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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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Crypto law roundup covers OCC lawsuit, A7 sanctions and Tether scrutiny
A US banking group sued the OCC over its crypto trust charter route, Treasury targeted the A7 Network and senators pressed Tether on sanctions controls, according to Bitcoin.com News.
Bitcoin price nears $87,000 as Uptober seasonality returns
Bitcoin climbed to $86,771 on 4 Oct, closing in on Friday's $87,177 peak as October's historically strong seasonality and ETF inflows support the market.
Crypto market ends week flat as zcash plunges 17%
Bitcoin.com News reports the total crypto market cap recovered from a $50bn dip to finish nearly flat, with Bitcoin up 1% at $85,500 and zcash down 17%.
Atkins pledges further crypto rule changes to keep markets onshore
SEC Chair Paul Atkins says more crypto regulation is coming, after the Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act last month. He also backs a new custody framework.
US midterms a month away as crypto eyes Congress
CoinDesk's State of Crypto says the 3 November midterms will decide control of Congress, shaping crypto legislation and oversight of federal regulators.
$6m drained from anonymous Base vault controlled by 3-of-7 Safe
Blockaid and onchain investigators flagged a Base vault on 4 Oct after losses passed $6m, but no protocol has claimed ownership of the funds.
