Bitcoin ETFs add $137M, pushing October back into the green
Bitcoin ETFs drew $424 million over three days, lifting October net inflows to $111 million despite a hawkish Federal Reserve decision and weaker crypto sentiment.
Bitcoin ETFs are experiencing an interesting change in ownership. Some of Wall Street’s biggest trading firms have been reducing their positions, while sovereign wealth funds and wealth managers are quietly increasing theirs. At first glance, declining institutional holdings might suggest that investors are losing interest in Bitcoin.
Strategy held 848,517 BTC unchanged in the week to October 25 while repurchasing $204.9 million of STRC preferred stock.
October 29, 2026, 8:01 amA market at an inflection point could shape inflation trends and the prices of risk assets, from bitcoin to tech stocks.
October 29, 2026, 7:44 amBitcoin ETFs drew $424 million over three days, lifting October net inflows to $111 million despite a hawkish Federal Reserve decision and weaker crypto sentiment.
Bitcoin Core developers have released security updates after an AI-powered code scan uncovered three vulnerabilities, including one that could allow attackers to crash Bitcoin nodes running on Windows and macOS. The findings were made public on October 28, after developers verified the issues and distributed fixes across supported software versions.
Strive bought 6,182 bitcoin for about $511.4 million, lifting its treasury to 43,000 BTC after a preferred-stock financing push.
The contrasting flows in Bitcoin and Ether ETFs highlight shifting investor preferences, impacting market dynamics and fund strategies.
Three flaws a language-model scan dug up are the first disclosed under Core’s new rules for bugs that are easy to find.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP fell on October 29 as an initial crypto rebound after the Federal Reserve’s rate decision faded into renewed selling.
Bitwise projects Bitcoin (BTC) will hit $1.6 million by 2036, about 19 times its $83,557 starting price. Most of that value depends on Bitcoin winning a quarter of the store-of-value market it shares with gold. The store-of-value slot supplies about $27.5 trillion of the model’s $33.6 trillion total, roughly 82% of Bitcoin’s projected 2036 value.
But can the Fed’s October decision revive Bitcoin’s Uptober rally?
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 as Samsung-driven tech weakness and a hawkish Fed hold triggered a broad risk-off move.