July 29, 2026
This morning, the Fear and Greed Index is at 36 points (Fear) and BTC is at $64k. Bitcoin has been little changed since yesterday’s pullback, trading in a narrow range as today’s Fed rate decision at 2:00 PM ET grabs the market’s attention.
Today, Fed day traders have positioned themselves for the week. While everyone is watching for the rate announcement, yesterday’s product launches and protocol updates are changing the face of crypto under the hood. A major Wall Street firm just entered the altcoin ETF market. An AI model cracked a candidate for post-quantum encryption. And Zcash has permanently sealed a pool containing a four-year-old vulnerability to counterfeiting.