Crash

Bitcoin is approaching a make-or-break weekend. After failing to hold $83,000, the cryptocurrency is now facing a more uncomfortable level at $80,000. Analyst Benjamin Cowen warns that a weekly close below $83,000 on October …

Altcoins left behind For altcoins, the picture is reversed. In CoinDesk Research’s basket of altcoins, dollar depth was greatest on Jan. 1, 2025, and has been lower on each date measured since. Depth at …

In brief Zcash developers say the Ironwood upgrade is nearing testnet activation. Work continues on a formal proof of soundness ahead of the network upgrade. Shielded Labs says migrating exchanges, wallets, and mining pools …

USDT temporarily flipped ETH to become the second-biggest cryptocurrency. Almost every major altcoin has taken a beating in recent months, and Ethereum is no exception, with its price plunging to a 14-month bottom. Analysts …

Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $40,000 Ethereum (ETH) target for end-2030, with the bank holding the call even as ETH slipped below $2,000 for the first time since late March. Global Head of Digital Assets …

Polygon’s reputation as a reliable DeFi settlement layer is under renewed scrutiny after on-chain investigator ZachXBT flagged an apparent exploit of the Polymarket UMA CTF Adapter contract, the mechanism that resolves prediction market outcomes. …