
Solana reduces block times by 17% to 250 milliseconds
Solana's faster block times enhance data freshness, crucial for real-time applications, but require careful management of network stability. Solana reduces block times by 17% to 250 milliseconds.
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Solana's faster block times enhance data freshness, crucial for real-time applications, but require careful management of network stability. Solana reduces block times by 17% to 250 milliseconds.

Bitcoin entered the weekend with a local rally, settling around $81,280 after gaining around 4% over the past 24 hours. The main driver of market debate has been the "golden cross," a chart pattern in which the 50-day moving average crosses above the 200-day moving average.

He warned of an economic crisis that could impact markets and also identified assets that can help protect investors' fortunes from such catastrophes.
The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum ($ETH), held above the psychological $2,600 mark this weekend, confirming its breakout from a prolonged, multi-month sideways trading range. The move was driven by a strong breakout candle closing near its daily highs following a tight consolidation, pushing the asset out of the $1,800–$2,000 corridor, where the coin had stagnated since the summer.
According to prediction markets, Bitcoin has only a 16% chance of hitting $100,000 by January 2027. With the Clarity Act failing to move forward in the Senate, Bitcoin needs a new catalyst.

JPMorgan told clients this week that bitcoin could begin outperforming gold if hedging pressure tied to spot bitcoin ETFs continues to unwind. The bank's analysts flagged that short interest in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, known as IBIT, is sitting near its highest level of 2026 relative to gold ETF positioning, a setup they argue could flip in bitcoin's favor as that hedging activity fades.

A wallet linked to BIT, the firm formerly known as Matrixport, dropped another 1,000 BTC worth $81.06 million into Binance on Saturday, its second large deposit to the exchange this week. The Wallet in Question The address, which begins with ‘bc1qsz,' sent the coins to Binance early Saturday, tracker Lookonchain reported.

BSOL saw $85M in trading volume as SOL rose 11% to $112 on Thursday, its highest since January 2026. The $85M figure could not be verified here.

Bitcoin ranks 13th among global assets after its valuation moved nearly $200 billion above Tesla.

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade has cleared another important testing phase as developers prepare for a proposed October 6 Sepolia deployment. The latest devnet raised the block gas limit from 60 million toward 200 million, while Nethermind completed 2,302 performance tests.

BTC is above $81,000 despite the week it had. But the real test comes now.

"Bitcoin feels like the CD in the age of Spotify, the DVD in the age of Netflix," wrote Jason Calacanis.

Crypto analysts on X are spotlighting Ethereum's position in a 4-hour channel, with a strong close above $2,570 potentially unlocking moves to $2,700 and $3,000 amid bullish setups. The post Ethereum Eyes $3,000 Breakout as Analysts Highlight Key $2,570 Level appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Dogecoin is recovering from its recent selloff, but DOGE is approaching a key resistance zone. Can the rebound extend toward $0.10?

Ethereum is testing a key resistance zone around $2,550 as ETF flows recover. A breakout could put $2,800 and eventually $3,000 back in focus.