Those two things helped, but there’s other factors. Here’s the meme that everyone has been using for months. The 4 year cycle low was predicted for October. Everyone planned to buy then, so this is simply people front running that along with a catalyst.
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Also, there’s always runners out ahead of Bitcoin and they were walking up before these announcements. Solana activity woke up in May and is back at ATH. And the darling of the cycle Hyperliquid woke up in April and is also at ATH.
Increased usage/activity only matters if it is tied to token value.