https://lecoin.news/tag/btc/ Bitcoin (BTC). Le Coin. News on every corner: crypto, DeFi, and beyond. Every story names a primary source, a time and a hash. en-us https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-spacex-tesla-bitcoin-holdings/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-spacex-tesla-bitcoin-holdings/ 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 published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:26:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-arkb-21shares-ends-ark-role/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-arkb-21shares-ends-ark-role/ 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 published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:29:41 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-bitcoin-rally-breadth/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-bitcoin-rally-breadth/ 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 published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:55:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-etf-flows-three-day/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-etf-flows-three-day/ 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 published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:22:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-22/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-22/ US spot bitcoin ETFs drew a net $524.8 million on Oct. 21 per Farside Investors, Starknet's token holders backed researching a separate quantum-safe chain, and bitcoin was at $81,958.77 at 6:19 a.m. ET, down 1.47% over 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap. Briefs published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:18:54 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ The OCC adopted its final rule for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, Standard Chartered signed agreements to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody, solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live at about 9:36 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $84,448.57 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 2.36% above Tuesday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:31:45 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-21/ Bank Negara Malaysia switched on a distributed-ledger system for tokenized bonds and sukuk settled around the clock in central-bank money, solana's Alpenglow upgrade is set to activate at about 9:20 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $83,186.39 at 6:20 a.m. ET, 0.83% above Tuesday's 4:00 p.m. ET close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:36:56 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/webull-kalshi-bitcoin-perps/ https://lecoin.news/markets/webull-kalshi-bitcoin-perps/ Starting in November, the broker will offer leveraged, no-expiry crypto contracts listed and cleared by Kalshi, beginning with bitcoin. Markets published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:13:56 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/fidelity-perpetual-preferred-btc/ https://lecoin.news/markets/fidelity-perpetual-preferred-btc/ 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 published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:13:09 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-20/ FINMA approved Switzerland's first exchange-traded retail fund that invests directly in bitcoin, Mastercard opened its AI-agent payment system to developers, Strive closed its $630 million SATS preferred offering, and bitcoin was at $82,499.45 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.86% above Monday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:27:26 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/finma-swiss-bitcoin-etf/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/finma-swiss-bitcoin-etf/ 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 published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:54:35 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-20/ J.P. Morgan Asset Management put a long-term return range on bitcoin for the first time while keeping it out of its main risk models, the SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets comment period closes today, and bitcoin was at $81,471.27 at 6:05 a.m. ET, 0.40% below Monday's 4:00 p.m. ET close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:35:04 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/sparkassen-deka-crypto-trading/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/sparkassen-deka-crypto-trading/ 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. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:34:30 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/jpm-ltcma-2027-bitcoin/ https://lecoin.news/markets/jpm-ltcma-2027-bitcoin/ 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 published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:15:20 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-19/ JPMorgan's Kinexys page now lists its JPM Coin deposit token as issued on Ethereum as well as Base, Mesh said wallet crypto will be spendable wherever Visa is accepted, and bitcoin was at $81,798.63 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.36% above Friday's close after giving back most of its morning gain, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:18:49 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/blackrock-bitcoin-managed-protection-etf/ https://lecoin.news/markets/blackrock-bitcoin-managed-protection-etf/ 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 published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:57:40 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/strategy-preferred-buyback-3b/ https://lecoin.news/markets/strategy-preferred-buyback-3b/ 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 published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:50:31 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ The CFTC's exclusion of sportsbook and casino bets from its swap definition takes effect today with its Federal Register publication, starting a comment period through Nov. 18 on it and a companion event-contract proposal, while bitcoin sits 1.30% above Friday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a Sunday-afternoon dip. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:01:14 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/bitcoin/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/bitcoin/ A plain guide to how Bitcoin works, what fixes its supply, how its rules change, and how US investors reach it through exchange-traded products. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:27:30 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-16/ Bitcoin was at $81,506.05 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.98% below Thursday at the same time and its lowest 4:00 p.m. ET level since Sept. 20, per CoinGecko; the CFTC's event-contract proposal and casino-style rule are set to publish in Monday's Federal Register; and Schwab said its crypto accounts are now open to all eligible retail clients. Briefs published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:36:34 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-16-schwab-crypto-expansion/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-16-schwab-crypto-expansion/ 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 published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:26:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-16/ Bitcoin is 0.42% below Thursday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a flat night, while MSCI's list of potential deletions under its new screen, a US judge's refusal to vacate Gemini's CFTC consent order and Strive's upsized preferred deal lead the overnight filings ahead of 8:30 a.m. ET import prices. Briefs published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:14:10 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-msci-non-operating-screen/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-msci-non-operating-screen/ 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 published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:21:47 