Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

BlockBeats report: On October 28, the U.S. midterm elections will take place next week. Predictive market data indicates that the Democratic Party has a 64% chance of winning the Senate and a 90% chance of winning the House of Representatives. If control of Congress shifts, the crypto agenda may shi

PANews, October 28: According to The Block, Avail has launched ShieldTX, a tool designed for Hyperliquid traders that creates a separate wallet for each perpetual contract position opened, making it difficult for copycat bots to link these positions to the same trader. ShieldTX analyzed 332,317 wall

Huo Xing Finance reports that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and one entity. These targets are involved in fraud against U.S. companies by North Korean IT workers, with the proceeds used to fund North Kore

CoinDesk reports:Ripple's RLUSD receives Moody's A2 investment-grade ratingMoody's has assigned Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin an A2 long-term rating and a Prime-1 short-term rating, applying its new credit evaluation framework to this dollar-backed token issued on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum.Moody'

Sandisk shares gained about 4% on Wednesday as AI memory demand supported sentiment across the memory sector. Benzinga Pro data showed Sandisk trading at $1,360.08, a gain of 4.23%, at publication on Wednesday. Investors are assessing improving AI-related memory demand, stronger results from peers a

Ultralife shares more than doubled Wednesday after the battery maker agreed to be acquired by EnerSys in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition values Ultralife at approximately $320 million when assumed net debt is included. EnerSys will pay shareholders $16 per share in cash. The offer represent

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, with more than $2.4 billion in circulation, is now live across all three of Coinbase’s core platforms — Prime, Exchange and the retail app. The integration, announced October 28, 2026, lets retail and institutional clients trade, hold and convert the dollar-backed token at

TL;DR: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued a final rule implementing key portions of the GENIUS Act for stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction. The official source also identifies specific limits or future steps, so implementation and market impact should not be assumed.The O

21Shares has been aggressively accumulating Polygon [POL] over the past month. On the 28th of October, 21Shares withdrew 45.7 million POL worth $4.08 million from Coinbase.Cumulatively, the firm has withdrawn $11 million worth of POL over the past 30 days. Source: ArkhamFor the uninitiated, 21Shares

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Avail has launched ShieldTX, a privacy tool for Hyperliquid traders, which reduces the ability of on-chain copy trading bots to track and replicate trading strategies by creating separate wallets for each perpetual contract position.According to research provided to

PANews, October 28: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against 10 individuals and one entity involved in fraud against U.S. businesses by North Korean IT workers, with proceeds used to fund North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and b

ChainThink reports that on October 28, according to Bloomberg, Pimco mitigated losses and generated profits from the AI bond market correction by selling part of its holdings, implementing interest rate hedges, and forgoing certain subsequent trades.The documents show that Pimco’s positions in the L

ME News reports that on October 28 (UTC+8), Citigroup issued a report reaffirming its “Buy” rating on SK Hynix, maintaining its target price at W3 million. Citigroup raised its operating profit forecast for the fourth fiscal quarter from W89.8 trillion to W107 trillion, and increased its full-year o

CoinDesk reports:The "Big Seven" no longer trade as a single unit, requiring investors to be more discerning when selecting the market's largest-cap stocks rather than treating them as a single trade.CNBC calculated the 60-day rolling daily return correlations between the 21 pairs of stocks among th

Microsoft will release fiscal first-quarter results after trading closes Wednesday. Microsoft will hold the earnings call at 5:30 p.m. ET. Analysts forecast earnings of about $4.72 per share. Analysts expect revenue near $90.7 billion, representing roughly 17% growth from a year earlier. Microsoft s