Daily Market Wrap | Oct. 27

Hot Topics

  • Crypto market awaits Fed rate decision on Oct. 29, Core Scientific-CoreWeave merger vote on Oct. 30, Ethereum's Fusaka testnet upgrade, and token unlocks, as BTC and ETH trade rangebound.
  • The Madras High Court ruled that crypto is property held in trust, halting WazirX's plan to redistribute a user's XRP under its Singapore-led restructuring after a 2024 hack.
  • Trump nominates SEC's Michael Selig to lead CFTC, enhancing its crypto oversight role as House and Senate bills advance.
  • Kyrgyzstan launches Som-pegged KGST stablecoin, recognizes digital som CBDC for payments, and develops crypto infrastructure with a reserve and Binance ties.

Market Updates

  • ClearBank partners with Circle to integrate with its Payments Network, enabling fast, MiCA-compliant USDC and EURC transactions in Europe, with plans for tokenized asset settlements.