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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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Papertrade perp DEX draws $118m in deposits with 1,000x leverage
A new Hyperliquid-based perpetuals exchange, Papertrade.xyz, has attracted $118m in deposits with leverage of up to 1,000x, according to data from paperdash.xyz and DefiLlama.
Bitcoin options traders build $4.5bn in call bets as $95,000 strike dominates
Bitcoin call options make up 60.24% of outstanding interest, with 25,030.6 BTC sitting in Deribit's $95,000 strike for 30 Oct, while max pain estimates point far lower.
Bitcoin ETFs take in $21.1m as BlackRock's IBIT leads rebound
US Bitcoin funds ended two days of redemptions with a $21.1m inflow on Friday, while ether ETFs lost $56.1m for a ninth straight session.
Polymarket puts Democratic midterm sweep at 62%, threatening CLARITY Act
Prediction markets give Democrats a 62% chance of taking both chambers of Congress on 3 November, a result that could stall the CLARITY Act and reshape US crypto rules.
Bitcoin's $19bn liquidation crash: leverage risks persist a year on
CoinDesk reports that a year after Bitcoin's October 2025 flash crash triggered $19bn in liquidations, analysts say leveraged trading and crowded positioning still drive short-term prices.
EU tech chief says AI Act can handle rogue agent risk
Henna Virkkunen told Reuters the EU's AI Act covers the full life cycle of capable models, as regulators assess replies from more than 30 AI companies on safety measures.