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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.
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Bitmine 6.04m ETH is 4.9% of supply, not the 5% close
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Lighthouse v8.3.0: Hoodi Gloas binary, not mainnet fork
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France I-3898: stablecoin swap tax is not law yet
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Cipher $850M 0% notes fund HPC, not a bitcoin buy
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Crypto brief: October 20, 2026
October 20 crypto brief: Strive lifts its bitcoin stack to 36,818, Super League votes yes on a 2,100 BTC Metaplanet plan, Aave queues USAT, and Ethereum researchers post…
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Crypto brief: October 19, 2026
Monday UTC snapshot: Bitcoin at $82,481 and ether at $2,423.69. OpenWorld blockchain stock, a Farmhouse CFO, ERC-8447, Spark Atlas, and Aave SPCX.
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Crypto brief: October 18, 2026
Sunday UTC snapshot: Bitcoin at $81,328 and ether at $2,396. Empery board vote, a $75,000 ETH placement, Nethermind 2.2.0, Aave V4 caps, and Compound Gauntlet.
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Crypto brief: October 17, 2026
Strategy sets STRC at 12% if the October 28 vote lands, Strive prices an upsized SATS deal at $90, and Prysm v7.3.0 schedules the Hoodi Gloas fork.
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Lodestar 1.50.0: Hoodi Gloas clock, not a mainnet fire
Lodestar v1.50.0, tagged 12 Oct 2026, is mandatory for Hoodi Gloas at epoch 132352 on 26 Oct 2026 17:42:48 UTC. ChainSafe only recommends it for Ethereum mainnet, not…
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Standard Chartered RLUSD custody is live. LMAX is not
Standard Chartered says XRPL RLUSD custody is live at its DFSA-regulated DIFC branch as of 12 October 2026. The LMAX collateral-mirror plan is still subject to approvals and…
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FSB stablecoin note is monitoring, not a live G20 rule
The Financial Stability Board's 12 October 2026 note is a G20 monitoring paper, not a live U.S. or EU stablecoin rule. The Board says the coins and national…
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Sui DATA $30M: migration pledge, not a live 1:1
Sui Foundation pledged $30 million as DATA Network plans to move onto Sui. The independent chain still runs, and no 1:1 halt date is published.
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How to read a CFTC or SEC filing as a trader
A complaint is an allegation with a caption, not a verdict. Read the parties, the relief sought, and the venue before you trade the press release.
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How to move coins between a hardware wallet and an exchange
Test a tiny send, verify the address on the device screen, and treat the exchange deposit memo as part of the address. Speed is how people lose coins.
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How to read a token unlock
An unlock calendar names when tokens become transferable. It does not name who sells. Read the cliff, the float, and the venue before you treat it as a…
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How to read a stablecoin reserve attestation
An attestation is a dated snapshot of reported reserves, not a promise that every token can exit tomorrow. Read the date, the assets, and what is missing.