Electrum 4.8.3, released October 24, fixes a flaw that let malicious servers inject forged Bitcoin transactions and redirect funds. One user confirmed a loss on October 18. The patch verifies signatures on wallet inputs before showing unconfirmed transactions. External incoming transactions stay unverified. Update or verify address and amount before signing.

Anthropic, the five-year-old AI startup behind Claude, has officially filed for an initial public offering, setting the stage for one of the largest stock market debuts in history. The company plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "ANT," according to its S-1 registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on

Strategy spent a record $204.9 million retiring 2.07 million STRC preferred shares last week, pushing buybacks past $2 billion since July. It bought no Bitcoin from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, holding 848,517 BTC, as unrestricted cash fell 84.8% to $242.4 million. Strive bought a record 6,182 BTC for about $511.4 million, lifting holdings to 43,000 BTC. Investors vote Oct. 28 on daily dividends.

Strategy上周動用破紀錄的2.049億美元，贖回207萬股STRC優先股。自7月啟動回購以來，累計支出已超過20億美元。公司在10月19日至25日期間未買入任何比特幣，結束連續五周增持，為9月中以來首次周度暫停。同期亦未透過ATM股權計劃集資。比特幣持倉維持在848,517 BTC，購入成本約640.2億美元。比特幣分析師Ragnar估計，Strategy最新一周佔STRC成交量28%，反映其對需求的貢獻。STRC已收復6月比特幣拋售期間的大部分失地；當時STRC價格一度跌至71美元，而面值為100美元。Strategy最初藉折價回購，減少流通優先股資本及未來派息承諾，並公開表示當STRC接近100美元時會降低回購力度。首筆2,500萬美元回購均價為每股86.52美元，最新一筆約99.06美元。儘管折價收窄，每周回購金額仍持續增加。較大規模的回購消耗了原本可用於買入比特幣的現金。最新報告周內，未受限美元現金由16億美元降至2.424億美元，跌幅84.8%。公司未動用另一筆48.3億美元、用於優先股股息及債務利息的儲備。在將優先股回購授權提高至30億美元後，Strategy仍保留9.568億美元回購額度。市場觀察人士認為，Strategy下一步可能降低進一步干預STRC市場的需要。公司將於10月28日（周三）要求股東批准優先證券改為每日派息，取代STRC現行每月兩次的安排。建議可讓投資者更頻密收取及再投資收益，亦有助緩和派息日附近的價格波動。Strategy希望每日派息可支持STRC價格靠近100美元，同時不提高現行12%年度股息率。Ragnar認為，管理層可能先評估每日派息能否帶來足夠投資者興趣，再考慮另一次上調股息率。若股東批准，首次每日STRC派息定於11月2日，讓公司在剩餘回購額度減少之際測試需求。Strive則透過高息優先證券集資，加快買入比特幣。公司在10月17日至23日破紀錄購入6,182 BTC，涉資約5.114億美元。持倉增至43,000 BTC，距離超越日本Metaplanet、成為全球第二大上市企業比特幣持倉者更近一步。Strive較Metaplanet的44,000 BTC少1,000 BTC，較Tether支持的Twenty One Capital的43,514 BTC少514 BTC。差距收窄推進了行政總裁Matt Cole的目標：在2026年底前令Strive成為第二大企業比特幣持倉者。Strive於10月20日完成6.3億美元、15% A系列永久SATS優先股發行，以每股90美元發行700萬股，並承諾每股累積年度股息15美元。首次發行產生約1.05億美元年度化股息承諾。公司預留足夠18個月派息的資金。周一，Strive披露新的10億美元ATM計劃，允許進一步出售SATS股份，以資助比特幣購買、其他投資及一般企業開支。儘管買入比特幣，截至10月23日，Strive現金及現金等價物由一周前的3.175億美元升至5.044億美元。在Strategy創紀錄回購的一周內，Strive持有的505,000股Strategy STRC優先股維持不變，價值約5,020萬美元。不過，優先股融資會產生經常性開支，並可能隨Strive比特幣持倉增加而上升。Strive招股書稱，未來SATS現金股息預期主要靠進一步集資支付，因此持續的投資者需求至關重要。新授權不保證Strive可籌足10億美元；市場狀況及SATS股份需求將決定後續出售的時機與規模。

Whale Alert reported that 753 BTC valued at $60,466,629 was transferred from an unknown wallet to an institutional platform. The movement highlights ongoing large-scale Bitcoin transfers to institutional services.

Gold prices are caught between rising oil prices and falling real yields, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus. Rising oil weighs on gold while lower real yields provide support. Meanwhile, Fresnillo, the world's largest primary silver producer, reported a decline in silver output over the first three quarters of 2026.

El Niño may cut 2026-27 cotton output by 3.4% to a record low. Imports are seen reaching 7.1 million bales, with prices up more than 7% over the past month.

Alphabet has the option to buy up to $10 billion in Anthropic shares alongside its planned IPO, while Amazon has invested $13 billion in the AI startup. The agreements highlight Big Tech’s growing financial and infrastructure ties to AI developers.

BitMNR resumed share buybacks after a 10-week pause, spending $45.9 million on 2.04 million shares. The company also added 10,452 ETH, bringing its total holdings to 6.05 million ETH, valued at $14 billion.