Headlines from leading crypto outlets with a short Blockdeck Brief and how the market moved since. Every story credits its publisher.
A sharp sell-off in bitcoin, ether and XRP forced the closure of about $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto positions. Most of those forced closures hit bets that prices would rise, with Binance accounting for nearly half the total. A subsequent rebound has since started to squeeze traders betting on falling prices. Bitcoin was trading at $78,586 when the story was published, and it is down 0.1% since then.
Michael Saylor says Strategy could raise up to $30 billion in digital credit without issuing new common stock or needing further gains in Bitcoin's price. The company intends to keep buying more BTC. At publication Bitcoin was $78,485, and it has moved 0.0% since the story was published.
A CoinDesk blockchain trace shows the bitcoin taken in a Binance hack, roughly $1.4 billion worth, now sits split across 19 wallets, with 17 of them holding exactly 1,000 BTC each. None of the wallets has moved since Thursday night. Bitcoin was down 0.1% in the first hour after publication and is down 0.1% since the story.
Bitcoin briefly dipped to $76,300 after Binance confirmed a hack it estimates at $6.3 billion. According to the report, the attacker gained access through a compromised employee laptop, and roughly $3 billion has been frozen onchain. Bitcoin was trading at $78,207 when the story was published and is down 0.4% since then.
A suspected $6.3 billion security breach at Binance, alongside an exploit on Polymarket, has weighed on bitcoin and ether, according to CoinDesk. Standard Chartered expects prices may stay under pressure before they settle. Bitcoin was $78,233 when the story was published and is down 0.2% since then.
Reports of suspicious multibillion-dollar transfers from Binance-linked wallets have unsettled crypto markets, with Bitcoin and Ether falling and the wider market down about 3.3%. Bitcoin, which was trading at $78,958 when the story ran, is down 0.5% since publication.
Strategy, the firm formerly known as MicroStrategy and listed as MSTR, reported a record $20.91 billion in operating income for the third quarter of 2026, lifted by Bitcoin's rebound even as its revenue declined. The company still faces a negative year-to-date BTC yield and ongoing pressure to fund its preferred dividends. Bitcoin was down 0.3% since the story was published.
Bitcoin fell below $79,000 after reports of a suspected hack at Binance, with outflows of up to $5.8 billion. Tether and Circle reportedly froze about $1.8 to $2.4 billion in stablecoins in response. Since the story was published, BTC is down 0.4%.
Binance reportedly lost $5.7 billion in what would be the largest crypto hack to date, according to CoinDesk. Following the news, prices across the market slid, with BNB leading the decline. Since the story was published, BNB has risen 1.1%, from $699.48.
A miner using FutureBit's Apollo Solo hardware mined Bitcoin block 973,262 on October 26, receiving the full 3.154 BTC reward covering the block subsidy and transaction fees from 2,477 transactions. Since the story was published, BTC has moved down 2.19%, from a price of 80,905.3 USD.
About $11 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on Deribit, roughly a third of its open contracts, one day after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged with two officials favoring a hike. Bitcoin was trading near $81,174 when the story ran and has since moved -2.06%.
Glassnode data cited in the headline suggests roughly 4 million bitcoin were acquired above $85,000, which could act as a ceiling on any recovery. The excerpt notes Bitcoin was trading near the average cost basis of U.S. spot ETF holders, a day after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged. Since the story was published, the coin's price has moved down 2.60%, from $81,500.20.
Franklin Templeton has launched two Bitcoin DRIP ETFs, FBEQ and FIBT, which began trading on the Nasdaq. The funds are designed to use dividends to buy Bitcoin. Since the story was published, Bitcoin has moved -2.66%, from 81,554.3 USD.
Bitcoin rose to about $81,500 after strong US GDP figures, returning to a weekly resistance level that the excerpt highlights. The coin has since slipped 2.81% from its price at the time of the story.
The Bank of Russia has approved NAUFOR, a securities industry group, as the country's first self-regulatory organization for crypto exchanges and digital depositories. The move sets up an industry body to oversee these platforms. Bitcoin was priced at 81,215.9 USD when the story ran and has since fallen about 2.38%.
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned ten individuals and one entity, including two Russian crypto intermediaries, over money laundering tied to North Korean schemes that place fake IT workers abroad. The proceeds are said to help fund the country's weapons programs. BTC was $80,855 when the story was published; in the first hour after it was up 1.1%; since the story it is down 1.8%.
Switzerland's first genuine spot bitcoin ETF may soon draw in overseas banks and brokers, according to a CoinDesk report. The piece covers SIX Swiss Exchange confirming international access and FINMA explaining its approval, along with whether ether and solana funds could follow. BTC was trading at $80,535 when the story was published, and since then it is down 1.7%.
A new quantum computing model from Alice & Bob reportedly cuts the hardware needed for a possible attack on bitcoin keys by a factor of 17. The researchers' work narrows the gap between theory and practical threat, adding urgency to moving toward quantum-resistant security. BTC was up 1.1% in the first hour after publication and is now down 1.4% since the story ran.
Crypto exchange HTX has agreed to leave the UK under a confidential settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority, which closes the regulator's first crypto marketing case. UK and EU sanctions against the exchange remain in place. BTC was $80,260 when the story was published, was up 1.1% in the first hour after, and is now down 1.3% since the story.
A Bitcoin Magazine article by Allard Peng explains several ways of measuring Bitcoin held per share, including figures adjusted for assumed dilution and net holdings. The piece is meant to help readers make sense of these related metrics and how to interpret them. BTC was $80,209 when the story was published; in the first hour after it was up 1.2%, and since the story it is down 1.2%.
A new version of Tether's USDT stablecoin is being brought to the Bitcoin network, with promises of private transactions and very fast payments over the Lightning layer. Whether it can challenge the stablecoins already running on Ethereum and Tron remains an open question. Bitcoin was priced at $80,182 when the story ran, and it is down 1.2% since then.
A Bitcoin Magazine feature profiles the generative artist BitArt, who uses sats to build a shared visual and musical piece. The Bitcoin Art Society argues the network could serve as a lasting home for contemporary art. Since publication, BTC has moved from $80,070 to a 1.0% decline.
Hedge funds reportedly reduced their positions in bitcoin ETFs while sovereign wealth funds moved in, according to Decrypt's morning briefing. The article notes that the funds have recently turned positive for the month after more than $400 million in weekly inflows. BTC was $80,113 when the story was published, and since then it is down 0.9%.
A new report from Rootstock suggests that institutions using Bitcoin for lending, collateral and financing could generate demand that goes beyond holding it as a store of value. Since the story was published, BTC was $80,170 when the story was published, rising 0.2% in the first hour and now down 0.9% since then.
Analysts at Glassnode have pointed to $85,000 as the lower edge of a cost-basis range held by long-term Bitcoin investors, a level they see as a possible source of selling pressure. At publication, BTC traded near $80,268, and since then it has slipped 0.9%.