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29 Oct 2026ArticleBitcoin falls 3.3% to $81,325 as ETFs shed $635.5 million and Fed holdsStrategy bought no bitcoin from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25 while Strive added 6,182, and the Fed held rates at 3.75%-4.00% with two votes for a hike.Mary LaneGlobal28 Oct 2026ArticleMeta falls 10.67% while Tesla gains 9.03% and the S&P 500 edges up 0.13%Meta reported $34.91 billion of quarterly capital spending and priced a stock sale, while Tesla and Broadcom rallied into the Federal Reserve decision due Oct. 28.Daniel BrooksNorth America26 Oct 2026OpinionOpinion: Tokenized stocks need consent, as 22 OKXICE objections showWith 19 of the 62 roster companies already out, the SEC should stop treating issuer silence as consent and let issuer-sponsored tokens lead the onchain stock market.—North America26 Oct 2026ArticleYen gains 0.77% on the dollar as the dollar index slips for a second weekThe euro lost 0.53% against the dollar and 0.78% against sterling, while falling Treasury yields and hotter UK inflation set up central bank decisions from Oct. 28.Daniel BrooksGlobal26 Oct 2026ArticleUK inflation climbs to 3.5% as US business activity holds at 57.6Price pressures strengthened in Britain and the United States while China's growth edged up, setting up five central bank decisions between Oct. 28 and Oct. 30.Daniel BrooksGlobal23 Oct 2026ArticleVisa and IBKR let AI agents move money as Goldman commits $500MMoody's revenue rose 1% to $2.02 billion and Deutsche Börse lifted its 2026 outlook again, while a Fed governor said agent payments could change how money moves.—Global22 Oct 2026ArticleLSEG agrees $3.5 billion Octus deal as Nasdaq, ICE reportLSEG raised its 2026 revenue guidance and agreed to buy credit-data firm Octus, while Nasdaq's recurring revenue reached $3.4 billion.—Europe22 Oct 2026ArticleBitcoin ETFs draw $997.4 million in five sessions; OCC finalizes stablecoin ruleThe OCC finalized its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule on Oct. 21, and Strategy added 267 bitcoin, lifting its holdings to 848,517 bitcoin as of Oct. 18.Mary LaneGlobal20 Oct 2026ArticleGrvt burns 1.1M tokens as RWA perps open interest tops $18BThe token issuer's first buyback comes with four product launches through November, including a yield product targeting up to 11% against a 4.50% 1-year Treasury yield.—Global20 Oct 2026ArticleNasdaq falls 3.0% in a week as chip selloff hits CoreWeave and MicronTSMC guided fourth-quarter revenue to $52.3 billion to $54.3 billion on Oct. 15, while Strategy lost more than 9% on Oct. 16 over MSCI index rules.Daniel BrooksNorth America19 Oct 2026ArticleEuro gains 0.42% to 1.1253 on the dollar; sterling gains 0.45% on the euroECB reference rates show the euro, sterling and the yen firmer against the dollar from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16; Reuters had the dollar index heading for a 0.45% fall.Daniel BrooksGlobal19 Oct 2026ArticleUS inflation hits 3.7% as gasoline jumps 34.2%; IMF sees 2026 growth at 3.1%US consumer prices rose 3.7% in the year to September, retail sales gained 0.8% in the month and China's factory-gate prices climbed 5.0%, according to official data.Daniel BrooksGlobal18 Oct 2026ArticleBitcoin slips 1.3% to $81,960 as spot ETFs lose $228.4 million in a weekStrategy bought 250 bitcoin, and MSCI will publish on Nov. 11 its list of companies at risk of index removal after adopting new rules.Mary LaneGlobal16 Oct 2026ArticleKraken USDC vault gets Firelight cover with 30-day termsFirelight's cover is live on a USDC vault inside Kraken DeFi Earn, which holds more than $800 million in deposits, and the release gives no cover amount.—Global15 Oct 2026ArticleBinance bStocks top $1 billion in assets four months after launchRWA.xyz ranks the product first among tokenized-stock platforms, ahead of Ondo's $873.5 million, in a market it values at $3.27 billion.—Global