The U.S. Senate advanced a continuing resolution to fund federal agencies through January 30, 2026, ending a 41-day government closure. The reopening restores critical inflation data releases and Treasury auction schedules. The October Consumer Price Index will be released on November 13, with the Producer Price Index following on November 14.

DTCC records indicating XRP ETF preparations reflect operational readiness for settlement infrastructure, not regulatory authorization. Actual approvals require an effective S-1 registration statement and an exchange listing circular specifying ticker and launch date. Under the SEC's generic commodity-based listing framework adopted in September, issuers must complete registration before trading can commence.

Bitcoin returned to $106,400 on November 10, a critical level that has acted as both support and resistance throughout the current cycle. A sustained break above this pivot, confirmed by multi-day ETF inflows and options skew shifting toward calls, could open moves toward $114,000 to $120,000. Failure to hold risks a retreat to $100,000, with Bitcoin trading at $106,354.45 as of 10:15 am UTC.

Bitcoin is trading near $109,700, approximately 20% below the power law model's fair value of $136,100, data show. The model places BTC within a rising channel with support at $48,300 and resistance near $491,800. Recent exchange-traded fund flows have introduced volatility that could drive price toward either boundary.

Bitcoin Lightning Network public capacity stands at approximately 4,132 BTC with 16,294 nodes and 41,118 channels, data show. Exchange integrations by Coinbase, OKX, Kraken, and Binance now route material payment volumes through private channels that do not appear in public capacity statistics. Merchant adoption has expanded, with Lightning-routed Bitcoin payments nearly doubling from 2023 to mid-2024.

Bitcoin trades near $115,000 ahead of the Federal Reserve's October 29 policy decision at 2 p.m. ET. Markets anticipate a 25 basis point rate cut, with CME FedWatch data showing easing expectations into year-end. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded mixed flows recently, with IBIT accumulating $65.3 billion in cumulative net inflows since launch.