Last week in Bitcoin:
→ BTC closed ~2% lower, running to ~$86.6K Monday before a ~$80.3K low Thursday, then settling in | Hanami
Last week in Bitcoin:
→ BTC closed ~2% lower, running to ~$86.6K Monday before a ~$80.3K low Thursday, then settling in the low $83Ks. $1.14B liquidated on Oct 8.
→ US spot ETFs saw ~$680M net outflows. $485M left on Oct 7, the largest day since June, before inflows returned Oct 9 with IBIT leading.
→ Strategy acquired 250 $BTC and repurchased $192M of $STRC.
→ Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Assets Raises About $900 Million for AI Data Center Pivot.
→ The Lombard App is now live via Ledger Wallet. Deposit native BTC, earn yield-bearing LBTC, without leaving self-custody.
→ Sui launched Hashi with $500M committed for Bitcoin-backed lending. Native BTC stays on Bitcoin via 2-of-2 multisig; hBTC mints on Sui.
→ Mezo's veBTC contract was exploited Oct 5. ~5.52 BTC drained across 37 positions held by 36 users.
→ Thailand finalized spot BTC and ETH ETF rules, effective Oct 16.
→ Bitcoin Core 32.0rc3 shipped as the next major release candidate.