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Block’s Proto Bitcoin Mining Hardware Now Available to Own via Sazmining

Key Takeaways Sazmining launches Proto mining hardware sales, offering individual ownership of Block’s immersion hashboards. Customers own their hashboards, while Sazmining handles operations and maintenance, sending mined bitcoin directly to owners’ wallets. Mining operations begin Nov.-Dec. 2026, with hardware delivering approximately 200 TH/s. Sazmining Serves Up Block’s Bitcoin Hashboards The Wyoming-based company announced Friday that […]

Bitcoin ETFs Add Just $5M as Ether Loses Another $60M

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs added just $5.06M on Thursday, leaving recent institutional demand fragile. Ether lost $60.22M as solana, HYPE, and zcash also saw heavier selling. NEAR remains the outlier, continuing to attract capital while broader crypto ETF demand weakens. Blackrock Adds $17M to Bitcoin ETF as Rivals Stay Weak The headline was green for […]

Vaneck Pulls the Plug on Its Lido Staked Ether ETF Before Launch

Key Takeaways Vaneck filed to withdraw its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF registration on Oct. 14, 2026. Lido’s total value locked has fallen to about $23.6 billion from $33.3 billion a year earlier. Blackrock’s ETHB, launched in March 2026, now competes directly for staked ether ETF demand. The One-Line Exit The filing was short, and in […]

Hut 8 Funnels $161 Million in Bitcoin to Exchanges

Key Takeaways A Hut 8-linked wallet sent 1,966 BTC worth $161 million to exchanges, OTC desks and others in 7 days. Lookonchain said Hut 8 held 10,278 BTC before the transfers, roughly 15% of which has now moved. CEO Asher Genoot said in August that Hut 8’s bitcoin exposure will shift mainly to American Bitcoin. […]

XRP Is Outtrading Bitcoin and Ether on South Korea’s Biggest Exchange

Key Takeaways XRP led Upbit spot volume at $145.6 million on Oct. 15, ahead of BTC at $126.5 million. XRP still topped Upbit on Oct. 16 with $108.3 million traded, though its price sat near $1.34. South Korea’s FIU blocked 27 offshore exchanges this week, steering more traders toward Upbit. The Numbers The first snapshot […]

Bitcoin’s $80K Safety Net Held Once but Glassnode Says It Is Eroding

Key Takeaways Glassnode says the large $80,000 bids on Binance were filled Oct. 15 as BTC dipped to $79,800. Polymarket gives bitcoin a 53.5% chance of closing above $82,000 on Oct. 16. Fed’s Beth Hammack warned more aggressive action may be needed after a 6.3% wholesale inflation print. A Day on the Order Book Glassnode […]

MSCI Just Put Saylor’s Strategy on the Road out of Its Global Indexes – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways MSCI adopted its non-operating company exclusion rule on Oct. 15, with changes effective after Nov. 30. JPMorgan estimates Strategy could face about $2.8 billion in passive outflows if removed. MSCI will publish the final list of affected companies, including Metaplanet, on Nov. 11. What Did MSCI Actually Decide? On Oct. 15, MSCI published […]

Steve Jobs Didn’t Become a Billionaire Thanks to Apple. He Got Rich From a Company He Bought From George Lucas

Key Takeaways Jobs paid $10 million for Lucasfilm’s graphics division in 1986 ($5M for the tech, $5M in capital) and renamed it Pixar. Pixar’s November 1995 IPO, a week after Toy Story opened, made Jobs a billionaire two years before he returned to Apple. Disney’s $7.4 billion all-stock buyout in 2006 made Jobs its largest […]

New Tree-Based Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Targets Millions of Users

Key Takeaways Layertree proposes letting millions share one Bitcoin output without surrendering control of their bitcoin. Layertree models 1,020 vB individual withdrawals and group enrollment below 1 vB per member. Bitcoin needs protocol changes before Layertree can operate, and simultaneous withdrawals remain a challenge. One Bitcoin Output, Millions of Individual Owners On Oct. 15, 2026, […]

Polymarket’s Paid Promos Reach Esports, With Orders to ‘Look Organic’: Report

Key Takeaways Participants rose from 300+ creators in early August to 800+ two months later, Polymarket reps said. A reminder to add X’s paid partnership tag has been missing from the Discord prompts since late August. A Discord Server and a Payout Dashboard Polymarket is paying social media users to quote-retweet posts from its branded […]