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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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White House sets out $6bn science push with quantum and AI plans
The Trump administration has announced more than $6bn in science initiatives, including a $215m quantum computing competition and $2.4bn in AI industry commitments.
Kyrgyzstan to liquidate USDKG issuer and burn 50.14m tokens
Kyrgyzstan is winding down its gold-backed USDKG stablecoin and state-owned Coin Nomad Exchange, with holders told to redeem before the Tron and Ethereum contracts are suspended.
UK sanctions crypto exchanges over suspected Russia sanctions evasion
Britain has sanctioned three crypto exchanges and two payment platforms suspected of helping Russia bypass financial restrictions, as part of 38 new designations announced on 8 October.
XRP Ledger turns on permission delegation for business accounts
The XRP Ledger activated PermissionDelegationV1_1 on 8 Oct, letting account owners grant other accounts limited powers while keeping their main keys offline.
Thailand finalises crypto ETF rules for Bitcoin and Ether
Thailand's SEC has approved rules letting crypto ETFs list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, limited at first to Bitcoin and Ether, with the framework taking effect on 16 October 2026.
China P2P stablecoin wallets up 43x as South Korea leads East Asia
Chainalysis data shows Chinese peer-to-peer stablecoin wallets grew 43-fold between early 2024 and mid-2026, while South Korea's $449bn crypto economy ranks largest in East Asia.
