Ether's mega whales are quietly buying the dips, absorbing supply from smaller holders during the price drop. Key takeaways: Ethereum’s triple bottom pattern near $3,750–$3,800 hints at a potential 10% rebound in October. Mega whales (10,000–100,000 ETH) are quietly accumulating, absorbing supply from smaller holders during the recent price decline. Read more
Cointelegraph takes a look at the latest devices from Ledger and Trezor, two long-time leaders in self-custody hardware wallets. Major hardware crypto wallet providers Ledger and Trezor have both released new wallet iterations, giving users additional options to safeguard their assets through self-custody. Paris-based Ledger introduced its latest device, the Ledger Nano Gen5, on Thursday. In a notable shift, the company has dropped the term “hardware wallet” entirely, now referring to all its devices as “Ledger signers.” Rival hardware wallet company Trezor, based in Prague, also released its Trezor Safe 7 earlier this week, describing the device as its first quantum-ready hardware wallet. Read more
US President Donald Trump signed a pardon for the Binance founder on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported, clearing the way for his possible return to the exchange. Update (Oct. 23 at 5:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to incorporate a response from Binance. US President Donald Trump has pardoned convicted Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, following months of lobbying and appeals from the company and its former CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. President Trump signed the pardon on Wednesday, the people said, though no official details have been published on the White House website or in the Federal Register, where presidential pardons are typically announced. The information was later confirmed by Binance. Read more