Crypto news
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Canada opens consultation on draft stablecoin rules, maintains ban on yields
Under the draft rules, non-bank stablecoin issuers must back tokens 1:1 with reserves held at qualified Canadian institutions and settle redemptions within three business days.
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NBA Names Kalshi a Preferred Prediction Market Exchange
The deal brings official league data and NBA branding to Kalshi, while Polymarket receives the same preferred designation.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tom Lee insists ‘crypto bull market is underway’ as Bitmine adds 10,452 ETH
The company's combined crypto, cash, marketable securities, and other investments totaled $15 billion as of Oct. 25.
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South Korea Weighs Fourth Delay of Crypto Tax, With 2029 Start Tied to U.S. Data Sharing
Bitcoin Magazine South Korea Weighs Fourth Delay of Crypto Tax, With 2029 Start Tied to U.S. Data Sharing South Korea’s presidential office is reviewing a fourth postponement of the country’s 22% tax on crypto gains, with a 2029 start date gaining support among lawmakers and industry groups. The...
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X100 Exploiter Sends 420.8 ETH to Tornado Cash
Four holding wallets still contain about 1,602 ETH, while the distributor that sent the mixer deposits has been nearly emptied.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OCC Encourages Community Banks to Become Stablecoin Issuers
Applications have yet to open, and new issuers generally must win approval before beginning US operations.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Anthropic Makes IPO Filing Public, Plans Nasdaq Listing Under ‘ANT’
The S-1 shows revenue up from $1.2 billion a year earlier, and a share structure that leaves a trust and the co-founders in control.
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Leon Wankum: The Insane Math Behind Bitcoin Demonetizing Real Estate
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Leon Wankum: The Insane Math Behind Bitcoin Demonetizing Real Estate Real estate is the largest asset class in the world at $300–500 trillion, and Leon Wankum says Bitcoin won't just overtake it, it will outgrow it. The real estate operator and author of Digital Real Estate joins...
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Blockstream Executive Peter Bain: Institutional Clients Say Bitcoin “Poised for a Big Bull Run”
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Blockstream Executive Peter Bain: Institutional Clients Say Bitcoin “Poised for a Big Bull Run” Bitcoin is holding $81K through an equity selloff, a rising 10-year and unrest in Europe, and Blockstream CMO Peter Bain calls that “a really, really strong signal.” He joins Grace...
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Strategy skips Bitcoin purchases, spends $205M on STRC buybacks
Strategy made no Bitcoin purchases or sales last week, as its STRC preferred stock buybacks reduced its USD Cash balance by 46% to $242.4 million.
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The Bitcoin vs. Nasdaq Signal Has Flipped Bullish
▶ Bitcoin Magazine The Bitcoin vs. Nasdaq Signal Has Flipped Bullish Tech stocks are selling off, and Bitcoin is holding. Today's Chart of the Day looks at Bitcoin priced in tech stocks, the Bitcoin-to-Nasdaq ratio, which reclaimed its 200-day moving average on September 18 after 235 straight...
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Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying, Spends $205M Buying Back STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm's USD Cash balance fell to $242.4 million after its biggest weekly STRC buyback in more than a month.
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Strategy pauses bitcoin buys, repurchases $205 million of STRC preferred shares
Strategy's bitcoin holdings account for roughly 4% of the total supply cap, with $3.9 billion in paper gains.
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AI giant Anthropic files for blockbuster IPO
The maker of Claude reported $16.3 billion in first-half revenue and an $80.7 billion net loss as it aims to price its offering in mid-November.
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PHP Hack: How Bitcoin Will Respond to the “Cyber Pandemic”
▶ Bitcoin Magazine PHP Hack: How Bitcoin Will Respond to the “Cyber Pandemic” Government websites in France and Finland and hospital sites in the Netherlands are offline, Cloudflare is seeing attack traffic, and Britain's National Cyber Security Centre is telling organizations to pull systems if...
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Nexus Mutual vs. Firelight: Who Files Claims and Gets Paid
Kraken’s Firelight arrangement caps cover at $100,000 per depositor address per period, while direct Nexus buyers choose their amount and must file their own claims.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Anthropic Files for IPO With $16.3 Billion in First-Half Revenue
Pre-IPO derivatives imply roughly $1.9 trillion in value, but the offering has no price range or share count yet.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Strive closes in on second-largest corporate bitcoin treasury with $511 million purchase
Strive's latest bitcoin purchase puts it within 1,000 BTC of second-place Metaplanet as it unveils a new $1 billion preferred stock offering program.
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Bitcoin Treasury Analyst: MSTR, ASST & Metaplanet Digital Credit Outlook
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Analyst: MSTR, ASST & Metaplanet Digital Credit Outlook Metaplanet couldn't make preferreds work in Japan, so it took over a U.S. company to issue them here. Allard Peng explains what that unlocks: access to the same capital pool Strategy and Strive are competing...
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HOOD’s prediction markets to add $1.7B to revenue, exceed crypto by 2028: Bernstein
Bernstein analysts raised Robinhood’s revenue estimates through 2026 and 2028, while maintaining their HOOD price target unchanged at $160.
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Bitcoin Dips Below $80,000 Ahead of Fed Decision, Midterms
Analysts point to a sell-off in AI stocks and ETF outflows, with HashKey's Tim Sun flagging $75,000 as the next key support level.
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Bitcoin’s Bear Market Is Over, Galaxy Research Says: 'Now Is an Attractive Time to Buy'
Galaxy Research says Bitcoin’s bear market ended in June, pointing to a reclaimed 50-week moving average, fading selling pressure, and a strengthening debasement case.
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Galaxy says bitcoin bear market is over; now is the time to buy and hold
Galaxy said bitcoin’s bear market ended in June as fading long-term holder selling signals an attractive buying opportunity.
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Researcher Cracks 'Steal My Bitcoin' Challenge With PHP Exploit
A 0.02511679 BTC prize was at stake, but the operator had to transfer it after discovering the server held the wrong wallet key.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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S&P Global Closes OpenZeppelin Acquisition
OpenZeppelin will remain a separate business unit led by founder Demian Brener, who will report to the president of S&P Global Ratings.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Strive (ASST) Buys 6,182 Bitcoin For $511 Million, Lifts Treasury To 43,000 BTC
Bitcoin Magazine Strive (ASST) Buys 6,182 Bitcoin For $511 Million, Lifts Treasury To 43,000 BTC Strive, Inc. (ASST) acquired 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million between October 17 and October 23, according to an SEC filing published on Monday. The company paid an average price of $82,732 per bitcoin....
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Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks Below $80,000 as Iran Fears Hit the Weekend
Some relief is appearing this morning as oil and rates fall, with a big macro week ahead featuring major earnings, FOMC and key data drops.
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Strive Buys 6,182 Bitcoin for $511 Million, Lifting Holdings to 43,000 BTC
The purchase increased its bitcoin balance by 16.8% during a period that included the closing of a $630 million preferred-stock offering.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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A $68 million bitcoin bet is targeting a post-midterm election breakout to $90,000
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 26, 2026
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Aviva Investors launches tokenized share class of $29B Sterling fund on XRP Ledger
The move marks Aviva’s second fund to list tokenized shares, part of a broader collaboration to bring more tokenized funds to the XRP Ledger.