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Last collection 23/10/2026, 09:58 · 168 events from 14 sources · 7 with an official sourceSix major blockchain organizations, including groups associated with Chainlink and Cardano, asked the SEC to formally recognize digital commodities as non-securities within its proposed regulatory framework, Cointelegraph reported. The request targets the agency's rulemaking rather than a specific enforcement case.
DATA, the a16z crypto-backed startup formerly known as Story Protocol, is shutting down its own blockchain and moving to Sui after securing a $30 million investment from the network's foundation, CoinDesk reported. The company had raised $140 million and built its own chain before narrowing its focus to Trace, a registry for AI training data. CEO Andrea Muttoni told CoinDesk the team had been "spreading ourselves way too thin" across intellectual property types.
Bitcoin traded above $84,500 and approached $85,000 as technology stocks rallied on SpaceX's third-quarter results, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The article said SpaceX posted revenue of $14.6 billion, up 161% from a year earlier, and that spot bitcoin ETFs took in over $549 million on Monday and Tuesday, citing Coinglass. Cointelegraph also reported bitcoin tagging $84,600 as US stocks headed higher.
President Donald Trump will use a White House cybercrime event to highlight the administration's crackdown on foreign crypto scams, a White House official told Reuters, per Bitcoin Magazine. The administration says agencies halted about $833 million in crypto tied to overseas scams and seized 503 fraudulent crypto websites; the FBI logged $11.366 billion in crypto fraud losses and 181,565 crypto-related complaints in 2025, CoinDesk and Bitcoin Magazine reported.
Solana activated its Alpenglow consensus upgrade, replacing TowerBFT and reducing transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds, The Block reported. The outlet described it as a network overhaul.
Solana validators retired TowerBFT and switched the live network to the Alpenglow consensus protocol, cutting transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds, core engineering team Anza said, as reported by Decrypt. Anza CEO Brennan Watt called it the largest blockchain upgrade since Ethereum's Merge.
Bitcoin Magazine published an analysis of how Strive's newly issued SATS perpetual preferred stock could increase net Bitcoin per share if shares trade above their $100 stated amount. The article says SATS pays a fixed cumulative annual dividend of $15 per share, a 15% rate on the $100 stated amount, and gives a hypothetical of a $115 market price leading to $115 million in gross proceeds from a one-million-share offering against $100 million in preferred claims.
In a Bitcoin Magazine video, JAN3 CEO Samson Mow argued that many bitcoin treasury companies, especially Strategy (MSTR), are "massively undervalued" and act as bitcoin's buyer of last resort, which he said creates a self-reinforcing cycle that should push the price higher over time. He also said the best time to launch a treasury company or bitcoin bond is when the price is low, according to the publisher's write-up.
Bitcoin Magazine published an interview with Jeff Walton, chief risk officer at Strive, in which he said Strive raised $700 million for Bitcoin through its SATS preferred stock offering. According to the publisher, Walton described the raise as a signal for Bitcoin-backed preferred equity and rated capital, and addressed Strategy's daily dividend vote and MSCI's Bitcoin treasury exclusion.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized its rules implementing the GENIUS Act, Bitcoin Magazine reported, becoming the first federal regulator to complete the stablecoin framework Congress passed in July 2025. The rule takes effect January 18, 2027. Comptroller Jonathan Gould said it provides a clear framework for reserve backing, redemption and risk management. The final rule dropped a February proposal's presumption that certain issuer-third-party reward arrangements violate the yield ban, opting for case-by-case review.
Cointelegraph published a piece outlining five alternatives to hardware wallet maker Ledger for storing Bitcoin, including ETFs, passkeys and multisig accounts. The article says hardware wallets are not the only way to protect crypto, and that each alternative carries its own risks and trade-offs.
Bybit said it will list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract in its Innovation Zone with up to 20x leverage, according to its announcement feed, and KuCoin's announcement feed said KuCoin Futures would also list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage. Neither venue disclosed additional contract terms in the available announcements.
Decrypt: “Grand Theft Auto 6 is rumoured to feature a meme coin, and crypto traders are speculating on how prominently Rockstar will integrate it.”
Upbit's public market list included a KRW-AXIS market, a listing tracked by Upbit Markets, which recorded the pair appearing at 12:01 UTC. The tracker notes this is when the change was detected, not when Upbit announced it, and says the appearance alone does not explain a price move.
Dogecoin Labs, formed with the Dogecoin Foundation, will own and operate the MyDoge wallet, the DogeOS app platform and the Such App merchant-payments tool, according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk and reported by Decrypt and The Block. MyDoge founder Jordan Jefferson will lead it as CEO. MyDoge said it grew past 500,000 users without paid acquisition.
Bitcoin volatility is nearing its 2026 lows as trading activity stays weak ahead of potential market catalysts, including a Federal Reserve decision and US midterms, according to K33 in a report covered by The Block.
CoinDesk reported, citing Volmex, issuer of the bitcoin volatility index BVIV, that options accounted for just under 60% of open interest across all bitcoin derivatives last week, up from around 50% at the start of the year. Volmex described the growth as a structural shift toward risk management. ETF-linked bitcoin options held about $36 billion in open interest, nearly $35 billion of it in BlackRock's IBIT, and IBIT options have tripled since January 2025, when they were about $11 billion.
The Block: “OCC published its final GENIUS Act stablecoin rule, effective Jan. 18, dropping a proposed presumption on third-party rewards arrangements.”