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Markets

Fed raises rates by 25 basis points in first hike since July 2023

The widely expected move places the U.S. Federal Reserve's benchmark fed funds rate range at 3.75%-4.0%.

Fed Funds (CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Core 32 enters final testing with faster validation, fee changes and security fixes

The October update changes how nodes estimate transaction fees and process blocks, while fixing a wallet flaw that could let an authenticated user run commands on a node.

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Markets

Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault

Two Prime expands into onchain finance with a bitcoin lending vault built on Pareto for institutional investors.

Alexander Blume, founder and CEO of Two Prime, speaks at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Coinbase premium sinks to one-month low, here’s why

Weakening U.S. demand, a setback for the Clarity act and expectations of a fed rate hike weigh on bitcoin.

Coinbase Premium (TradingView)

Markets

Fed meeting is shaping up to be a nightmare for Warsh. Bitcoin might still shine

An aggressive market expectations trap and a strict aversion to forward guidance have backed the Fed chair into a corner, where failing to deliver a hawkish message risks destroying the central bank’s inflation-fighting credibility.

Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Finance

Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC plans to acquire a gold dealer for $16 million to fund bitcoin buy

The proposed acquisition would use cash flow from precious metals sales to build bitcoin holdings.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Bitcoin slips to $77,800 as Senate Clarity Act vote nears and oil prices climb

Bitcoin pulls back from $79,000 as the Senate prepares to vote on the Clarity Act and oil prices rise.

BTC's price pullback. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin bucks tech selloff as AI safety concerns weigh on stocks

Bitcoin rose above $77,000 as calls to slow AI development hit technology shares, while rising oil prices added to market pressure.

BTC Price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad

The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.

Switzerland flag (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)

Finance

Ditching bonds for bitcoin: How crypto can tackle the AI-heavy portfolio dilemma

Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.

An investment portfolio. (Shutterstock)