BlackRock Files for 'Buffer' Bitcoin ETF as IBIT Draws $665M in a Day
The iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF would use options on IBIT to limit losses, in exchange for giving up some upside.
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Strive Buys $335 Million in Bitcoin After Investors Pour In $369 Million
The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin holder bought as warrant holders exercised, bringing in $369 million, and it now plans a $630 million sale of 15% preferred stock.
Anthropic Gives 5% of Itself to the Public. Musk Answers by Giving Away SpaceX Shares
Anthropic committed 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, and within hours Elon Musk promised a SpaceX share to every American child.
XRP Ledger Repairs Its Lending Protocol Before It Goes Live
XRP developers published a second amendment to repair the ledger’s new uncollateralized lending feature while the original still awaits validator approval.
Hackers Are Running Apple's iOS on Android Phones for the First Time
Hobbyists are booting iOS 16 on Xiaomi and Nothing phones and posting the proof. It barely works, but it suggests Apple's software is no longer welded to Apple's hardware.
Mastercard Brings Its Fraud-Fighting Tools to Stablecoin Payments
Unveiled at Money20/20, the API-based tool combines payment and blockchain intelligence to flag fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain.
Why Some of America’s Biggest Companies Are Objecting to Tokenized Shares
Nine companies, including Verizon, Broadcom and UnitedHealth, have objected to having their shares traded on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue.
US Orders Civilian Agencies to Rip DeepSeek Out of Government Systems
The Department of Homeland Security told civilian agencies to remove China's DeepSeek and any service built on it, and banned buying more, citing the risk of sensitive data reaching Beijing.
JPMorgan's JPM Coin Arrives on Ethereum, Putting Bank Dollars on a Public Blockchain
JPMorgan is rolling out JPM Coin on Ethereum for institutional clients, a token backed by dollars in its accounts that settles in seconds, any day of the week.
Abandoned Bitcoin? Wallet Targeted by Noah Doe Lawsuit Moves $33 Million
A Bitcoin address dormant since 2013 moved 411.45 BTC worth about $33.4 million, according to Galaxy Research, and it’s among the wallets named in the “Noah Doe” lawsuit.
Bitcoin Tests Key Support as Oil and AI Fears Squeeze Markets
Bitcoin keeps limping back to the same floor while $108 oil and 5% yields weigh on risk assets. The chart shows a coiled spring, not a trend.
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds $30 Million in Ethereum as Buying Nears Its Finish Line
The purchase lifts Bitmine’s stash to 6.04 million ETH—4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to its “Alchemy of 5%” goal—as chairman Tom Lee framed a market-wide selloff as an attractive entry point.
Strategy Buys $22M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $193M of STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm raised its preferred stock buyback cap to $3 billion and now holds 848,517 BTC, bought at an average of $75,446.
Morning Minute: Crypto Rebounds as 'Black Monday' Looms
The original “Black Monday” occurred 39 years ago today. Is history about to repeat itself?
‘Terrifying Precedent’: Dutch Hand US Data From Seized Anti-Fascist Server
Police seized the Autistici/Inventati server under a 1981 treaty after the U.S. designated the Italian activist group “global terrorists.”
Sam Altman's World Takes Proof-of-Human IDs to Banks, Citing $40B AI Fraud Risk
Bain Capital, VanEck and Pantera Capital are among design partners for the offering, which also lets users delegate proofs to AI agents.
UK Trio Jailed Over Home Invasion in Failed Crypto Theft Attempt
The victim was hit over the head before his teenage sister alerted police, who arrested all three men at the scene in May.
Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps
Zakura says a single published Zcash address could let a future quantum attacker link every payment a wallet has ever received.
MapQuest Now Shows Drivers Where Flock Cameras Are Watching
MapQuest’s app now offers an optional map layer that plots known license plate readers from Flock Safety and other vendors, as backlash against the cameras grows.
Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays Red
Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week, following a $681.1 million drain the week before and pushing October deep into the red.