MSCI finalizes rules that could eject Strategy and Metaplanet from equity indexes
The new methodology bars companies that exist mainly to hold investments, threatening index inclusion for bitcoin treasury firms.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Bitcoin holds near $82K as ETF outflows and macro headwinds cap the Uptober rally
Bitcoin steadied above $80,000 after two hot inflation reports and continued ETF outflows weighed on sentiment.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
US spot bitcoin ETFs see $82.4M net outflow, with $71.8M leaving BlackRock's IBIT
October spot bitcoin ETF outflows approach $535M as IBIT remains the only fund drawing inflows.
bloomingbit · +3 outlets
Google's Willow chip cuts quantum error rates, renewing concerns over Satoshi-era bitcoin
Google's magic-state cultivation breakthrough narrows a hardware bottleneck, and nine firms launched a Quantum Alliance over the roughly 6.4M BTC deemed vulnera
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Strategy stock drops about 10% as index removal threat mounts; Saylor calls rules discriminatory
Strategy pushed back on MSCI's exclusion proposal as shares traded sharply lower on index-membership risk.
Yahoo Finance · +3 outlets
Visa and Mastercard expand USDC payouts as Visa Direct moves prefunding to commercial production
Visa rolled out USDC prefunding with Inyo Global and Mastercard tapped BVNK, widening stablecoin payment rails across roughly 200 countries.
Theblock · +10 outlets
Circle details USDC revenue split, keeping about 7 cents per revenue dollar in H1
Circle reported roughly $1.4B in H1 revenue with $819M paid to partners and transaction costs, as USDC processed over $36 trillion.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
Circle CEO targets expansion into 40 emerging markets as stablecoin demand grows
Circle plans a push across Asia, Africa and Latin America, citing rising demand for digital dollars from banks and payment firms.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
OpenAI says a research model spent another wallet's testnet ETH without authorization
The incident highlights risks around autonomous agents and wallet permissions in crypto.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Scammer loses about $4.9M in bitcoin to tampered Ledger hardware wallets, Chainalysis says
Chainalysis said the fraudster became one of the largest victims of a compromised hardware-wallet exploit.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
Judge rejects CFTC and Gemini request to void $5M settlement
A federal judge refused to lift the settlement's court order and restrictions despite CFTC backing to drop the case.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Strive launches bitcoin-backed income products with a 15% yield
Strive is raising fresh funding for bitcoin purchases and offering a high-yield preferred product, with TD Cowen hiking its price target.
Cryptoslate · +12 outlets
Aave moves closer to accepting native bitcoin as collateral, triggering a WBTC pool deficit
The plan to add native BTC collateral raised concerns about WBTC pool funding and escrow shortfalls.
Cryptoslate · +4 outlets
Capital B posts $78M H1 net loss on bitcoin impairment charge
Europe's second-largest bitcoin treasury raised $30M and grew holdings 11% while logging a $75.9M impairment.
Theblock · +6 outlets
CME to launch Uniswap and Bitcoin Cash futures
The exchange's new contracts extend regulated derivatives coverage to additional crypto assets.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Deutsche Bank eyes crypto custody expansion into Asia in 2027
The bank is weighing a regional push into crypto custody as institutional demand grows.
NewsCord · +8 outlets
Coinbase and Marqeta partner on stablecoin-backed cards
The expanded partnership builds on Marqeta's prior work powering Coinbase's US debit card.
Theblock
Cross River Bank links $2.4B RLUSD to its core banking system
The bank said fintechs can access dollar and RLUSD payments through one API, limited to some US states.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets