VanEck launches diversified ETF combining stocks, bonds and Bitcoin exposure
VanEck’s new Wealth Builder ETF targets a 2% Bitcoin allocation, with a permitted range of 1% to 5%, gaining exposure through a spot Bitcoin ETP.
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Intel, IBM, Oracle and IonQ latest to object to OKX-ICE tokenized stocks
More than 40% of the companies initially proposed to have their stocks listed in tokenized form have asked to opt-out.
Quantum fears already limiting Bitcoin’s growth, Stacks founder says
Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast, Muneeb Ali warned that uncertainty over Bitcoin’s quantum security could deter institutional investors.
Ripple, Robinhood expand partnership to bring RLUSD to retail and institutional markets
Ripple also expanded its collaboration with BNY on digital asset custody and partnered with C2FO to bring trade finance settlement onto the XRP Ledger.
Bitcoin ETFs Face Roughest Run Since April as Banks Stay Shut
Institutional appetite faded fast. Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw roughly $228 million of net withdrawals between October 12 and 16, following $681 million the week before, for a two-week total of $909 million. That is the biggest pullback since April. Price action matched the mood: Bitcoin slid under $82,000, with about $771 million […]
BTC Defends $80K While Inflation And AI Stock Sell-Off Rattle Crypto Markets
Bitcoin had a bumpy stretch. After reaching roughly $83,800 on October 13, the flagship asset slid to a weekly trough near $80,100 two days later, as traders reacted to a hotter-than-forecast inflation reading and a sharp pullback in AI-linked stocks. TL;DR Bitcoin dipped to about $80,100 before recovering toward $81,000 as hot inflation data and […]
Electrum Wallet Flaw Allowed Servers To Trick Users Into Paying Hackers
Electrum, one of Bitcoin’s oldest software wallets, published a security advisory on Saturday describing a weakness that attackers were already abusing. TL;DR A bug in the Electrum bitcoin wallet let malicious servers slip fake pending payments into users’ transaction history. Users who tried to speed up a stuck payment with Replace-by-Fee could end up signing […]
Buterin Backs Kimi’s AI Hacking Limits, Warns Failures Could Force KYC
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin supports Moonshot AI’s choice to leave advanced offensive hacking material out of its Kimi K3.1 Pro model. TL;DR He says restricting what a model can do is far better than restricting who may use it, and fears AI security failures could trigger identity checks and surveillance. Moonshot’s own tests show the […]
Strategy’s MSTR Gains 77.4% as Preferred Stocks Return Up to 38.6%
Strategy’s common shares returned 77.4% between June 26 and October 23, 2026, outperforming four of the company’s preferred securities, according to a performance chart shared by executive chairman Michael Saylor. The comparison comes as Strategy continues repurchasing preferred shares and prepares for a shareholder vote on a proposal to change the frequency of dividend payments. […]
Early Bitcoin Tech Investor Turns Bearish, Warns BTC Could Be Hacked To Zero
Tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya, once a loud Bitcoin bull, now says the asset is capped and will eventually be hacked and fall to zero. TL;DR He cites a limited pool of buyers, security risks from leaked ownership data, and AI-driven attacks on cryptography. He says he no longer holds crypto directly, having swapped his bitcoin […]