Gold’s Pause is Bitcoin’s Pulse as Risk Appetite Returns Ahead of the Fed Week
The move comes as the BTC/gold ratio — a measure of Bitcoin’s relative value against the yellow metal — flashed its most oversold reading in nearly three years last week.
The move comes as the BTC/gold ratio — a measure of Bitcoin’s relative value against the yellow metal — flashed its most oversold reading in nearly three years last week.
In a conversation with CoinDesk, Marinade Labs’ Michael Repetny gives an overview of the Solana staking ecosystem and the upcoming Alpenglow upgrade.
Sal Gilbertie says hundreds of millions of dollars arrived in about 16 weeks, credits the XRP Army for fast traction and forecasts a broad crypto ETF wave.
That risk sentiment across global markets. US and Asian equity futures advanced, and gold pulled back slightly from recent highs as traders rotated back into risk assets.
Gold, traditionally seen as an inflation hedge, also shows inconsistent and often negative correlations with inflation, the data shows.
If confirmed, current SEC official Mike Selig would take over the U.S. commodities watchdog as it’s poised to be given wide authority over crypto.
In Brazil, the Hashdex Nasdaq XRP (XRPH11) has accumulated around $52 million in assets, despite launching first.
SOL lands on Fidelity’s retail trading platform, Gemini launches the Solana edition of its credit card, and $188 emerges as the key support level to watch.
Sector giant Strategy (MSTR) still trades at a premium to its bitcoin stack, but maybe not for long if the trend continues.
The feature is developed with Tether and was announced at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland. The first BTC tip was sent to content creator David Freiheit.
Analysts on X outlined five-digit targets for ether while Santiment said larger wallets have started adding again, framing a longer path higher if resistance gives way.
Fed. Governor Waller’s proposal could boost stablecoin firms in the U.S.
The country has also legally recognized its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital som, with plans to pilot government-related payments with it.
On CNBC, Tom Lee said Fed cuts and fading skepticism could lift U.S. stocks into year-end and that crypto may rebound as open interest resets and technicals improve.
Mysten Labs’ chief cryptographer warns that artificial intelligence, not quantum computing, poses the real near-term threat to blockchain security.
Bitcoin stayed range-bound into 08:00 UTC on OCt. 25 as volume spiked on a defense of support and sellers capped rallies near the top of the recent corridor.
Crypto.com applied to U.S. banking regulator OCC for a national trust bank charter, a step it says would expand federally supervised crypto custody for institutions.
October has been defined by forced selling and false starts and on track to become the worst since 2015, dampening an otherwise bullish month that averages over 25% returns for bitcoin.
Failure to hold $2.50 on a closing basis would neutralize the bullish structure, potentially inviting rotation back toward $2.40–$2.42 support.
Analysts are watching if DOGE can maintain support above $0.19, with a potential breakout above $0.2003 attracting further buying interest.
Ripple Prime bundles trading, financing and clearing for institutions in one service, with risk controls, regulated custody and optional RLUSD collateral.
Tether plans to launch its U.S.-compliant stablecoin USAT in December, aiming for mass reach in the creator economy, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a CoinDesk interview.
“There will be a token, there will be an airdrop,” CMO said as the platform nears an official U.S. return via a regulated exchange.
XLM advanced 2.5% over 24 hours, breaking above key resistance on a 350% volume spike before easing into consolidation near $0.321, maintaining its broader uptrend structure.
Hedera’s token faces selling pressure after a failed breakout near $0.1716, with technical patterns signaling potential institutional distribution.
Gemini’s trading growth is slowing despite strong card sign-ups and app downloads, said Citigroup, while Bullish momentum is accelerating.
A cooler inflation print reignited crypto risk appetite, lifting bitcoin above $110,000 while altcoins continued to underperform.
Hedera (HBAR) was also a top performer, rising 3.5% from Thursday.
Analysts from the banking giant upgraded Coinbase to overweight from neutral and raised its price target on the stock to $404 from $342.
Trading volume for BNB increased nearly 35% above its seven-day average, with market analysts suggesting the price movement reflects long-term accumulation.