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Bitcoin (BTC). Every Le Coin piece tagged BTC, newest first, Learning Hub dives included.
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SpaceX and Tesla hold 30,221 bitcoin as special committees weigh closer ties
SpaceX's quarterly filing puts its bitcoin at 18,712 units. Tesla holds 11,509, and special committees at both companies are studying closer ties.
Markets
21Shares drops ARK from its spot bitcoin ETF, renaming it TBIT
A 21Shares filing says ARK's marketing and sub-advisory role on ARKB ends Dec. 22, and the fund is set to become the 21Shares Bitcoin ETF a week earlier. The filing gives no reason.
Markets
Bitcoin funds pull in $1 billion in three days after a week of withdrawals
US spot bitcoin ETFs took in a net $1.07 billion from Oct. 19 to Oct. 21, according to Farside Investors, after investors pulled a net $228.4 million the week before.
Markets
Most large crypto coins rose with bitcoin on Oct. 20 and 21
CoinMarketCap data show 62 of 88 large coins rose on Oct. 21 as bitcoin gained 1.29%, four days after 80 of them fell.
Markets
Companies have bought nearly 136,000 bitcoin with high-yield shares, Fidelity says
Fidelity Digital Assets counts 135,979 bitcoin bought with money raised from a new kind of income stock. The model works only while bitcoin outruns the payouts.
Markets
Webull will let U.S. customers trade bitcoin contracts that never expire
Starting in November, the broker will offer leveraged, no-expiry crypto contracts listed and cleared by Kalshi, beginning with bitcoin.
Protocols & Policy
Switzerland approves its first bitcoin ETF, a fund that holds the coins
FINMA cleared a Swiss retail fund that invests directly in bitcoin, a different wrapper from the crypto ETPs that Swiss exchanges already admit, and waived its diversification rules for bitcoin only.
Protocols & Policy
Germany's savings banks start rolling out crypto trading in their banking app
DekaBank's "Krypto – powered by Deka" puts five cryptocurrencies inside the Sparkasse app, rolling out bank by bank over the coming months at 0.99 euros an order.
Markets
JPMorgan's asset manager gives bitcoin a long-term forecast for the first time
The 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions add a bitcoin return forecast but keep it out of the main portfolio math, citing unstable correlations.
Markets
BlackRock files for a bitcoin ETF built to limit losses
A new iShares filing describes a fund that would buy and sell options on BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF to cap both gains and losses; its fee, exchange and caps are not yet disclosed.
Markets
Strategy raises its preferred stock buyback to $3 billion, filing shows
Strategy's board added $1 billion to its preferred stock buyback after a third straight week of more than $175 million in STRC repurchases, its Oct. 19 filing shows, leaving $1.16 billion of room.
Markets
Schwab opens crypto accounts to all eligible retail clients
Schwab says every eligible retail client can now open a Schwab Crypto account, a day after its earnings release cited plans to expand digital assets; New York and Louisiana residents remain excluded.
Markets
MSCI adopts screen that could push Strategy out of its global indexes
MSCI will treat non-operating companies as ineligible for its global benchmarks from the November review. MSCI's current list of potentially affected members shows Strategy as a deletion, but the final list is not due until Nov. 11.
Markets
The Chart Desk: BitMine staking, miners selling, and stablecoin supply
BitMine has reported the same staked ETH in 10 straight weekly releases, Riot sold 9,665 bitcoin against 3,060 mined in the first half of 2026, and USDT and USDC supply on Ethereum fell from October 2025 to September 2026.
Markets
Bitcoin's volatility fell to 43% over the past year, Grayscale says
Grayscale Research says bitcoin's realized volatility over the past year was below its 10-year average and well under its level five years ago, citing data from Artemis.
Markets
Metaplanet sells zero-coupon converts to shrink its bitcoin-backed loan
A ¥52 billion Euro-yen bond would repay ¥23.6 billion of BTC-collateralized borrowing and fund buybacks under a new ¥60 billion program. U.S. investors are excluded.
Protocols & Policy
Babylon proposes native bitcoin as collateral on Aave V4
An Aave governance proposal from Babylon Labs would let holders borrow stablecoins against BTC locked in Bitcoin vaults. It still needs a Snapshot vote and an AIP.
