Bitcoin has been pretty quiet over the past few days, and I know that kind of market can feel frustrating. But there are still a few levels I'm watching closely. On the daily chart, we've lost the 50-day EMA. On the weekly chart, though, we're still holding the 50-week EMA. That's an important difference, and it's why I haven't changed my overall bullish view. I do think we could see another dip first.

American Bitcoin ETFs would show a rebound of 110 million dollars, while BTC remains under 80,000 dollars. The latest Binance reading placed Bitcoin around 79,730 dollars. The announced return of funds comes after two particularly difficult sessions: investors had withdrawn 773.5 million dollars from ETFs on October 22 and 23. The figure for the new rebound still awaits confirmation in the consolidated data.

The surprise victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva caused a crash in the Brazilian stock market and currency. At the same time, bitcoin rose when expressed in reals, illustrating the difference between the global performance of an asset and its value in a weakened local currency.

BNB Chain prepares a new Layer 1 blockchain for early 2027, with an ambition: to exceed 100,000 transactions per second and reduce block production to 200 milliseconds. The project, provisionally called New L1, will operate alongside BNB Smart Chain without creating a new crypto. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, supports this approach. The first experiments are already underway, but the public network is not yet available.

Bitcoin is at a decisive level after its recent correction, which brought its price down from 88,000 to nearly 80,000 dollars. Buyers are now trying to defend this threshold, while several indicators suggest a possible return to 94,000 dollars. According to analyst Doctor Profit, this drop could be part of a broader bullish trend. However, maintaining the support and resuming purchases will determine the further evolution of this market.

France proposes to authorize under conditions the rewards paid to stablecoin holders by platforms, despite the opposition of the European Central Bank. Behind this technical disagreement is mainly Europe’s capacity to develop euro stablecoins capable of competing with their dollar-backed rivals.

Ottawa opens a 60-day consultation on stablecoins issued by non-financial actors. The project notably provides for reimbursement within three business days, caps redemption fees at 1%, and prohibits returns related to holding. To develop its framework, Canada relies on several foreign models, including that of the United States.

Anthropic filed its S-1 form with the US regulator on October 26, in preparation for a Nasdaq listing under the symbol ANT. However, neither the number of shares nor their price has been set yet. On derivatives platforms, traders are already anticipating a valuation close to $1.9 trillion.

The interest of large investors in cryptocurrency-related companies continues to evolve. The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF fund has just acquired 4.5 million Metaplanet shares, a Japanese company that accumulates bitcoin on its balance sheet. This stake, estimated at 7.5 million dollars, marks a first for this fund. It illustrates the growing exposure of institutional investors to the cryptocurrency market through listed companies that hold it.

The weakness of American consumers would normally have strengthened expectations of rate cuts and supported bitcoin. But the simultaneous rise in inflation expectations creates a less favorable scenario: a fragile economy without rapid monetary easing.

Strategy bought no Bitcoin between October 19 and 25. A first pause after several weeks of accumulation. Michael Saylor's company preferred to dedicate 204.9 million dollars to repurchasing its preferred STRC shares, according to its SEC filing on October 26. Its reserve remains unchanged at 848,517 BTC, while its available cash has dropped to 242.4 million dollars, compared to 447.3 million a week earlier.

The Common Sense Leadership Fund, an American conservative group, urges S&P 500 CEOs to block the tokenization of RWAs of their shares on decentralized networks. Between regulatory panic, hardware flaws, and admission of adoption, the crypto RWA sector reaches a new level of intensity.

Bitcoin and gold occupy the last two spots in a ranking of 21 major asset categories since the start of 2026. This unprecedented situation in the studied series does not mean they are the worst investments in all markets, but reveals their common vulnerability to high rates.

A blocked stablecoin remains visible in your wallet, but you can no longer transfer it. What Circle and Tether can freeze, and what reimbursement under MiCA provides.

Blockchain Life 2026 takes place on December 1st and 2nd in Dubai. Tickets are at the early bird rate, more than -50% off the last chance price.

The Bank of Israel has just publicly rejected Benyamin Netanyahu's crypto project. On October 24, the institution stated that cryptocurrencies would not allow the country to circumvent possible international financial sanctions. The Prime Minister had nevertheless requested the preparation of a system based on blockchain. More than 100 economists also denounce this proposal, which comes just days before the Israeli legislative elections on October 27.

Bitchat, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, dominates the French App Store. What the rankings say, what the app can do, and what remains to be verified.

The Bitcoin network regains computing power above 1 zettahash per second after several months below this threshold. This recovery occurs as several major mining companies redirect their investments towards artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Yet, mining revenues are decreasing while the network difficulty is increasing. Between more efficient hardware, increased competition, and weakened margins, miners now have to maintain their activity in a more demanding economic environment.

Ethereum researchers are now using artificial intelligence agents to analyze the unexpected effects of Glamsterdam on existing contracts. This initiative comes after the postponement of the planned test on Hoodi, but it does not mean that the issue is already resolved.

A Bitquery study reveals a significant gap between the gains displayed on Pump.fun and the profits actually derived from trading. Out of 752.5 million dollars analyzed, only 193.9 million come from purchases followed by sales. The rest is mainly explained by token transfers and suspicious operations.

The bitcoin market also evolves according to the financing choices of companies that accumulate it. Strategy and Strive use preferred shares to attract investors seeking regular income. However, the dividends associated with these securities create recurring expenses that limit their purchasing capacity. Between cryptocurrency acquisitions, share buybacks, and cash reserves, these companies must now find a financial balance to continue their strategy without weakening their commitments.

Bitcoin begins a decisive week around 80000 dollars. It simultaneously concentrates the average purchase price of corporate treasuries, significant coverage in the options market, and the last technical defense before a deeper decline zone.

Russia now has 270,000 accounts in digital rubles, less than two months after the national launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Elvira Nabiullina revealed this figure on October 23, specifying that demand exceeded expectations. Moscow is already preparing new services, including recurring payments from November and offline transactions in 2027. However, the number of actually active users remains unknown.

On 3 September 2026, OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra and its president Greg Brockman closed the presentation with "Welcome to the AGI era." The same day, ARC Prize, the organization that runs the ARC-AGI-3 test, measured the model at 99.9% in its best configuration, against 30% for the previous top score. Within seven weeks, Google answered with Gemini 4 Argon, Anthropic with Claude Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5, Mistral with a 1-trillion-parameter model, and Qubic published a score obtained without a single graphics card. This comparison ranks seven systems on what can be checked: published scores, prices, openness, compute and governance.