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Schwab researchers say Bitcoin fundamentals remain strong as Schwab Crypto rolls out
Charles Schwab's crypto research team said Bitcoin still has strong fundamentals, citing ETF inflows and lower volatility, as the firm completed its retail Schwab Crypto rollout, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Bitcoin steadies near $82,000 as Fed's Warsh skips rate-hike talk
Bitcoin traded near $82,000 at Friday's Wall Street open after bouncing at $80,000, as South Korean stocks rebounded and traders cut the odds of an October Fed rate hike to 15%.
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Bitcoin rebounds to $82,295 as Myriad traders cut odds of $87,500 October high
Bitcoin climbed 1.28% to $82,295 after Thursday's slide below $80,000. Decrypt's chart analysis says the long-term trend still reads bullish, while Myriad traders have cut their October upside bets.
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Citi restricts AI agents from customer accounts, FT reports, as Fraser touts ARC
Citi is restricting AI agents from accessing customer accounts, the Financial Times reported via Crypto Briefing, while CEO Jane Fraser has publicly stressed internal governance through the bank's ARC platform.
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Injective's INJ rises as much as 28% in a day as staked ETF filings draw focus
INJ rose between 23% and 28% in 24 hours on October 16, topping $9.10 intraday, according to Crypto Briefing, which named a pending 21Shares Injective ETF filing as the likely catalyst.
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OpenAI valuation slips over 4% as CoreWeave shares sell off, report says
OpenAI's valuation fell more than 4% as shares of infrastructure partner CoreWeave sold off, Crypto Briefing reported, citing CNBC. Over the same period, Anthropic's valuation rose 2.4%.
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Celestia's TIA jumps 32% in 24 hours as altcoins rally with Bitcoin flat near $82,000
Celestia's TIA token rose 32% in 24 hours on October 16, Crypto Briefing reported, leading a rally of at least 15 altcoins while Bitcoin traded mostly flat around $82,000.
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Coinbase and Marqeta expand partnership to power stablecoin-backed enterprise cards
Coinbase and Marqeta announced on October 16, 2026 an expanded partnership for stablecoin-backed enterprise payment cards, with Coinbase handling custody and Base settlement and Marqeta issuing the cards.
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New Bitcoin whales hold 33% of whale realized cap, CryptoQuant data shows
New Bitcoin whales held $78.61 billion, or 33.06% of total whale realized cap, up from about 18% earlier in 2026, according to a CryptoQuant report by analyst MorenoDV_ cited by Crypto Briefing.
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UK CMA proposes strategic market status for Microsoft's business software
The UK Competition and Markets Authority proposed designating Microsoft with strategic market status in business software, citing switching barriers and bundling. Consultation runs to November 13, 2026.
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USDC issuer Circle plans entry into about 40 emerging markets, Crypto Briefing reports
Circle announced plans on October 16 to enter roughly 40 emerging and developing markets across Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, after a $400 million Tazapay deal and a $100 million Binance investment.
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IEA: onshore oil stocks fell 113M barrels in September, near lowest since 2016
The IEA estimated global onshore oil inventories fell 113 million barrels in September as oil at sea rose, and CryptoSlate argues persistent energy inflation could weigh on Bitcoin.
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Ripple Prime opens 24/7 swaps tied to Trade.xyz perpetuals on Hyperliquid
Ripple said on Oct. 15 that institutions can trade around-the-clock swaps on more than 100 traditional markets, with Ripple Prime as counterparty and the swaps referencing Trade.xyz perpetuals listed on Hyperliquid.
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Solana Accelerate Shanghai postponed after registrations exceed local cap, Liu says
Solana Foundation President Lily Liu said the Solana Accelerate event in Shanghai was postponed after registrations quadrupled overnight and exceeded the attendance limit registered with local authorities.
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Google cuts a key class of quantum errors 40-fold on its Willow chip
Google Quantum AI reported a roughly 40-fold cut in a critical class of quantum errors on its Willow chip, per a Science paper, while Decrypt's Morning Minute said nobody is draining wallets with the technique.
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Quantum Alliance forms as group says 6.4 million bitcoin have exposed keys
Nine crypto firms launched the Quantum Alliance to set shared quantum-security standards. The group estimates 6.4 million BTC have exposed public keys, and experts disagree on timelines and on freezing coins.
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China proposes export controls on AI model weights, agents and computing clusters
China's commerce and science ministries proposed adding advanced AI, including model weights and source code, to the export-control list, according to Bloomberg. Public consultation on the draft runs until November 15, 2026.
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Black Hills signs deal to power Google's Cheyenne data center campus through 2048
Black Hills Corp. signed agreements to power a Google data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, through 2048. The deal includes up to 590 MW of grid power, about $1.8 billion in planned gas capex and $399 million advanced by Google.
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GSR's Taaffe says tokenized RWA demand lags supply at Cointelegraph Singapore event
GSR's Alex Taaffe said investor demand for tokenized real-world assets hasn't kept up with supply, while panelists at Cointelegraph's Singapore CONNECT event said stablecoins still need to fit into everyday spending.
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Task scammer loses 60 BTC to compromised Ledger wallets, Chainalysis says
A crypto scammer who ran fake online job schemes lost 60 BTC, worth more than $4.9 million, after moving the proceeds to Ledger wallets that were later drained, Chainalysis said. CoinDesk linked the theft to the breach involving Ledger devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis.
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Bitcoin back above $82,000, ZEC up 11% as ether, SOL and ZEC ETF outflows continue
Bitcoin climbed back above $82,000 on Friday and ZEC jumped 11% to about $1,230, per CoinDesk data, but SoSoValue figures show investors kept pulling money from ether, SOL and ZEC funds.
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Bitcoin slips below $80,000 after hot CPI and PPI prints as analysts map a range
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Oct. 15 after September CPI rose to 3.7% and PPI jumped 1.3%. Sygnum expects a range-bound move into the midterms, and Glassnode data puts ETF cost-basis support near $81,500.
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Capital B posts €69.5 million H1 net loss on bitcoin impairment charge
French bitcoin treasury firm Capital B reported a €69.5 million first-half net loss, up from €1.9 million a year earlier, with about €67.5 million tied to a bitcoin impairment charge.
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Judge rejects Gemini and CFTC joint bid to vacate $5 million settlement
A federal judge turned down a joint request from Gemini and the CFTC to overturn the exchange's $5 million settlement, keeping its court-ordered restrictions in place even though the regulator said the case shouldn't have been brought.