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Bitcoin
Strive closes $630M SATS preferred stock offering with 15% dividend
Strive sold 7 million SATS preferred shares at $90 each, carrying a 15% annual dividend and a planned $157.5 million dividend reserve.
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Altcoins
Tron revenue hits $23.41M in 30 days, ahead of Ethereum and Solana
DefiLlama's 30-day chain-revenue ranking puts Tron well ahead of Ethereum and Solana, a lead tied to stablecoin transfers.
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Bitcoin
AnchorWatch opens Nevada trust company with capped Bitcoin custody fees
The state-chartered custodian charges fixed-dollar fees capped at $10,000 a month and offers optional Lloyd's-backed insurance.
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Regulation
Revolut secures Gibraltar crypto license to support global expansion
Revolut's new Gibraltar subsidiary can offer crypto order execution, custody and staking, but the company has not named markets or launch dates.
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ETFs
Swiss regulator FINMA approves first retail Bitcoin ETF
FINMA cleared a Bitcoin ETF open to retail investors, but named no issuer and set no launch date.
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Hacks & Security
Drift exploiter moves $61.6M in ETH to Tornado Cash after two months
A wallet tied to the April 1 Drift hack sent 25,700 ETH to the mixer, while trackers give differing figures for what remains.
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Regulation
UK banks face complaints over crypto transfer limits and bans
Stand With Crypto says 9,803 people filed 10,092 complaints about crypto transfers, with Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest named most often.
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Regulation
Kazakhstan court orders curbs on Coinbase, BingX and four others
A court in Kazakhstan's AIFC has restricted six unlicensed crypto platforms and extended the order to app stores.
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Markets
CME lists Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures after October 19 launch
CME Group now offers standard and micro futures on Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap, adding two more tokens to its regulated crypto derivatives range.
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Technology
Solana schedules Alpenglow upgrade for Oct. 21 with 150-millisecond finality goal
Developers ask validators and app teams to prepare for a brief pause during the switch.
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Hacks & Security
Bitget plans Thai crypto exchange acquisition weeks after $388M hack
Bitget aims to buy GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics through BTGT Management, pending regulatory approval, weeks after a $388 million wallet breach.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin rally could revive treasury buying but easy money is over
Analysts say corporate Bitcoin purchases may pick up in late 2026 and 2027, though investors are now pickier about which treasury companies they fund.
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Bitcoin
Mt. Gox moves Bitcoin repayment deadline to October 2027
The collapsed exchange won court approval to push its creditor repayment deadline back a year, with many creditors still unpaid.
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Stablecoins
Visa and Mesh seek to end the separate crypto card requirement
Mesh links wallet crypto balances to Visa for checkout with no extra card needed.
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Exchanges
Binance opens free AI trading, yet user liability remains 100%
Binance's free Standard plan for AI Pro covers software only, users still fund trades and carry losses.
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Regulation
Ramp files with OCC for national trust bank to offer crypto custody
The payments company wants federal approval to hold digital assets and manage fiduciary investments, without taking deposits or making loans.
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Regulation
French MPs back crypto tax on stablecoin swaps in tight vote
Lawmakers approved a plan to tax gains on swaps into MiCA e-money tokens and rejected a ten-year crypto loss carryforward.
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Hacks & Security
Scammers impersonate Tyler Hobbs in fake QQL NFT mint scheme
Fake accounts claimed QQL minting had reopened, reusing details from the 2022 auction, one wallet was reportedly drained.
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Stablecoins
Tether's Ardoino disputes Iran report with four-week freeze claim
Tether's CEO says the issuer froze flagged addresses before official designations, while Senate investigators point to wallets that stayed open.
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Technology
Sophon sets Nov. 25 withdrawal deadline ahead of mainnet shutdown
Sophon users must withdraw SOPH, ETH and USDC by Nov. 25, 2026, before the layer-2 network shuts down on Nov. 30.
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Altcoins
XRP gets official X account run by Ripple and XRPL Foundation
The new @XRP handle and xrp.org site give the token its own voice, with 111,000 followers in about 13 hours.
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Altcoins
Evernorth files to register 11.5 million XRPN shares tied to warrants
The Ripple-backed XRP treasury company registered Class A shares that could raise capital, but the filing does not confirm new XRP purchases.
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Stablecoins
Tether CEO says wallet freezes cut Iran-linked stablecoin volumes 94%
Paolo Ardoino says Tether's freezes reduced Iran-linked stablecoin volume by 94% since 2023, answering a Senate report that criticised USDT's role.
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Bitcoin
JPMorgan puts Bitcoin in long-term forecasts with 10% return outlook
J.P. Morgan Asset Management gives Bitcoin a 10% annual compounded return over 10 to 15 years, above its U.S. stock and gold forecasts, but no allocation.