Tag: Analysis

Electrum disclosed a wallet flaw on October 24 that could turn a Bitcoin fee adjustment into an unintended payment. Its advisory explains how an apparently routine approval became dangerous. TL;DR Version 4.8.3 fixes the flaw. Downloads are available from Electrum’s official site. Each transaction approval still needs its destinations and amounts checked. The dangerous moment…

TL;DR: US household inflation expectations rose in October while consumer sentiment barely changed. The readings add context ahead of the Federal Reserve’s October 27–28 meeting, without establishing a rate decision or a Bitcoin price direction. American households expect prices to rise faster over both the next year and the longer run, according to the University…

TL;DR: Farside’s preliminary figures show US Bitcoin funds retaining a $301.2 million weekly inflow despite two days of withdrawals. Ether funds were down $220.7 million for the week; Friday’s tables still contained missing entries. US spot Bitcoin funds gave back much of their early-week buying by Friday, leaving a smaller positive balance in the latest…

An XRP Ledger maintenance amendment is running on a new activation clock after losing the validator majority behind its earlier countdown. The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment regained majority support on October 21, moving its earliest possible activation window to November 4, subject to that support continuing. TL;DR: The amendment regained validator majority on October 21 after its…

Bitcoin ETF flows track recent price moves more closely than subsequent ones, according to DWF Labs research published October 22. The findings challenge a familiar shortcut: treating a large daily inflow as a forecast. TL;DR: DWF finds Bitcoin ETF flows track past returns more closely than future returns. The study examined 694 trading days through…