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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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Tether joins AIsa seed extension as strategic investor
AIsa has completed a seed extension round with Tether and HIVEN as strategic investors, taking its total funding past $9m and adding to backing from Alibaba and Tribe Capital.
EU and eight nations sign Warsaw Convention crypto protocol
The EU and eight allied countries have become the first signatories to an additional protocol extending the Warsaw Convention to crypto assets, allowing faster cross-border freezes and confiscations.
Bitcoin holds near $81,500 as short-term and long-term signals diverge
Bitcoin traded around $81,500 on 17 Oct 2026, with shorter moving averages favouring sellers and longer ones still supporting buyers, Bitcoin.com News reports.
Stablecoins cannot fully escape banking risk, says Frgmnt CEO Aurélien Roussel
Aurélien Roussel, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin infrastructure firm Frgmnt, says fiat-backed tokens will always depend on banks and issuers should diversify their counterparties.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says tokenisation is reshaping markets
On the bank's 13 October earnings call, David Solomon said tokenisation could widen Goldman's market rather than erode it, citing tokenised bonds, money market funds and real estate.
France's National Assembly backs 31.4% tax on crypto-to-stablecoin swaps
French MPs narrowly adopted an amendment to the 2027 Finance bill that would levy a 31.4% capital gains tax on crypto-to-stablecoin exchanges, sending the measure to the Senate.