Bitcoin failed to break through the 50-day moving average on Wednesday, and the market is awaiting the FOMC interest rate decision and the statements from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh. TradingView data shows that BTC / USD once fell back to $80,297; Glassnode reports that there are only 3.4 million dollars of buying orders around $80,000, while the buying orders in the $78,000 to $79,000 range have increased to about 42 million dollars.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ) announced that Orit Michiel will assume the position of president starting from November 2, 2026. She has previously worked at Netflix and the Motion Picture Association of America, possessing over twenty years of experience in age rating, content standards, and child safety regulations.

Microsoft is offering buyout packages to approximately 60,000 of its employees, which represents more than 25% of the total workforce. A former vice president of human resources at Microsoft suggested that when deciding whether to accept such an offer, employees should focus on the terms of the offer, medical benefits, timing of equity ownership, personal budgeting, and the currently weak tech job market. They are also advised to update their resumes as soon as possible and maintain their professional networks.

Google Launches Connected Apps Platform, Helping Enterprises and Developers Integrate Apps with Search and Gemini. The platform is currently available to developers in the United States in beta version, supporting the submission of apps that can be used within Google products, and providing monitoring features for traffic, latency, and error rates.

Standard Chartered announced on October 28 that its pre-tax profit for the third quarter increased by 27% year-on-year to $2.25 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.99 billion. The bank stated that strong performance in wealth management and financial market transactions drove this growth, with revenue from wealth solutions increasing by 26% year-on-year, and record quarterly net new funds from affluent clients reaching $20 billion. Standard Chartered also raised its targets for annual revenue growth and return on tangible equity, but the digital assets business mentioned in the report did not disclose a specific contribution to the quarter's profit.