Index

A crypto Index provides a way for investors to gain diversified exposure to a specific basket of digital assets through a single tokenized product. These indices often track specific sectors, such as DeFi, DePIN, or RWA, and are automatically rebalanced via smart contracts. In 2026, AI-managed thematic indices have become the gold standard for passive investing, allowing users to track the "blue chips" of the Web3 economy without manual portfolio management. This tag covers index methodology, rebalancing frequency, and the benefits of diversified crypto baskets.

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Created: 2026/02/02 18:52
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Wealth effect stock market recession

Wealth effect stock market recession

The post Wealth effect stock market recession appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock market growth that seems impervious to tariffs, politics and a moribund jobs picture is in turn powering consumer spending and putting a floor under an economy that many expected to be teetering on the brink of recession by now. Economic data this week painted a surprisingly bright picture of recent trends. Consumer spending in August was stronger than expected and so was income. Companies and households continue to order big-ticket items while inflation has been relatively soft. Even housing showed signs of life, with new sales hitting a three-year high in August. Previously, such trends had been powered by trillions in stimulus from both congressional spending and low interest rates and liquidity injections from the Federal Reserve. But the narrative now is shifting towards the ever-popular wealth effect coming from Wall Street and a succession of new highs in major stock indexes despite lofty valuations. “I do think that goes to the bounce in the stock market and the wealth effect,” Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said Friday on CNBC. “I think all of the spending is coming from the well-to-do high-income high-net-worth households that are seeing their stock portfolios are up and they’re feeling a lot better off and they’re spending.” Indeed, the market has seen a stair-step climb higher this year, boosted by massive AI spending, no doubt, but also rallying thanks to strength in big industrial companies and communications giants. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained more than 9%, while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite is up 23%. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Dow and Nasdaq Consumers are almost always happier when stocks are up and unemployment is low, as is…

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Klarna (KLAR) Stock: Fintech Falls Below IPO Price After 30% Dump – Here’s Why

Klarna (KLAR) Stock: Fintech Falls Below IPO Price After 30% Dump – Here’s Why

TLDR Klarna (KLAR) stock dropped below its $40 IPO price for the first time on Friday, hitting a low of $38.31 The decline comes during a broader fintech selloff, with Affirm (AFRM) and Block (XYZ) also trading lower Fed Chair Powell’s comments about “challenging situation” and “fairly highly valued” equity prices triggered the tech stock [...] The post Klarna (KLAR) Stock: Fintech Falls Below IPO Price After 30% Dump – Here’s Why appeared first on CoinCentral.

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XRP Momentum October as SEC Weighs ETF Approvals

XRP Momentum October as SEC Weighs ETF Approvals

The post XRP Momentum October as SEC Weighs ETF Approvals appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. XRP ETF approval October: SEC deadlines loom for Grayscale and WisdomTree filings. XRP traders brace for October catalysts as ETF approvals could drive inflows. SEC updates streamline crypto ETF approvals tied to XRP, Solana, Cardano. XRP traders are preparing for a decisive month as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approaches multiple deadlines for spot XRP ETF filings in October 2025. Analysts said these rulings could reshape XRP price momentum and will stand out as the biggest XRP news October catalysts for traders. XRP trades at $2.78, up 1.2% in the past 24 hours, trimming its weekly loss to 7.5% despite broader market weakness. A positive decision on an XRP ETF could help restore momentum after weeks of weakness in broader crypto markets. October Deadlines for SEC’s Crypto ETF Approvals Major asset managers, including Grayscale and WisdomTree, have pending XRP ETF filings under the SEC’s updated framework for altcoin-based ETFs. WisdomTree, with $113 billion in assets under management, faces a deadline of October 24, while Grayscale is due on October 18.  Related: First Spot XRP ETF Goes Live, XRPR Structured Under 1940 Act; XRP Holds $3.10 Other pending proposals for October include 21Shares, Bitwise, Canary Capital, and CoinShares. Meanwhile, Franklin Templeton, a $1.5 trillion asset manager, has a decision timeline in November.  Approved XRP ETFs Already Trading Notably, some XRP-linked funds are already live. ProShares operates four XRP futures ETFs with $70 billion in assets under management, and Volatility Shares has launched similar products.  Teucrium’s 2x Long Daily XRP ETF trades with $320 million in assets. REX Shares and Osprey Funds have introduced a spot XRP ETF. The product enjoyed a strong debut, seeing $37.5 million in trading volume on its first day. Meanwhile, speculation surrounding a potential BlackRock XRP ETF has intensified following the attraction of more than…

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Crypto Market Shows Slight Recovery after Massive Dip as Major Assets Turn Green

Crypto Market Shows Slight Recovery after Massive Dip as Major Assets Turn Green

Crypto market shows mild recovery as major assets are turning green as well as DeFi and NFT metrics rise, and key industry developments emerge globally.

