BTC breaks through the $114000 mark

[Strategy Announces Payment of STRC Cash Dividend and Raises Dividend Rate by 25 Basis Points] Golden Finance reports that Strategy has announced it will pay STRC cash dividends on October 31, 2025, and has raised the STRC dividend rate from 10.00% by 25 basis points to 10.25%.

[CME Data Shows Probability of Fed Rate Cut in October Rises to 96.2%] According to CME's 'FedWatch' tool, the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping rates unchanged at its October meeting is 3.8%, while the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut has risen to 96.2%. Looking ahead to the December meeting, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is only 0.7%, the cumulative probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut is 21.9%, and the cumulative probability of a 50-basis-point rate cut is as high as 77.3%.

[Telegram Founder Durov Reveals Early Investment in Bitcoin and Bullish Outlook to $1 Million] Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that he purchased thousands of bitcoins in 2013 at a price of approximately $700 per coin and predicted that Bitcoin would rise to $1 million in the future. He emphasized that he would not sell these bitcoins. (Cointelegraph)

[U.S. Congress Investigates Former SEC Chairman's Text Message Deletion Incident] Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to the current SEC Chairman, questioning the deletion of text messages from former Chairman Gary Gensler during the period from October 2022 to September 2023 due to deficiencies in device management policies. During this time, the SEC was initiating lawsuits against crypto companies such as Coinbase and Binance. The lawmakers also mentioned that Gensler had used a personal email account for official business during his tenure at the CFTC, raising concerns about potential violations of the Federal Records Act.

Kentucky Sen. Brandon Smith faces two lawsuits over his Bitcoin mining firm, accused of misrepresentation and breach of contract. Read more: （Decrypt）