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2026/10/29
Fed's December rate hike seen as likely, with market pricing at 83%
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on October 29, Larry Holzenthaler, Senior Portfolio Manager at Catalyst Fund, stated that after the Federal Reserve maintained interest rates as expected, the market still widely anticipates another rate hike in December. With two dissenting votes, investors are compel
Sen. Daines Backs Chainlink Ahead of NYC Link Summit on Institutional Adoption
Sen. Steve Daines throws weight behind Chainlink as the blockchain industry heads to New YorkMontana Republican Senator Steve Daines has publicly backed Chainlink and the broader digital-asset industry ahead of Chainlink’s Link event on October 29 in New York City. The endorsement — amplified in Cha
DTCC Launches $30 Trillion Tokenisation Service, CFTC and Alipay Issue Statements
Of three primary records put out today, only one institution actually did something — the other two just said something, and the difference matters.Of three primary records put out today, only one institution actually did something — the other two just said something, and the difference matters.A Cl
Bitcoin Volatility Drops to 2023 Levels, Market Enters Quiet Phase
Bitcoin volatility has fallen to levels last seen during summer 2023, according to Glassnode.The current market resembles 2023’s cycle of a rally, meme coin speculation, altcoin excitement and eventual calm.Low volatility could precede a significant price move, but it does not predict whether Bitcoi
EnerSys to Acquire Ultralife for $320 Million in Cash
CoinDesk reports:Newark, New York, October 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultralife Corporation (Nasdaq: ULBI) today announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with EnerSys (NYSE: ENS). Under the terms of the agreement, EnerSys will acquire Ultralife Corporation in an all-cash transaction va
Pendle's STRCx surpasses $50M in value, reaching an all-time high.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Pendle monitoring, the STRCx pool on Pendle has surpassed $50 million, reaching a new all-time high. Pendle currently holds approximately 30% of the total STRCx supply, making STRCx the largest tokenized equity asset in DeFi.
Bitcoin Core Discloses Three Vulnerabilities Identified by AI Scan
Bitcoin Core made three vulnerabilities public on Wednesday after an automated scan using a large language model identified the flaws. One vulnerability allowed any computer connected to a node running Windows, macOS or BSD to exhaust the node's memory by sending excessive data. The affected node wo
Euronext Suspends CoinShares Zcash ETP Due to Settlement Infrastructure Issues
According to Huoxing Finance, Euronext suspended trading of the Zcash ETP offered by cryptocurrency asset manager CoinShares just hours after its launch on the Paris market. The suspension was due to the central securities depository’s inability to support the associated settlement operations, preve
Over 41,000 U.S. Homeland Security Officials' Data Allegedly Leaked
CoinDesk reports:A hacker collective calling itself the "Department of Peace" claimed that the personal information of over 41,000 officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was exposed in a large-scale data breach.The relevant database was reportedly posted on the nonprofit leak site D
Bitwise Projects Bitcoin to Reach $1.6 Million by 2036
Bitwise forecasts a Bitcoin price of $1.6 million by 2036, about 19 times the model's starting price of $83,557. Bitwise's base case assigns Bitcoin 25% of the store-of-value market shared with gold. The store-of-value component contributes about $27.5 trillion, roughly 82% of Bitcoin's projected to
Bitwise Projects Bitcoin to Reach $1.6M by 2036, Based on Store-of-Value Market Share
Bitwise forecasts a Bitcoin price of $1.6 million by 2036, about 19 times the model's starting price of $83,557. Bitwise's base case assigns Bitcoin 25% of the store-of-value market shared with gold. The store-of-value component contributes about $27.5 trillion, roughly 82% of Bitcoin's projected to
Visa Stablecoin Settlement Surpasses $25 Billion Annualized Run Rate, 10x YoY Growth
Visa’s stablecoin settlement business crossed a $25 billion annualized run rate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, a tenfold increase from a year earlier, the payments network disclosed in its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results on October 27. The figure measures the pace at which the com
Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Slide After Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady
Crypto markets turned lower following the Federal Reserve's decision to leave rates unchanged.The Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee met this week to decide on the direction of U.S. interest rates. Investors across traditional and digital asset markets had been watching closely for any signa
BNB Chain Rollup Project Matrix Secures $8.5M in B-Round Funding
ChainCatcher reports that Matrix, an execution rollup project on BNB Chain, has announced additional Series B funding from Shima Capital and Delphi Ventures, bringing the total raised in this round to $8.5 million. Previous participants in this round include ParaFi Capital, Tribe Capital, Point72 Ve
Bitcoin Core Discloses AI-Discovered Node Crash Vulnerability
Bitcoin Core’s decision to stop sitting on bugs an AI could find has already put three of them out in the open, including one that lets a stranger crash nodes running on Windows and Mac computers.The flaw, initially flagged by an AI scan on Oct. 23, let any computer connected to a bitcoin node runni
