Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

The asset manager projects 34.3% average annual gains for bitcoin, citing rising institutional demand.Bitwise, a crypto-focused asset manager, has increased its long-term price target for bitcoin to $1.6 million. The firm attributes the revised figure to accelerating institutional demand for the ass

According to Announcement, KuCoin has launched the Predictions Trading Challenge, offering users a chance to win up to 15,000 USDT in prizes. The event runs from October 29, 2026, at 10:00 to November 15, 2026, at 10:00 (UTC). Users can complete prediction trading tasks to earn lucky draw chances an

According to Announcement, KuCoin Web3 Wallet now supports Across, allowing users to bridge supported assets between networks directly within the wallet. Across offers fast cross-chain transfers, competitive bridge fees, and convenient in-wallet bridging. Availability, transfer times, and fees vary

Key InsightsGOOGL stock gained attention after Gemini 4 Carbon topped Artificial Analysis rankings with a score of 59.OpenAI reportedly plans to purchase Google’s custom TPU chips, although neither company has confirmed an agreement.Needham maintained its $450 Alphabet target, implying approximately

Bermuda chose connectivity network WalletConnect to expand crypto payments across the island, starting with event tickets, as it pursues its ambition to become the world’s first fully onchain national economy.Premier Tickets, or PTIX, will be the first merchant in the system, with payments expected

Huo Xing Finance reports that on October 29, as the U.S. midterm elections enter their final stretch, investors are assessing the broader market implications of a potential shift in congressional control, possibly triggering an early repricing of policies around the 2028 presidential election. If th

Bitcoin exchange netflow has turned positive for the first time since September 21.The shift suggests BTC deposits are exceeding withdrawals, but large-scale selling has not yet emerged.Traders are watching whether exchange inflows lead to increased selling pressure or remain limited.Bitcoin is show

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin News posted on X that Westpac, Australia’s Westpac Bank, will impose a monthly cap of AUD 10,000 on customer payments to cryptocurrency exchanges starting December 1. After reaching this limit, Westpac may reject payments identified as transfers to cryptocurr

This is a roundup of financial markets on Thursday, when US stock index futures moved in different directions following Wednesday's gains. The Federal Reserve left the benchmark interest rate at 3.75% to 4% on Wednesday, matching expectations, a month after the first increase in three years. The dec

CoinMarketCap reports:U&I Ventures, founded by investor Kim Moore, today announced that its inaugural fund has completed its final close at $32.237 million, oversubscribed. The fund will support seed-stage founders investing in AI-native infrastructure in the areas of security, engineering, and IT.T

OpenAI employees Hemanth Asirvatham and Elliott Mokski outline three evolutionary scenarios for integrating AI into organizations in "The Future of the Firm": first, human employees manage underlying AI workforces, enabling role elevation; second, AI is embedded as a colleague within the organizatio

ChainCatcher report, according to Beating, GitHub officially launched the multi-model scheduling system Copilot Fusion at the Universe 2026 conference. Simple tasks are assigned to appropriate models; complex tasks are first attempted by lower-cost models, and if the results are insufficient, the sy

BlockBeats news, on October 29, as the U.S. midterm elections enter their final stretch, investors are assessing the broader market implications of a potential shift in congressional control, possibly triggering an early repricing of policies around the 2028 presidential election.If the Democratic P

ChainCatcher reports that Lazaro Campos, former CEO of SWIFT, has joined OpenTrade, a stablecoin yield platform based in London, as Chairman. OpenTrade states that the platform has processed over $1 billion in transactions over the past year, with a current total value locked of $300 million, up fro

CoinDesk reports:Key pointsKalshi and Polymarket US set new monthly trading volume recordsRegulated U.S. platforms dominate trading activity in prediction markets.The November election could drive growth beyond sports contracts.Kalshi and Polymarket US both broke monthly trading volume records befor