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Today's split between BTC and alts is pretty clear in the positioning data. Price 24h / % of accounts long / funding: \- BTC: +0.2% / 59% long / +0.0089% \- ETH: -1.7% / 70% long / -0.0072% \- BNB: -1.3% / 73% long / -0.0005% \- SOL: -4.0% / 74% long / -0.0034% \- AVAX: -6.6% / 73% long / -0.0071% \- DOGE: -3.9% / 78% long / -0.0039% \- XRP: -2.9% / 79% long / +0.0011% What stands out to me: 1. BTC is the least crowded and the only one holding up. The more long-heavy the coin, the worse it's doing today. 2. On most alts funding is slightly negative while 70-79% of accounts are long. So lots of small longs by headcount, but the bigger money is leaning short. That usually doesn't end well for the crowd. 3. XRP dropped 2.9% and OI went down about 1%, but it's still 79% long. Some leverage got flushed, but most of the crowd is still holding. Until alt positioning cools off, I'd expect them to keep underperforming BTC. Anyone else seeing the same skew, or do you think alts are setting up for a squeeze from here? I post these positioning snapshots daily in a free Telegram channel, link in my profile if you want them live.

1. Origin Protocol. 2. ETH classic 3. SATS You're come :) :) I hope this helps some newbies. This information has come from some insiders. Say no more.

1. Origin Protocol. 2. ETH classic 3. SATS You're come :) :) I hope this helps some newbies. This information has come from some insiders. Say no more.

Thanks! 7002 is what made this possible at all. First come, first served only matters when the stake falls short, and a default doesn't mean that. It means the validator didn't have the ETH in the contract when a bond matured. That's a timing failure, and coverage is a separate question. If the stake covers what's owed, every holder is paid in full once the exit lands, at full maturity value, even for bonds that weren't due yet. You can check coverage before buying by comparing contract plus beacon balance with all outstanding bonds plus the remaining issue size. It's all public, and while bonds are outstanding the validator can only change its terms in holders' favour. The buffer isn't there for timing. It's there for coverage, against penalties shrinking the stake. A slashing costs a single validator around 0.2%, and a full year offline around 1.8%, so a buffer of about 2% covers both for a bond of up to a year. And that already assumes an extreme case, a validator that stays offline for the entire year and then gets slashed on top. A day offline costs about 0.005%. Timing is handled differently. The validator requests its withdrawal early enough to clear the exit queue before maturity, or tops up the contract directly, which counts instantly. And the shortest bond it sells sets how much notice it gets.

For BTC + ETH as a beginner, any of the mainstream ones is fine: Trezor Safe 3 or 5, BitBox02, Ledger, or Tangem if you'd rather have a card than a device. The model matters a lot less than where you buy it and how you set it up After this week's Ledger mess, the one rule that matters is to buy from the manufacturer's own store. So far every confirmed case traces back to devices bought through a reseller Setup: \- the device generates the seed itself. If a recovery phrase or scratch card comes in the box, it's a scam, send it back \- 24 words on paper or metal. Never a photo, never cloud notes, never typed into a website \- send a small test amount, then wipe the device and restore from your words, so you know the backup works before the real money goes in \- check the receive address on the device screen, not just on your computer With a screen on the device you see what you're actually signing. Tangem has no screen, so that part happens on your phone

The total hash value of all bitcoin inside of ETH pools, such as dex elliptical or balancing pools To be clear, not just the amount of BTC inside ETH, but also BTC's hashrate

Stablecoin activity and DEX volume, at least the headline version. I pulled the 12 biggest Ethereum DEX pools by 24h volume this morning: about $1.31B in total. \- 84% of that was stablecoin-to-stablecoin (USDC/USDT, DAI/USDC, the USDS pairs). \- 60% was a single pool, Maker's DAI/USDC converter, which swaps at a fixed rate. That is plumbing, not trading. \- Another pool in the top 12 printed $28M of "volume" on 3 transactions. So "Ethereum DEX volume is up" can mean a handful of treasury moves through a peg converter. If someone argues ETH strength from volume, I'd ask for two things: volume excluding stable-to-stable pairs, and transaction count next to it. The USDC/WETH pool doing $61M across 25,000 trades says more about real activity than the converter doing $780M across 3,500. Curious whether anyone here already filters it that way. I work on DEX data at DexPaprika and we argue about exactly this internally.

Interesting question. Stablecoins seem better suited for everyday payments because of price stability, while ETH can serve a different role within the ecosystem. Mainstream crypto adoption probably doesn’t depend on everyone spending volatile assets directly - stablecoin usage can be adoption too.

