Crypto News
Lighthouse v8.3.2: Hoodi Gloas is off, not mainnet
Lighthouse v8.3.2 disables the scheduled Gloas fork on Hoodi. Mainnet users do not need the tag. The old Monday clock is postponed, and client binaries still disagree.
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OCC GENIUS final rule is a 2027 clock, not a license
The OCC's Oct. 21, 2026 GENIUS final rule (Bulletin 2026-50) takes effect Jan. 18, 2027. Applications stay closed until OMB clears intake.
Bitcoin News
Cboe EDGX copies multi-crypto trust options listing rules
Cboe EDGX October 22 2026 Federal Register notice copies generic options listing criteria for multi-crypto commodity trusts. Immediate effectiveness is plumbing, not a first print.
Crypto News
Lighthouse v8.3.1: cert patch, not the Hoodi fork
Sigma Prime tagged Lighthouse v8.3.1 high-priority on Oct 22, 2026 so operators patch trusted certificates after the eMudhra CA key failure. Hoodi remains a Monday testnet clock.
Bitcoin News
Strategy’s 267 BTC is a STRC buyback, not a stack
Strategy's 19 October 2026 Form 8-K shows 267 bitcoin bought for $22.1 million while $193.1 million went into STRC preferred. Holdings stand at 848,517 BTC.
Crypto News
Bitmine 6.04m ETH is 4.9% of supply, not the 5% close
Bitmine's 19 October 2026 Form 8-K Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 mark 6,041,481 ETH as of 18 October 2026 at 3:00pm ET, or 4.9% of a cited 122.1…
Ethereum News
Lighthouse v8.3.0: Hoodi Gloas binary, not mainnet fork
Sigma Prime published Lighthouse v8.3.0 at 10:12 UTC on 19 Oct 2026. The tag bakes in Hoodi Gloas for 26 Oct 17:42:48 UTC and recommends a mainnet upgrade,…
Blockchain News
France I-3898: stablecoin swap tax is not law yet
France adopted amendment I-3898 on 16 Oct 2026 by 38-37. Crypto-to-EMT swaps would lose 150 VH bis deferral from 1 Jan 2027, but this is first reading, not…
Bitcoin News
Cipher $850M 0% notes fund HPC, not a bitcoin buy
Cipher Digital closed $850.0 million of 0.00% convertible notes due 2032 on 16 October 2026. The 8-K funds HPC and Barber Lake, not a disclosed bitcoin purchase.
Ethereum News
Hoodi Glamsterdam is a testnet clock, not mainnet
The Ethereum Foundation scheduled Glamsterdam on Hoodi at epoch 132352 on Oct 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC. Mainnet stays TBD. ETH holders need no action.