Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Traders can now buy, sell, and provide liquidity for ZEC while keeping their identity, portfolio, and trading strategies confidential.Shield has launched the first confidential onchain trading pair for ZEC, allowing users to manage their Zcash alongside other assets in its non-custodial wallet.The n

Coinbase will convert 14 restricted assets, including USDT, DAI and PYUSD, at prevailing market rates on October 30, using USDC where suitable.EEA customers must withdraw affected assets to external wallets before the deadline to retain them; trading and conversion are already restricted.Late deposi

ChainCatcher report: Patrick Lowry, CEO of Samara Asset Group, an asset management company that holds Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve, said he dislikes the term “Bitcoin treasury company” and believes the current market is rejecting all pure treasury strategies except Strategy. He called “di

According to Morgan Stanley, since early June, approximately 60% of stocks in the Russell 3000 Index have declined more than 20% from their highs, and about 96% of semiconductor stocks have fallen more than 20%. The firm expects the semiconductor sector may still decline another 10% to 15% before mi

CoinMarketCap reports:UE Crypto, a Bitcoin mining technology company, has successfully raised $16 million in a strategic funding round led by CMT Digital. The funding will help the company accelerate its expansion into AI infrastructure.As cryptocurrency mining companies increasingly seek business t

Benzinga Pro data showed Brinker International shares gaining 5.30% to $207.15 in Wednesday premarket trading after better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter 2027 results and higher annual forecasts. Brinker, the parent of Chili's, reported adjusted earnings of $2.77 per share, exceeding analysts' e

While attention in Bitcoin and altcoins is focused on the FED decision today, Polymarket has released news regarding BTC, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP.Polymarket US announced that it will launch five-minute price direction prediction contracts for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP on October 27, 2026.

ME News reports that on October 28 (UTC+8), Ripple expects its annualized product revenue run rate to reach $900 million by the end of 2026, primarily driven by growth in its payments, custody, stablecoin, prime brokerage, and treasury services. Ripple stated that the number of customers and partner

CoinDesk reports:Google has disclosed a cryptographic security service initiative aimed at decentralizing private key control across multiple independent computing environments, with the goal of commercialization by early 2027. As financial institutions seek stronger protection for digital assets, t

CoinMarketCap reports:Apera AI has been named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list for the second consecutive year in 2026.The company stated that, with 644% revenue growth and over 4,200 deployments worldwide, Apera AI is transitioning vision-guided robotics from custom project-based models to s

Ripple announced Wednesday that the firm expects an annualized product revenue run rate of $900 million at the end of 2026. Ripple attributed the outlook to expansion in payments, custody, stablecoins, prime brokerage and treasury services. Ripple said the number of customers and partners using mult

Key takeawaysAI financing fears push investors toward safer TreasuriesUS government debt approaches $40 trillion amid deficitsInflation and borrowing costs complicate the Fed outlookWall Street's biggest bond-market concern may no longer be the Federal Reserve. Investors are increasingly watching wh

Extremely high returns require substantial price appreciation and carry significant risks, particularly for low-liquidity tokens.QUBIC, TIA, SOL, XTZ, and ALGO serve different purposes and face distinct adoption challenges.Bitcoin’s direction, liquidity, token supply, and broader risk appetite could

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ripple expects to end 2026 with an annualized product revenue of $9 billion, driven by growth in payments, custody, stablecoins, prime brokerage, and treasury services. This year, the number of customers and partners using multiple Ripple products has tripled, and th

Odaily Planet Daily reports that New York-based startup Birch Hill has announced the completion of a $4 million seed round led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from ParaFi Capital, Castle Island Ventures, and Nascent. To date, the company has raised a total of $6.5 million. Birch Hill curren