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#FedKeepsRatesSteady Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady – October 2026
The US Federal Reserve decided to keep its benchmark interest rates unchanged at 3.75%–4.00% following its October 28, 2026, policy meeting. The decision passed by a 10–2 vote, reflecting policymakers' cautious approach toward inflation and economic growth.
The Fed said US economic activity continues to expand at a strong pace, supported by resilient consumer spending, robust business investment and steady employment conditions. However, inflation remains elevated and above the central bank's long-term 2% target.
Two officials

#GateFirstToLaunchGoldCFD7X23Trading Gate has announced a new milestone in gold derivatives trading with the launch of its 7×23-hour Gold CFD (XAUUSD) trading feature, currently available in closed beta to selected users. The announcement was published on October 23, 2026. Gate News +1
The feature allows eligible traders to trade gold against the US dollar for 23 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends. Trading operates from 06:00 to 05:00 the following day (UTC+8), with a one-hour daily maintenance break from 05:00 to 06:00. This extended schedule gives users more flexibility to op

#FedDecisionCountdown
The Federal Reserve’s October 2026 policy decision is a major event for global financial markets, as investors look for clues about interest rates, inflation and the future direction of the US economy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is meeting on October 27–28 to assess economic conditions and determine its monetary policy stance.
The Fed’s decision is particularly important for cryptocurrency markets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as stocks, bonds and the US dollar. Interest rates influence borrowing costs, investment decisions and overall market liq

Bitcoin is struggling to hold $80,000 after three consecutive weeks of losses. MemeCore (M), Ethena (ENA) and Zcash (ZEC) are altcoins to watch this week, according to BeInCrypto, as each tests key levels. MemeCore rose nearly 44% but faces resistance at $0.976; a rejection could expose $0.75 support, while a breakout could target $1.75. Ethena gained nearly 8%, holding $0.188 support with $0.244 as the upside level. Zcash rose 7% and is testing $1,234; Grayscale’s Zcash product reportedly drew $41.1 million in weekly inflows, its strongest showing since mid-September. ZEC could target $1,411

Market sentiment improved after Anthropic filed IPO registration documents, and several sectors advanced on Monday. According to Sina Finance, 332 S&P 500 constituents were higher as 11 a.m. approached, while nine of the 11 sectors gained. Consumer discretionary and information technology led, rising 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively. Communication services and energy each fell 0.1%.

If ETH rises above $2,444, cumulative short liquidation intensity across major CEXs is projected to reach $779 million. According to ChainCatcher, Coinglass data also indicate that a drop below $2,214 could bring cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs to $621 million.$ETH ‌

Bloom Trading says it will fully reimburse nine affected users whose assets were stolen from 49 wallets. According to Foresight News, the cross-chain trading automation platform said it would transfer the funds directly to new secure wallets designated by the users. The team is investigating the cause, including whether a third-party service provider was compromised.
A previous report, citing monitoring by Onchain Lens, said assets from 49 Bloom Trading user wallets were stolen, with about $954,000 transferred to an address suspected to belong to the attacker. The attacker took 9,408 SOL, and

"Bitcoin has dropped below 80,000 USDT and is now trading at 79,992 USDT, with a narrowed 0.71% decrease in 24 hours." means that, at the time of the post on October 26, 2026, Bitcoin’s market price had slipped just under the 80,000 USDT level to 79,992 USDT.
The “0.71% decrease in 24 hours” refers to Bitcoin being 0.71% lower than its price 24 hours earlier. “Narrowed” indicates that the decline had become smaller than it was earlier in that 24-hour period—Bitcoin had recovered some of its earlier losses, though it was still trading below the prior day’s price.$BTC ‌

PancakeSwap will stop supporting the LayerZero-based channel for transferring CAKE off opBNB at 00:00 UTC on November 23, following LayerZero’s decision to end off-chain support for opBNB. According to Odaily, users holding CAKE on opBNB who use the channel should transfer their tokens to another network before the deadline to avoid transfer restrictions. The change affects only those users and does not mean that CAKE or the opBNB network is shutting down.#GateWCTCS9GlobalTradingCompetition $BTC ‌$SOL

"Strategy's MSTR has surpassed Nasdaq's market capitalization and joined the world's 400 largest companies by market value. According to Odaily, Bitcoin Treasuries reported the ranking on X." means that Strategy, the company traded under the stock ticker MSTR, was reportedly valued by the stock market at more than Nasdaq, the company that operates the Nasdaq exchange. Its total market value—calculated from its share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding—was therefore high enough to place it among the world’s 400 largest publicly traded companies.
The reference to Bitcoin Treasur

