Fed Poised to Hold: Why a Hawkish Pause Could Bite Bitcoin Harder Than the Rate

A hold at 2 p.m. ET is priced above 90%. The real tell is tone, yields, and positioning—and how a hawkish hold near 5% 10-year rates interacts with Bitcoin around $80.7k.

Keystone Halts Shipments, Destroys 18,835 Wallets After Factory Attestation Key Theft

Keystone will scrap 18,835 unsold Bitcoin hardware wallets and pause shipping after its permanent WebAuth key was stolen, enabling convincing counterfeits. 25,964 buyer records were exposed.

Luxor Secures $16M to Turn AI Compute Into a Tradable Market

Bitcoin miner Luxor raised $16M to expand Luxor AI—scaling cloud compute, hardware financing, and a growing OTC desk that prices and hedges AI capacity with cash‑settled derivatives.

McDonald’s McRib Hype Meets Bitcoin Reality: Meme Correlations Don’t Hold Up Against Macro

Traders eye the McRib’s 10/27 comeback as a Bitcoin bullish tell. Data says otherwise. With the Fed decision, a $11.69B options expiry, and midterms ahead, macro still sets the tone.

Esports Giant NIP Group Bets Bigger on Bitcoin Mining—and Keeps an AI Option Open

NIP Group swaps 247M shares for more Bitcoin miners, scaling to 13.85 EH/s (~195 BTC/month, ~$2.8M). Stock slides 40.7% as the firm signals it could pivot capacity to AI if returns win.

Electrum 4.8.3 Stops Server-Spoofing Trap That Diverted Bitcoin via Fee-Bumps

Electrum patched a high-severity flaw letting rogue servers fake “stuck” payments and reroute Bitcoin. One user confirmed losses. Signature checks now protect wallet-owned inputs.

Bitcoin Slips Under $80K on Middle East Tension as Privacy Coins Catch a Bid Ahead of FOMC

Bitcoin dipped below $80K on weekend Iran fears; ETFs mixed, privacy coins rally. Big macro week looms with FOMC, GDP, PCE, and key crypto earnings.

Galaxy Research Says Bitcoin’s Bear Market Ended in June as On-Chain Floor Holds and 50-Week Trend Flips

Galaxy’s Alex Thorn argues Bitcoin bottomed in June: five weekly closes above the 50-week average, realized value never breached, ETFs adding 87k BTC, and macro debt/yields reinforcing the case.

Bitcoin Slides Under $80K as ETF Outflows Mount; Fed Decision and Midterms in Focus

Bitcoin dipped to $79,332 before rebounding near $80K as U.S. spot ETFs saw $773M outflows. With the Fed and Nov. 3 midterms ahead, traders watch $82K resistance and $75K support.

Strategy Halts Bitcoin Accumulation to Prioritize $205M STRC Buyback as MSCI Decision Nears

Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases to repurchase $204.9M of STRC, trimming USD Cash to $242.4M. It still holds 848,517 BTC as MSCI’s new index rule threatens eligibility.