Agree, and actually, you can be very happy with a model few months, and suddenly .... ko. My experiments on crypto and regime detector also were no super successful, either mathematical or based on macro indicators. Any suggestion of regime detectors for crypto, mainly BTC/ETH/BNB/SOL....(top 10)

**ALL HAIL THE ETERNAL CRAB** 📈 📉 📈 🌊 📈 📉 📈 📉 🌌 📉 📈 📉 🌌 📉 📈 📉 📈 🐋 📈 📉 📈 🌊 📈 🐋 🦀 🐋 📈 🌊 📈 📉 📈 🐋 📈 📉 📈 📉 🌌 📉 📈 📉 🌌 📉 📈 📉 📈 🌊 📈 📉 📈 **$1000--------$2521--------$5000** **2021----------2026----------∞** *Some will say the market is undecided on ETH.* *But I say that the market decided a long time ago.*

🌍 Macro Energy supply concerns intensified after an oil tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices to a near one-month high. Hawkish signals from Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack fueled expectations of another rate hike before year-end, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield remained above 5%, pressuring risk assets. Technology and memory-chip stocks declined, although industrial and energy stocks helped the Dow close higher. BTC fell from around $84.2K to near $81K before rebounding, as leveraged long liquidations accelerated the sell-off. ⸻ 📈 Market Snapshot • BTC: $81,858.6 (-2.27%) • ETH: $2,447.15 (-3.54%) • NASDAQ: 27,245.90 (-0.44%) • S&P 500: 7,807.24 (-0.06%) • F&G: 57 (previous: 69) ⸻ 🧠 Market Take BTC broke below $83.2K and $82.4K before touching $81K, then rebounded sharply. The immediate resistance zone is $82.4K–$82.8K, while $81K–$81.2K remains critical support. A sustained recovery above resistance would help stabilize sentiment, but another breakdown could trigger further downside. Liquidations totaled $672M over the past 24 hours, including $586M in long positions versus $85.92M in shorts. This imbalance highlights how crowded bullish positioning amplified the decline, leaving leveraged traders vulnerable to further volatility. Beyond short-term price action, on-chain finance continues to expand into real-world payments. Weekly DEX trading volume for tokenized equities has risen 447% since Robinhood Chain launched in July, while stablecoin infrastructure acquisitions have exceeded $3B across three deals. FASB is also considering allowing qualifying stablecoins to be classified as cash equivalents, potentially easing corporate adoption, although regulatory clarity and practical payment use cases remain essential. Key levels: * Resistance: $82.4K–$82.8K / $83.2K * Support: $81K–$81.2K / $80K * Trend: Bearish pressure with a short-term rebound BTC needs to reclaim $82.8K to strengthen its recovery; losing $81K would increase the risk of another leg down. ⸻ 🔥 Hot Tokens * RSR: Closed up over 21% after briefly surging more than 54% to $0.0026 on news of new KRW and USDT trading pairs on South Korean exchanges. * GTC: Gained nearly 40% after a planned GTC/KRW listing drove a rally of more than 100% intraday. * W: Rose over 52% intraday and gained more than 40% over seven days, supported by Wormhole’s tokenomics upgrade and new multichain integrations. * BLUR: Fell nearly 30% after Blur announced that its [blur.io](http://blur.io) frontend will shut down on November 12, 2026; the underlying protocol will remain operational. ⸻ 📰 Key Updates * South Korea: Plans to expand security tokenization to stocks, bonds, and funds, with regulations expected to take effect in February 2027. * Morgan Stanley: Plans to support tokenized equities on an alternative trading system in Q1 2027. * Hong Kong: HKEX is scheduled to list its second spot Solana ETF on October 13. * Australia: ASIC plans to bring digital-asset-settled contracts under its contracts for difference regulatory framework. * France: The Finance Committee rejected the revenue section of the 2027 budget, invalidating amendments including a proposed crypto exit tax. * Stablecoin adoption: Stripe, Mastercard, and Circle have acquired Bridge, BVNK, and Tazapay for a combined value exceeding $3B over two years. * Upcoming data: U.S. September CPI is due October 14, followed by PPI and retail sales on October 15. * Token unlocks: UP unlocks approximately $4.11M on October 13, representing 16.7% of circulating supply; ARB unlocks approximately $18.4M on October 16. ⸻ ⚡ Quick Take BTC’s rebound from $81K offers some relief, but hawkish Fed signals, energy-supply risks, and heavy long liquidations continue to weigh on sentiment. Watch $82.4K–$82.8K for recovery confirmation and $81K for downside risk, with U.S. CPI data on October 14 likely to be the next major catalyst.

