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Ethereum Hits All-Time High 💰

Ethereum $ETH.X ( ▼ 4.06% ) reached an all-time high on Sunday at around $4,900, capping off an incredible summer for the second-most popular cryptocurrency.

Price: Ethereum has increased by over 90% since the start of July. Over the past 30 days, it has jumped nearly 30%.

Recent Developments: Crypto prices surged on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that there might be potential rate cuts in the coming weeks.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Several developments have attracted traders and investors to Ethereum in recent months.

• Institutional investment is at unprecedented levels, with U.S.-listed spot Ether ETFs seeing record inflows.

• Regulatory reforms and new legislation supporting stablecoins and digital assets have improved Ethereum’s outlook.

• Network improvement (such as the Pectra update) and rising on-chain activity from DeFi and NFTs have strengthened the fundamental case for Ethereum.

Final Thoughts: Since Ethereum’s 90% breakout on July 1, Bitcoin $BTC.X ( ▼ 2.68% ) is up only about 6%.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: PDD Holdings (Nasdaq: PDD), Semtech (Nasdaq: SMTC), HEICO (NYSE: HEI), Napco Security Technologies (Nasdaq: NSSC).

Notable IPOs Today: N/A.

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Norr Organic (StartEngine), Web3AIstore (StartEngine), Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: Building Permits (8:00 a.m. ET), New Home Sales (10:00 a.m. ET).

Keurig Dr Pepper Eyes Coffee Biz

As consumers diversify their beverage choices, Keurig Dr Pepper $KDP ( ▼ 0.19% ) might be aiming to make a change with its drink empire.

Details: The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Keurig Dr Pepper is nearing an $18 billion deal to acquire the coffee company JDE Peet. The report, which has not been confirmed by the companies yet, claims that the combined company plans to later separate its beverage and coffee units.

Background: Shares of Keurig Dr Pepper are up 10.63% this year. Its most recent financial results were solid but not spectacular. The company also reaffirmed its full-year financial outlook.

Final Thoughts: JDE Peet’s stock is up 82.83% in 2025.

Verint Systems Might Get Acquired

It’s been a tough year for investors of Verint Systems $VRNT ( ▲ 6.01% ) , which makes products for customer experience automation, but the company’s future might be different.

Details: Bloomberg reported on Sunday that private equity firm Thoma Bravo is planning to acquire Verint Systems for about $2 billion.

Background: The company’s financial results earlier in 2025 disappointed investors, but its most recent financial results in the summer have shown improvement.

Final Thoughts: Vertint Systems is down 23.48% this year.

Trends to Watch

First Time: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Becomes Netflix’s First Box Office No. 1 (TheWrap)

Big Week: Nvidia Earnings Are the Stock Market Risk Event After Fed Rally (Bloomberg)

Nightmare Over: This Is the End of China’s Once Mightiest Property Firm (New York Times)

Going Down South: Meta is sinking $10 billion into rural Louisiana to build the home of its wildest AI aspirations, setting the template for the nation’s grid buildout (Fortune)

Weight Loss Drug Competition: Eli Lilly’s obesity pill remains a viable rival to Novo’s oral Wegovy despite data that underwhelmed investors (CNBC)

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