Stacey George covers NFT launches, creator ecosystems, digital culture, and emerging Web3 trends for NFTenex.
Broader crypto markets have faced headwinds in recent sessions, with Bitcoin navigating macro uncertainty tied to the Federal Reserve's rate posture and Ethereum contending with persistent ETF outflow pressure .
Not all tokens responded the same way to the rate hold. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin registered gains in the hours following the Federal Open Market Committee announcement, according to market data tracked on CoinGecko .
Bitcoin's price rebounded on October 28, 2026, as the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and Chair Kevin Warsh addressed markets at the post-decision press conference, explaining the central bank's rationale for pausing its rate-hike cycle.
The Federal Reserve's October 27-28 FOMC meeting lands at a pivotal moment for both traditional markets and Bitcoin traders: the last confirmed policy action was a unanimous September 16 rate hike to a 3. 75%-4.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Justice have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Utah, asserting that the Commodity Exchange Act preempts conflicting state law.
GraniteShares, a specialist ETF issuer known for its single-stock and commodity leveraged products, filed proposals for 3X leveraged funds tied to Bitcoin, XRP, and Ethereum. The SEC ‘s decision to delay rather than rule on those proposals means none of the three funds can move forward to listing at this stage.
Market-implied odds of the Federal Reserve holding interest rates unchanged at its October FOMC meeting have climbed to 92%, according to Bitcoin Magazine, signaling that traders are pricing in a near-certain pause as the central bank's next scheduled policy decision approaches.
XRP exchange withdrawals have climbed to their highest level in two months, drawing attention from traders positioning ahead of an upcoming Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.
A reported breach of GMO Trading Cloud has placed as many as 26,739 servers at potential risk, according to circulating reports that have not yet been independently verified.
Bitcoin is testing the $80,000 price level as a reported $550 million in crypto liquidations sweeps leveraged positions across the market. The $80K zone has become the immediate line in the sand, and whether it holds or breaks will set the tone for BTC's near-term direction.
A billionaire investor has issued a stark warning about Bitcoin's long-term survival, claiming that a future hack of the network could send the asset's price to zero.
Fee bumping, most commonly executed through Replace-by-Fee (RBF), lets a sender broadcast a revised version of an unconfirmed transaction with a higher miner fee.