Monetary Policy

On October 8, Bitcoin extended its overnight decline and was trading at $83,460. Minutes from the FOMC’s September 15–16 meeting, released Wednesday, showed that most FED officials believed another rate hike this year could be appropriate. At that meeting, the FOMC voted 12:0 to raise the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%–4.00%, marking the first rate hike since 2023. FOMC September Minutes: 12:0 Vote Raises Rates to 3.75%–4.00% According to the minutes from the FOMC’s S

According to BlockBeats, on October 8, U.S. consumer one-year inflation expectations rose to 3.9%, marking a three-year high and signaling improved labor market confidence. The Federal Reserve's September meeting minutes revealed all 19 policymakers supported the September rate hike, with most

Bitcoin market participants are questioning whether the cryptocurrency can sustain its historical October rally pattern as exchange-traded fund inflows sharply decline and long-term holders accelerate profit-taking. US spot Bitcoin ETF net inflows dropped approximately 90% in the week of

According to Farside Investors data, Bitcoin spot ETF weekly inflows fell dramatically to $241.1 million in the week ended October 2, down 90% from $2.386 billion the prior week, and shifted to $89.8 million in net outflows on October 5. Meanwhile, long-term Bitcoin holders' realized profits

ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone warned on a Monday MNI Connect Webcast that without a pan-European digital payment solution, fragmentation could increase across tokenization platforms, potentially weakening Europe's resilience and monetary sovereignty. Cipollone stated the lack of a

The European Central Bank announced on October 6 that its planned digital euro will strengthen the competitiveness of European banks and payment providers. ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone stated the project would address current shortcomings in Europe's payments system while providing a p

Ethereum validators prepare for the Glamsterdam Sepolia test activation scheduled for October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC, with ETH trading near $2,700. Prysm released version 7.2.1 to address a configuration issue ahead of the trial, enabling validators to participate in the 200-million-gas limit test. The u

According to the Federal Reserve, the FOMC will release its September meeting minutes on October 8 at 3 a.m. Korea time (October 7 at 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern time). The minutes will reveal the reasoning behind Fed officials' unanimous vote to raise interest rates. If the minutes show a less hawkish

According to Tom Lee in a CNBC interview on October 5, the strategist expects inflation data to soften over the next six months as one-time factors fade, which would allow the Federal Reserve to shift away from its hawkish stance and enable Treasury yields to normalize. Tom Lee noted that the

QCP Capital released its Q4 2026 Digital Assets Market Outlook titled 'Beyond The Next Hike' on October 05, arguing that the final quarter will be defined by a cluster of macroeconomic and political events rather than a single catalyst. The Singapore-based digital asset firm attributes this

KB Securities analyst Kim Il-hyuk identified three factors that could slow the rise in US interest rates or push 10-year Treasury yields back to the 4% range, ahead of midterm elections scheduled for November 3 next month. The analysis comes as US bond investors face concerns over rising rates

According to HTX data, on Monday, October 5, Bitcoin surged to $86,371, up 1.35% in 24 hours and threatening to breach the $87,000 level. The rally came after U.S. stock index futures opened higher, with the Nasdaq 100 futures index rising 0.3% as expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes

The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its September Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. ET. The week of Oct. 5–9 also features key U.S. economic data releases including the September Services PMI, ISM Non-Manufacturing Index, ADP employment report, initial jobless

The $270 billion dollar stablecoin market is approaching integration into the US regulatory system as the implementation deadline for the federal GENIUS Act nears. Under Section 20 of the law enacted in July 2025, the Act takes effect 18 months after enactment or 120 days after federal regulators

According to the Federal Reserve, on September 24 the central bank released proposed rules governing stablecoin issuers' reserve requirements and capital standards under the GENIUS Act, enacted in July 2025. The regulation is scheduled to take effect no later than January 2027. Stablecoin issuers

South Korean crypto investors and exchanges face a 22% income tax starting January next year, as transaction volumes fell 44% and exchange operating profits dropped 78% in the first half, according to a survey by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). The tax

According to Forbes, on October 3, U.S. President Trump stated that moderate inflation could rapidly help reduce the nation's $40 trillion federal debt through nominal economic growth, sparking market discussion on this approach. Market participants are renewing focus on the "debasement trade"

According to Bitcoin Magazine and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bitcoin surged above $87,000 on October 2 after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data showed nonfarm payrolls increased by only 29,000 in September. The cryptocurrency climbed 2% in the 24-hour period, buoyed by exchange-traded fund

On October 1, ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel presented three models for putting central bank money onchain at the Bank of England's Future of Money conference in London. The approaches would either tokenize central bank reserves directly on a programmable platform, connect existing

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market face nine scheduled events in October with the potential to drive price action, starting with the September jobs report on 2 October and concluding with the Federal Reserve's rate decision on 28 October. Bitfinex analysts identified 17 macro catalysts for the