Bitcoin surged to $118,500, fueled by $204 million in liquidations (mostly shorts). Market cap climbed to $2.33 trillion with daily active addresses reaching 869,000.
Ethereum rallied 5.5% to $4,337, with $57.4 billion futures OI and bullish options positioning.
Spot ETF inflows supported majors: BTC +$270 million, ETH +$55 million on October 1.
The U.S. shutdown commenced while ADP private payrolls fell by 32,000, marking the worst decline since March 2023.
Altcoin sentiment is strengthening as Google search interest for “altcoins” spikes.
Bitcoin has absorbed a barrage of macro shocks without breaking $77,000. With ETF flows recovering and on-chain signals remaining relatively healthy, $84,000 has become the market’s key battleground.
In a new essay, Buterin sets out a roadmap in which zero-knowledge proofs, faster finality, multi-party block building and formal verification turn Ethereum into what he calls a cryptographic world computer by around 2030.
Crypto held steady through a weekend in which Washington turned down Tehran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, before selling off in Asian trading on Monday as reports pointed to renewed US strikes after the midterms.
