Inflation Clouds Bitcoin’s $100,000 Year-End Outlook for 2026
Bitwise’s Ryan Rasmussen sees potential upside above $100,000, while LO:TECH’s Adam Morgan McCarthy puts his base case at $85,000 to $95,000.
Day: October 18, 2026
Yuga Labs Launches Solana Card Collection With 240,000 Packs Planned
More than 140,000 Mudwater packs are available for eligible Bored Ape and Mutant Ape holders to claim through Jan. 18, 2027.
Crypto Market Cap Falls 3.47% to $2.74 Trillion as Bitcoin Rises
Bitcoin traded at $81,983 at 9 a.m. ET on Oct. 18. Ether fell 0.40%, and liquidations across three major exchanges totaled $196.3 million.
Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say
A Bank for International Settlements working paper found that stablecoin growth slows when U.S. banks raise deposit rates, with Circle’s USDC most sensitive.
Trump waives new Russia tariffs as October 18 oil deadline arrives
The waiver has no fixed expiry, and any Bitcoin benefit depends on how it affects inflation and financing conditions. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Beyond the Casino – Week In Review
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Bitcoin is roughly flat in the past seven […]
Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says
The security firm found that 77% of third-quarter losses involved compromised suppliers, delayed fixes or systems outside the latest security reviews.
Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlook
Bitwise sees a potential return above $100,000, while LO:TECH expects a narrower trading range as interest-rate uncertainty weighs on the market.
XRP ETFs End 13-Week Inflow Run With $1.84 Million In Withdrawals
TL;DR: US spot XRP ETFs recorded a $1.84 million net weekly outflow, ending 13 consecutive positive weeks. The reversal was small relative to the roughly $1.8 billion the products have attracted over time. Thirteen straight weeks of positive flows into XRP exchange-traded funds have come to an end. US-listed spot XRP products finished the October […]
Arete Raises AMD Price Target to $612 as Shares Fall 5.95%
The target applies to AMD common stock. The company is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter results Nov. 3 after the market close.
