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Saylor shares Strategy Bitcoin chart showing 849,327 BTC after sell-off
Michael Saylor posted a chart of Strategy's 849,327 BTC holdings, valued at $64.4bn, days after the company disclosed an 811 BTC purchase and a $208m preferred-stock buyback.
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Coinbase report says stablecoin transfers hit $891bn in third quarter of 2026
Stablecoins moved more than $400m an hour in adjusted transfer volume in the third quarter of 2026, with most activity falling outside US banking hours, according to a Coinbase-commissioned report.
JPMorgan Asset Management says Bitcoin could return 10% a year over next decade
The asset manager's first long-term Bitcoin forecasts put base-case annual returns at 10%, above its projections for US stocks, bonds and gold, though it still calls the asset speculative.
Strive raises $630m with SATS preferred stock paying 15% dividend
The Dallas Bitcoin treasury company sold 7 million SATS preferred shares at $90 each, offering daily cash dividends and a yield of about 16.7% at the offer price.
France's National Assembly backs stablecoin swap tax by one vote
French deputies voted 38-37, with 25 abstentions, to treat crypto swaps into MiCA-regulated stablecoins as taxable sales from 1 January 2027, reviving a measure the finance committee's rejected budget
Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs object to OKXICE tokenised stock listing
Seven more issuers have told the OKX-ICE venture they do not want tokenised versions of their shares traded on its planned venue, taking the disclosed total to 16 under the SEC's framework.
Bitcoin holds near $81,100 support as Bitfire Research flags ETF outflows
Bitcoin traded near $81,392 on 20 October, with $81,100 the level buyers must defend, as Bitfire Research pointed to $228m in weekly ETF outflows and weak US spot demand.
