📈 Bitcoin rallies ahead of FOMC decision

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BTC $81,345 (1.9%) | ETH $2,364 (2.2%) | SOL $103 (2.8%)

• US tells Gulf Arab allies to prepare for a short intense military campaign against Iran after the midterms — Brent tops $115 as oil rises on the news — Netanyahu overtakes opposition to lead Israel’s election with half the votes counted

• The FOMC will release rate decision today as prediction markets peg 95% odds of no change

• Bitcoin climbs back above $81K as Kalshi prices a 20% chance it hits $100K this year

• Robinhood misses on earnings with its crypto sector outperforming expectations

• Coinbase sets Oct. 30 deadline for EEA users to withdraw 14 restricted assets under MiCA

• Google DeepMind introduces Genie 4 interactive world model with native audio and live text steering

• Spot Bitcoin ETFs post $176M net inflows while Ethereum ETFs bleed $60.2M

• Robinhood and BNY expand their Ripple partnerships — Moody's assigns investment grade ratings to RLUSD

• Galaxy Digital reports $323M Q3 profit and announces a $200M share buyback

• Justin Sun becomes the top individual PEPE holder on Ethereum, holding nearly 3% of supply worth $51.25M

• Hackers target the US FEC, disrupting campaign finance disclosures a week before the midterms

• Ethena Pay launches Earn+ featuring 12% yield on USD

• Polymarket launches 5-minute crypto up/down markets covering XRP, SOL, ETH, and BTC in its US app — CFTC investigates Polymarket over its controls, advertising, and compliance with a 2022 settlement

• US government sold 4.45M seized FTX-linked Anthropic shares for $627M, per Anthropic's S-1 filing

• Bithumb, Daishin Securities and Mirae Asset report customer data breaches after cyberattacks in South Korea