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-chart-desk/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-chart-desk/ 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 published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:59:19 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-15/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-15/ Bitcoin was at $82,308.83 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the U.S. session, 0.69% above Wednesday at the same time, per CoinGecko, after September PPI printed the largest monthly rise since March 2022; Visa put Visa Direct USDC prefunding into commercial deployment with Inyo Global; and Cross River integrated Ripple's RLUSD into its core banking system. Briefs published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:45:46 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-btc-volatility-grayscale/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-btc-volatility-grayscale/ 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 published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:12:23 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-15/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-15/ Bitcoin is 1.09% lower on Coinbase since Wednesday's 4:00 p.m. ET close after a hard Asia session, Farside shows U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $261.4 million and $129.5 million Wednesday, and EDGAR filings show Riot moving custody from NYDIG to BitGo and Gemini's registration of Winklevoss Capital Fund's resale going effective, with September PPI due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Briefs published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:59:50 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-metaplanet-converts-buyback/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-metaplanet-converts-buyback/ 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. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:21:10 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-14/ Bitcoin closed the U.S. session at $81,797.60 on Coinbase, 1.71% below Tuesday, after a hotter September CPI print; Cipher Digital priced $850.0 million of 0.00% converts due 2032; and the European Banking Authority classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA. Briefs published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:29:13 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-babylon-aave-v4-native-btc-collateral-arfc/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-14-babylon-aave-v4-native-btc-collateral-arfc/ 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. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:28:38 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-cpi-crypto/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-cpi-crypto/ 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 published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:27:52 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-standard-chartered-uae-crypto-trading/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-standard-chartered-uae-crypto-trading/ 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 published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:14:39 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-strive-btc-warrants/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-strive-btc-warrants/ 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 published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:23:19 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-14/ Bitcoin is flat on Coinbase since Tuesday's U.S. close with September CPI due at 8:30 a.m. ET, Farside shows U.S. spot ether ETFs took in $24.8 million Tuesday after 10 straight outflow sessions, and EDGAR filings show Strive launching a 15% SATS preferred and Consensys Software selling its entire direct SharpLink stake. Briefs published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-blackrock-q3-digital-asset-flows/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-blackrock-q3-digital-asset-flows/ 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. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:24:05 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-13-cipher-project-compass/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-13-cipher-project-compass/ 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 published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:26:36 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-13/ Bitcoin closed the U.S. session nearly unchanged from the morning on Coinbase, Strategy's latest proxy materials set Nov. 1 for STRC daily dividends and Jan. 1 for the other three preferreds if the Oct. 28 vote passes, and Cipher Digital filed to offer $850 million of 0.00% converts due 2032. Briefs published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:29:09 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-strategy-bitcoin-banking-index/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-13-strategy-bitcoin-banking-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. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:01:54 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/uk-high-court-chinese-law-seized-bitcoin-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/markets/uk-high-court-chinese-law-seized-bitcoin-2026-10-13/ 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. Markets published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:31:33 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/fidelity-ark-drove-btc-etf-outflows-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/markets/fidelity-ark-drove-btc-etf-outflows-2026-10-13/ 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. Markets published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:10:39 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-13/ Bitcoin is mildly higher on Coinbase since Monday's U.S. close while ether and solana are softer, South Korea's Kospi closed down 5.46% with the Nikkei off 1.82%, and Monday's Farside print extended U.S. spot ether ETF net outflows to 10 straight sessions. Briefs published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/strategy-strc-buybacks-2026-10-06/ https://lecoin.news/markets/strategy-strc-buybacks-2026-10-06/ The company added 334 BTC to reach 848,000, bought back its own preferred stock, and called a vote on daily dividends. Markets published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:09:41 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-12/ Bitcoin ended the U.S. session 0.59% above Friday's close on Coinbase after fading from its morning level, Evernorth's shares touched $19.38 before closing down 1.05%, per Nasdaq, and Farside had not yet published Monday's spot-ETF flows at 4:22 p.m. ET. Briefs published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:53:29 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ Majors are higher on Coinbase since Friday's U.S. close but have given back part of the weekend gain, spot ether ETFs logged a ninth straight outflow day on Friday, and Evernorth's XRPN is set to start trading on Nasdaq Monday. Briefs published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:54:16 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-11-ledger-cryptobilis-thefts/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-11-ledger-cryptobilis-thefts/ 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 published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:19:01 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/drake-bunker-mode-2026-10-07/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/drake-bunker-mode-2026-10-07/ 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. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:24:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-07/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-07/ Bitcoin is down 2.4% on Coinbase since the U.S. close, ether 4.1% and solana 3.0%, and the Fed publishes its September minutes this afternoon. Briefs published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400