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Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs and four other companies have objected to their shares being traded on OKXICE TSV, lifting the total number of objecting issuers to 16 as the planned tokenized-stock venue moves toward 24/7 blockchain-based trading.
Strive’s second preferred stock, SATS, began trading on Nasdaq after the bitcoin treasury company sold 7 million shares at $90 each. The security will pay a 15% dividend every business day, adding to Strive’s expanding lineup of bitcoin-linked financing products.
At least 82 crypto projects reportedly shut down in 2026 as falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches strained businesses across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and Web3 gaming. Research also shows investment is becoming more concentrated despite higher overall venture funding.
Switzerland’s FINMA has approved its first retail exchange-traded fund to invest directly in Bitcoin. The regulator granted a risk-diversification exemption, but has not named the issuer or provided a launch date. Other providers have also submitted or announced Bitcoin ETF applications.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $526.7 million on October 19, their strongest daily inflow in nearly a month, led by BlackRock’s $665.2 million haul. Ethereum and Solana funds posted losses as elevated Treasury yields and inflation concerns continued to shape crypto markets.
Sixteen companies, including Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs, have objected to tokenized share trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue. Venture co-chair Andrew Cuomo called the response natural, while industry executives pointed to unresolved questions over pricing, protections, custody and shareholder rights.
Bitcoin is holding above its 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages after a crypto-market rebound. Traders are watching $87,371 resistance and support near $80,433, while neutral momentum and a tense macroeconomic backdrop leave the next move uncertain.
Strive has completed a $630 million IPO of SATS preferred stock, but has not specified its Bitcoin allocation. At an illustrative $82,500 BTC price, net proceeds could buy about 7,372 BTC if fully deployed.
JPMorgan says Bitcoin could outperform stocks, bonds and gold over the next decade, but remains too volatile and unpredictable in its relationship with other assets to serve as a recommended diversifier in balanced portfolios.
Zcash led a broad crypto-market rebound, gaining 8.5% to $1,215.85 as Bitcoin returned above $83,000. ETF inflows and a recovery in technology stocks supported the move, while oil near $110 and Treasury yields above 5% continued to threaten risk assets.
A public dispute between BlockTower Capital founder Ari Paul and Coinbase has drawn attention to a wider corporate bitcoin custody problem: companies may lack independently verifiable answers about who controls assets, approves transfers and confirms they remain in custody.
Injective and South Korean custodian BDACS plan to use KRW1, a won-backed stablecoin, for institutional settlement of tokenized real-world assets. The initiative comes as Seoul develops legislation governing local-currency stablecoins and broader digital-asset markets.
Stablecoin transfer volume reached $891 billion in the third quarter of 2026, while US banks and cross-border businesses expanded testing and use. The increase came despite stablecoin market capitalization remaining broadly unchanged, highlighting a widening gap between payment activity and token supply.
Prediction markets are heading into the November 3 U.S. midterms with far greater scale than in 2024. Kalshi and Polymarket face a test of whether their odds can complement or outperform polls and models, despite concerns about thin trading in congressional markets.
BlackRock has filed for a bitcoin ETF that would use options and fixed-income strategies to provide some downside protection while capping gains. The proposed PBIT fund would offer regulated bitcoin exposure without direct ownership, adding a more structured alternative to existing spot ETFs.
Sixteen companies, including Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs, have objected to joining OKXICE’s proposed tokenized stock platform, covering about 25% of its initial 62-company plan. The venture says the service would enable 24/7 trading using stablecoins and blockchain liquidity pools.
Strategy is combining renewed Bitcoin purchases with large STRC buybacks after selling 6,948 BTC for about $432.5 million in 2026. The company now holds 848,517 BTC, while a revised valuation framework and possible MSCI exclusion add new pressure to its Bitcoin treasury model.
Bitcoin rose to $83,300 as stronger-than-expected US third-quarter earnings lifted stocks. The cryptocurrency later retreated near its 21-day average, while oil prices fell sharply after briefly moving above $100 a barrel.
