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INTEL: Treasury Secretary Bessent says crypto could be America’s next tool to sustain US dollar dominance. At Ripple’s conference, Bessent urged SEC and CFTC action to fill the gap left by the Clarity Act’s failure and help curb crypto debanking.

INTEL: Robinhood’s crypto revenue fell 55% year‑over‑year but still topped Wall Street forecasts. Crypto trading volume declined 38% versus a year ago, while the company’s broader blockchain business showed growing traction.

Robinhood reported record Q3 revenue of $1.4B, up 12% year-over-year, with $16B in net deposits and a record 5.2M Gold subscribers.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju warns that if $BTC falls below $80K, cascading long liquidations could push the price down to $73K.

Tether’s uptake in the Global South reflects demand for a dollar issuer outside local jurisdictional control, where rules can be corrupt, says @ZKZeroKnowledge founder @austincampbell.

A new DeFi Education Fund and Ipsos poll finds 72% of Americans say it's important for candidates to support US-built fintech, while only 13% say the same for crypto, blockchain and DeFi.

Traders now price a 90.6% probability that the Fed will keep interest rates at 3.75%–4.00% at tomorrow’s meeting, according to CME FedWatch.

LATEST: The CFTC is again investigating whether Polymarket allowed US users to access its offshore platform, potentially violating a 2022 settlement.

🇺🇸 Since the Federal Reserve was established in 1913, the U.S. dollar has lost roughly 97% of its purchasing power—$1 then is worth about $0.03 today, per River.

UPDATE: Grayscale’s AI Compute ETF $GCPU provides exposure to AI infrastructure equities, with top holdings led by CoreWeave, Nebius and DigitalOcean.

LATEST: US households now hold a record 48.2% of their financial assets in stocks, surpassing the share held during the dot‑com bubble.

🇺🇸 The CFTC sues Utah — its 10th state — in a legal fight over who has regulatory authority for prediction markets.

INSIGHT: A CryptoQuant analyst says Bitcoin may be gearing up for its next rally, citing historical patterns in coins held for more than 18 months.

Oracle is integrating ChatGPT and Codex into its applications and adding Google TPUs, OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip and Cerebras hardware to its cloud infrastructure.

Chainalysis says North Korea’s Lazarus Group is using stolen cryptocurrency to help finance its nuclear program. Its use of AI, cross‑chain laundering and sophisticated infiltration tactics is reshaping crypto crime — and investigators are racing to respond.

Analyst Willy Woo shared a Bitcoin simulation that shows a possible 2028 peak between $241,000 and $413,000, emphasizing the result is a simulation and not his personal prediction.

🇺🇸 JUST IN: Trump says U.S. consumer confidence climbed 7.5%, calling it "an extremely big rise."

Hyperliquid whales are net short on BTC for the first time since March, Glassnode reports. Will their bet pay off—or leave them REKT?

Update: Ripple and BNY expand their partnership to introduce custody services and tokenized trade finance on the XRP Ledger.

What crypto holders need to know about the US midterm elections — featuring Turner Wright on #CHAINREACTION