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Issue #130 · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | | Market mood Greed · 63/100 ▲ from 55 yesterday | | Bitcoin and Ethereum gained ground as greed sentiment strengthened, while regulatory clarity on stablecoins and banking restrictions shaped the institutional landscape. |
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☀ The Numbers | Bitcoin (BTC) | $83,447 +2.5%
+0.2% this week | | Ethereum (ETH) | $2,464 +3.4%
-1.6% this week | | Total crypto market | $2.81T -0.3% | | BTC dominance 59.6% · BTC 34% below its all-time high |
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☀ The Movers Top gainers (24h) | PEARL Pearl | +18.1% | | AKE Akedo | +15.3% | | ZEC Zcash | +12.8% | | ENA Ethena | +12.5% |
| Top losers (24h) | BTW Bitway | -4.0% | | M MemeCore | -3.2% | | XMR Monero | -1.7% | | MORPHO Morpho | -1.2% |
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From the top 100 coins by market cap. |
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☀ The Read Where the chart sits — description, not prediction Bitcoin is trading above both its 50-day ($81.7K) and 200-day ($72.7K) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. Over the past 30 days it has traded between $81.4K and $86.5K; today's price sits in the middle third of that range. RSI(14) is 50 — momentum is roughly neutral. See all nine coins on the daily markets page → |
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☀ The Brief | | OCC finalizes stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published final regulations for stablecoin issuance, effective January 18, removing a proposed restriction on third-party reward programs. This is the first federal agency to complete GENIUS Act rulemaking. (The Block) |
| | UK banks blocked 10,000 crypto transfers in three months Lloyds and other UK banks received thousands of complaints for restricting cryptocurrency transfers, despite lacking published policies. The Stand With Crypto report highlights ongoing banking sector friction with digital assets. (Decrypt) |
| | France proposes exchange liability for DeFi access French regulators proposed requiring crypto exchanges to audit decentralized finance protocols and accept liability for customer losses under new EU crypto rules. The measure targets cross-border regulatory gaps in DeFi oversight. (Cointelegraph) |
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