Bitcoin slipped to about $79,700, down 0.4% since midnight UTC, while ether fell 0.5%. Asian tech stocks rallied, with South Korea's Kospi up 3.1%, but crypto did not follow and the DeFi index dropped 1.8%. The Fed begins a two-day meeting with a rate decision due Wednesday, and CME's FedWatch tool shows around a 90% chance of no change. Across crypto futures, volume rose 18% to $152 billion over 24 hours, while U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in $110 million on Monday.
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Related tickers and likely impact
BTC/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBitcoin
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/26/2026 | 80,150.56 |
| Change that session | 0.00% |
ETH/USDT
▼ Likely negativeEthereum
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $285.6B |
| Close on 10/26/2026 | 2,324.55 |
| Change that session | -0.23% |
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