Monetary Policy

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a V-shaped rebound and was trading at around $80,920 as of October 29. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reopening its investigation into whether Polymarket violated its agreement to bar US users, drawing attention. Strategy shareholders approved daily dividend accrual for STRC, STRF, STRK, and STRD, with 99.3% voting in favor. Macro Events & Crypto Hot Topics US prediction market platform Polymarket is once again facing regulatory scrutiny. According to

The Federal Reserve (Fed) announced the FOMC interest rate decision on October 28, with the decision approved by a 10-2 vote and the federal funds target range held unchanged at 3.75%-4.00%. As this was a non-quarterly meeting, no dot plot or Summary of Economic Projections was released. Interest-rate-sensitive assets, including U.S. stocks, the dollar, and Bitcoin, saw significant volatility during the press conference; Bitcoin staged a V-shaped rebound on October 29, trading at $81,026 at pres

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its interest rate decision at today's FOMC meeting, with market participants closely monitoring potential impacts on Bitcoin. The Fed is widely anticipated to keep interest rates unchanged despite ongoing inflation concerns. The Federal Reserve holds

The Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET today, with markets pricing odds of a hold above 90%, according to CME FedWatch. The central bank is expected to maintain the target range at 3.75%-4.00% after September's rate hike, the first increase since 2023. Bitcoin trades a

US Treasury yields climbed back above 5% on Wednesday, October 28, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. The benchmark 10-year yield reached approximately 5.01%, according to Trading Economics, up from around 5.00% in the previous session. The move comes after yields

Last night, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) held its Talk to the SARB Forums in Cape Town and Polokwane, addressing key economic topics including its 3% inflation target and ongoing cryptocurrency reforms. According to the bank's official announcement, the forums aimed to enhance

Bitcoin was quoted at $80,700 on Oct. 28, up 0.87% intraday, as its correlation with the U.S. stock market rose to its highest level since late May. Glassnode researchers noted that the cost basis of buyers who entered the market over the past two years is concentrated at $87,000 and above. Profit-taking or stop-loss selling in this range has ended Bitcoin’s rally twice this year, and Bitcoin has typically fallen 25% or more after each selloff. Key Bitcoin Data: $87,000 Has Halted Rallies Twice

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) holds its Day 2 meeting and policy rate decision at 3 a.m. Korea time on Oct. 29, followed by a press conference from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at 3:30 a.m. Korea time on Oct. 29. Corporate earnings releases are scheduled from Alphabet and Microsoft on Oct. 28.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on October 27 that cryptocurrencies could become a key tool in reinforcing the dollar's global dominance during a conversation with Ripple Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse at Ripple's Swell conference. Bessent emphasized that technological

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin traded near $80,000 on Monday (October 26) as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision ending October 28. The cryptocurrency has dipped below $80,000 multiple times in recent days but recovered each time. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded

According to Wintermute's weekly report, Bitcoin declined 2.43% last week (marking three consecutive weeks of losses), testing $80,000 after breaking below $82,500. Ethereum fell 3.40% to approximately $2,330. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $636 million on Thursday, the largest

Ethereum declined 12%-14% in October and trades near $2,325 ahead of the Federal Reserve's October 28 interest-rate decision. QCP Capital identified $2,150 as Ethereum's next major support level and $2,500 as resistance in its October 26 market commentary. The decline occurred as Ethereum ETFs

On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, U.S. time, the FED will announce its latest Interest Rate decision. CME FedWatch data shows that the market is pricing in an 89.5% probability that rates will remain unchanged in October, and just a 10.5% probability of a cumulative 25-bps hike. This reading is not surprising in itself: since the September meeting, core PCE inflation has eased to 3.0% year over year, September nonfarm payrolls increased by just 29k, and both employment momentum and inflationary pr

According to QCP Capital, Bitcoin fell below $80,000 over the weekend on Oct 26, with Middle East tensions and ETF capital outflows triggering leveraged long liquidations. Ethereum saw net outflows of $220.7 million in its fourth consecutive week. Data from Glassnode shows that ETF holders and

During the week of October 26, 2026, global markets face two highly concentrated sets of pricing variables. On one side are the FED interest rate decision and the core inflation and growth data that follow; on the other are earnings reports from roughly one-third of S&P 500 constituents. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon—the three tech giants with a combined marketcap of nearly $11 trillion—will put front and center a question that has hung over markets for months: Can AI capital expenditures gene

According to a Reuters poll conducted October 16-20, 94 of 100 economists expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates unchanged at 3.75%-4.00% on October 28, while all 100 respondents forecast a rate increase at the December meeting. Market odds have shifted dramatically, with October hike

Spot gold closed last week near $3,996 an ounce on Friday 23 October, marking its first close below $4,000 since mid-July after a 4 percent weekly decline that Reuters described as the worst week since June, while December futures settled at $4,007.90. Silver finished near $53.97, its lowest level s