Funding & Deals

Ahead of the October 28, 2026, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, crypto analyst Ali Martinez has set bold targets for Bitcoin ( BTC ). Martinez noted on Wednesday that BTC’s UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD), an on-chain metric that shows the amount of a crypto

The first full Helios lease quarter left Data Centers with a $435,000 loss, while Treasury & Corporate drove Galaxy’s recovery. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Key takeaways Cramer warns AI stock recovery masks financing risks CoreWeave bond yields highlight growing credit market pressure Anthropic's $63 billion financing raises profitability questions Jim Cramer has warned that Wall Street's latest artificial intelligence stock rally c

Professional analysts went along with their AI agent’s hidden opinion 86% of the time, and few credited it.

Attackers minted 4,000 unbacked L-BTC on the Liquid Network and pegged out real BTC through an Elements bug; white hats returned 3,400 BTC and kept 600.

🚨 Former Aptos advisor Buzz leaves and sells all $APT, shifting focus to Meta's stock. 🔥 Buzz plans a new meme campaign for Meta, calling out sidelined retail investors. 📉 $APT drops 10.7% this month as Buzz exits and Aptos faces renewed challenges. Continue Reading: Former Aptos

XRP has flashed a deleveraging signal that previously preceded a 72% rally, according to an analysis shared by Cryptoquant. Falling futures exposure on Binance could help ease pressure and create conditions for a potential short-term rebound. XRP Signal Echoes Setup Before Previo

Key takeaways Standard Chartered profit beats estimates by $260 million Wealth income rises 26% for third consecutive record Bank upgrades growth targets as shares rally Standard Chartered reported a 27% increase in third-quarter pretax profit on Wednesday, October 28, as stronge

🚨 Digital Asset Investor sees XRP price eventually matching network progress. 💬 The $XRP community remains divided on whether ecosystem growth will boost the price. 🔍 Community members raise concerns over supply and the true impact of new developments. Continue Reading: Digital A

Strategy founder Michael Saylor responded to the debate between AI and crypto security in a post on his X account today. Saylor objected to the direct link being drawn between crypto applications being vulnerable to attacks and owning Bitcoin losing its meaning. According to Sayl

BitcoinWorld Talos Names Kelly Ye as Head of Research to Expand Institutional Digital Asset Data and Insights Former Fidelity Digital Asset Management and CoinDesk Indices leader to direct research across market structure, liquidity and onchain finance NEW YORK , Oct. 28, 2026 /P

Ethereum has rebounded toward $2.37K after finding demand near $2.3K, but the recovery remains below its broken ascending channel. Buyers are showing an initial response, while the broader sequence of lower highs keeps the outlook cautious. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Char

When a heavy favourite wins and thousands of bettors collect, someone pays. At a traditional bookmaker, that someone is the company. At many Web3 sportsbooks, it is a liquidity pool funded by outside providers. Pool-backed sportsbooks turn liquidity providers into the house. They

Smart contract sportsbooks promise automated betting, with stakes held by code and payouts sent the moment a result comes in. In practice, people make many of the decisions that shape a bet. Someone chooses which matches to list, sets or approves the odds, picks the result source

🚨 Bitwise ups Bitcoin 2036 target to $1.6 million with rising institutional demand. 📈 $BTC supply growth remains fixed as more funds add Bitcoin to portfolios. 🔍 Top analysts differ on whether the recent cycle marks a new price trend. Continue Reading: Bitwise raises Bitcoin 2036

Every casino needs a bankroll large enough to pay its biggest winners. Traditional operators fund it from company capital, while some Web3 casinos draw it from a pool of deposits or outside liquidity providers. Pool-based casinos change who bears the house's risk and who earns th

Bitcoin has held the key $77-80,000 support band flagged in Bitfinex Alpha 228 , which contains within it both the True Market Mean (the average cost basis of active investors), now at $77,786, and the ‘new whale’ cost basis near $77,000. Although the band has not been tested in

Bernstein sees Robinhood’s crypto business shifting toward infrastructure as new products like prediction markets and perps gain ground.

Winnings on a Web3 casino screen only become usable once they reach a wallet the player controls. Wagering rules, network choices, address checks and sometimes a review stand between the balance and that wallet. Withdrawals cause more support tickets than any other part of a cryp

The FEC reported an “electronic filing system outage” on Tuesday as groups are expected to ramp up spending before the US midterm elections.

STRC will begin paying dividends for every calendar day from November, with STRF, STRK and STRD following in January.

Coinbase faces a key earnings test as analysts debate the strength of its trading rebound following a sharp drop in Robinhood's crypto revenue.

Crash multipliers climb until they bust, dice rolls finish above or below a chosen number and mines boards hide traps under a grid of tiles. These simple formats have become a signature of crypto casinos. Many platforms build their own versions, often called originals, with prova

Circle says USDC assets under custody on Kraken grew 30% since their September 2025 partnership, with 350 million USDC deposited into DeFi Earn vaults.

Ripple’s RLUSD push gains momentum as XRP deleveraging raises questions about the next catalyst for XRPL activity.

TL;DR: Solana activated the Alpenglow consensus protocol on mainnet on October 21, marking a substantial change in how its validators reach finality. The official source also identifies specific limits or future steps, so implementation and market impact should not be assumed. So

Solana transfers usually confirm in seconds and cost a fraction of a cent. Those traits have made Phantom, Solflare and Backpack common wallets among crypto casino players. Solana support takes two forms at casinos. Some platforms let players connect a Solana wallet to log in, wh

Seven more major companies have objected to having their shares tokenized on OKXICE’s proposed blockchain trading platform, bringing the total number of corporate objections to 33—more than half of firms whose stocks were selected for tokenization—as resistance continues to mount

🚨 XRP, Hyperliquid and ENA rebound ahead of the Fed’s policy decision. 📊 Traders watch if $XRP can hold $1.25 and break above $1.55. 🕰️ The FOMC’s outcome is set to drive the next major move in altcoins. Continue Reading: XRP, Hyperliquid and Ethena rebound as traders eye Fed dec

Bitcoin (BTC) is down 4.2% from Sept 30 through Oct 25 with spot demand gauges negative all month, and the October return is set at the Oct 31 close.

Bitcoin failed to move past its 50-day simple moving average as market participants awaited the outcome of the FOMC meeting and key tech earnings.

The ECB still calls the deterioration moderate, while any Bitcoin impact depends on financing costs and investor risk budgets. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

The crypto wallet’s new integration offers CFTC-regulated event contracts through Kalshi, as prediction markets face growing legal challenges in the US.

Solflare's Solana validator went delinquent after a key security incident, leaving 1,559,012 SOL without rewards pending a migration to a new validator.

🚨 $1.01 million in USDC was drained from a Tranche Vault on Avalanche in an active attack. 💡 The attacker used a flash loan to manipulate vault shares and withdraw $1.01 million. 🔎 Similar flash loan exploits have previously targeted DeFi projects on Avalanche. Continue Reading:

The frog-themed meme coin has posted a substantial price increase over the past 24 hours, jumping to around $0.000005, while its market capitalization has exceeded the $2 billion psychological level. Multiple analysts see room for further near-term upside, with some signals point