NEW: Vanity Fair reports Sam Bankman-Fried emailed answers from prison to help actor Anthony Boyle prepare to portray him in Netflix’s The Altruists.

🇺🇸 TODAY: Peter Schiff suggests that Warsh “may have bowed to political pressure from Trump” by opting not to hike rates a week before the midterms.

Stacks founder Muneeb Ali (@muneeb) warns Bitcoin could enter a “risky era” if quantum resistance isn’t developed between now and 2028. #CHAINREACTION @stacks.btc

Bullish: Grant Cardone has offered Jason Calacanis a $1 million bet that Bitcoin will reach or exceed $126,210.50 by October 28, 2028.

INTEL: ServiceNow shares tumbled more than 14% after hours on weak fourth-quarter guidance, per Bloomberg. Q3 revenue $4.11B vs. $4.09B expected; adjusted EPS $1.00 missed $1.02; subscription revenue rose 21% to $3.99B.

CZ urges users not to click email links or download attachments, warning that even messages from trusted contacts can carry malware if their devices are unknowingly infected.

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams says Pakistan is developing a national chat app on $ICP infrastructure, projected to serve more than 100 million users.

INTEL: Alphabet $GOOGL Q3 revenue $127.6B missed Bloomberg estimate of $128.22B. Net income $26.2B; EPS $2.12. Capex $51.36B vs $55.78B expected. Updates: Cloud $30.71B (beat $29.1B est), Search $63.35B (miss), Operating income $40.58B vs $43.16B est.

INTEL: Microsoft $MSFT Q1 revenue $92.28B topped $90.63B expected; EPS $4.92. Operating income $45.92B vs $43.92B expected. Capital spending $39.37B vs $45.93B expected. Azure revenue ex-FX up 48% vs 44.8% estimate — Per Bloomberg

Matt Hougan says Bitcoin enjoyed a strong year despite price headwinds, driven by institutional inflows, broader wealth-management access, and rising demand for non‑fiat assets.

INTEL: Iran reportedly offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to the US if Washington lifts its blockade of Iranian ports. The proposal, relayed via Pakistani mediators, also touches Iran’s nuclear file and international inspectors. An informed Iranian source says no new proposal

Kevin Warsh says politics did not influence the Fed’s decision and that policymakers will closely monitor how geopolitical developments and rising oil prices could affect the Fed’s dual mandate.

NOW: Kevin Warsh says the Fed has made progress over the past five months but has not yet achieved price stability.

UPDATE: Beginning in 2027 the Fed will maintain eight FOMC meetings annually; one meeting will be devoted solely to long-term monetary policy strategy and will not include a rate vote or policy statement.

INTEL: Oracle ($ORCL) limits additional capital raises to $20 billion through FY30, per Oracle. It also reaffirmed its FY27 outlook of $90B+ in revenue and $8.1 in non‑GAAP earnings per share.

LIVE: FOMC press conference underway following the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate decision.

Solidus Labs reports a Hyperliquid trader placed over $170M in suspicious Brent oil perpetual orders during March volatility, flagging potential spoofing.

🇺🇸 BREAKING: The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady.

INTEL: Fed decision in 5 minutes — target range 3.75%–4.00%. Markets expect a hold. New live format: outcome first, then dissents and Warsh’s key lines in a single post.

🇺🇸 Chainlink is expanding its partnership with S&P Global Ratings to deliver vault risk assessments on-chain.