As the U.S. government shutdown drags into its 40th day, prediction markets 
like Polymarket and Kalshi are betting big that the political deadlock won’t 
be ending anytime soon. Government’s Longest Shutdown May Keep Breaking 
Records It’s official — Washington’s standoff has entered uncharted territory. 
With the shutdown clock striking 40 days, bettors on prediction markets […]

US Government Shutdown Hits Day 40 as Polymarket Traders Bet 60% on Mid-November or Later

The cheap network fees are a boon for traders but could signal long-term 
fundamental issues with Ethereum&#8217;s revenue generation model.

Ethereum network gas fees drop to just 0.067 Gwei amid slowdown

On Sunday, privacy coins put on a show as zcash (ZEC) leapt 12.8% to crack the 
$640 mark, while monero ( XMR) sprinted 21% to sail past $440 per coin. 
Privacy tokens are clearly basking in the spotlight right now—and the crowd’s 
loving it. Privacy-Coins Continue to Rally After a quick breather on Saturday, 
the […]

Privacy Coins Ignite: Zcash, Monero and Others Rocket as Investors Chase Anonymity-Driven Tech

Large, long-term crypto and Bitcoin investors continue to sell into the 
market, keeping asset prices from hitting a blow-off top.

BTC and crypto sell-off reminiscent of post-2000 dot-com crash: Analyst

XRP has spent the past week on the continuation of a downtrend from the 
previous week, slipping from above $2.50 before rebounding around $2.12 and 
now hovering around $2.30. The price action reflects a market struggling to 
find direction, caught between bullish optimism and lingering selling 
pressure. Despite the broader slowdown in its price action, technical analysis 
shows that XRP is still displaying a resilient structure on the charts that 
maintains its critical support levels. According to Egrag Crypto, a popular 
analyst known for his long-term technical outlooks on XRP, the token may soon 
enter what will become the most explosive fifth wave yet. Related Reading: 
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Wave Analysis: &#8216;The Power Of 5&#8217; Egrag Crypto’s latest technical analysis on 
the social media platform X points to the fact that XRP is in the final stages 
of its fourth impulse wave, which is a corrective wave based on the popular 
Elliott Wave Theory. Notably, this movement is now setting up for the 
beginning of the fifth wave, which is a bullish impulse under the same theory. 
Looking at previous cycles on the 5-day candlestick timeframe chart, 
particularly during 2017 and 2021, showed that similar setups came before 
massive upward surges in XRP’s price. The analyst’s chart displays a repeating 
structure of five-wave patterns, each representing major bullish impulses in 
the token’s history. The chart also reflects the distinct cyclical rhythm of 
XRP’s price behavior over the years. Each major impulsive phase (waves 1, 3, 
and 5) has always been followed by smaller corrective waves (2 and 4), a 
structure that continues to repeat with precision. The overlapping bands in 
cyan and pink, representing exponential moving averages, now point to XRP 
consolidating within a strong support region around $2.20, which indicates 
that the fourth impulse wave is coming to an end. XRP Technical Analysis: 
Source @egragcrypto on X Analyst Says Don’t Fight It By Egrag Crypto&#8217;s 
measure, the ongoing consolidation might be setting the stage for a similar 
move to double-digit prices if the fifth wave unfolds as projected. The visual 
projection marks potential Fibonacci extensions of 1.272, 1.414, 1.618, and 
2.618 at $4.789, $5.515, $6.755, and $18.259 as possible long-term targets 
once the fifth wave takes hold. These levels may act as resistance points in 
the impending bull phase because they resemble the wave geometry that drove 
XRP&#8217;s earlier rallies in 2017 and 2021. Interestingly, the analyst also 
referenced how skepticism often peaks before major rallies. He reminded 
followers of a trader who lost $30 million shorting XRP during its last major 
uptrend in 2024. As such, the analyst concluded by urging traders not to 
&#8220;fight the fifth wave” but to “ride it.” Related Reading: Get Ready — The End 
Of November Will Be Massive For XRP, CEO Says At the time of writing, XRP is 
trading at $2.27, down by 1.6% and 9.2% in the past 24 hours and seven days, 
respectively. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

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