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CoinucationFed keeps rates at 3.75% to 4% while bitcoin slips 1.1% to $79,962
US spot bitcoin ETFs took in a net $176 million on October 27, while ether ETFs recorded net outflows of $60.2 million.
By Coinucation Research, reviewed by Coinucation Editorial · Published Oct 29, 2026, 07:00 UTC · Covers the last 24 hours to
The 30-second version
- The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.75% to 4%, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh explained the pause in rate hikes.
- Bitcoin fell 1.1% to $79,962 and ether fell 1.6% to $2,313 over 24 hours, with total crypto market value at $2.70 trillion.
- Bitcoin ETFs drew $591.1 million in net inflows over seven days, while ether ETFs lost $354.4 million over the same period.
- Treasury, the SEC and the CFTC said they will work on gaps in crypto rules after the CLARITY Act stalled in Congress.
- Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin received an investment-grade rating from Moody's, and RLUSD became available on Coinbase.
- Stablecoin supply shrank by about $1.29 billion, and leverage held steady with $46.0 million in liquidations on OKX.
Market snapshot
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What moved
top 100 by market cap · 24 hoursGainers
- Pearl PEARL$1.75 +6.7%
- Pepe PEPE$0.000005050 +6.5%
Losers
- Grass GRASS$0.6500 -12.1%
- Stacks STX$0.2813 -6.4%
- Bitcoin Cash BCH$279.45 -6.2%
- NEAR Protocol NEAR$4.41 -6.0%
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The big stories
ranked by how many outlets covered them · 310 headlines read1BlackRock resumes bitcoin buying as Bitwise lifts its 2036 forecast
BlackRock resumed buying bitcoin, according to reports. Asset manager Bitwise raised its bitcoin price target for 2036 to $1.6 million. A separate report said a dispute over $150 million in bitcoin hit a Nasdaq-listed stock.
BTC Primary: Coinucation ETF tracker. Reporting: Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine · BeInCrypto · U.Today.
2Moody's gives Ripple's RLUSD an investment-grade rating
Moody's assigned an investment-grade rating to RLUSD, Ripple's stablecoin. Reports described it as a first for a stablecoin. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the company will never abandon XRP.
XRPRLUSD Reporting: U.Today · BeInCrypto · Coinpedia · CryptoPotato.
3Coinbase denies breach after Amplitude incident exposes customer data
Coinbase denied that it suffered a data breach after a security incident at analytics provider Amplitude exposed customer data. Coinbase said no customer funds are at risk.
Reporting: U.Today · CryptoPotato.
4Bitcoin sees largest exchange outflow in five weeks before Fed decision
Bitcoin recorded its largest outflow from exchanges in five weeks ahead of the Federal Reserve decision. One report noted that bitcoin option buyers were paying an elevated premium during the Fed meeting week.
BTC Primary: Coinucation ETF tracker. Reporting: CryptoSlate · CryptoPotato.
5Datavault AI shares drop 50% as a bitcoin withdrawal stalls
Datavault AI's stock fell 50% as a bitcoin withdrawal stalled. In separate coverage, investor Kevin O'Leary said quantum computing is leading him to reconsider IBM stock versus bitcoin.
BTC Reporting: Bitcoinist · BeInCrypto · CryptoPotato.
6Fed holds rates at 3.75% to 4% and edits one line of its statement
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75% to 4%. Reports said it changed one line in its statement. Bitcoin traded near $81,000 around the decision, according to the headlines.
BTC Reporting: Crypto Briefing · BeInCrypto · Coinpedia.
7Strategy shares reach five-month high as DekaBank buys $15.2 million stake
Strategy shares hit their highest level in five months, and DekaBank bought $15.2 million of the company's stock. Executive chairman Michael Saylor described a model of selling credit to fund bitcoin purchases and referred to buying bitcoin at the $100 mark.
BTC Reporting: AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing.
8Ripple makes announcements at Swell 2026 as RLUSD goes live on Coinbase
Ripple made several announcements at the start of its Swell 2026 conference. Its RLUSD stablecoin went live on Coinbase. XRP was up 3% during the first day, according to one report.
XRPRLUSD Reporting: CryptoPotato · Coinpedia.
9Alipay denies supporting crypto trading through third-party platforms
Alipay denied that it supports crypto trading through third-party platforms. The statement followed a peer's launch of a USDC payment feature.
USDC Reporting: Crypto Briefing · Coinpedia.
10Bitcoin on track for another losing October
Bitcoin is heading for a monthly loss in October as demand weakens, according to reports. One outlet put the decline at 4.2%.
BTC Reporting: CryptoPotato · Bitcoinist.
Flows
Leverage
OKX perpetual swaps| Market | Liquidated | Longs / shorts | Funding (8h) | Open interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | $15.10M | $7.80M / $7.30M | 0.0036% | $2.57B +2.0% |
| ETH | $24.15M | $12.07M / $12.08M | 0.0044% | $1.49B -2.9% |
| SOL | $4.81M | $2.94M / $1.88M | 0.0026% | $323.60M -3.6% |
| XRP | $1.11M | $976.7K / $131.0K | 0.0100% | $91.15M +0.0% |
| DOGE | $747.1K | $586.8K / $160.3K | -0.0012% | $92.35M -7.2% |
| BNB | $89.8K | $12.7K / $77.2K | 0.0091% | $55.38M +0.5% |
Leverage is steady: open interest moved -0.3% and liquidations were modest. Total liquidated $46.02M on OKX perpetual swaps; one venue, so the market-wide total is larger. Liquidation calculator.
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Network
Bitcoin's difficulty adjusts in about 74 blocks, an estimated +5.9%. Ethereum gas is well below its 24-hour average.
Regulation and policy
Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is legal property
Thailand's Supreme Court recognized bitcoin as legal property. The ruling came in a robbery case.
BTC Reporting: Crypto Briefing · Coinpedia.
Fed Chair Warsh explains the pause in rate hikes
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh explained the decision to pause rate hikes, and bitcoin rebounded, according to one report. Tom Lee said Warsh does not see growth from AI as necessarily inflationary.
BTC Reporting: CryptoPotato · Crypto Briefing.
Treasury, SEC and CFTC to address crypto rule gaps after CLARITY Act stalls
The US Treasury, the SEC and the CFTC plan to address gaps in crypto regulation after the CLARITY Act failed to advance. Treasury said the US will win in the digital asset stack.
Reporting: Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine.
Ethereum's $3 billion blockspace market depends on who builds the next block
A report examined a $3 billion bet on Ethereum blockspace and found that it depends on which party gets to produce the next block.
ETH Reporting: CryptoSlate.
France moves to share bitcoin trading data with foreign tax authorities
France is moving to share bitcoin trade data with tax authorities, starting with 46 jurisdictions.
BTC Reporting: Crypto Briefing.
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