Corporate adoption of bitcoin will stall as long as companies can’t show who controls the money, who approves its movement, or whether it’s still there, argues Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma.
BlackRock’s proposed fund follows similar products from Calamos that helped investors avoid steep losses during bitcoin’s selloff.
The court injunctions apply strictly to users within the AIFC and do not extend across the rest of Kazakhstan.
Seven more issuers have opted out of being listed on the planned tokenized stock venue under the SEC’s framework, bringing its disclosed objection count to 16.
Amendment I-3898 removes tax deferral for MiCA-compliant stablecoins starting January 2027.
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 20, 2026
The report marks the first time JPMorgan has put a range on bitcoin returns in its research, though the bank remains cautious about BTC’s role in portfolios.
Bitcoin slipped 0.5% to around $81,400 even after the biggest daily spot ETF inflow in nearly a month as South Korea’s Kospi index fell 3.7% on AI worries.
South Korea’s KOSPI fell almost 4%, accompanied by one of the weakest IPO debuts in the country’s history, with data centre company Elice tumbling around 30%.
Elice’s debut slump added to concerns over AI infrastructure valuations, while rising oil prices compounded market uncertainty.
Fidelity’s FBTC and Grayscale’s GBTC saw outflows of $83.6 million and $54.9 million, respectively.
The stablecoin issuer’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has been defending against accusations that the firm’s stablecoins have fueled financial activity in Iran.
The future of perps in the U.S. may be at stake as the CFTC argues that CME hasn’t shown the new policy is hurting it after the agency OK’d its first bitcoin perp.
The launch comes as Zerohash bids for a federal trust charter.
Hoskinson said on X the language will bundle transaction requests with cryptographic proofs. He hasn’t shared a name, specs or a release date.
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 19, 2026
Tech futures bounced after last week’s 5.5% rout; earnings this week put the AI trade to the test again.
Bitcoin rose 0.8% to around $82,700 as China’s GDP beat estimates and Nasdaq futures rebounded, while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.3% and DeFi led gains.
JPMorgan’s dollar deposit token is heading to Ethereum as the lender looks to offer it to wider selection of institutional clients.
Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Oct. 19.
A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.
The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.
Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.
Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite.
The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys.
Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework.
Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.
Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin suggest the same.
Parliament passed a law taxing crypto withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, featuring a one-time declaration mechanism.