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Why Altcoins Are Dragging Their Feet as Bitcoin, Ethereum Soar

In brief Market breadth has weakened as capital concentrates in high-liquidity, high-certainty assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Experts cite institutional ETF flows and a loss of patience with purely narrative-driven altcoins. Any future altcoin rally is expected to be highly selective, favoring tokens with real-world utility. Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to capture investor interest, while…

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Crypto’s Retail Era Is Over: Institutions Now Set the Market’s Pace, Experts Say

Institutional capital is increasingly steering the direction of the crypto market, executives from Bitwise Asset Management and Aspen Digital told Decrypt in separate interviews during the Token2049 conference in Singapore last week. Hong Kim, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Bitwise, said the investor base for Bitcoin has shifted from retail traders to long-term allocators. “The first…

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Bitcoin Cools but Analysts Remain Upbeat. Why?

In brief Bitcoin hit a new all-time high on Monday; gold broke records on Tuesday. BTC was down over 3% a day after setting its latest record, while other major cryptos were largely in the red. Analysts think both gold and Bitcoin still have room to increase. After setting record highs over the past two…

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Ethereum to $5,000—How Soon Could It Happen?

In brief Ethereum came within $200 of its all-time high Thursday, and could reach $5,000 driven by strong institutional demand and over $1.3 billion in ETF inflows last week. Analysts cite robust on-chain metrics, whale accumulation, and supportive macroeconomic conditions as key factors supporting the rally. The upcoming Fusaka upgrade expected in November promises major…