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    Binance Hack: $6.3B Hits Bitcoin, Crypto Markets

    If it holds up, it is the largest crypto theft on record. What happened at Binance? The attackers moved fast. They targeted Binance wallets on 10 blockchains and shifted most of the funds in about 20…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
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    Three $1M Bitcoin Bets Offered to Jason Calacanis

    TL;DR: Three investors have each offered angel investor Jason Calacanis a $1 million bet that Bitcoin will top $126,210.50, a benchmark set just above its October 2025 record. The offers followed his…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··4 min read
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    Current Price of Bitcoin for Oct. 28, 2026

    TL;DR: Bitcoin opened the morning higher than it closed the day before, but it is still far from where it stood twelve months ago. If you hold it, or you are weighing whether a position belongs in a …

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··4 min read
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    Anthropic's Junk Rating and the Bitcoin Debate

    TL;DR: Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) gave Anthropic a BB+ rating in June 2026, per Digest AI , which reports it second hand. BB+ is one notch below investment grade. In plain terms, lending to the …

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
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    Bitcoin Holds Above $81,000 as ETF Outflows Weigh

    TL;DR: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $228 million in net outflows last week, per Yahoo Finance . For ETF holders, the direction of those flows says more than one day's price. Earlier in the w…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··4 min read
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    Bitcoin Range-Bound Ahead of Fed Oct. 28, Midterms

    TL;DR: Bitcoin has traded between $80,000 and $84,000 for about a week, and its 28 day volatility sits near the lowest level of 2026, according to The Block. The Federal Reserve meets October 28 and …

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
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    Bitcoin Supercycle: Thorne's Call and the Case Against

    TL;DR: Bitcoin changed hands near $81,709 on the morning of October 23, according to The Motley Fool's quote data . That is the backdrop for a forecast now circulating among investors, and a forecast…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··4 min read
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    Bitcoin Whale Wallets Hit a Record Below $80,000

    TL;DR: Bitcoin dipped below $80,000 on October 15, then recovered above $82,000. Santiment now counts a record 20,338 wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC, after a rise that began in mid July. That sugge…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
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    Strive Buys 3,311 Bitcoin for $280M: What to Know

    TL;DR: Strive told investors on October 13 that it had added 3,311 bitcoin in a single week. According to The Block , the company paid an average of about $84,500 per coin, including fees and expense…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··4 min read
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    Can Bitcoin Reach $100,000 by the End of 2026?

    TL;DR: Bitcoin traded near $84,171 on October 1, needing roughly a 19% gain to reach $100,000 by December 31, according to the Motley Fool. CryptoRank notes spot ETFs took in $2.4 billion in the sing…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    T. Rowe Price Launches TKNZ: The First Actively Managed Multi-Token Spot Crypto ETF
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    T. Rowe Price Launches TKNZ: The First Actively Managed Multi-Token Spot Crypto ETF

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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read