Author: Blockchainreporter
BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Falls 22% After Massive Rally – Buying Opportunity?

BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Falls 22% After Massive Rally – Buying Opportunity?

TLDR BBAI stock fell 8% Friday following Fed Chair Powell’s market valuation warnings, despite being up 51% year-to-date Company trades at P/S ratio of 10.2, much lower than competitor Palantir’s valuation metrics BigBear.ai has issued downward sales revisions despite positive AI market sentiment and recent naval contract wins Public companies and individual investors hold 63.62% [...] The post BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Falls 22% After Massive Rally – Buying Opportunity? appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Gold climbs as PCE data fuels Fed easing speculation

Gold climbs as PCE data fuels Fed easing speculation

The post Gold climbs as PCE data fuels Fed easing speculation appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gold surges as dovish bets grow despite fragile labor market and mixed consumer sentiment signals. Core PCE inflation stays under 3%, fueling speculation that Fed will extend easing into year-end meetings. Traders eye upcoming US data releases, including NFPs and ISM PMI, for confirmation of Fed’s policy trajectory. Gold price advances during the North American session, up 0.60% on Friday after the last inflation report maintained the status quo, reinforcing dovish bets for further easing by the Federal Reserve (Fed). At the time of writing, the XAU/USD trades at $3,774 after bouncing off daily lows of $3,734. Precious metal rises after PCE data bolsters expectations of further easing by the Fed Market mood remains upbeat as traders digest the last tranche of data from the US that keeps Fed rate cuts alive. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, was aligned with estimates. Although the cost of living had trended up, the core PCE remains below the 3% threshold peak hit in February. Recently, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment fell in September as households are worried about high prices and the labor market. Inflation expectations showed that Americans see prices gradually trending lower. Aside from this, Fed officials crossed the wires. Governor Michelle Bowman said that data shows a more fragile labor market, while inflation excluding tariffs is not far above target. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said that spending remains healthy for lower and higher income consumers. Bullion traders should also be keen on the latest round of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump to pharmaceuticals and furniture manufactured outside of the United States (US). Next week, the US schedule will feature a flurry of Fed speakers, US ADP National Employment Change, the ISM Manufacturing PMI, Initial Jobless Claims and Nonfarm…

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Historic Debate in Bitcoin: A Developer Attempts to Transform BTC with a Hard Fork

Historic Debate in Bitcoin: A Developer Attempts to Transform BTC with a Hard Fork

The post Historic Debate in Bitcoin: A Developer Attempts to Transform BTC with a Hard Fork appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin Core developer and Bitcoin Knots contributor Luke Dashjr is reportedly planning a hard fork that aims to create a “trusted multi-signature committee” to remove illegal content from the blockchain. In private messages shared by The Rage, Dashjr appears to acknowledge that current filtering methods are not sufficient. There has long been a debate within the Bitcoin ecosystem between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots regarding the place of non-monetary data, often referred to as “spam,” on the blockchain. The Core team proposes increasing the op_return size to move such transactions to a more secure environment, while the Knots side argues that non-monetary data should not be included in Bitcoin at all. Dashjr’s Knots client implements a mechanism to filter certain types of data before it enters the node pool. The debate has evolved over time from preventing harmless data to more serious claims that nodes should not contain illicit data. However, experts argue that this approach is technically infeasible, as current consensus rules require all nodes to maintain a validated block. According to leaked messages, Dashjr is suggesting a multi-signature committee as a solution. In this proposed system, a designated group of individuals can retroactively review data on the blockchain and replace sections they identify as “illegal content” with zero-knowledge proofs. This allows node operators to remove the relevant data from the blockchain while preserving the validity of the transaction. “The only options we have right now are for BTC to die or we have to rely on someone else,” Dashjr wrote in his messages. Implementing this proposal would require a Bitcoin hard fork. However, this approach poses a serious contradiction to Bitcoin’s core principles. Critics argue that such a committee would have the power to remove not only CSAM but also any “unwanted” data in the future, undermining Bitcoin’s…

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GitHub Copilot Enhances Code Search with New Embedding Model

