Military strikes across Middle East shipping corridors on Sunday, October 25, 2026 pushed oil prices higher and weighed on risk assets. Iran was scheduled to host security talks with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Tehran on Monday, October 26, 2026. Bitcoin, which trades around the clock, is being watched…

Galaxy Research says Bitcoin’s bear market ended in June 2026 and that BTC is now in an accumulation phase. BTC traded near $81.3K on October 22, 2026, a daily decline of about 3%, and remains roughly 35% below its October 2025 record. Analysts point to the US midterm elections as…

No Bitcoin added: Strategy sold no shares under its at-the-market program for Bitcoin purchases in the week of October 19 to October 23, 2026, leaving its holdings at 848,517 BTC. Preferred buyback: The company repurchased 2,068,459 STRC preferred shares worth almost $205 million. Stock moves: MSTR shares were lower in…

Cryptex Finance filed its sixth pre-effective amendment (Form S-1/A) for the Cryptex BAGZ ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated October 23, 2026. The proposed spot fund would hold 24 tokens drawn from a 36-asset index and plans to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The amendment revises…

US-listed XRP exchange-traded funds posted $1.84 million in net outflows in the week ended October 16, 2026, ending a 13-week inflow streak. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP ETFs together lost about $575.91 million that week, with Ethereum products accounting for the largest share. Analysts pointed to rising US Treasury yields…