Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin Treasuries posted on X that the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund disclosed an increase in its stake in Bitcoin reserve company Strive, raising its holdings to 1.99 million shares, valued at $51.5 million.

CoinDesk reports:SMSApproximately $11 billion in Bitcoin options will expire on Friday, involving around 135,000 Bitcoin, which accounts for about one-third of Deribit’s Bitcoin options open interest.The "maximum pain" point—the price at which option sellers pay out the least—is at $78,000, while th

The author argues that Caterpillar's investment appeal depends on converting a record $78.1 billion order backlog into sustained sales and profitable growth. Caterpillar released third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, reporting sales and revenue of $20,682 million, up 17% from $17,638 million a y

Midnight Foundation and Sig Network enable Ethereum applications to shield user balances, identities and transaction histories while assets remain on Ethereum.The integration supports private trading through Uniswap and pooled lending through Aave, using Midnight contracts and independent signers.De

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Polymarket trader Car stated that approximately $800,000 in assets from their Polymarket account were stolen, with all positions liquidated; a friend’s account also lost around $600,000. Multiple users reported that the website frontend appears to have been compromised,

ChainCatcher report: Polymarket trader Car posted on X, stating that approximately $800,000 in assets from their Polymarket account were stolen, with all positions liquidated. Their friend’s account also suffered a theft of around $600,000. Car urged users to secure their accounts and avoid interact

Switzerland has granted its first genuine spot bitcoin ETF a rare exemption that could open the fund to overseas banks and brokers, a development that may give financial intermediaries across Southeast Asia and beyond a regulated, exchange-listed route to bitcoin exposure without managing direct cus

CoinDesk reports:Standard Asset Company has announced a strategy expected to amount to $1.5 billion, combining Bitcoin reserves managed by Coinbase with real estate investments in the UAE, one of whose supporters is a member of the Dubai royal family.The company plans to combine its Bitcoin holdings

A miner using FutureBit's Apollo Solo setup discovered Bitcoin block 973,262 earlier this week, earning the entire 3.154 BTC reward plus fees from 2,477 transactions. The block was found on October 26. Blockchain explorers including mempool.space identify the finder as "FutureBit Apollo Solo". The c

Standard Asset Company (SAC) has opened its headquarters in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to advance a planned $1.5 billion investment strategy combining Bitcoin holdings and UAE real estate acquisitions. The move positions the company to connect digital asset management with traditional property i

TL;DR: Pontoro and Archax have announced the launch of an Automated Liquidity Pool on Stellar during Meridian 2026. The strongest market lesson is to separate token supply from genuine tradable liquidity.Pontoro and Archax have announced the launch of an Automated Liquidity Pool on Stellar during Me

TL;DRSolana’s real-world asset (RWA) market reached a record $5.19 billion on October 29, reflecting growing demand for tokenized financial products. The network added more than $2 billion in RWA value over roughly seven months, with accelerated growth throughout 2026. Tokenized Treasuries, private

ChainCatcher report: On October 26, a miner operating via the FutureBit Apollo Solo solution mined Bitcoin block 973,262, earning the full block reward of 3.154 BTC and transaction fees from the 2,477 transactions included in the block. Multiple block explorers, including mempool.space, identified t

Bristol-Myers Squibb delivered third-quarter 2026 earnings and revenue above expectations on Thursday, supported by strong demand for newer medicines. Adjusted earnings came to $1.35 per share, exceeding the analyst consensus of $1.17. Revenue totaled $13.07 billion after increasing 7% from a year e

CoinDesk reports:In the program "Disruption Interruption," Mary Guzman, founder and CEO of Crown Jewel Insurance, explained why companies may overlook valuable trade secrets and how assigning defensible value to proprietary knowledge impacts asset protection, financing, and enterprise value.Tampa Ba