The crypto market was unusually flat and stable with very low volatility throughout October, until a brief rally that appeared to be related to covering expiring short futures positions, lifted prices slightly in the last days of the month. Bitcoin ended the month up 5.5 percent and the overall market was up 7.2 percent. Ether reversed its previous underperformance since the Merge upgrade and rose 19.9 percent in the last few days of October. Bitcoin traded in the range of USD 18,320 – 20,988 in October, and Ether traded between USD 1,209 and 1,652.
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