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Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin is back near $83,000. Here’s how to assess its support

    BTC

  2. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the 'just bet on price' era fades

    BTC

  3. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin ‘top buyers’ halt BTC price upside with $87.7K now key: Glassnode

    BTC

  4. CoinDesk
    Crypto rises with Asian tech stocks, zcash extends gain after setting upgrade date

    ZECBTC

  5. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin clings to $82,500 as SpaceX results lift stock futures

    BTC

  6. CoinDesk+1 desk
    SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin

    BTC

  7. CryptoSlate
    Quantum-proof Bitcoin signatures would clog network nodes with 10x larger data

    BTC

  8. CointelegraphNotable
    Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far

    ETHBTC

  9. CryptoSlate
    Germany’s main savings bank network launches Bitcoin trading

    BTC

  10. CryptoSlateMajor
    Switzerland approves landmark Bitcoin ETF after ruling trading volume sufficient

    BTC

  11. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin hovers around $83,000 as AI earnings revive tech, ZEC jumps 11%

    BTCZEC

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  1. Decrypt
    JPMorgan Puts a Number on Bitcoin for the First Time: 10% a Year, With a Big Caveat

    BTC

  2. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    Liquid Network Announces Final Stages of Recovery Following Massive Hack

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin MagazineMajor
    Swiss Financial Regulator Gives Green Light to Country’s First Bitcoin ETF

    BTC

  4. CryptoSlate
    JPMorgan models Bitcoin reaching $385,000 in 10-year bull case despite CEO Jamie Dimon’s criticism

    BTC

  5. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Treasury Strive Debuts New Preferred Stock With 15% Dividend

    BTC

  6. Decrypt
    Bitcoin ETFs Post Their Best Day in Nearly a Month as BlackRock Does All the Buying

    BTC

  7. The Block
    JPMorgan issues first long-term bitcoin return forecast, projecting 10% annually

    BTC

  8. Decrypt
    Bitcoin's Next Move: Here's What to Watch

    BTC

  9. CointelegraphNotable
    Strive closes $630M SATS IPO, leaves Bitcoin allocation unspecified

    BTC

  10. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Could Outperform Most Assets, JPMorgan Says — But the Bank Still Won’t Recommend It

    BTC

  11. The Block
    Bitcoin yield platform HoneyB developer raises $5 million at $30 million valuation

    BTC

  12. Decrypt
    Zcash Leads Crypto Bounce, Surging 8.5% as Bitcoin Reclaims $83,000

    BTCZEC

  13. CoinDesk
    The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap

    BTC

  14. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s next selloff could be amplified by the traders still betting on its recovery

    BTC

  15. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Downside Buffer and Capped Upside

    BTC

  16. Decrypt
    What Is Strategy (MSTR)? The Bitcoin Treasury Company

    BTC

  17. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin price spikes to $83.3K as US stocks rise on Q3 earnings, oil falls

    BTC

  18. NewsBTC
    Metaplanet Bitcoin Investment Clears Super League Shareholder Vote

    BTC

  19. The Block
    Blockchain.com rolls out crypto options as it pursues US derivatives licenses

    AVAXHYPEBTCETH

  20. CoinDesk
    BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash

    BTC

  21. Bitcoin Magazine
    Sam Callahan: Bitcoin Doesn’t Need Rate Cuts to Succeed

    BTC

  22. Bitcoin Magazine
    Michael Howell: Bitcoin as the Apex Liquidity Asset

    BTC

  23. The Block+2 desksMajor
    Swiss regulator FINMA approves country’s first spot bitcoin ETF for retail investors

    BTC

  24. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin fell 1.3% while Nasdaq-100 lost 5.5% in last week’s tech selloff

    BTC

  25. CoinDesk
    Equity weakness could damp demand for bitcoin after biggest ETF inflows in a month

    BTC

  26. CryptoSlateNotable
    BlackRock’s proposed Bitcoin ETF would hold no Bitcoin or spot ETF shares

    BTC

  27. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin drops to $81,400 as Asian chip stocks tumble, options traders seek downside protection

    BTC

  28. NewsBTCNotable
    BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Pulls In $665 Million While Rivals Lose Money

    BTC

  29. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Market jitters persist as the AI selloff deepens

    BTC

  30. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin ETF comeback exposes a $630 million divide with Ethereum as BlackRock dominates

    ETHBTC

  31. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    JPMorgan projects Bitcoin to outperform US stocks and gold over next decade

    BTC

  32. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin ETFs just saw their biggest day in a month thanks entirely to BlackRock

    BTC

  33. CointelegraphNotable
    BlackRock files for third Bitcoin ETF, still no Solana or XRP

    BTCSOLXRPETH

  34. The Block+2 desksNotable
    BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF draws $665 million inflow, highest since October 2025

    BTC

  35. CointelegraphNotable
    US Bitcoin ETFs draw $527M in biggest showing since September

    BTC

  36. Bitcoin Magazine
    Now Accepting Bitcoin: Gyros, Cocas, and 219 Arizona Bitcoin Merchants

    BTC

  37. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin rally could revive treasury buying, but easy-money days over

    BTC

Monday, October 19, 2026

  1. Bitcoin Magazine
    AnchorWatch Launches Nevada Trust Company, Caps Bitcoin Custody Fees at $10,000 a Month

    BTC

  2. The Block+1 deskNotable
    BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF offering downside protection and upside exposure to IBIT

    BTC

  3. DecryptNotable
    Strive Buys $335 Million in Bitcoin After Investors Pour In $369 Million

    BTC

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    The Architecture of Money: Mapping Financial Power in the Age of Bitcoin

    BTC

  5. CryptoSlate
    Strategy’s discretionary cash falls 72% as buyback authorization rises to $3 billion

    BTC

  6. CryptoSlate
    Wall Street’s Bitcoin bears quietly retreated despite recent plunge toward $80,000

    BTC

  7. CoinDeskNotable
    U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures

    BTC

  8. DecryptMajor
    Abandoned Bitcoin? Wallet Targeted by Noah Doe Lawsuit Moves $33 Million

    BTC

  9. Cointelegraph+3 desks
    Metaplanet to take 93.7% stake in Super League through 2,100 BTC deal

    BTC

  10. Bitcoin Magazine
    No ‘Uptober’ Yet: Bitcoin Slips 2% in a Month That’s Historically Bullish

    BTC

  11. Bitcoin Magazine
    Strategy Keeps Buying: Third Purchase This Month Brings October Spending to $73 Million

    BTC

  12. Bitcoin Magazine
    El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office Hosts Five November Events Led by Herbert and Keiser

    BTC