We read the Bitcoin news and check the facts against independent sources: press releases, on-chain data, bitcointreasuries and major outlets. Only checked items appear here, each with its sources. We leave out opinion and hype.
Not investment advice. Times are London time. Updated: 22 Oct 2026, 19:42 London.
Robinhood received DFSA authorisation to offer trading and custody across all 10 approved asset classes, including crypto, from the DIFC. The product launch in the Middle East is planned for 2027.
Sources: Finance Magnates (financemagnates.com) · CoinGape (coingape.com) · original post
Farside Investors data show net inflows of $526.7M on Oct 19, $23.2M on Oct 20 and $524.8M on Oct 21, about $1.07B in total for the week so far.
Sources: Farside Investors (farside.co.uk) · Bitcoin Magazine on X (x.com) · original post
On SpaceX's Q3 call on 20 Oct, Elon Musk said a merger with Tesla would be a good idea; both boards have formed special committees of independent directors, no terms are agreed and a deal is not guaranteed, and on Tesla's side it needs 50% of all shares. Per their June 30 filings SpaceX holds 18,712 BTC and Tesla 11,509 BTC, together 30,221 BTC, which would make the combined company the #6 public-company Bitcoin holder.
Sources: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) · CoinDesk (coindesk.com) · CNBC (cnbc.com)
On 20 October 2026 Swiss regulator FINMA approved the first retail exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin; the issuer, BIT Asset Management, named it Bitcoin Fund ETF (BBIT) and expects trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in November. Fees will be announced at launch.
Sources: FINMA (finma.ch) · BIT press release (bit.com) · swissinfo.ch (Keystone-ATS) (swissinfo.ch) · original post
Strive (Nasdaq: ASST) closed an upsized IPO of 7,000,000 shares of its 15.00% Series A Perpetual SATS Preferred Stock at $90 per share, about $630 million gross, with trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SATS. Net proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes, including buying Bitcoin and income-generating assets.
Sources: Strive press release (Nasdaq/GlobeNewswire) (nasdaq.com) · Strive IR: pricing of SATS IPO (investors.strive.com) · original post
On 19 Oct 2026 iShares Trust filed a preliminary prospectus (Form 485APOS) for PBIT, which would use options on IBIT plus cash and short-term bonds to cap upside in exchange for partial downside protection, with each tranche initially targeting a maximum loss of about 10% before fees. It would not hold Bitcoin directly; the fee and upside cap are not disclosed and the fund is not trading yet.
Sources: Stocktwits via Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com) · Cointelegraph (cointelegraph.com) · BTC ETF Calc (filing summary) (btcetfcalc.com) · original post
AnchorWatch Trust Company opened on October 19, 2026 as a qualified Bitcoin custodian authorized by the Nevada Financial Institutions Division, with fixed monthly fees capped at $10,000. Insurance is optional, backed by Lloyd's of London syndicates, and the $370 million is the maximum limit per client, subject to underwriting approval and policy terms.
Sources: AnchorWatch press release (EIN Presswire via National Law Review) (natlawreview.com) · Crypto Briefing (cryptobriefing.com) · original post
Strive's SEC 8-K filing says it bought 1,223 BTC between October 14 and 16 at about $81,734 each, after 2,822 BTC earlier that week, bringing holdings to 36,818 BTC. Its $700 million SATS preferred offering, priced October 15, is scheduled to settle on October 20.
Sources: Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com) · ETHNews (ethnews.com) · original post
Strategy's 8-K says it bought 267 BTC for $22.1 million (average $82,900) between October 12 and 18, funded by MSTR share sales, bringing holdings to 848,517 BTC bought for $64.02 billion. It also repurchased $193.1 million of STRC preferred stock and raised its preferred repurchase program from $2 billion to $3 billion, with $1.16 billion left.
Sources: Strategy 8-K (PDF) (assets.contentstack.io) · Unchained (unchainedcrypto.com) · original post
Strategy’s board declared daily cash dividends on STRC for each calendar day from November 1 through November 30, 2026 at a 12.00% annual rate, per its Form 8-K for October 15, 2026. Payments start November 2 only if stockholders approve the daily-dividend amendments at the October 28 special meeting and the amended certificate is effective by November 1; otherwise the November 15 semi-monthly dividend remains payable instead.
Sources: CryptoBriefing (cryptobriefing.com) · Strategy deck (assets.contentstack.io) · original post
Standard Chartered in the UAE now lets eligible Professional Investor clients trade Bitcoin (and Ether) directly from their accounts. The bank calls it the first such offering by an international bank in the UAE; it was announced on 14 October.
Sources: Standard Chartered press release (sc.com)
Strive bought 2,822 BTC (about $235M) on 12–13 October, taking its holdings to 35,595 BTC. According to its 8-K of 14 October, warrant exercises brought in about $369.2M gross.
Sources: BTC Times (btctimes.com) · bitcointreasuries.net: Strive (bitcointreasuries.net)
Strive plans to sell 5 million shares of SATS, a perpetual preferred stock with a 15% annual dividend paid every business day. After a dividend reserve, part of the proceeds may be used to buy Bitcoin.
Sources: BTC Times (btctimes.com)
Jeonbuk Bank issued a corporate won loan secured by Bitcoin held with a third-party custodian. Local press and CoinDesk call it the first such loan at a commercial bank in the country; size, rate and LTV were not disclosed.
Sources: CoinDesk (coindesk.com) · IT Chosun (it.chosun.com)
On 15 October 2026 the UK-listed The Smarter Web Company PLC announced it bought 83 Bitcoin for £5,202,111 (average £62,676 per coin). Total holdings rose to 2,830 Bitcoin; net average purchase price across the treasury is £81,979.
Sources: Company RNS PDF (smarterwebcompany.co.uk) · Investegate (investegate.co.uk) · Bitcoin Treasuries (bitcointreasuries.net) · original post