Block CEO Jack Dorsey’s “there is no moat” post on X drew more than 3.5 million views shortly after Block introduced Dessa, its voice AI model; Dorsey did not link the post to a product. The responses, according to BeInCrypto, contrasted: Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor replied that “bitcoin is the moat,” while Tesla CEO Elon Musk invoked Sparta, which relied on soldiers rather than walls. Dorsey’s phrase echoes a leaked 2023 Google memo warning that open-source AI could erode Google and OpenAI’s lead. The debate centers on whether Bitcoin’s network size and fixed supply can provide

Trader Bonk Guy said his FOMO portfolio has fallen 69% from a peak of $28.5 million about six weeks ago to roughly $8.9 million, but he remains optimistic about a rebound. According to Odaily, he continues to hold major positions in PONS, USELESS and MARSCOIN.
Bonk Guy, also known as Unipcs, said he recently increased his holdings of MASK and SI, which he expects could grow to million-dollar positions. He also sees potential in PANGEA and VRAX, while describing them as higher-risk holdings. He believes most of the portfolio’s decline is over and that the current risk-reward balance favors gain

Ethereum Foundation research engineer Tau Lepton said an EIP-8025 execution-proof prover is running on the Sepolia testnet. According to Foresight News, the prover uses OpenVM across 16 RTX 5090 GPUs, assigning eight GPUs each to the ethrex and reth client programs. Generating a proof for one block takes about six to seven seconds, less than Ethereum’s 12-second block interval, allowing the prover to finish before the next block is produced.
More than 36,000 proofs have been generated so far. Over the coming days to weeks, the team plans to rotate among different provers and client programs. E

An Ethereum ICO whale deposited a total of 1,500 ETH to exchanges four hours ago and could make a 744,017% return if the tokens are sold. According to Foresight News, monitoring by Ai Yi identified the wallet, which begins with 0x6C6; it still holds 48,500 ETH.
The whale bought 100,000 ETH during Ethereum’s ICO for $0.31 per token. In February 2016, the address reportedly sold 50,000 ETH at an average price of $5.47, a return of 1,664% at the time.$BTC ‌

The OCC urged community banks to apply directly or through subsidiaries to issue dollar-pegged tokens under the GENIUS Act. The call came Monday, according to CoinDesk, as banking groups warn yield-bearing stablecoins could draw deposits from traditional banks. In an Oct. 21 bulletin, the regulator said its finalized rules take effect Jan. 18, 2027; existing issuers with substantially complete applications by then may seek temporary waivers while reviews proceed. Applications have not opened. The OCC also faces an ICBA lawsuit accusing it of exceeding its authority in granting crypto firms nat

#StakeLaunchpoolToShare36GoldTokens
Gate has launched its 384th Launchpool campaign, featuring Tether Gold (XAUT), allowing users to stake selected cryptocurrencies and share a total reward pool of 36 XAUT tokens. The campaign runs from October 26 to November 16, 2026, offering participants an opportunity to earn gold-linked digital assets through staking.
The campaign includes three staking pools. The USDT pool offers 20 XAUT in rewards, while the GT and XAUT pools each distribute 8 XAUT. Rewards are automatically credited to users’ spot accounts every hour, and all rewards are fully unlocke

Stripe and Plasma plan to introduce a stablecoin payment card. According to Odaily, the card is intended to support spending in U.S. dollars, Brazilian reais, euros, Mexican pesos, Colombian pesos, and stablecoins including USDC and OUSD, with a goal of reaching more than 100 countries by 2027. The service is already operating in more than 30 countries, and Stripe’s stablecoin card infrastructure was estimated to process about $1.2 billion in monthly spending as of 2026. Plasma operates a blockchain designed for stablecoin transactions and the Plasma One neobank app; its multi-currency account

Hyperliquid Strategies increased its stock buyback program from $30 million to $100 million, with approximately $72 million remaining and the deadline extended to October 31, 2027. According to ChainCatcher, the company dashboard shows it holds approximately 38.8 million $HYPE ‌

US stocks closed lower on Friday, October 23, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 652.82 points, or 1.23%, to 52,215.16. The S&P 500 slipped 0.52% to 7,623.68, and the Nasdaq Composite edged down 0.21% to 25,955.34. Rising oil prices weighed on the broad market, and nearly three in four S&P 500 stocks fell, led by consumer staples and financials. Chipmakers steadied after Thursday’s rout. Early in the session, Accenture fell about 3% and Meta 1.6%, while the VIX rose 6.31% from Thursday’s close of 19.03.
For the week, the S&P 500 lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq 0.7%, while the Dow gained about