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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
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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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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Gemini CFTC consent still binds after SDNY denial
Judge Hellerstein denied Gemini and the CFTC's joint Rule 60 motion on October 15, 2026. The January 6, 2025 $5 million consent order and false-statement injunction still bind…
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MSCI non-operating screen is not a Strategy dump
MSCI will implement a non-operating-company screen in the November 2026 GIMI review, effective at the 30 November close. That is not a same-day deletion of Strategy.
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Riot BitGo 8-K: custody switch, not a bitcoin sale
Riot Platforms' 14 Oct 2026 8-K is a BitGo Bank & Trust custody agreement after NYDIG, not a bitcoin sale. The coins stay put until a later filing…
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FOMC minutes: another hike still on the table
September FOMC minutes posted October 7 show most participants still saw another funds-rate increase as likely by year end. Bitcoin is not getting a hold signal from that…
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Cboe 3x bitcoin ETF approval is not a first print
SEC order 34-106577 lets Cboe BZX list Volatility Shares 3x bitcoin and ether futures ETPs. That is listing permission, not a confirmed first trade on the exchange.
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Strategy 8-K: 334 BTC is not a megaprint
Strategy Inc 8-K 0001193125-26-413164 reports 334 BTC bought Oct. 1-4 at an $85,838.8 average, taking holdings to 848,000 as of 4:00 p.m. ET Oct. 4. ATM common stock…