Markets
Hot September CPI lifts hike odds as bitcoin and ether slide
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in September on an energy jump, with core up 0.3%. Kalshi traders put a 31% chance, as of 2:16 p.m. ET, on an October rate hike, and bitcoin and ether are lower since the 8:30 a.m. ET release.
Markets
Standard Chartered launches bitcoin and ether trading through UAE bank accounts
The bank said on Oct. 14 that eligible clients in the UAE will be able to buy and sell BTC and ETH through their existing accounts, with the bank managing custody and settlement in a closed loop. Dubai's VARA lists it as a licensed broker-dealer.
Markets
Strive buys 2,822 bitcoin; warrant exercises expected to raise $369.2 million
In an 8-K filed Oct. 14, Strive said holders exercised all remaining PIPE traditional warrants for expected gross proceeds of $369.2 million, and that it bought 2,822 bitcoin at about $83,266 each, both from Oct. 12 through Oct. 13.
Markets
Cipher Digital prices $850 million zero-coupon convertible notes at 35% premium
Cipher Digital priced $850 million of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2032 at an initial conversion price of about $15.31, a 35% premium, with settlement scheduled for Oct. 16, according to an 8-K filed Oct. 14.
Markets
BlackRock digital-asset ETFs draw $7.9 billion in third-quarter net inflows
BlackRock's Q3 earnings release, filed as an 8-K exhibit Oct. 14, shows digital-asset AUM rising to $79.6 billion from $48.8 billion, on $7.9 billion of net inflows and $22.9 billion of market gains, all in ETFs.
Protocols & Policy
Strategy says big-bank bitcoin adoption rose to 34% in its own index
Strategy's Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index, posted to its investor relations page on Oct. 12, scores 25 banks and puts Fidelity first at 77%. The company scores itself into the method: three of the 15 dimensions score lending against its MSTR stock and STRC preferred, or products built on STRC.
Markets
UK court rules Chinese law governs claims to more than 61,000 seized bitcoin
A London judge ruled on Oct. 12 that Chinese law governs whether victims of Zhimin Qian's fraud own any of the bitcoin police seized, and left the content of Chinese law, and so the outcome of the claims, to a later stage.
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Fidelity and ARK drove last week's $679 million bitcoin-fund outflow as BlackRock's fund ended flat, Farside data show
Two of the 12 US spot bitcoin ETFs accounted for 86.5% of last week's net outflow, according to Farside Investors' flow compilation, while BlackRock's fund took in $1.1 million net after swinging both ways.
Protocols & Policy
Ledger confirms implant in CryptoBilis-sold device as Bitquery counts $93.2 million stolen
Ledger says one device sold through its Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis carried an unauthorized hardware implant, and blockchain analytics firm Bitquery counts $93.2 million taken from 315 wallets, most of it in Tether's USDT on TRON.
Protocols & Policy
Justin Drake calls for a 'bunker mode' move to fresh crypto addresses, citing AI math gains
Drake says it is now reasonable to brace for the signature scheme behind most bitcoin and ether wallets to break, in the worst case within months, citing AI's progress in math. Critics who answered him on X said he showed no evidence of a break.
Markets
Strategy spent $176.3M buying back STRC last week, against $28.7M on bitcoin
The company added 334 BTC to reach 848,000, bought back its own preferred stock, and called a vote on daily dividends.
Evening brief · Tue. Oct. 20, 4:27 p.m. ET
Evening brief: FINMA approves Switzerland's first bitcoin ETF, Strive closes $630 million preferred sale, bitcoin ends 0.86% above Monday
FINMA approves Switzerland’s first exchange-traded fund that holds bitcoin directly.
Morning brief · Thu. Oct. 22, 7:18 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Bitcoin funds take in $524.8 million as Starknet holders back a post-quantum study
Starknet holders back research into a separate post-quantum chain.
Evening brief · Wed. Oct. 21, 4:31 p.m. ET
Evening brief: OCC finalizes its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule, Standard Chartered agrees to buy Zodia Custody, bitcoin ends 2.36% above Tuesday
The OCC finishes its GENIUS Act rule for stablecoin issuers, effective Jan. 18, 2027.
Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 21, 9:36 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Malaysia's central bank opens a tokenized bond depository as solana's Alpenglow upgrade nears
Bank Negara Malaysia launches SSDS+ for tokenized bonds and sukuk.
Morning brief · Tue. Oct. 20, 6:35 a.m. ET
Morning brief: JPMorgan's asset arm gives bitcoin a long-term forecast
JPMorgan’s asset manager gives bitcoin its first long-term return forecast.
Evening brief · Mon. Oct. 19, 6:18 p.m. ET
Evening brief: JPMorgan lists JPM Coin on Ethereum, Mesh and Visa plan wallet spending, bitcoin ends 0.36% above Friday
JPMorgan lists its JPM Coin deposit token as issued on Ethereum, not only Base.
Morning brief · Mon. Oct. 19, 8:01 a.m. ET
Morning brief: the CFTC's casino-style carve-out takes effect, SEC crypto-offering comments close Tuesday, and Cipher Digital closes $850 million of convertible notes
The CFTC’s casino-style carve-out takes effect today, and comments on it and the event-contract proposal are due Nov. 18.
Evening brief · Fri. Oct. 16, 4:36 p.m. ET
Evening brief: CFTC event-contract rules set for Monday, bitcoin slips 0.98%, Schwab opens crypto to all eligible clients
CFTC’s event-contract proposal and casino-style rule set for Monday’s Federal Register.
Morning brief · Fri. Oct. 16, 9:14 a.m. ET
Morning brief: MSCI lists Strategy for possible index deletion, a judge keeps Gemini's $5 million CFTC order, and Strive prices $630 million of preferred stock
MSCI names Strategy and Metaplanet among five companies it may delete under its new screen.
Evening brief · Thu. Oct. 15, 4:45 p.m. ET
Evening brief: PPI jumps 1.3%, bitcoin up 0.69%, stablecoin rails advance
Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding from pilot to production, with Inyo Global first.
Morning brief · Thu. Oct. 15, 7:59 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Kospi drops 7.6% and spot bitcoin ETFs shed $261.4 million before PPI, Riot moves custody to BitGo, and Gemini clears a Winklevoss resale of up to 7.1 million shares
Riot moves its digital-asset and cash custody from NYDIG to BitGo.
Evening brief · Wed. Oct. 14, 4:29 p.m. ET
Evening brief: September CPI at +0.6% m/m sinks bitcoin 1.71% and crypto equities, Cipher prices its $850 million convert, and the EBA tags USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token
EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first significant e-money token under MiCA.
Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 14, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: spot ether ETFs end a 10-day, $782.8 million outflow run, Strive files for a $500 million daily-dividend preferred, and Consensys exits SharpLink before CPI
Strive files a $500 million, 15% preferred to buy bitcoin.
Evening brief · Tue. Oct. 13, 4:29 p.m. ET
Evening brief: Strategy sets preferred-dividend start dates ahead of the Oct. 28 vote, and Cipher Digital proposes an $850 million convert
Strategy sets preferred-dividend start dates; voting closes Oct. 27.
Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 7, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: bitcoin, ether and solana lower overnight, and the Fed's minutes at 2 p.m. ET
The SEC’s order on 3x bitcoin and ether funds is in today’s Federal Register.
Morning brief · Tue. Oct. 13, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Kospi falls 5.5%, the CFTC crypto ANPRM comment clock opens through Dec. 14, and spot ether ETFs log a 10th outflow day
CFTC crypto ANPRM publishes; Dec. 14 comment clock is live.
Morning brief · Mon. Oct. 12, 8:54 a.m. ET
Morning brief: bitcoin, ether and solana rise into Columbus Day, and the CFTC proposes treating event contracts as swaps
CFTC proposes event contracts as swaps.
Evening brief · Mon. Oct. 12, 4:53 p.m. ET
Evening brief: Evernorth closes at $16.91 in its first Nasdaq session under its own name, and Strategy buys back $192 million of preferred stock
Evernorth closes its first Nasdaq session as Evernorth at $16.91 after touching $19.38.
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