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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.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin options carried a far smaller election premium than in 2024

    BTC

  2. Decrypt+1 desk
    Justin Sun's HTX Agrees to Leave UK in Settlement With Financial Watchdog

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    Mosaic: The Art Hidden in Bitcoin

    BTC

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    Senator Bill Hagerty: Expanding the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, & the Future of Dollar Hegemony

    BTC

  5. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: Hedge Funds Left the BTC ETF Trade and Sovereign Wealth Stepped In

    BTC

  6. CoinDesk
    As $10 billion in bitcoin options near expiry, the tell is in the pricing

    BTC

  7. CryptoSlate
    China’s tech crash erased $480 billion. Bitcoin rose 27% over the same dates

    BTC

  8. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin lending and yield could drive next wave of institutional demand, Rootstock says

    BTC

  9. Decrypt+2 desksNotable
    Treasury Sanctions 11 Over North Korean IT Worker Scheme That Moved Millions in Crypto

    BTC

  10. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin drops to $80,000 on Fed dissent, Samsung, Alphabet earnings; AI tokens slump

    BTC

  11. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin long-term resistance in focus as analysis sees selling risk above $85K

    BTC

  12. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Live updates: Bitcoin clings to $80,000 as Strategy’s cushion thins before earnings

    BTC

  13. CoinDesk
    Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property after thief challenges conviction

    BTC

  14. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin could reach $1.6 million by 2036, but 82% of the forecast rests on one bet

    BTC

  15. CryptoSlate
    Fed’s divided rate decision threatens Bitcoin’s comeback as December hike looms

    BTC

  16. CoinDesk
    The chart bitcoin traders should be paying attention to

    BTC

  17. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs add $137M, pushing October back into the green

    BTC

  18. CoinDesk
    AI found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. It's now public

    BTC

  19. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as Samsung-led tech jitters and a hawkish Fed weigh on crypto

    BTC

  20. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin faces fresh pressure after Fed’s hawkish rate hold: Analysts

    BTC

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

  1. NewsBTCMajor
    Swiss FINMA Approves First Domestic Retail Bitcoin ETF

    BTC

  2. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin-backed mortgages are coming to Canada, but borrowers are still unaware of the cost

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Price Trades Above $81,500 as Fed Keeps Rates Steady in Split Vote

    BTC

  4. DecryptMajor
    Fed Stands Pat, Bitcoin Holds Steady—But a December Rate Hike Is in Play

    BTC

  5. Bitcoin Magazine
    Centralized Exchange and DeFi Losses Dominate 2026 Crypto Hacks Despite Hardware Wallet Failures

    BTC

  6. Bitcoin Magazine
    Google Debuting a Bank-Grade Crypto Custody Tool Built on Split Keys: Report

    BTC

  7. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin price bounce rejected at 50-day trend line ahead of FOMC, earnings

    BTC

  8. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin price bounce rejected at 50-day trend line ahead of FOMC, earnings

    BTC

  9. CryptoSlate
    Euro-area banks report record deterioration in retail-funding access

    BTC

  10. Decrypt
    Wall Street’s Fast Money Fled Bitcoin ETFs, Sovereign Funds Stepped In

    BTC

  11. Bitcoin Magazine+3 desks
    Strategy (MSTR) Shareholders Approve Daily Dividends on Four Preferred Stocks

    BTC

  12. Decrypt
    Fed Rate Decision: What Markets and Bitcoin Traders Can Expect

    BTC

  13. Bitcoin Magazine+2 desksNotable
    Bitwise Raises Bitcoin Target to $1.6 Million as Institutions Keep Buying

    BTC

  14. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin option buyers face a Fed-week premium that can fade after the decision

    BTC

  15. Bitcoin Magazine
    U.S. Treasury Says U.S. ‘Will Win in the Digital Asset Stack’ as Clarity Act Stalls

    BTC

  16. Cointelegraph
    Google Cloud outlines MPC service for institutional Bitcoin custody

    BTC

  17. Bitcoin Magazine
    Brazilian Banking Giant Itaú Formalizes Crypto Role as Brazil Closes Its Licensing Window

    BTC

  18. Bitcoin Magazine
    Luxor Announces $16M Funding Round to Scale AI Compute, Derivatives

    BTC

  19. Bitcoin Magazine
    Galaxy Asset Management: “Now Is The Time” to Buy Bitcoin

    BTC

  20. Bitcoin Magazine
    Samara Asset Group CEO: Bitcoin Treasury Companies a “Disservice to Shareholders”

    BTC

  21. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Price “Climbing the Wall of Worry” – Early Signs of Bull Market | Michael Sullivan

    BTC

  22. Bitcoin Magazine
    BTC Hash Ribbon Signal Flipped: Bitcoin Miners Show the Bottom Might Be In

    BTC

  23. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin rebounds above $81,000 as Asian chip rally spills into crypto, pepe jumps 9%

    BTCPEPE

  24. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin climbs above $81,000 as majors rally ahead of Fed decision

    BTCHYPEZEC

  25. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin beats the S&P 500 on most trading days but still loses the month

    BTC

  26. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin price eyes $82K as Morgan Stanley strategist says most of correction is over

    BTC

  27. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin has soared 50% on average after midterms. The S&P 500 has gained 15%.

    BTC

  28. NewsBTC
    Bitcoin Hovers Around $80,000 as Fed Decision Draws Closer

    BTC

  29. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETF inflows climb to $176M as sentiment edges higher

    BTC

  30. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin apps risk massive fee drain, and 2 library bugs are blamed

    BTC

  31. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Bitcoin treasury Datavault AI plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC

    BTC

  32. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin nears $81,000 ahead of Fed decision as ZEC jumps 8%

    BTCZEC

  33. The Block
    Datavault AI stock plummets 50% after firm says it cannot withdraw bitcoin tied to $150 million deal

    BTC

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Polymarket reforms Bitcoin contracts and Binance trading spikes immediately drop

    BTC

  2. CointelegraphNotable
    VanEck launches diversified ETF combining stocks, bonds and Bitcoin exposure

    BTC

  3. CryptoSlate
    OpenAI claims a cryptography breakthrough. Does that threaten Bitcoin?

    BTCETH

  4. Cointelegraph
    Quantum fears already limiting Bitcoin’s growth, Stacks founder says

    BTC

  5. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    VanEck Launches All-in-One Wealth Builder ETF With Bitcoin Exposure

    BTC

  6. CryptoSlate
    Lightning tightens invoice rules after reported attack made Bitcoin withdrawals look unpaid

    BTC

  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    27-Year-Old Missouri Man Admits Role in Failed Bitcoin Kidnapping Plot

    BTC