GitHub Copilot Enhances Code Search with New Embedding Model

The post GitHub Copilot Enhances Code Search with New Embedding Model appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ted Hisokawa Sep 26, 2025 03:41 GitHub introduces a new Copilot embedding model, enhancing code search in VS Code with improved accuracy and efficiency, according to GitHub’s announcement. GitHub has announced a significant upgrade to its Copilot tool, introducing a new embedding model that promises to enhance code search within Visual Studio Code (VS Code). This development aims to make code retrieval faster, more memory-efficient, and significantly more accurate, as detailed in a recent GitHub blog post. Enhanced Code Retrieval The new Copilot embedding model brings a 37.6% improvement in retrieval quality, doubling the throughput and reducing the index size by eight times. This means developers can expect more accurate code suggestions, faster response times, and reduced memory usage in VS Code. The model effectively provides the correct code snippets needed, minimizing irrelevant results. Why the Upgrade Matters Efficient code search is crucial for a seamless AI coding experience. Embeddings, which are vector representations, play a key role in retrieving semantically relevant code and natural language content. The improved embeddings result in higher retrieval quality, thereby enhancing the overall GitHub Copilot experience. Technical Improvements GitHub has trained and deployed this new model specifically for code and documentation, enhancing context retrieval for various Copilot modes. The update has shown significant improvements, with C# developers experiencing a 110.7% increase in code acceptance ratios and Java developers seeing a 113.1% rise. Training and Evaluation The model was optimized using contrastive learning techniques, such as InfoNCE loss and Matryoshka Representation Learning, to improve retrieval quality. A key aspect of the training involved using ‘hard negatives’—code examples that appear correct but are not—helping the model distinguish between nearly correct and actually correct code snippets. Future Prospects GitHub plans to expand its training and evaluation data to include…

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Next week's macro outlook: Fed officials speak intensively, non-farm payrolls will challenge dovish bets

Next week's macro outlook: Fed officials speak intensively, non-farm payrolls will challenge dovish bets

PANews reported on September 27th that market sentiment was jittery this week due to central bank communications and seasonal factors. Cryptocurrencies performed the worst, seeing their strong yearly performance take a hit. Although they remain at fairly high levels, their price action resembles a minor correction rather than a simple pullback: Ethereum has fallen below $4,000 as of this writing, while Bitcoin is just shy of $110,000. The market will also be watching to see whether further corrections in cryptocurrencies will trigger a further reaction to the current stubborn market enthusiasm. The following are key points that the market will focus on in the new week: At 8:00 PM on Monday, 2026 FOMC voting member and Cleveland Fed President Hammack will participate in a policy panel discussion. At 01:30 on Tuesday, FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams and 2025 FOMC voting member and St. Louis Fed President Moussallem will deliver speeches; At 06:00 on Tuesday, 2027 FOMC voting member and Atlanta Fed President Bostic will have a dialogue with Delta Air Lines CEO on issues including the Atlanta economy; At 18:00 on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Jefferson delivered a speech; Tuesday at 21:45, US September Chicago PMI; Tuesday at 22:00, the US JOLTs job vacancies for August and the US Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for September; At 01:00 on Wednesday, Goolsbee, a 2025 FOMC voting member and president of the Chicago Fed, will deliver a speech; At 07:10 on Wednesday, Logan, a 2026 FOMC voting member and president of the Dallas Fed, delivered a speech; At 08:30 on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Jefferson delivered a speech; At 20:30 on Thursday, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending September 27 and the monthly rate of factory orders in the United States in August; At 10:30 PM on Thursday, Logan, the 2026 FOMC voting member and president of the Dallas Fed, will deliver a speech. At 18:05 on Friday, FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams delivered a speech at the farewell symposium of Dutch Central Bank President Knot; At 20:30 on Friday, the US September non-farm payrolls, unemployment rate, and average hourly wage annual and monthly rates will be released.

Author: PANews
Shocks driving UK’s high inflation will fade

Shocks driving UK’s high inflation will fade

The post Shocks driving UK’s high inflation will fade appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In an op-ed published in The Times, Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Swati Dhingra argued that shocks driving the UK’s high inflation will fade and that they should not be overly cautious about cutting interest rates. Dhingra further added that the UK is not suffering from more food inflation than it’s peers and noted that earnings play a smaller role in the services’ Consumer Price Index (CPI). Market reaction These comments received a dovish score of 2.0 from FXStreet BoE Speech Tracker. Nevertheless, GBP/USD clings to daily recovery gains near 1.3400 in the Americn session. Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/boes-dhingra-shocks-driving-uks-high-inflation-will-fade-202509261516

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