Strategy and Strive fund nearly 136,000 BTC in purchases via perpetual preferred stock
The preferred securities open a new funding channel for bitcoin treasuries that analysts expect to complement the ETF market, though dividend obligations now co
Coindesk · +11 outlets
Bitcoin slips under $80,000 as traders de-risk ahead of Fed, ECB and BOJ rate decisions
Crypto majors including ether and XRP led losses as a fresh hit to the AI trade and Middle East evacuation news added to macro caution before a heavy week of ce
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Elon Musk confirms $40B SpaceX debt deal for AI chips, warns of neocloud shakeout
The borrowing to buy GPUs underscores the scale of AI infrastructure spending while Musk predicts consolidation among smaller AI cloud providers.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Calpers pulls back from big tech as AI jitters deepen neocloud sell-off
The California pension fund is shifting toward private equity as investors question tech valuations and the payoff from soaring AI capex.
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Bitcoin wallet bug let malicious servers steal funds when users raised fees
Attackers substituted fake transactions and waited for users to approve higher fees; at least one person lost bitcoin before developers patched the flaw in vers
Coindesk · +10 outlets
CoinDCX confirms $16 million loss from retired wallet, days after CEO called breach reports a false alarm
India's largest crypto exchange says an internal process failure tied to a retired wallet caused the loss and that it will absorb the hit.
Theblock · +5 outlets
South Korea weighs fourth delay of crypto gains tax, eyeing 2029 start
The reported delay would align Seoul with the U.S. timeline for adopting CARF, the OECD's international digital asset tax framework.
Theblock · +1 outlets
Wells Fargo, Cisco and Marvell join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock plan
Six more companies objected to having tokenized versions of their shares listed on the SEC innovation-exemption venue, bringing the total to 22, though issuers'
Coindesk · +9 outlets
Tesla-SpaceX merger talks put combined $2.5B bitcoin hoard in focus
A tie-up would concentrate the two companies' bitcoin under one roof with no new purchases implied, while Tesla's Q3 already showed a $288 million bitcoin gain.
BigGo Finance · +4 outlets
Bitmine caps Ethereum treasury at 5% of supply, holds 4.42M ETH
The company says it controls 3.66% of ether supply now and will stop at a 5% ceiling, with chairman Tom Lee calling a new bull run.
CoinMarketCap · +2 outlets
Vanguard buys 4.5 million shares of Japan's Metaplanet
The index giant's stake in the Tokyo-listed bitcoin treasury company comes as Capital Research raises its Metaplanet voting rights to 11.11% amid share buybacks
bloomingbit · +2 outlets
Strategy's Q3 report in focus as investors weigh bitcoin markups and dividend load
After an $8.3 billion paper loss in Q2, Strategy reports Oct. 29, with its preferred stock payouts and MSCI index changes weighing on shares that have fallen ab
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
Evernorth registers 5.2M shares and plans $80 million XRP funding program
The Nasdaq-listed firm is taking a page from Saylor's bitcoin playbook, with CEO explaining why it chose XRP over BTC for its digital treasury strategy.
Cryptoslate · +4 outlets
Argentina judge dismisses LIBRA criminal case against Milei, his sister and token creator
The 60-page ruling found the president's promotion of the crashed memecoin did not by itself establish fraud.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
FCA proposes personal wallet checks in nonbinding crypto guidance
The consultation lists unhosted-wallet due diligence as good practice while criticizing unexplained third-party scores and rigid tracing rules.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets
Cardano's Leios code merged, developers target 3x to 5x scaling first
IOG's roadmap aims at initial capacity gains of three to five times today's levels, with later increases subject to votes and mainnet evidence.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets
UK banks face 10,000 complaints in three months over crypto restrictions
The volume of complaints clashes with the government's stated ambition to make the UK a global crypto hub.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Keystone customers say breach exposed data the wallet maker promised to delete
The hardware wallet company says it deletes customer information 180 days after orders, a claim users are questioning.
Theblock · +1 outlets