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Bitcoin Hits $120K With Traders Eyeing Bullish October Rally

Open interest in BTC futures hits all-time high as Fed uncertainty and ETF hopes boost crypto sentiment.

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Citi Sees Bitcoin Hitting $181K in 2026 as ETF Flows Drive Crypto Higher

The bank forecasts bitcoin at $133,000 by year-end and $181,000 in 12 months.

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Bitcoin Mining Hits Toughest Level Yet While Hashprice Slides

A soaring hash rate has pushed difficulty to 150.84T, leaving miners facing shrinking profitability.

(Glassnode)

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XRP, DOGE Zoom Higher as U.S. Shutdowns, Japan Bond Slowdown Charge Bitcoin Appetite

Shutdowns that delay data and weaken fiscal visibility often encourage central banks to act more cautiously, while rising yields in Japan hint at policy shifts that could ripple through global funding markets.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Tops $119K, XRP, SOL, ETH Surge as U.S. Government Shutdown Takes Effect; BTC Options Look Cheap

The U.S. government shutdown could delay key economic reports, setting the stage for a positive fiat liquidity impulse, one analyst said.

Bitcoin was rallying Friday.

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When Could Bitcoin Break Out to New Highs? Watch Out for Gold

The tape shows a relay between gold and bitcoin: when the metal runs, BTC rests; and when gold stalls, BTC tends to go.

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Regains$ 117K Level As Fresh Economic Data Flags Weak Growth

Crypto markets began what is historically their strongest quarter on a positive note.

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Bitcoin Heads into Historically Bullish October After Third-Best September On Record

Since 2013, bitcoin has averaged 14.4% gains in October, with a median return of 10.8%. Out of 13 Octobers in that span, 10 ended in the green and only three closed lower.

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Tech

The Protocol: Solana’s Firedancer Proposes Uncapping Block Compute-Unit Limit

Also: Denials of Bitcoin Hard Fork, UN Experiments With Blockchain, and Gate Rolls Out Token Launcher.

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