Bitcoin hovers just below $116,300 ahead of today’s FOMC decision, with $117,000 forming a critical liquidity cluster.
Spot ETF flows remain supportive, with Bitcoin ETFs logging $292 million in inflows on September 16, marking seven straight days of net buying.
Ethereum ETFs broke their streak with $61.74 million in outflows, highlighting a divergence in institutional appetite.
On-chain data indicates that short-term holders are regaining profitability, but a failure to maintain the $111.8k–$114.2k cost basis post-FOMC could spark a “sell the news” correction.
Escalating US-Venezuela tensions and Powell’s remarks risk amplifying volatility across the cryptocurrency and risk asset markets.
The deal would give Payward a full EU banking license on top of its Irish e-money license, letting it pay interest on deposits and lend across five European markets.
An implant that read recovery phrases off the screen and sent them out over LTE has been linked to more than $86 million in suspected thefts, and a second tampered device has now surfaced in Singapore.
Headline and core CPI both came in a tenth above forecasts, and Bitcoin slipped below $82,000 as traders raised the odds of a second consecutive rate increase at the Fed's Oct. 27–28 meeting.
Tiger Research's Q3 data shows the rebound's capital went into tokens and ETFs, while the money that did reach crypto companies came increasingly from exchanges, lenders and public markets instead of the lead VCs that set terms in past cycles.
