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The bitcoin market also evolves according to the financing choices of companies that accumulate it. Strategy and Strive use preferred shares to attract investors seeking regular income. However, the dividends associated with these securities create recurring expenses that limit their purchasing capacity. Between cryptocurrency acquisitions, share buybacks, and cash reserves, these companies must now find a financial balance to continue their strategy without weakening their commitments.

Bitcoin begins a decisive week around 80000 dollars. It simultaneously concentrates the average purchase price of corporate treasuries, significant coverage in the options market, and the last technical defense before a deeper decline zone.

Russia now has 270,000 accounts in digital rubles, less than two months after the national launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Elvira Nabiullina revealed this figure on October 23, specifying that demand exceeded expectations. Moscow is already preparing new services, including recurring payments from November and offline transactions in 2027. However, the number of actually active users remains unknown.

After the alert on the Keystone site leak on October 24, six major cold wallet brands have now been hit by hardware flaws or data breaches in 2026. An unprecedented crisis of confidence is shaking the crypto ecosystem.

Bitcoin enters November under pressure after losing more than 3.5% since the beginning of October. Outflows recorded by ETFs, the rise of the risk of US rate hikes, and the surge in oil prices constitute its three main tests.

The Argentine judiciary has just cleared Javier Milei in the LIBRA crypto scandal. On October 23, federal judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi pronounced a dismissal in favor of the president, his sister Karina, and nine other people. After 20 months of investigation, the magistrate considers that no criminal fraud was established. An unexpected decision in a case marked by a 95% token crash and nearly 100 million dollars withdrawn by a few wallets.

The cryptocurrency market is going through a challenging period, between persistent inflation, geopolitical tensions, and uncertainties about U.S. rates. In its weekly analysis, Coinbase highlights a significant shift in demand sources, as traditional buyers lose influence. U.S. spot exchange-traded funds now play a central role in supporting bitcoin. However, several indicators show that this demand remains fragile and that the price could retest lower levels.

The XRP Ledger now has 8.24 million addresses holding a balance, an unprecedented level despite recent XRP volatility. This growth confirms the network's expansion, but it is not yet enough to trigger a sustainable price recovery.

Bitcoin plunged to $79,220 on Binance this Saturday, October 24, before rebounding around $80,200. New threats from Donald Trump against Iran and the evacuation of American personnel in the Middle East accompanied this drop. The crypto market recorded about $841 million in liquidations over 24 hours, including $697 million in long positions. Bitcoin also remains below its 50-day moving average.

Operation Serengeti III marks a new stage in the fight against cybercrime in Africa. Coordinated by Interpol, this international campaign led to 1,462 arrests and recovered over 105 million dollars. In Nigeria, an investigation notably revealed the use of crypto transactions to launder part of the funds from an investment scam. Authorities also targeted fraudulent networks and illegal mining facilities.

Bitcoin dropped below 80000 dollars this Saturday, dragging the rest of the crypto market down with it. Geopolitical concerns in the Middle East accelerated a movement already driven by liquidations, the retreat of institutional investors, and weak liquidity during the weekend.

Aave has just changed the borrowing conditions of USDT on its Ethereum V3 Core crypto market. Since October 21, rates increase faster as soon as 92% of liquidity is borrowed, compared to 94% previously. At a utilization level of 94%, the theoretical rate thus goes from 4.5% to 7%. The decentralized finance protocol aims to preserve more funds available for withdrawals.

Spot ether ETFs lost $1.2 billion in October, their worst month of the year. At the same time, Bitmine is approaching the 5% cap on the supply it set for itself. The two buyers driving demand are withdrawing together.

Predictive contracts linked to cryptos generated a weekly record volume of 2.7 billion dollars on Kalshi and Polymarket. Very short-term bets on the bitcoin price concentrate most of this activity, now surpassing that of all categories except sports.

Artificial intelligence opens up new possibilities, but it also raises questions about the security of cryptocurrencies. Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya believes an AI-related cyberattack could one day compromise bitcoin and erase its value. This prediction renews the debate on the resilience of its cryptographic system against new technologies. At the same time, the investor explains why he now favors ETFs to gain market exposure without directly holding digital tokens.

Thursday, October 22, American bitcoin ETFs experienced $635.49 million in net outflows, their heaviest single-day loss since June 25. BlackRock and Fidelity account for nearly three-quarters of the withdrawals. In one day, this movement erased nearly 60% of the inflows recorded over the previous three sessions.

Tether is accused of having paid $6.3 million to a senior White House adviser to shape stablecoin laws to its advantage. The US Senate has just launched an official investigation.

Minterest has closed its site but keeps its contracts active. Immutable X and Polygon zkEVM have migrated the funds. Blast and Abstract announced their closure in 2026. What remains recoverable.

Benjamin Cowen observes that several bitcoin rebounds have lost momentum around the 21st of each month since August. The analyst now envisions a new low in mid-November, but this pattern is based on few observations and does not constitute a statistical rule.

Bitcoin Core changes its way of handling certain vulnerabilities because of artificial intelligence. Developers now acknowledge that a bug can be so easy to find that a simple prompt sent to an AI model is sometimes enough. In this case, keeping the flaw secret for several months no longer really protects users. Bitcoin Core prefers to fix faster and publish the security notice at the same time. No new critical Bitcoin bug is announced. It is the defense policy that evolves.

Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial face a new lawsuit concerning their crypto activities. J. Benjamin Greenberg, a shareholder of Circle, claims that two operations linked to the United Arab Emirates allowed the president and his companies to illegally benefit from foreign payments. The two transactions represent 2.5 billion dollars: 500 million for 49% of World Liberty and 2 billion invested in Binance via the stablecoin USD1.

An address tracked by Lookonchain bought about $7.22 million worth of cryptos in twenty-four hours. Its portfolio favors Ethena, Ondo, Aerodrome, and Uniswap, while Pepe represents only a small part of the operation.

Bitget is taking its real-world asset (RWA) strategy a step further. Instead of limiting users to tokenized stocks and ETFs, the exchange now lets eligible securities move from external brokerage accounts into its ecosystem. It also plans to improve liquidity through a dedicated trading engine. However, the figures suggest the business still has room to grow.

BitMine is approaching the end of one of the largest crypto accumulation campaigns conducted by a company. Tom Lee states that the company will stop buying Ethereum when it reaches 5% of the ETH supply. BitMine already holds 6,041,481 ETH, or about 4.9% of the 122.1 million ETH used as reference. At a constant supply, about 63,500 ETH still separate it from its cap.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US find buyers after several weeks of capital outflows. In three sessions, they attracted 1.07 billion dollars, thereby erasing losses recorded since early October. However, this investment recovery is not enough to support prices. The market remains under pressure as investors watch the upcoming Federal Reserve moves. This discrepancy raises questions about the strength of the current rebound.

The computing power of the Bitcoin network has reached the threshold of 1 zettahash per second, its highest level in nearly seven months. This rebound strengthens the protocol's security, but it also signals a new increase in difficulty that could reduce the revenues of less competitive mining companies.

The hacker behind the massive Drift Protocol breach has just injected over $122 million in ETH into Tornado Cash. While Arkham traces this unprecedented scale laundering, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) reminds a brutal reality: 100% security does not exist in the crypto world.

Bitcoin approaches a decisive threshold as markets await new American inflation indicators. After several positive sessions, inflows into spot ETFs have sharply slowed, reducing support for prices. On Friday, PMI indices and household inflation forecasts could change investor expectations before the next Federal Reserve meeting. Maintaining the 80,000 dollar level will therefore also depend on these economic signals.