Archives - October 2026 - Page 16

Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC after a $21.5 million purchase, while the company spent $192.4 million buying back STRC preferred shares.

South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank has completed a Bitcoin-backed corporate loan pilot, with specialist custody and a court-based recovery structure.

Kraken plans a UAE rollout with dirham funding, crypto trading and xStocks after Payward secured full approval from Dubai’s virtual-asset regulator.

Standard Chartered now safeguards RLUSD for institutions through its DIFC branch, while a planned LMAX link would keep collateral in bank custody.

Evernorth is set to begin trading as XRPN after closing its SPAC merger, with approximately 473 million XRP and $300 million in gross cash proceeds.

CryptoQuant reports a seven-month low in Binance’s ETH liquidity indicator as reserves decline, potentially reducing available selling supply if outflows persist.

SWI’s €800 million raise values the group at €6.1 billion as it redirects Genesis Digital’s infrastructure toward AI computing in Europe and the US.

SkyAI sold half its Solana treasury and may sell more to fund a proposed $201 million tender offer after rejecting Forward Industries’ takeover approach.

Sui Foundation is investing $30 million in DATA Network as the AI data protocol moves to Sui, with one-for-one token migration and Walrus storage planned.

Bitcoin climbed to about $84,072 on Coinbase as Ether regained $2,500 and Solana traded above $110, extending the recovery from last week’s sell-off.

CFX rose about 40% over roughly two days as China called for a national blockchain network, although the policy does not name Conflux or its token.

A Ledger device reportedly bought from an official European reseller shows an apparent implant. Mark Karpelès shares a Nano X inspection video.

Changpeng Zhao outlines how to protect wallet keys and exchange accounts, with recovery backups and inheritance planning central to his 2026 guide.

Ledger confirms a hardware implant in one affected user’s device, updates CryptoBilis buyer guidance and investigates the scope of reported thefts.

Castle Labs puts Hyperliquid’s lifetime revenue at about $1.4 billion, with over $1.26 billion spent on HYPE buybacks and a leading share of onchain perps.