Hakan Ateşler 
While the CPI for September in the US was announced today, the possibility of a Fed rate cut in November re-emerged after the headline and core inflation came above expectations. While experts stated that this possibility has strengthened, the rate rose to 14% on the CME.
Puffer Fnance has been added to the projects whose airdrop expectations are real in the re-staking world, which is one of the most popular areas as of the end of 2023. The demand period for Puffer, which announced its token and airdrop details, will be between October 14 – January 14 (2025).
Benjamin Cowen, whose cryptocurrency analyzes on YouTube are watched with interest, said that Bitcoin dominance is still on the rise due to the low performance of altcoins. Emphasizing the TOTAL3/BTC parity in particular, Cowen said, “I still see signs of going to the bottom here. I think this will most likely happen. In order for the peak to come, it must first find the bottom again.”
US inflation, which is expected to closely affect the course of cryptocurrencies, will be announced today at 03.30 p.m. The data will also closely affect the decision the Fed will make at its November interest rate meeting. Annual inflation, announced as 2.5% in August, is expected to decline to 2.3% in September.
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), participated in a panel at New York University yesterday. Gensler, who was subjected to harsh questions from a former SEC commissioner and students, said, “You may not like the rules that exist, but I took an oath to enforce them.”
ZachXBT, also known as the ‘crypto detective’ known for his on-chain follow-ups, identified cryptocurrency analyst Murad Mahmudov’s wallets holding $24 million in meme coins. Stating that followers and investors can monitor Mahmudov’s movements in this way, ZachXBT stated that the tweets are consistent with the account movements.
Experienced analyst Peter Brandt was also added to the names that expressed their expectations about Bitcoin. Brandt stated that he has a price expectation of $135 thousand in the largest cryptocurrency from the X account today and expects this level for August and September next year.
Analyst Bob Loukas, known for analysing financial assets, stated that the course of Bitcoin is ‘unbelievably perfect’. Stating that we will enter the 3rd year of a 4-year cycle, which is expected to explode, Loukas did not make a price forecast, but said, “The scenario is really perfect.”
Analysts at Bernstein, which has more than $750 billion in assets under management, once again expressed two different scenarios for Bitcoin. Stating that if Donald Trump emerges victorious from the US elections, the largest cryptocurrency could rise between $80 thousand and $90 thousand, analysts stated that if Kamala Harris comes to power, they expect a big decline, albeit short-term.
Binance’s announcement of Scroll (SCR) as the new Launchpool project yesterday also mobilised some whales. 4 whales made BNB purchases totalling more than $110 million after the announcement.