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Strategy and Blackrock’s IBIT now control a combined 1. 653 million bitcoin worth roughly $140. 82 billion, nearly 8% of the network’s absolute 21 million supply ceiling. The two piles are almost the same size, but that’s where the resemblance ends. Strategy operates a corporate treasury, while IBIT’s bitcoin backs shares in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) trust. […]

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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its smallest positive Bitcoin purchase of 2026 even as a 43% quarterly rally in the cryptocurrency helped generate a $20. 9 billion gain on its digital-asset holdings. In an Oct. 5 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Michael Saylor-founded company said it bought 334 Bitcoin for $28

OKXICE, a 50-50 joint venture between OKX and New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange, has notified the SEC of plans for a tokenized U. S. stock venue. The platform would offer round-the-clock trading of shares in more than 60 U. S. -listed companies.

Metaplanet confirmed that it added a net 1,000 BTC during Q3 2026 in a Monday, October 5 disclosure that confirmed the purchase of 11,000 BTC after selling 10,000 BTC during the quarter. The announcement mentioned that the token sale was a practice round to prove that the Simon Gerovich-led firm could liquidate its Bitcoin treasury. . .

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