Christine Lagarde will leave the presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB) on February 7, 2027, nearly nine months before the end of her term. The institution formalized its decision this Thursday, October 29, immediately opening the race for her succession. Two former governors of European central banks are already among the mentioned candidates. This departure occurs as inflation reaches 3.8% in the euro area.

About 92 billion SHIB joined the platforms in one day, while the price of Shiba Inu remained under pressure. The number seems considerable, but it barely represents 0.11% of the reserves held on the exchanges: the real problem mainly comes from the lack of buyers.

11 billion dollars of bitcoin options expire this Friday, October 30, 2026, on Deribit. Behind the figure, it is the 79,500 $ zone that is at stake. Complete analysis!

AI Expo Europe promo code: COINTRIBUNE20 opens 20% discount on tickets for the Bucharest event, on November 1 and 2. Cointribune reviewed the official agenda on October 27.

Chainlink (LINK) loses 20.8% since early October despite a decrease in reserves on crypto platforms. Binance records 18 consecutive days of net token outflows, while reserves tracked by CryptoQuant have dropped to 124.2 million LINK. Usually considered bullish, this movement does not produce a sustained rebound. US Chainlink ETFs also show signs of slowing down.

Tokenized stocks are nearing 4 billion dollars on the crypto market. Their value reached 3.84 billion dollars in a report published on October 28, before settling around 3.74 billion on RWA.xyz. The sector now includes 4.51 million holder addresses. Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia are also represented on the blockchain, with tokens now able to serve as collateral to borrow stablecoins.

Bitcoin trades around 80,000 dollars, as markets digest the decision of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) on interest rates. On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency reached 81,687 dollars before falling back below 80,500 dollars. These rapid movements marked a turbulent session, dominated by monetary expectations. After keeping its rates unchanged, the Fed saw the price rise towards 81,000 dollars in the following minutes.Bitcoin around $80,000 after strong fluctuations

Experts are not immune to the influence of artificial intelligence. In an experiment conducted by Anthropic, 50 analysts followed Claude's preferences in 86% of the decisions studied, without knowing that the model was advocating randomly chosen options.

Bitwise estimates that bitcoin could reach 1.6 million dollars by 2036, with an annualized return of 34.3%. Behind this spectacular target, the scenario depends less on institutional purchases than on BTC's ability to capture a much larger share of the global value reserve market.

Strategy takes a new step in its bitcoin-related financing strategy. On October 28, shareholders approved a modification enabling the daily calculation of dividends for four categories of preferred shares. This decision notably prepares for the launch of the new STRC payment schedule, expected as early as November. However, several formalities remain necessary before its implementation. The arrangement could change the pace of income paid to investors without increasing the company’s total regular obligations.

Every crypto product sits on a blockchain API. A wallet that shows a balance calls one. A trading bot calls two or three. An AI agent that answers "what is in this wallet" calls one through MCP. Four layers do that work. Node providers expose raw chain state over RPC. Indexers turn raw logs into queryable tables. Data APIs return priced, decoded, ready-to-render values. Swap rails move assets between chains and venues. Most production stacks combine at least two of the four.

The Senate approved an agreement allowing the automatic exchange of information about cryptos held with foreign providers. This text does not create any new tax, but it mainly gives the tax authority the means to compare taxpayers' declarations with data received each year from its counterparts.

Zcash celebrates its tenth anniversary on October 28, 2026 with an uncommon funding model in crypto. Unlike Bitcoin, the network allocates 20% of block rewards to the development of its ecosystem. A strategy praised by Grayscale, which sees it as one of the reasons for its longevity. However, this mechanism is now debated: a historic developer proposes to remove part of this funding, considering the current reserves more than sufficient.

Faced with the rise of AI-powered cyberattacks, Google unveils its crypto custody technology for banks, an infrastructure already deployed internally by Alphabet on Ethereum and Solana.

A blockchain attestation proves who signed a statement, not that it is true. The Coinbase case on Base, off-chain attestations, and five questions to ask.

Chinese stocks have lost about 2.4 trillion dollars since May, but the main risk goes beyond investors' portfolios. By dropping valuations and household confidence, the correction could deprive AI companies of the capital needed to compete with the United States.

Robinhood achieved a record revenue of $1.42 billion in the third quarter of 2026. However, its crypto revenues fell by 55%, to $120 million. To compensate for this decline, the broker is now relying more on options and event contracts.

The cryptocurrency market is regaining some color, but not all assets benefit from the recovery at the same pace. On October 27, Bitcoin passed above 80,000 dollars after a hesitant session, while Zcash and MemeCore showed greater gains. This development comes ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. Between investor caution, speculative movements, and news specific to certain projects, the market shows contrasting trends.

Circle's USDC has just surpassed Tether's USDT in crypto trading against the euro. According to the latest data from Kaiko, its market share now reaches 56%, compared to only 10% in January 2024. The stablecoin is also gaining ground on liquidity, with order books 40% deeper than those of its rival. The European MiCA regulation has greatly accelerated this change.

Two analyses revive the prospect of a sharp drop in bitcoin. Jason Calacanis targets 57000 dollars, while a repetition of the 2018 electoral cycle would lead BTC below 50000 dollars. These forecasts seem to converge, but they rely on different mechanisms and therefore do not automatically reinforce each other.

On October 27, 2026, the US Treasury Secretary presented crypto as a lever to preserve the dollar's position. He also mentioned action with the SEC and CFTC after the Clarity Act was blocked in the Senate, with no timeline reported at this stage.

As the US midterm elections approach, prediction markets draw attention to the risks related to confidential information. Polymarket has opened dozens of investigations into suspicious bets, notably for suspicions of insider trading and manipulation. According to NPR, its monitoring team receives hundreds of alerts every day. At least two cases have gone to US authorities as the platform strengthens its controls ahead of the November 3 vote.

With $50 million, Justin Sun grabs nearly 3% of the total $PEPE supply and triggers a shockwave in the crypto market that immediately propels the memecoin.

The disappearance of 30000 Bitcoin wallets fuels the idea of retail capitulation, at a time when Galaxy recommends accumulating BTC. Compared to the roughly 60 million addresses still active, this decline represents only about 0.05% of the total and is not enough to confirm a market reversal.