Tagged: bitcoin

October 29, 2026 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Core, the dominant software used by nodes that validate and relay transactions across the Bitcoin network, has publicly revealed three security vulnerabilities uncovered by an automated scan employing a large language model. These represent the first disclosures made under the project’s revised rules for… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 12:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset treasury firms continued to adjust their approaches this week as crypto prices remained under pressure in what many describe as an extended bear market following Bitcoin’s peak above $126,000 in late 2025. While some companies pressed ahead with accumulation, others prioritized capital structure… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of Datavault AI Inc. (Nasdaq: DVLT) tumbled nearly 50 percent on Tuesday after the company revealed in a regulatory filing that it has been unable to withdraw bitcoin associated with a large equity financing, forcing a restatement of multiple periods of financial results. The… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) shares advanced after the company reported a sharp return to profitability in the third quarter of 2026 and authorized a fresh share repurchase program. The digital asset and infrastructure firm posted net income of $323 million for the three months ended… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spanish authorities have detailed substantial bitcoin activity involving wallets connected to the collapsed Arbistar cryptocurrency platform, with transfers continuing well after the firm halted operations and froze investor accounts in September 2020. Findings from a Guardia Civil investigative report, incorporated into proceedings at Spain’s Audiencia… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI announced that internal AI models had produced three significant research outputs spanning mathematics, computer science, and physics. The company described the work as part of an effort to collaborate with academic communities on verification and interpretation, releasing materials in different ways for each result… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 4:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has secured regulatory clearance from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to introduce its retail brokerage platform across the Middle East, establishing operations inside the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The approval covers both trading and custody services spanning all ten… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Rochester man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a multi-layered fraud operation that converted unauthorized credit-card charges into Bitcoin and routed the digital currency to associates. Timothy Wadsworth, 35, received a 51-month term after convictions… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Electrum, one of Bitcoin’s longest-running lightweight wallets, released version 4.8.3 on October 24, 2026, after developers confirmed that a high-severity flaw was already being exploited by malicious servers. The vulnerability allowed an attacker controlling an Electrum server to intercept a user’s freshly signed payment, suppress… Read More

October 22, 2026 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chinese prosecutors have applied to seize roughly 61,896 Bitcoin and associated digital assets currently held by British authorities, linking them to a large-scale fundraising fraud. The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court accepted the application in late September and issued a public notice in mid-October,… Read More

October 21, 2026 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) reported strong third-quarter 2026 results that underscore its rapid transformation from a pure-play launch provider into a diversified technology company dominated by artificial intelligence. The company generated $14.6 billion in revenue, a 161 percent increase from the year-earlier period, while swinging from… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the publicly traded firm that maintains the largest corporate treasury of Bitcoin, is approaching a technical development on its share-price chart that mirrors a signal Bitcoin itself produced several weeks earlier. The pattern under discussion is a golden cross, defined as the point… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On October 19, 2026, iShares Trust, advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors, filed a post-effective amendment to its registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed new series named the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF, intended to trade under the ticker… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (NYSE: JPM) has, for the first time in the three-decade history of its annual Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMA), assigned explicit return projections to Bitcoin. In the 31st edition of the report, released on October 19, 2026, the firm’s base-case estimate… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 6:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Risk assets across cryptocurrency markets, Asian equities and US index futures advanced on Monday as China’s latest economic figures came in stronger than anticipated and oil prices eased. The combination helped restore investor confidence after the prior week’s technology-driven declines. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 12:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), the Bitcoin treasury company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has conditionally set daily cash dividends on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (ticker: STRC) for every calendar day in November 2026. The board’s action, disclosed in a Form 8-K filed… Read More

October 18, 2026 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin has long carried a reputation for extreme price swings that set it apart from conventional investments. A recent analysis from Grayscale, however, places those movements in a more familiar context by measuring them against individual stocks in the S&P 500. According to the firm’s… Read More

October 17, 2026 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TD Cowen increased its price target on Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) by about 27 percent, from $44 to $56, while retaining a Buy rating. Analysts Lance Vitanza and Jonnathan Navarrete cited the firm’s bitcoin buying activity, which has already surpassed their projected total for the full… Read More

October 17, 2026 @ 6:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has released a detailed set of technical priorities aimed at guiding Bitcoin’s shift toward quantum-resistant security. In a blog post dated October 13, 2026, the digital assets focused firm emphasized the need for proactive steps on signature scheme upgrades and the gradual… Read More

October 16, 2026 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Quantum AI researchers have reported a significant experimental advance on their Willow superconducting processor, successfully implementing a method known as magic state cultivation that cuts error rates by roughly forty times relative to conventional preparation techniques. The result, detailed in a paper published in… Read More