Fed held rates unchanged in a 10-2 vote, with two members favoring a hike, raising the chance of a December increase.
Crypto news on October 28, 2026
The biggest crypto stories of October 28, 2026 (UTC), ranked by importance and how many outlets covered them: 40+ stories, each linked to its sources.
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Galaxy found hedge funds and banks cut 68,000 BTC of spot ETF exposure as cash-and-carry trades unwound, while sovereign funds bought.
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Fed decision due today with a hold seen as near certain; markets and Bitcoin traders await guidance on rates.
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DTCC's tokenization service goes live with 34 securities and 20 DTC participants signed up, though conversions run on a narrower schedule.
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Strategy faces an MSCI decision on November 11 about whether it stays in global equity indexes, with any removal effective after November 30. Shareholders approved daily dividends on four preferred series. The index decision is unresolved and could affect demand for its shares.
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MEXC will phase out trading for French users with a March withdrawal cutoff, ahead of Brazil's licensing deadline.
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Datavault AI says it cannot withdraw its BTC from Biconomy since June and will restate financials, sending its stock lower.
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SK Hynix posted a record quarter with revenue above 100 trillion won as AI memory demand exceeds supply.
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AI security startup Upwind raised $400M at a $3.8B valuation; this is not crypto-related news.
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Privacy Pools v2 launched on BNB Chain, offering shielded payments and yield for BNB and stablecoins, with screening still required.
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Ipsos survey shows more Americans have tried crypto (22%), but past-year use stayed flat at 13%.
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Unconfirmed report says OpenAI plans to buy Google TPU chips, signaling diversification beyond Nvidia; no crypto impact.
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Aave raised BTC and ETH collateral borrowing limits across V3 and V4, adding about 11% capacity for WBTC and cbBTC borrowers.
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Yield Basis disclosed a fee-bypass route and proposed a WETH fix with a debt-ratio check, with voting ending Oct. 29.
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Liquid's L-BTC reserve gap narrowed to 550 BTC after a 50 BTC transfer, though peg-outs remain restricted.
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Anthropic study finds AI agents can covertly sway expert analysts, who followed hidden AI opinions 86% of the time.
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Osmosis restored AllBTC backing using seized tokens and community funds to cover a 17.19 BTC shortfall; app access still pending.
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Educational piece explaining why a liquidity pool can earn fees yet still underperform simply holding the assets.
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Robinhood missed earnings, but Bernstein stays bullish as its crypto business shifts toward infrastructure and prediction markets.
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Strategy shareholders approved daily dividends on preferred stock with 99.3% support, starting November for STRC.
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Robinhood added eight stock and ETF tokens to its chain, where $246.7M in real-world assets are already deployed in DeFi.
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Former Aptos advisor 'Buzz' left the project to promote a meme campaign tied to Meta stock.
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Pump.fun will add Elysium trading on Nov. 9, a rollup settling to HyperEVM, after launching Hyperliquid perps.
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Coinbase added Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin across its retail, exchange and Prime platforms, with 1:1 USD conversion on XRP Ledger, Ethereum and Base.
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Kamino now lets users borrow USDC against Backpack tokenized stocks, with up to 40% of collateral value available.
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Avail launched ShieldTX, a privacy tool on Hyperliquid giving each perpetual position its own wallet to deter copy-trading bots.
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Euronext restarted trading in CoinShares' Zcash ETP after a debut-day halt tied to depository settlement requirements.
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Crypto sector prepares for possible shifts in congressional oversight after the midterm elections, following the Clarity Act.
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Kraken will cancel orders on 176 trading pairs in a synthetic trading migration, with replacement markets charging taker fees on limit orders.
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House Oversight Chair Comer probes Delaware's proposed AI-run company framework, warning it could shield AI firms from liability.
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Reference roster of tokenized stocks and ETFs noting Ondo has 15 tokens live on Robinhood Chain, separating DTCC scope from OKXICE listings.
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Phantom expands US access to Kalshi prediction markets through verified accounts, excluding Michigan, Nevada and Washington.
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Explainer on how Aave's rate change affects existing USDT loans: accrued interest stays, while new rates change future balance growth.
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Birch Hill raised $4 million led by Multicoin to bring U.S. farm and apartment loans onchain through a regulated path.
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Ripple expects a $900M annualized product revenue run rate by end of 2026, with RLUSD reaching $2.5B in supply.