Key Takeaways Bitcoin mining just got a whole lot tougher, with difficulty climbing 5.92% to 140.58 trillion, its highest reading since March 5 and the third-largest increase of 2026. Better mining revenue brought more computing power back into the competition, pushing Bitcoin’s hashrate above 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s), even as daily earnings have recently…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $81,000 on Oct. 16 as tech stocks and oil price gains weighed on crypto markets. Coinglass reported market-wide liquidations fell to $290 million, down sharply from $929 million a day prior. Glassnode and Rand Group noted signals indicating bitcoin may have established a local floor near $80,000. Bitcoin Dips Below…
Key Takeaways Chainalysis linked three addresses attributed to task scammers to losses of 60 BTC. Thieves reportedly emptied three Ledger addresses in separate transfers to the same wallet. Ledger blamed a highly organized criminal group for tampering with these hardware wallets. Analysts at blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that three addresses attributed to task scammers…
Key Takeaways Sazmining launches Proto mining hardware sales, offering individual ownership of Block’s immersion hashboards. Customers own their hashboards, while Sazmining handles operations and maintenance, sending mined bitcoin directly to owners’ wallets. Mining operations begin Nov.-Dec. 2026, with hardware delivering approximately 200 TH/s. Sazmining Serves Up Block’s Bitcoin Hashboards The Wyoming-based company announced Friday that…
Key Takeaways Vaneck filed to withdraw its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF registration on Oct. 14, 2026. Lido’s total value locked has fallen to about $23.6 billion from $33.3 billion a year earlier. Blackrock’s ETHB, launched in March 2026, now competes directly for staked ether ETF demand. The One-Line Exit The filing was short, and in…
Key Takeaways XRP led Upbit spot volume at $145.6 million on Oct. 15, ahead of BTC at $126.5 million. XRP still topped Upbit on Oct. 16 with $108.3 million traded, though its price sat near $1.34. South Korea’s FIU blocked 27 offshore exchanges this week, steering more traders toward Upbit. The Numbers The first snapshot…
Key Takeaways MSCI adopted its non-operating company exclusion rule on Oct. 15, with changes effective after Nov. 30. JPMorgan estimates Strategy could face about $2.8 billion in passive outflows if removed. MSCI will publish the final list of affected companies, including Metaplanet, on Nov. 11. What Did MSCI Actually Decide? On Oct. 15, MSCI published…
Key Takeaways Jobs paid $10 million for Lucasfilm’s graphics division in 1986 ($5M for the tech, $5M in capital) and renamed it Pixar. Pixar’s November 1995 IPO, a week after Toy Story opened, made Jobs a billionaire two years before he returned to Apple. Disney’s $7.4 billion all-stock buyout in 2006 made Jobs its largest…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Digital asset wealth platform Nexo has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore-based advisory firm Katashe Solutions to steer its market intelligence, brand strategy and ecosystem expansion. The alliance is designed to support Nexo’s operational…
Key Takeaways Layertree proposes letting millions share one Bitcoin output without surrendering control of their bitcoin. Layertree models 1,020 vB individual withdrawals and group enrollment below 1 vB per member. Bitcoin needs protocol changes before Layertree can operate, and simultaneous withdrawals remain a challenge. One Bitcoin Output, Millions of Individual Owners On Oct. 15, 2026,…
