Strive buys 3,311 BTC for $280M, treasury hits 32,773 BTC as $208M in warrants are exercised
Strive's largest acquisition since January lifts its bitcoin treasury past 30,000 BTC and narrows the gap with MARA, though BTC per share grew only 1.72% as sha
Theblock · +14 outlets
Ledger confirms spy chip in CryptoBilis reseller devices; MediaMarkt suspends sales in Europe
The hardware implant steals recovery phrases and transmitted wallet keys over mobile networks, prompting Trezor to cut authorized resellers as security fears sp
Theblock · +11 outlets
Strategy bought 250 BTC for $21.5M last week, spent $192.4M repurchasing its own preferred shares
The disclosure raises questions about whether the largest corporate bitcoin buyer is shifting capital away from BTC accumulation toward propping up its preferre
finance.yahoo · +8 outlets
South Korea blocks 27 unregistered crypto exchange websites, including Bitmart and Kucoin
Regulators extended earlier mobile app restrictions to websites targeting unregistered exchanges before investors report losses, raising access concerns for exi
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Metaplanet unveils $380M buyback and $329M raise after stock falls nearly 90% from peak
The Japanese bitcoin treasury company plans convertible bonds to refinance bitcoin-backed loans and fund repurchases, a stress signal for leveraged treasury mod
Cryptoslate · +4 outlets
Coinbase publishes priorities for Bitcoin's post-quantum migration, urges early preparation
The exchange, which holds about 5% of all bitcoin, wants flexible addresses, a backup quantum-proof key and a separate debate over lost coins.
Theblock · +5 outlets
Strive launches $500M SATS preferred stock IPO with 15% dividend, junior to existing SATA
The new fixed-rate preferred class funds further bitcoin purchases and sits junior to Strive's variable-rate SATA, mirroring Strategy's capital-markets playbook
Coindesk · +6 outlets
Interactive Brokers adds Ethereum staking via Zerohash for eligible clients
The brokerage's move into Ethereum's roughly $110 billion staking market signals growing institutional demand, though eligibility rules and unstaking delays lim
Theblock · +14 outlets
Bitcoin holds near $83,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data as altcoins lag
BTC briefly touched $84,000 before fading as traders waited for the September CPI print, with the CoinDesk 80 index down and liquidations hitting $771 million i
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Coinbase lays out post-quantum migration plans as bitcoin quantum debate intensifies
Coinbase published priorities urging early preparation for signature upgrades and fund migration ahead of quantum threats.
Theblock · +3 outlets
Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto, plans full client access by Dec. 1
Russia's largest bank is already testing BTC, ETH and USDT trades in its app before opening crypto trading to all clients.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Dutch central bank grants Qivalis e-money license for MiCA-compliant euro token
Backed by BBVA, BNP Paribas and ING, Qivalis secured Dutch authorization to offer onchain euro settlement infrastructure under MiCA.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Strategy reports $8.22B quarterly loss as bitcoin treasury falls underwater
The loss underscores the balance-sheet risk of leveraged bitcoin treasury strategies as BTC trades well below prior highs.
Yellow.com · +1 outlets
Standard Chartered opens direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients
The bank manages custody and settlement in-house via a closed-loop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality
The switch replaces Solana's validator voting system and removes vote transactions from blocks, which could sharply change headline transaction counts.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
BNY and Citadel Securities test tokenized U.S. Treasuries to speed up Wall Street financing
The transaction shows how blockchain-based government bonds could help trading firms move collateral faster between settlement and financing.
Coindesk · +6 outlets
Ripple and Stripe-owned Privy bring embedded wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million
Developers can build XRPL wallets into apps via Privy with support for XRP, RLUSD, AI agent payments and x402, though questions remain over real economic activi
Theblock · +1 outlets
UK High Court rules Chinese law governs claims over $5B in seized bitcoin
The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in the Zhimin Qian fraud probe and boosts the government's chances of keeping the coins.
Theblock · +1 outlets