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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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21Shares strategist sees Bitcoin path to $90,000 after CPI
Matt Mena of 21Shares says Bitcoin could clear $85,000 resistance and reach $90,000 once near-term macro uncertainty passes, after September core inflation came in hotter than expected.
Developer releases free AI-built clones of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Brandon Thomas has published open-source Office alternatives built with Anthropic's Claude, days after his free Adobe app clones drew attention.
OCC report links debanking to digital asset ties
The US banking regulator says banks restricted services for crypto issuers, exchanges and administrators, though it could not quantify how widespread the practice was.
EU banking regulator labels Circle's USDC a significant e-money token
The European Banking Authority has classified Circle's USDC as a significant e-money token under MiCA, bringing the $73bn stablecoin under joint EU and French supervision.
Solana sets 21 October for Alpenglow consensus upgrade
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade activates in epoch 1064 on Wednesday 21 October, replacing TowerBFT and targeting finality of about 150 milliseconds, the Solana Foundation says.
BlackRock crypto ETF assets jump 63% to $79.6bn in third quarter
BlackRock's digital asset funds took in $7.9bn in the third quarter, lifting assets under management to $79.6bn, though holdings stay 23% below year-ago levels.