ETH may have a hard bottom but if it also has a hard top any sort of holder is wasting their time tbh

Nah, here's the secret: The Ethereum network is too good for ETH to die. If it does, the whole blockchain experiment is dead. So ETH has a hard bottom. Nobody knows where, but every dump is going to eventually pump back up. But also, investors have moved on to other, more exciting things. It's just hardcore believers that still buy. So every pump is going to retrace. Result: ETH is forever going to Crab. Hopefully with significant volatility, so LP positions keep yielding 20-30-40% yearly. Take advantage.

Both, honestly. I trade off the RTH chart during NY because the open, prior day high and low, and VWAP mean more when they’re based on the regular session, that’s where most of the volume is. But I still mark the overnight high and low from ETH separately, since price reacts to those a lot in the first hour. So RTH for structure, ETH levels as extra reference. Just be consistent, because indicators and gaps look completely different depending on which one you’re using.

it never made sense why price was strong with macro as terrible as it is. Persistent inflation and incredibly high rates are truly the worst thing for risk assets. Hasn't stopped the AI train yet, but ETH is the easiest train on the planet to stop.

Username checks out I guess... how is it hard to keep the faith in the Crab if ETH crabs for almost a decade?!

Great start, man! 🔱 That discipline you mentioned about not chasing winners and sticking to small, consistent gains is exactly what separates survivors from gamblers. I also use **Claude** to help refactor my logic, but the real game-changer for me was moving from 'intuition' to tracking the **Institutional Flow**. Since you asked for resources, I’m sharing my current **Swing Trade dashboard** (image below). I’m currently shorting BTC, ETH, XRP, and LINK based on whale exhaustion signals. Notice that I use a mechanical system to manage these positions so I don't have to 'watch' the screen all day. My best mental tip: **Trading is an engineering problem, not a gambling one.** Once you have a technical edge (like SMC or Order Flow) and a way to automate your execution, the emotional stress drops to near zero. Keep up that 1:1 risk ratio mindset—it's your best shield! Avante! ⚓ https://preview.redd.it/mi80xbbrk4vh1.png?width=1429&format=png&auto=webp&s=ab1a82f8347289f6026b45f5ba28a5b1cc2f6011

SAIF has decent name recognition in European quant circles, but it’s definitely stronger in Asia. If your goal is Europe or Switzerland specifically, you might get more traction with a local masters or something like ETH/EPFL, but SAIF won’t hurt if you network hard

I've been in the ETH game for \~6 years and I'm at \~0% gain. Just sitting on it, hoping the optimists are correct. Glad I didn't buy at $4K+. I still believe in the concept of ETH, blockchain, etc. but no longer convinced that makes it a good investment. I could have put my money under my mattress and avoided hot and cold wallets, exchanges, monitoring the ups and downs. But I'm still here.

I’ve been holding BTC and ETH on an exchange for a while, and I’m finally ready to move them into a hardware wallet. The problem is that every guide seems to push a different brand and half of them look like affiliate posts 😅 I’m a complete beginner, so what I care about most: * Easy, low-stress setup (I don’t want to lose funds on day one) * Solid security track record * A simple way to back up and recover * Support for both BTC and ETH, with room to add other coins later I’ve looked at Ledger, Trezor and Tangem.

i’ve been playing it too, just discovered that a simple trend‑follow on perps can work if you keep a tight stop. i set the size so 10 % of collateral, let the price swing a bit and stop if it hits a wick. a lot of us turn to pair trades – long BTC, short ETH on hyperliquid – with the short side collecting funding to offset the drift. one thing that trips people is the funding schedule: it can flip in a week so having visibility on the funding history helps avoid surprises. i use EdgeDojo to pull in the trades and watch the net funding paid/collected. if you’re just getting started, start small, check liquidity and liquidation mechanics on your venue—hyperliquid, bybit or kraken futures depending on your jurisdiction. any other strategies you’ve finetuned?

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Deserve what? The market decided ETH's price six years ago, it's still there, give or take 50%.

Just randomly looking at the validator queue, the entry queue has been falling since April. I guess it will tick up for a bit soon as the Metamask validators that are currently exiting try to reenter. (This rotation will also cause total staked to stop growing for a bit.) But the trend doesn't really seem supportive of the "all ETH will be staked at 1.5% APR" theory that the ultrasound money people tried to get us to change the protocol over? https://www.validatorqueue.com/

Yeah this is pretty much where I’m landing too. I’ve started using Oobit more lately for USDT spending and just leaving my ETH alone. Feels cleaner keeping the stuff I hold separate from what I actually use day to day.