Post-FOMC Hawkishness Continues To Weigh On Risk Sentiment

Since the leverage flushout of October 10, BTC has remained trapped within a trading range of $105K and $115K. BTC fell to the lower bound of the range it has traded within since the leverage flushout of October 10

BTC fell to the lower bound of the range it has traded between post October 10 and derivatives markets continue to price in a bias for defensive hedging. Gold reclaims $4,000 per ounce — read on below to see what’s driving that rally. Additionally, in today’s update we discuss Bitmine’s continued ETH buying and Coinbase’s Q3 2025 earnings.

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