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Ethereum is looking unstoppable and has crashed through the $3,800 mark: how much higher can it go?

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Ethereum Roars To $3,800: What's Driving The Surge?

Ethereum's most recent breakout isn't just a product of ETF hype, it's backed by a surge in DeFi activity and a rising structural shift, according to a 10x Research report.

With total value locked in Ethereum-based DeFi protocols reaching $84 billion, the highest since January 2022, the report argues Ethereum is entering a new growth phase powered by real usage, not short-term hype.

The report emphasizes that "internal smart contract calls," a less visible but crucial on-chain metric have increased sharply, reflecting deeper interaction between DeFi protocols.

How high can ETH go with all these tailwinds?

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin are up again this Monday as the crypto rally continues to chug along: how much longer can it last?

Ethereum has a new buyer, one that announced a purchase of $1.5 billion worth of ETH this year — who is it?

Shiba Inu has finally woken up, and its price pumped a cool 37% last month: will it continue rallying?

FINTECH FOCUS

Strategy Buys 6,220 BTC, Boosts Bitcoin War Chest To 607,770

Strategy, a major institutional holder of Bitcoin, expanded its crypto reserves this week with a fresh purchase of 6,220 BTC.

The acquisition, disclosed in a July 21 SEC filing, was made over a six-day period and cost the firm $739.8 million in cash. The company paid an average of $118,940 per coin.

With this addition, Strategy now holds a total of 607,770 BTC, purchased for approximately $43.61 billion.

But Strategy announced something else on Monday…

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