Annoucements

Upgrade Delays, ETF Outflows and a Fed Test Weigh on Ether Ether has lagged the major cryptocurrencies this month. As of October 25, 2026, ETH futures were trading near 2,335 after a monthly low of 2,276 on October 24. Ether is down about 12% in October after peaking near 2,777 on October 2. Bitcoin is down only about 3% over the same stretch, although it slipped to a five week low near 79,100 on Saturday. XRP has lost roughly 20%. Flows are one driver. As of October 24, 2026, U.S. spot Ether

A Yield Surprise Meets a Crowded Corn Trade As of the October 16, 2026 settlement, December corn (ZC) closed at 474'2, in the vicinity of 475'0. The main catalyst was USDA’s October 9 Crop Production and WASDE reports. USDA raised the 2026/27 U.S. corn yield by 2.7 bushels to 181.2 bushels per acre, well above the 177.7 average in a pre-report Dow Jones survey. That lifted production by 234 million bushels to 16.034 billion. Ending stocks rose 282 million bushels to 1.849 billion, compared wit

Rate Gap Weighs on the Safe Haven Swiss franc futures (6S) have lost ground over the past month as policy divergence has overshadowed the franc’s safe haven appeal. The Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75% to 4.00% on September 16, its first hike since July 2023, and the updated projections pointed to one more hike in 2026. The ECB also lifted its deposit rate to 2.50% on September 10. The Swiss National Bank (SNB), by contrast, held its policy rate at 0% on Sept