, while deposits opened at 9:00 UTC. Binance will list @Aster_DEX (ASTER) with a Seed Tag applied. More information 👉 https://t.co/kfCXUFCYPe pic.twitter.com/yNosuuNN7T — Binance (@binance) October 6, 2025 AFter spot trading started, ASTER was removed from Binance’s Alpha Market, and users will have 24 hours to move their tokens from Alpha to Spot accounts. The token, built on BNB Chain, had soared 1,500% in September after Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, aka CZ, endorsed it. Earlier in the day there was controversy when DefiLlama announced it would delist Aster’s perpetual volume data, shocking both investors an...

With Bitcoin (BTC) hitting a new all-time high above $125,000, an analyst has noted that the asset is likely to see more momentum, but investors should also expect a correction. According to Analysis by CrediBULL Crypto , the current rally marks the beginning of a broader move toward $150,000 and beyond, though a retracement to lower levels would be both natural and healthy for the market. In an X post on October 5, the analyst highlighted that Bitcoin is in the early stages of a new five-wave impulse pattern.  Bitcoin price analysis chart. Source: CrediBULL Crypto Following the initial breakout, a corrective wave could drive prices back toward a key demand zone between $108,000 and $118,000.  This area is identified as a potential accumulation zone where traders who previously shorted the market may be forced to cover, adding strong support. Additionally, the analyst noted that short-sellers between $118,000 and $108,000 are now trapped after the brea...

A popular crypto analyst believes that Bitcoin (BTC) will outperform altcoins in the near term. In a new YouTube video, Benjamin Cowen tells his 936,000 subscribers that Bitcoin appears to be closely following historical cycle patterns, indicating the flagship crypto asset will have more explosive rallies than alts in the coming months. “My general thought process for the time being is that Bitcoin should outperform most of the altcoin market.” Cowen says that Bitcoin’s breakout rally at the start of October suggests the top digital asset by market cap will hit a cycle peak within the next three months based on historical precedence. “Remember, normally, the pattern in post election years is a high in August, a low in September, or plus or minus a couple of weeks, followed by a rally into the market cycle top in the fourth quarter of the year. So far so good. That seems to be playing out.” He also predicts that the total market cap ...

JPMorgan analysts say their year-end target for Bitcoin is $165K while Citi expects the crypto to reach $133K as BTC nears its all-time high (ATH). In the past 24 hours, the largest crypto by market cap was able to reach a daily high of $121,138.74. It has since retraced to trade at $120,151.56 as of 1:01 a.m., according to data from CoinMarketCap. BTC price (Source: CoinMarketCap ) Even with the pullback, BTC’s price is still up over 1% on the 24-hour time frame. It’s also up more than 9% on the weekly time frame, and has flipped its monthly performance into the green as well. What’s more, the crypto king is now around 3% away from its ATH of $124,457.12 that it set on Aug. 14. JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Could Hit $165K If “Debasement Trade” Continues According to JPMorgan, BTC could climb to as high as $165K on a volatility-adjusted basis relative to gold by the end of year. The bank’s bullish prediction is dependent on whether the “debas...

Breaking resistance levels dating back to June 2022, the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) has been one of the biggest surprises this week. Driven by strong technicals and notable ecosystem developments, such as the THORSwap debut, the asset has soared nearly 150% over the past seven days, trading at $147.89 at the time of writing.  Zcash weekly price. Source: Finbold However, the rally also comes amid intensifying debates over financial surveillance and digital IDs, as evidenced by Google searches for “privacy coins” climbing to record highs. Seizing on the opportunity to boost the asset further, Naval Ravikant, a well-known entrepreneur, investor, and crypto enthusiast, stated in an October 1 post on X that Bitcoin (BTC) is insurance against fiat, while ZCash is, in turn, insurance against Bitcoin, alluding to ZEC’s role as a digital shield. Bitcoin is insurance against fiat. ZCash is insurance against Bitcoin. https://t.co/rqMrR3bW7O — ...

The Aleo Network Foundation has partnered with Paxos Labs to launch USAD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin that integrates privacy-preserving technology with enterprise-grade infrastructure.  Announced on October 1, the collaboration introduces the first stablecoin issued on a layer-1 blockchain that combines smart contract functionality with zero-knowledge cryptography. Aleo’s zero-knowledge cryptography meets Paxos Labs’ issuance framework USAD is designed to keep transaction details, such as participant identities and amounts, confidential, addressing a long-standing barrier to institutional adoption of blockchain-based finance. The stablecoin is issued through Paxos Labs’ regulatory framework and backed by institutional-grade assets, while Aleo provides the underlying zero-knowledge infrastructure. “Privacy is the missing link in blockchain adoption at scale, and with USAD, we are proving it can exist in a programmable stablecoin,” said Leena Im, Chief Operating O...

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