Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News
Get the latest updates on Bitcoin, altcoins, blockchain, Web3, cryptocurrency prices, DeFi, and more.
2026/10/26
Strive buys 6,182 BTC for $51M, pushing corporate Bitcoin net purchases to $510M for the week.
ME News report: On October 26 (UTC+8), according to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on October 26, 2026, the total net weekly purchase of Bitcoin by global public companies (excluding mining companies) amounted to $510 million, a 42.5% increase compared to two weeks ago. Strategy (formerl
Miden Launches Partner Mainnet, Plans Transition to Public Mainnet in Months
ME News reports that on October 26 (UTC+8), Bobbin Threadbare, founder of the zero-knowledge proof blockchain Miden, tweeted that the Miden Partner Mainnet is now open to partners and invited users. The Partner Mainnet supports client-side proofs, enabling most transactions to be proven in under thr
Tokenized Assets Reach $38.8 Billion in 2026
Supply the chart shows that the total value of tokenized assets increased from $0.7 billion in 2021-$38.8 billion in 2026 year-to-date.Ondo brings traditional financial products like Treasuries and equities to the tokenized asset space.Market value alone cannot establish trading activity, investor a
trade.xyz Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Contracts for Anthropic
Odaily Planet Daily reports that trade.xyz has officially launched the pre-IPO perpetual contract (IPOP) market for Anthropic, with the trading code ANT. This contract represents one share of Anthropic’s Class A common stock (Nasdaq: ANT), is denominated in USD, and its current price reflects market
Keystone to Destroy 18,835 Old Key Devices and Reduce Customer Data Retention to 90 Days
Odaily Planet Daily reports that hardware wallet manufacturer Keystone has released an update on its security incident response, stating that the breach involved 25,964 buyer records containing personal information. The attacker may have obtained device verification keys that could be used to manufa
Bitmine Adds 10,452 ETH as Shares Fall Below $24
Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought another 10,452 ETH last week while Bitmine's shares declined to $22. Bitmine's combined crypto holdings, cash and investments described as "moonshot" investments now amount to $15 billion. Bitmine held 6,051,933 ETH as of October 25, representing 4.95% of Ethere
Tradr ETFs to Liquidate SK Hynix Leveraged Funds Amid Low Assets and Competition
Bloomberg reported that Tradr ETFs will liquidate the Tradr 2X Long SK hynix Daily ETF (SKHA) and Tradr 2X Short SK hynix Daily ETF (SKHN). Both funds started trading on July 28, shortly after SK Hynix introduced American depositary receipts in the United States. The planned closures follow about th
Bitmine Buys 10,452 ETH as Shares Drop to $22
Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought another 10,452 ETH last week while Bitmine's shares declined to $22. Bitmine's combined crypto holdings, cash and investments described as "moonshot" investments now amount to $15 billion. Bitmine held 6,051,933 ETH as of October 25, representing 4.95% of Ethere
SpaceX Signs $40 Billion Apollo AI Chip Financing Deal
SpaceX signed a binding commitment for roughly $40 billion in chip financing with Apollo Global Management as concerns about AI debt markets increase borrowing costs. Elon Musk said in a social media post on Sunday that SpaceX had completed the $40 billion financing. However, Monday's filing disclos
Anthropic's IPO Warns of AI Existential Risks and Financial Exposure
Anthropic's IPO prospectus warns that AI could create catastrophic threats to humanity, including threats to humanity's existence. Anthropic also warns that AI could attempt to manipulate people. Risk disclosures occupy more than 90 pages, approximately one-third of the overall filing.Anthropic warn
dYdX Proposes to Delist 17 Markets, Including ONDO, WLFI, and ENA, by October 30
According to ME News, on October 26 (UTC+8), the dYdX community initiated an on-chain vote to close 17 markets—APE, ATH, BLUR, CHZ, DYM, ENA, LIT, ONDO, ORDI, TRUMP, WIF, WLFI, WTI, XAG, ZEN, ZORA, and 1INCH—and proceed to final settlement. The vote will close on October 29 at 20:40 UTC+8. If approv
Bitcoin and Gold Trail Short-Term Treasury Bills in 2026 Asset Rankings
TL;DRBitcoin and gold rank at the bottom of Charlie Bilello’s 2026 asset-class table through October 25, down 7.3% and 7.5%, respectively.Short-term U.S. Treasury bills gained 2.9%, while commodities led with 52.5% and large U.S. stocks rose 12.3% during the same period.The ranking captures one year
Bitcoin Falls Below $80,000 Ahead of Fed Meeting
Key takeawaysBitcoin falls below $80,000 before Wednesday's Fed decisionSpot Bitcoin ETFs lose $773.5 million across two sessionsLosing $79,000 could expose deeper downside supportBitcoin slipped below $80,000 again on October 26 as investors reduced exposure to risk assets ahead of the Federal Rese
a16z Supports the Launch of Regulated Compute Derivatives in the U.S.
ChainCatcher report: a16z recently submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the CFTC’s request for feedback on the listing of hash rate derivatives contracts, expressing support for establishing a regulated hash rate derivatives market
Strive (ASST.US) Announces $1 Billion ATM Offering of 15% Series A Perpetual Preferred Shares
According to Woofun AI, Strive, Inc. (ASST.US) filed a Form 424B5 supplement on October 26, officially disclosing its intention to issue up to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of 15.00% Series A perpetual SATS (SATS.US) preferred shares through an at-the-market (ATM) offering, marking the co
