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TL;DR Bitcoin (BTC) experienced notable volatility early in the month but has recently stabilized around $67K. Ethereum (ETH) saw a substantial 5.6% increase over the past week, currently trading around $3,100, with predictions of further significant gains in the coming months. Shiba Inu’s Shibarium witnessed a rise in daily transactions and transaction volume, coinciding with recent network upgrades enhancing functionality and wallet compatibility. How’s BTC Doing? The price of the primary cryptocurrency did not start the month on the right foot, briefly plunging below $58,000. Over the next few weeks, it experienced enhanced volatility, rising above $65K and dropping to $60K. However, its price condition looks much more stable as of the moment, consolidating around the $67K mark for the past three days. BTC Price, Source: CoinGecko The latest rally started on May 15, shortly after the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. The total CPI clocked in at 3.4%, meeting previous expectations. The Federal Reserve aims to decrease annual inflation to 2%. To achieve that goal, it has enforced numerous policies, including rate hikes. The central bank previously hinted at a pivot, but it remains unknown if that will happen before mid-summer.  The next Federal Open Market Committee Meeting is set for June 12, and it will be interesting to follow what the Fed announces.  ETH Price Outlook The second-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization – Ethereum (ETH) – also witnessed a substantial uptick in the last week. It currently trades at around $3,100 (per CoinGecko’s data), a 5.6% increase on a 7-day scale.  Some industry participants recently predicted that the asset’s price would pump much more significantly in the following months. The X user World of Charts argued that ETH had broken the falling wedge pattern consolidation in the 12-hour timeframe. The falling wedge pattern is largely accepted as a bullish pattern…

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