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BitcoinStrategy resumes bitcoin buying with 811 BTC but spends $208.2M on STRC buybacksThe company went back to bitcoin after a one-week pause, but most of the week's money again went into its own preferred stock.2 Nov 20262 min read BitcoinBitcoin lost 2.3% on the week. Monday opens with a push to $78,740Your Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Monday 2 Nov 2026.2 Nov 20263 min read BitcoinSecurity Alert: attackers swept hot wallets on older BTCPay Server installs, the project saysBTCPay Server says attackers swept hot wallets on self-hosted instances running version 2.4.1 or older, after logging in as administrators. It has no credible reports of drains on the current 2.4.7 release. Addresses its lead developer published as the attacker's had received about 18.76 BTC and 3,383 LTC.2 Nov 20262 min read BitcoinLast week three central banks decided. This week it is jobs, budgets and Binance’s proofYour bitcoin week ahead for 2 to 6 Nov 2026, with Friday's $2.1 billion Deribit expiry read strike by strike.1 Nov 20266 min read BitcoinBitcoin closed October 7.3% lower. November opens with Binance’s withdrawal testYour Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Sunday 1 Nov 2026.1 Nov 20263 min read Bitcoinb14g says 97 million CORE staked through it was withdrawn without authorisationThe bitcoin dual-staking hub has paused the affected contracts, and exchanges have frozen about 9 million of the tokens, the project said.31 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinNext Technology board authorises sale or pledge of its 5,833 bitcoinNext Technology Holding, a Nasdaq-listed company holding about 5,833 bitcoin, said its board approved selling or pledging the coins in tranches. It cited the Binance hack, exchange security and quantum computing, and said none of its bitcoin is held on Binance. No sale has been disclosed.31 Oct 20262 min read BitcoinTokyo-listed Iole to sell all 151.21 BTC and put the money into AI data centresA Japanese company that spent this year building a crypto treasury is selling all its bitcoin, at a loss, to fund AI infrastructure.31 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinOctober has one day left. Bitcoin is spending it just above $77,000Your Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Saturday 31 Oct 2026.31 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinBitcoin heads into October’s last day 8% down. The September low gave way, for an hourBitcoin is on course for its worst October since 2014, and Friday's US session, with the Nasdaq down 2.9%, did nothing to change that.30 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinTech sinks the Nasdaq, Binance sinks crypto stocks. BTC clings to $76,500The Nasdaq opened at its lowest in more than two months and crypto stocks fell hard, while bitcoin, the asset at the centre of the week's worst news, barely moved on Friday, 30 Oct 2026.30 Oct 20264 min read BitcoinMacro Note: Europe’s economy grew twice as fast as forecast. Bitcoin didn’t noticeThis note asks whether a stronger-than-expected euro-area growth figure changes anything for bitcoin. My short answer: not yet, and the reason sits in Dublin and Paris.30 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinMacro Note: The BoJ holds at 1.25%, but one vote says it is lateThis note asks one thing: did the Bank of Japan's decision change anything for bitcoin? My answer is not today, but its message on inflation is the one to keep.30 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinThe biggest hack on record hit Binance. Bitcoin bent to $76,330, then bouncedYour Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Friday 30 Oct 2026.30 Oct 20264 min read BitcoinStrategy’s finance chief Andrew Kang steps down as Q3 results show bitcoin per share fallingStrategy says chief financial officer Andrew Kang will step down on 5 Nov, in the same release that confirmed a $20.91 billion third-quarter gain on its bitcoin. The figure that matters more is BTC Yield: -3.7% so far this year, after $431.8 million of bitcoin sales.30 Oct 20262 min read BitcoinAlphabet drags the Nasdaq, then bitcoin breaks after the bell. BTC hits $78,200, a six-week lowBitcoin held its ground through a rough day for big tech, then lost about $2,500 in the 45 minutes after the US close on Thursday, 29 Oct 2026.29 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinMacro Note: The ECB holds at 2.5% as US inflation runs hotterThis note asks one thing: did a busy afternoon of central bank and US data change the macro picture for bitcoin? My answer is not yet, but the direction of travel is not friendly.29 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinThai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property in a 2.48 BTC robberyA defendant argued bitcoin was not "property" that could be robbed. Thailand's highest court disagreed.29 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinMacro Note: Lagarde will leave the ECB on 7 Feb, nine months earlyThis note asks one thing: does an early exit at the top of the European Central Bank change the macro picture for bitcoin holders? My answer, for now, is no.29 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinBitcoin Core’s new fast-fix policy gets its first test: three bugs found by an LLMThis note explains what Bitcoin Core disclosed on Wednesday, who needs to upgrade, and what it tells us about the security policy it adopted last week.29 Oct 20264 min read BitcoinThe Fed bounce lasted one session. Bitcoin is back under $80,000Your Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Thursday 29 Oct 2026.29 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinStrategy shareholders approve daily dividends on its four preferred stocksStrategy says shareholders backed daily dividends on its four preferred stocks, with 99.3% of votes cast in favour on preliminary results. STRC switches first, with its first daily record date on 1 Nov; STRF, STRK and STRD follow in January.28 Oct 20262 min read BitcoinThe Fed holds and two officials vote for a hike. Bitcoin touches $81,700 and gives it backBitcoin rose about $1,400 in the two hours after the Federal Reserve held rates on Wednesday, 28 Oct 2026, then gave most of it back by the evening.28 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinBitcoin ends its run of lower closes. Options still shrug at the FedYour Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Wednesday 28 Oct 2026.28 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinAI stocks lift the Nasdaq 1.2%. Bitcoin climbs back above $80,000 before the FedBitcoin dipped to $79,379 in the European morning on Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026, then rose with tech stocks after the US open to about $80,680, up 0.8% on the day.27 Oct 20263 min read BitcoinRobinhood’s crypto revenue falls 55% to $120M as prediction markets bring in $173MRecord revenue, lower profit. Crypto is now one of the smaller lines on the bill.27 Oct 20262 min read BitcoinGalaxy Digital earns $323M in Q3 and approves a new $200M buybackThe headline profit came mostly from Galaxy's own portfolio. The trading business still lost money at the EBITDA line.27 Oct 20262 min read BitcoinSeoul jumped 4%. Bitcoin slipped to $79,500Your Asia-afternoon, European-morning market read for Tuesday 27 Oct 2026.27 Oct 20264 min read BitcoinStocks rise into Fed week. Bitcoin ends Monday below $80,000Wall Street climbed on Monday, 26 Oct 2026, but bitcoin gave back an afternoon rally and slipped to about $79,700, down 0.4% on the day.26 Oct 20263 min read