BTC staged a 3.17% intraday rebound to about $115,000, but faces stiff resistance at $116,000–$116,500; sustained spot demand is required to rebuild a sustainable uptrend.
ETH, BNB, SOL and XRP led the bounce (ETH +8.2% to $4,140; BNB +14% to $1,288). The breadth of recovery across the market helps, but ETF flows this week will determine durability.
Macro risk: Spot gold hit a record $4,059.30/oz and President Trump reaffirmed tariffs for November 1 with geopolitics and trade policy remaining primary tail risks.
For the first time since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020, Michael Saylor signalled the company may sell part of its holdings — a shift in the buy-and-hold model that has defined Strategy's identity and underpinned its equity premium.
The exchange's third major headcount reduction in three years tracks closely with the crypto market cycle, even as Armstrong points to AI as a structural reason to operate with fewer people.
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
A wave of exchange-traded funds designed to give investors exposure to prediction market outcomes was expected to begin trading as early as Thursday — until U.S. regulators intervened.
