Gate Research: Major Cryptocurrencies Consolidate and Recover Ahead of the Rate Decision as On-Chain Funds and AI Compute Narratives Expand

• Stock Market Commentary: U.S. stocks were lifted by AI and semiconductor heavyweights, with the Nasdaq leading gains despite weak market breadth. Hong Kong stocks were weighed down by HSBC and technology shares, while southbound funds extended their net selling streak. South Korean stocks benefited from renewed foreign and institutional inflows, with semiconductors and batteries leading gains while biotech stocks weakened against the broader trend. Diverging capital allocation styles across the three markets remained evident.

• Crypto Market Commentary: BTC consolidated and recovered above 80,000 USDT amid wait-and-see sentiment ahead of the interest rate decision and renewed institutional inflows. BTC gained 0.58% over the past 24 hours, with trading volume of 6,591.02 BTC and turnover of 529 million USDT. The short-term structure remained relatively strong, although momentum for chasing gains slowed. Renewed flows into major cryptocurrencies also supported ETH’s recovery from lower levels, with ETH gaining 0.72% over the past 24 hours.

• Trending Tokens: BTW, SI, and PUFFER gained 46.27%, 28.60%, and 27.00%, respectively, driven by BTCFi, meme, and infrastructure narratives.

• Alpha Insights: A UK asset manager launched on-chain shares for a £22 billion liquidity fund and committed £50 million in initial capital. A Bitcoin mining infrastructure company raised $16 million to expand its AI compute brokerage and trading business. A hardware wallet manufacturer destroyed 18,835 devices following a website breach and the theft of an authentication key.

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Gate Team
October 28, 2026

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