Bitcoin Gains as U.S. PCE Inflation Matches Forecasts

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Bitcoin traded back above $80,000 after the U.S. September PCE inflation data matched market expectations. The headline PCE rate rose to 3.6% year over year, up from 3.4% in August, while the Fed held rates at its October meeting. Polymarket odds of a December rate hike eased slightly, with 78%…

BlackRock, SBI Holdings and Startale Connect Tokenized MMFs to JPYSC

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BlackRock entities signed a memorandum of understanding with SBI Holdings and Startale Group to explore linking tokenized money market funds with SBI’s yen-backed stablecoin, JPYSC. The agreement is exploratory and covers technology, business distribution, and regulation. It does not announce a product launch. The deal builds on SBI’s June 2026…

Bitcoin Rally Could Prompt Sell-Off by Holders of 874,000 BTC

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Bitfinex data puts roughly 874,000 BTC in the $81,000 to $82,500 range, which could weigh on any rebound toward $82,500. US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged about $663 million in net outflows over three sessions, with only a $110.3 million inflow on October 26, 2026, all of it through BlackRock’s IBIT.…

Vanguard-Linked ETF Buys 4.5M Metaplanet Shares

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Vanguard’s Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS) reportedly bought 4.5 million shares of Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet, valued at $7.5 million. Metaplanet’s Tokyo-listed shares slipped 0.75% in a Monday session, while the US-traded MTPLF shares rose 0.30% on Friday. Metaplanet reports holdings of 44,000 BTC, which the source describes…

Galaxy Research Says Bitcoin Has Entered Accumulation Phase

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Galaxy Research says Bitcoin’s bear market ended in June 2026 and that BTC is now in an accumulation phase. BTC traded near $81.3K on October 22, 2026, a daily decline of about 3%, and remains roughly 35% below its October 2025 record. Analysts point to the US midterm elections as…