Bitcoin Above $81,500 After Fed Holds Rates in Split Vote
Bitcoin traded above $81,500 on October 28, 2026, as the Federal Reserve announced it would hold interest rates steady. The decision came with a split vote among policymakers, meaning not all
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Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Hit $200M as Whale Buys $903M BTC
Bitcoin exchange inflows reached approximately $200 million in a 24-hour window on October 27, 2026, according to reporting by AMBCrypto, even as a large whale simultaneously accumulated 11,3
Crypto News Today: Strategy Dividends, RLUSD Rating, Data Leaks
Crypto news today is led by a dividend change at Strategy, a credit rating for Ripple’s stablecoin and two separate data incidents touching major exchanges. Below are the stories reported on
Bitcoin faces fresh pressure after Fed’s hawkish rate hold: Analysts
Bitcoin could face further headwinds after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady while signaling continued concern about inflation, according to market analysts. The Fed voted 10-
Robinhood to integrate RLUSD stablecoin and treasury solutions from Ripple
Robinhood announced plans to expand its partnership with Ripple by integrating Ripple’s US dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, into its institutional settlement system on the XRP Ledger and incorporati
Ray Kurzweil builds an AI replica meant to speak for him after death
Ray Kurzweil, a 78-year-old futurist, is creating an artificial intelligence clone of himself that can talk, think, and learn from interactions, but he plans to keep it conversing with people
Overnight Crypto News Splits Into Two Four-Feed Stories and Three Thinner Ones
The strongest-supported overnight items are a wallet integration and a perpetuals launch, not the exchange-leak or chip-supply stories carrying more apparent weight. The strongest-supported o
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Meet Sovereign Fund Buying
A rotation is underway inside the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market. The hedge funds and macro traders that piled into Bitcoin ETFs when the carry trade was lucrative have pulled back sharply, and
14,942 BTC Pulled From Exchanges as Bitcoin Gains Ahead of Fed Decision
Traders pulled nearly 15,000 BTC off exchanges as Bitcoin price climbed back toward $81,000 around the Federal Reserve's rate decision. Bitcoin price gained ground on October 28 as blockchain
Coinbase, Bithumb and South Korean Brokers Reportedly Hit by Data Leaks
Reports point to customer data exposure at major crypto and financial firms, though accounts of which companies were affected vary. Reports emerging this week describe data leaks tied to cryp
Aero Momentum Fund Completes First Buyback, Burning 174K AERO Worth About $122K
Aero has bought back and burned 174,000 $AERO, worth about $122,000, through its Momentum Fund. It is the fund's first buyback since the exchange launched a week ago, and the move was announc
Chainlink Publishes S&P Global Ratings Vault Risk Assessments Onchain, Starting on Base
@chainlink ($LINK) is now publishing Vault Risk Assessments from @SPGlobalRatings onchain, with @base as the first supported blockchain. The assessments give S&P's view of the risk facing dep