Select what genuinely interests you. Your picks feed directly into our editorial planning. Weekly. 60 seconds. Carefully curated by our editors: no hype, no promo flood, no spam. On Thursday, October 29, 2026 , the Governing Council of the European Central Bank decides on euro area interest rates. The decision falls on the second day of the meeting, after which ECB President Christine Lagarde steps in front of the press. For your crypto portfolio this ECB rate decision matters for a reason that has little to do with the price on the day: the risk-free rate in euros now sits above the yield Ethereum staking delivers. Hold crypto and from this autumn you are no longer comparing against zero but against 2.5 percent.
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