Bitcoin Core Fast-Tracks Fixes for AI-Discoverable Bugs
A revised disclosure policy will speed patches and advisories for flaws that simple AI tools can rediscover, while other bugs keep existing embargoes.
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China Court Accepts Bid to Confiscate 61,896 Bitcoin
A Tianjin court has opened proceedings over Bitcoin held in Britain, while victim claims remain subject to unresolved Chinese and UK litigation.
Grayscale Opens In-Kind Subscriptions Across 10 Crypto Funds
Eligible investors can now contribute crypto directly for shares in 10 Grayscale products, subject to high minimums, intermediaries and product terms.
Strive Closes $630 Million SATS IPO With Bitcoin Allocation Open
Strive sold seven million SATS preferred shares for $630 million gross, while leaving the eventual share of proceeds allocated to Bitcoin undecided.
CME Records First Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Trades
FalconX and GSR completed the first block trades in CME's new Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, widening its regulated U.S. crypto derivatives range.
Blockchain.com Adds Week-Long Crypto Options Funded in USDC
Blockchain.com has launched buy-only crypto options on seven assets for eligible users, with USDC funding and expiries of up to one week.
FINMA Approves Switzerland’s First Retail Spot Bitcoin ETF
Switzerland’s financial regulator has approved the country’s first retail fund that invests directly in Bitcoin, while requiring prominent risk disclosures and custody safeguards.
Webull Plans U.S. Crypto Perpetual Futures Rollout Through Kalshi in November
Webull says eligible U.S. futures customers will get access to Bitcoin-linked perpetual contracts in November, with Kalshi handling exchange listing and clearing.
German Sparkassen Begin Phased Crypto Trading Through DekaBank
Customers at participating German savings banks can now trade five cryptocurrencies in the Sparkasse app through a centrally custodied DekaBank service.
BlackRock's IBIT Draws $665 Million as Bitcoin ETFs Net $527 Million
BlackRock's bitcoin fund absorbed a large October 19 inflow, but withdrawals from two rivals reduced the U.S. spot ETF group's net gain.
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Conditional Downside Protection
A proposed iShares fund would use option spreads tied to IBIT for capped upside and variable downside protection. The SEC filing is not an approval.
U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Lose $907 Million Over Two Weeks as October Reverses
Farside's fund-level data show two weeks of net withdrawals that erased U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs' early-October inflows.
Deutsche Bank Says Crypto Custody Launch Is Weeks Away
Deutsche Bank says its institutional crypto custody service is nearing launch in Germany, with an expansion into Asian financial centres planned for 2027.
Anthropic Traces NIST Curve Seeds, Clarifying a Crypto Security Question
Anthropic says Claude reconstructed the origin of five NIST elliptic-curve seeds. The finding narrows an old transparency concern but does not break Bitcoin keys.
Google's Willow Cuts Magic-State Errors, but Bitcoin Risk Remains Distant
A new Willow experiment reduced errors in a key quantum-computing resource by about 40 times, while major scaling barriers still separate the result from any Bitcoin attack.
Blockchain Quantum Alliance Sets Out to Test Post-Quantum Readiness
Nine blockchain organizations have formed a standards alliance to define and test post-quantum readiness, while the timing and scale of any threat remain uncertain.
Judge Keeps Gemini’s $5 Million CFTC Settlement in Place Despite Joint Bid
A federal judge refused to vacate Gemini’s 2025 CFTC consent order, leaving its paid $5 million penalty and continuing injunction in place.
MSCI Finalizes Index Screen That Could Affect Crypto Treasury Stocks
MSCI will test companies for operating activity under new index rules. Crypto treasury stocks face scrutiny, but no removal is confirmed.