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Bitwise Raises Bitcoin Target to $1.6 Million as Institutions Keep Buying

Bitwise Asset Management raised its 2036 base-case bitcoin price target to $1,599,766 from $1.3 million a year earlier. The forecast assumes a 34.3% c…

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Strategy (MSTR) Shareholders Approve Daily Dividends on Four Preferred Stocks

Strategy shareholders approved a Daily Dividends amendment on October 28 with 99.3% of votes in favor, according to Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.…

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Google Debuting a Bank-Grade Crypto Custody Tool Built on Split Keys: Report

Google is unveiling Google Multi-Party Compute, a crypto custody system that splits signing keys across separate systems, at its first digital assets …

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VanEck Launches All-in-One Wealth Builder ETF With Bitcoin Exposure

VanEck launched the Wealth Builder ETF (WBMO) on the NYSE, an actively managed fund that bundles stocks, bonds, gold and indirect bitcoin exposure int…

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Strategy, Strive face balancing act between bitcoin buying and preferred stock dividends

MicroStrategy and Grayscale's strategy of using preferred stock issuances to fund bitcoin acquisitions has created a parallel funding mechanism that o…

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Swiss Financial Regulator Gives Green Light to Country’s First Bitcoin ETF

Switzerland's financial regulator has approved the country's first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, marking a shift toward broader retail access to Bitco…

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Bitcoin rally could revive treasury buying, but easy-money days over

Bitcoin's rally is attracting renewed interest from corporate treasury managers, but the era of companies raising capital indiscriminately through bit…

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Strive Buys $335 Million in Bitcoin After Investors Pour In $369 Million

Strive purchased $335 million in bitcoin after the company received $369 million from investors exercising warrants, according to reporting from Decry…

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BFFS26 Denver: Joseph Kelly on Bitcoin Custody and Credit; Alan Lane on Banking Lessons

SKIP The provided content is an event announcement without substantive reporting. It lists speaker names and panel topics (Joseph Kelly on custody an…

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Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients

Standard Chartered launched bitcoin trading services for wealthy clients in the United Arab Emirates. The bank allows affluent customers to purchase b…

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Bitwise’s Hougan says Q3 charts point to ‘crypto spring’

Bitwise's Matt Hougan highlighted third-quarter performance data suggesting positive momentum across the crypto market. Hougan stated that nearly ever…

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Standard Chartered Will Hold Ripple's Stablecoin in Dubai—And Let Clients Trade With It Without Moving It

Standard Chartered's Dubai branch has begun offering custody services for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. The bank plans to integrate with LMAX, a digital …

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Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls

Bitcoin maintained its position above $84,000 on Monday, brushing aside substantial outflows from spot bitcoin ETFs that totaled over $600 million dur…

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Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC

Meanwhile, a Bermuda-regulated life insurance startup focused on Bitcoin holders, raised $37.5 million in new funding. The company has now accumulated…

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XRP Ledger adds new controls for banks, stablecoins and tokenized funds

The XRP Ledger has introduced new controls designed to address the needs of banks, stablecoins, and tokenized fund operators. The feature enables busi…

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Thailand finalizes rules paving way for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

Thailand finalized regulations for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, paving the way for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to launch in the country. The new r…

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Solana Debuts Institutional Settlement Standard With J.P. Morgan Input

Solana has launched an open-source institutional settlement standard developed with input from J.P. Morgan. The program, called "DvP" (Delivery versus…

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South Africa’s Absa Becomes First Bank on the Continent to Custody Bitcoin: Report

Absa, a South African bank based in Johannesburg, has become the first African lender to offer bitcoin custody services, according to Bloomberg report…

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Citi Lifts 12-Month Bitcoin Target to $113K, Ethereum to $3K

Citigroup lifted its 12-month Bitcoin price target to $113,000, up from a previous target of $82,000. The new forecast remains approximately 10% below…

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Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strategist

Mark Connors, a veteran bond market investor, argues that routine U.S. Treasury buyback operations could catalyze Bitcoin's next major rally toward $1…

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Bitcoin Will Likely Hit $400,000 By 2030

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong projected Bitcoin will reach $300,000 to $400,000 by 2030, calling the outcome "very likely" during a Thursday appearance…

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Ex-Fed Chief Dudley Warns Stocks Are in Bubble Territory as Treasury Boosts Buybacks

Former New York Fed President Bill Dudley has sounded the alarm on stock valuations, asserting that equities have reached bubble territory. His warnin…

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MicroStrategy Erases 2-Month Loss as Crypto Stocks Rally: Is the Damage Over?

MicroStrategy's stock reached a two-month high as bitcoin rallied toward $69,800, signaling a technical recovery for the business intelligence firm th…