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10/18/2026 11:36 PM White House Crypto Leadership Gap Grows as Patrick Witt Exits
TLDR: White House crypto leadership has no publicly named successor after Patrick Witt announced his departure and return to the private sector. The departures of Witt, Bo Hines and Harry Jung leave questions about who will coordinate presidential priorities with lawmakers. A White House official said cryptocurrency and the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act remain [...]
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10/18/2026 11:22 PM DeFi Is Evolving: What Comes After Betting and Prediction Markets?
TLDR: Prediction markets traded $102.4 billion in contracts over 30 days, with about $25.7 billion paid. Stablecoins hold a $302.34 billion market cap, while DeFi total value locked sits at $88.49 billion. Tokenized real-world assets stand near $34.61 billion onchain, with $4.12 billion active in DeFi. Four areas could drive DeFi’s next phase: stablecoin payments, [...]
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10/18/2026 11:15 PM NEAR Price Retests Breakout Zone as Analyst Eyes 7.85 Target
TLDR: NEAR trades near 4.895 after falling about 17% this week, with a low of 4.527 and the candle still open. The 4.30 region acted as a recurring pivot during 2024 and anchors the long scenario in the chart. The trade drawing sets entry at 4.316 and a stop at 3.928, about 9% below the [...]
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10/18/2026 10:42 PM Monero Rally Tests $558 as XMR Open Interest Reaches $261M
TLDR: Monero price prediction centers on $558 resistance after XMR traded near $555, with a daily close above the barrier putting $575 in view. Spot volume rose 171% to $13.13 million, while futures volume advanced 70% to $200 million in the reported trading period. Open interest climbed 11% to $261 million, and about 63% of [...]
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10/18/2026 10:36 PM What Does the ONDO Token Holder Own? Debate Grows as Solana Assets Pass $500M
TLDR: ONDO is described by the Ondo Foundation as a governance token for the Ondo DAO and Flux Finance. Published risk disclosures say ONDO holders have no shareholder rights or claim to company dividends. Andreou asks for a clear mechanism, enforceable scope and measurable benefit linking products to holders. Ondo’s Solana tokenized assets passed $500M, [...]
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10/18/2026 10:13 PM Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Reach Critical Support Zones: Here Are the Levels to Watch
TLDR: Bitcoin must hold $81,000, the lower boundary of its daily rising channel, to target $84,000 and $86,500. A break below $81,000 would shift Bitcoin’s focus to $76,000 as the next downside level to watch. Ethereum must hold $2,350 on a daily close to target $2,700 and $3,000; a loss puts $2,000 in focus. XRP [...]
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10/18/2026 09:36 PM Solana Spot Volume Flips to “Heating” or the First Time as SOL Price Falls
TLDR: Solana’s bubble map turned heating for the first time after roughly six months of cooling volume. About half a dozen red bubbles printed as SOL fell from roughly $112 to $103, per the volume chart. The June low near $62 printed neutral bubbles, so that bottom did not show a volume climax. A $100 [...]
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10/18/2026 08:47 PM Ethereum Gas Limit Rises as Glamsterdam Moves to Hoodi Testnet
TLDR: The Ethereum gas limit on Hoodi is scheduled to rise from 60 million to 200 million when Glamsterdam activates on October 26, the Foundation said. The Ethereum Foundation has not set a mainnet activation date; Hoodi is the next scheduled public test network after Sepolia for Glamsterdam. Glamsterdam adds enshrined proposer-builder separation, block-level access [...]
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10/18/2026 08:01 PM Is Altcoin Season Ending? Binance Market Breadth Collapses From 90% to 52%
TLDR: Binance altcoin market breadth fell from above 90% in early October to 51.6% by October 18, Darkfost said. In late August, 81% of tracked altcoins traded below their 200-day averages, before the rally reversed. Darkfost reported a $134 billion altcoin retreat in 15 days but did not clarify whether it was net outflows. CoinMarketCap’s [...]
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10/18/2026 07:50 PM Bitcoin Volatility Builds as Traders Weigh VIX and Election Risks
TLDR: Bitcoin volatility may rise ahead of the November 3 midterms, but Ali Charts’ four-cycle sample is mixed and cannot establish a repeatable election-driven direction. The VIX rose 21.5% to 19.99 Friday, yet it fell the following Monday in 25 of 32 prior cases; those historical odds still leave room for another rise. CoinGlass data [...]
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