Bitcoin
Absa Says It Is Africa’s First Bank to Offer Bitcoin Custody
Absa, one of South Africa’s largest banks, has started holding bitcoin and other digital assets for institutional clients, and says no other bank in Africa offers the service. Its corporate…
Core Lightning Warns Attackers Are Targeting Unpatched Nodes
The developers of Core Lightning, one of the main node programs for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, told operators on Oct. 2 to upgrade immediately. “If you’re running version 26.06.7 or earlier,…
Metaplanet Directors Defend Series 10 Warrants After Shareholder Backlash
Metaplanet’s independent directors have stepped into the row over the Bitcoin treasury company’s executive warrants. In a letter to shareholders dated 29 September, they backed Founder and CEO Simon Gerovich’s…
Strategy Buys 1,665 BTC but Spends More Buying Back STRC Preferred
Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) added 1,665 bitcoin last week, taking its holdings to 847,666 BTC, according to a Form 8-K filed on 28 September 2026. It is the second buy in…
Stablecoin Supply Climbs to $311.5B but Stays Below May Record
The dollar-pegged stablecoin supply rose this week after three flat weeks, but has not regained its spring peak. DefiLlama’s stablecoin dashboard put total circulation at about $311.5 billion on Monday…
Plan ₿ Forum Lugano 2026: What Four Years of Bitcoin Policy Produced
The Plan ₿ Forum returns to Lugano on Oct. 23 and 24, 2026, and it arrives at a useful moment to ask what the city’s Bitcoin project has actually produced.…
bitcoin++ Berlin 2026: Lightning, Ecash and the New Layer 2s
bitcoin++ Berlin returns from Oct. 1 to 3, 2026 for what the organisers call the payments edition: a three-day developer conference at w3.hub with two stages and a 24-hour hackathon.…
Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC Holds Near $77K as Spot ETFs Shed $463M Into Fed Week
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $77,000 on Monday after a week in which U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds flipped from a strong inflow burst to their weakest redemption stretch in…
IMF, El Salvador press on with talks over Bitcoin risks
El Salvador is moving closer to a $1.4 billion IMF loan after progress in discussions on Bitcoin policy and economic reforms. El Salvador and the IMF have “well advanced” talks…
Hong Kong insurers hit with 100% capital requirement on direct crypto bets
The first Asian framework allowing insurers to retain cryptocurrency under a 100% risk charge is being drafted by Hong Kong’s insurance regulator, while stablecoins follow capital regulations based on fiat.…
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