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BREAKING: Uptober is here - Bitcoin & Ethereum prices surge

Yesterday we mentioned that investors are super optimistic about October. So much so that it’s now known as “Uptober”.

Well it couldn’t have started any better. 😁

Bitcoin surged ~4% in 15 minutes, taking the price from $27,100 to $28,145. It’s now hovering around the $28,300 mark at the time of writing.

Just look at that god candle…

Ethereum also surged. In a matter of minutes, Ether’s price jumped 4.7% to $1,755 before levelling out to $1,733 at the time of writing.

It isn’t clear what caused these crazy price surges yet.

Was it the inevitable ETF approvals? The US Government avoiding shutdown? The pre-halving rally beginning?

Maybe the simple answer is that “Uptober” is just Bitcoin’s best performing month…

What a promising start to the month. Get ready for what’s to come. 😎

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With so much talk about a spot Bitcoin ETF approval and the upcoming halving… Ethereum seems to have been somewhat… forgotten.

But don’t be fooled. Despite all the attention on Bitcoin, institutions are still very interested in Ethereum.

As we pointed out, 9 Ethereum future ETFs are set to launch this week. This will bring in ~$200 million of new capital.

On top of this, in August, asset manager Fidelity published an 18-page research report on Ethereum.

Fidelity is the third largest asset manager in the world, with $4.5 trillion dollars under management.

To put this into perspective, the entire crypto market cap is only $1.11 trillion dollars… 😲

This week, research analysts from Fidelity, Chris Kuiper and Jack Neureuter joined Bankless to break down the report.

The report focusses on the two main use cases of Ethereum:

Why would institutions be interested in Ethereum? Two reasons:

Bottom line: Honestly? There’s nothing ground breaking in this report. 🥱

The main takeaway is that Institutions are interested in Ethereum. 🤑

The wave of institutional capital that comes for Bitcoin will inevitably find its way to Ethereum too. 🌊

Two days ago we looked at the supply last active 5+ years ago. Today we’re going to dig a little deeper and look at the real “diamond hand” HODLers.

We’re talking Bitcoin’s that haven’t moved in over 10 years. 😱

The amount of Bitcoin last moved before October 2013 has just reached an all-time high of 2,939,304 BTC.

Can you believe that this is 15.07% of the circulating supply? That’s insane.

Keep in mind that a large percentage of these Bitcoin’s are likely lost forever. There’s no 100% accurate way to determine if a coin is lost or not. But the longer they remain idle the more likely they’re gone (we're talking 10+ years of no activity).

What was going on with Bitcoin in 2013:

Checkout this short video of Isaac Miller reacting to Bitcoin breaking $100 in 2013:

And in case your wondering if he HODL’d or not…

Anyone who’s held their Bitcoin for 10+ years is truly is a diamond hand HODLer. 💎🙌

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What is the all-time high price of Ethereum in USD?

Find out the answer at the bottom of “Meme Corner” below 😀

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Trivia Answer: A) $4,891.70 🥳

Ethereum reached it’s all-time high price of $4,891.70 in November 2021.

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