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Bitcoin Core has adopted a faster disclosure process for vulnerabilities that AI models can easily rediscover. Developers will release patches and advisories sooner, accepting less testing time as AI-assisted security reports expose more weaknesses across bitcoin software.
Bitcoin’s 90-day realized volatility is about 38%, close to Nvidia’s 37% but far above gold, the S&P 500 and EUR/USD. CoinDesk’s comparison shows bitcoin has become calmer since 2020, yet it still behaves more like a volatile technology stock than a national currency.
Bitcoin held near $81,000 as Brent crude climbed above $116 a barrel, its highest level since late April. Large Bitcoin ETF outflows, rising Treasury yields and weak consumer sentiment added to a cautious market backdrop ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting.
Bitcoin recovered toward $81,700 while altcoins outperformed after a technology-stock sell-off. Pepe led the rebound with a gain of as much as 14%, as traders watched Federal Reserve policy, ETF flows and signs of renewed futures positioning.
Heatbit has unveiled Bitwater, an $899 Bitcoin-mining water-heater element for standard electric tanks in the U.S. and Canada. The device uses 20 mining chips to generate up to 34 TH/s while heating water, with preorders due to ship in early 2027.
Bitcoin’s 2026 low arrived 125 days before the U.S. midterm election, unlike major lows after the 2014, 2018 and 2022 votes. Its recovery from July suggests the current market cycle may not follow that historical timing.
Bitcoin is trading in a narrow range as investors await the Federal Reserve’s October 28 rate decision. Analysts disagree over whether the calm signals a possible bull market or reflects broader risk aversion, while options expiry, U.S. midterms and ETF flows could shape the next move.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $635 million on Thursday, ending a three-day inflow streak and pushing October’s net flows to a $175 million outflow. Weekly flows remained positive at $443 million, while Ether, Solana and Hyperliquid ETFs also recorded withdrawals.
Bitcoin Core is revising its vulnerability disclosure policy as AI tools make some flaws easier to discover. Easily found bugs will be patched across maintained versions promptly, while other issues will retain severity-based disclosure schedules. Bitcoin was trading at $80,636.94, according to Moneyiar data.
Bitcoin recovered toward $82,000 in Asian trading as the yen surrendered early gains and regional stocks rebounded. Gold also rose, but oil near $100, $435 million in crypto liquidations and $381 million in spot bitcoin ETF outflows kept the market recovery fragile.
Switzerland’s first retail spot Bitcoin ETF, BIT Asset Management’s BBIT, is expected to begin trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange in November after FINMA approval. The fund will hold Bitcoin directly and be offered publicly only in Switzerland.
The US has ordered DeepSeek removed from federal civilian IT systems amid data-security concerns, while Treasury proposes wider AI investment restrictions. Across Asia, stablecoin trials, tokenized-bond infrastructure, a Swiss Bitcoin ETF and cross-border crypto partnerships are expanding.
A DWF Labs report found that US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows during seven of eight major selloffs, including a record $8.2 billion withdrawal during the May-June 2026 decline. ETF flows generally followed recent price trends rather than reliably predicting or cushioning Bitcoin’s next move.
A former Circle employee and shareholder has sued Donald Trump over alleged unconstitutional profits from UAE-linked investments in World Liberty Financial, a crypto project co-founded by Trump and his sons. The complaint alleges $2 billion flowed through the venture’s USD1 stablecoin product.
The Blockchain Association is urging congressional leaders to advance bipartisan crypto tax legislation, but the effort faces a tight post-election timetable, stalled market-structure reform and proposals that omit key mining, staking and bitcoin transaction relief.
Chinese authorities are seeking to confiscate nearly 62,000 bitcoin tied to an alleged $2.8 billion fraud scheme. The assets were seized in the UK after the alleged controller fled China, while courts determine how victims may recover value from the holdings.
Bitcoin Core 32.0’s graphical wallet creates PSBT version 2 files that older Core wallets reportedly cannot import, potentially interrupting multisignature signing. The issue was moved to the 32.1 milestone, while users can select PSBT version 0 through specific RPC commands.
Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate has returned above 1 zettahash per second, its highest level since March, even as major publicly traded miners shift capacity toward AI. Rising mining difficulty suggests competition remains intense as smaller operators may absorb used equipment.
