A Korean bank lent won against bitcoin. It never touches the
Jeonbuk Bank's first won loan backed by bitcoin: corporate-only, third-party custody, court-enforced default and
Bitcoin ETFs took $119M in while BTC fell below $84K
Spot Bitcoin ETFs added $119M on Oct 6 as BTC slid under $84K, while Ether ETFs lost $408M over six sessions.
Strategy swung from an $8B loss to a $21B gain in one quarter
Strategy's October 8-K shows a $20.91B Q3 2026 gain on digital assets, 848,000 BTC holdings, and a $70.82B carrying
SEC calls it self-custody. You still can't hold your own keys.
The SEC's October 2026 proposal would let advisers self-custody client crypto under strict, conditional rules.
One ETF soaked up 81% of Bitcoin's $6.3B Q3 inflows
US Bitcoin ETFs added $6.3B in Q3 2026 as BTC rose 43%; BlackRock's IBIT captured about 81% of inflows.
Altcoin exchange deposits just jumped 160% in two weeks
CryptoQuant: altcoin exchange deposits rose ~160% in two weeks, the highest level since October 2025.
84% of Iran's sanctioned wallets ran almost only on USDT
Senate PSI report: 84% of 846 sanctioned Iran-linked wallets transacted almost exclusively in Tether's USDT stablecoin.
Bitcoin holders just cashed out 25,700 BTC in a single day
CryptoQuant: Bitcoin short-term holder profit hit a 21-month high after record profit-taking, raising correction risk.
Bitcoin rallied 24.6% while leverage fell 12.6%. Here's why.
Glassnode and Bybit's derivatives report finds Bitcoin's August rally was driven by short covering, not new demand.
5,900 BTC in three months. Last July alone: 89,000.
Public companies bought 5,900 BTC in three months vs 89,000 in July 2025 alone, per Glassnode.
Bitcoin volume estimates can be inflated 6x, BIS finds
BIS Working Paper No. 1377: Bitcoin on-chain transfer volume estimates can vary up to 6x by methodology alone.
$52.7 million moved through x402. Real AI spend was $11K/month
TRM Labs analyzed $52.7M in x402 settlements, finding just 0.6-7.5% verifiably agentic AI spend.