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TREE NEWS update: Nasdaq-listed asset manager Strive purchased $280 million in bitcoin at an average price of about $84,500, its largest purchase in months. The buy, made during a rough week for the market, raises the company’s total bitcoin holdings to 32,773 BTC.

TREE NEWS update: A UK court ruled that Chinese law governs victims’ claims to 61,000 bitcoin, rejecting their bid to rely on English law to establish ownership. The holding, worth roughly $5.1 billion, remains contested.

TREE NEWS update: MNX has launched futures contracts tied to AI lab IPOs and revenue, offering leveraged exposure rather than shares. Settlement is linked to IPO filings, private-market valuations or revenue estimates. The products let traders take positions on AI companies before any public listing.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin fell below $81,000 before buyers stepped in, with the Fear and Greed Index signaling traders remain unconvinced by the rebound. The dip came during a seasonally weak stretch that bulls are trying to shake off, leaving sentiment indicators still short of confirming a sustained recovery.

TREE NEWS update: Mezo has set Oct. 13 as the bridge-out deadline for swBTC and USDe, with deposits already suspended for all four tokens. SolvBTC and xSolvBTC withdrawals will close on Oct. 29, the protocol said. The deadlines mark the wind-down of bridging and deposit activity for the four assets on the network.

TREE NEWS update: Japan’s Metaplanet plans to issue ¥52 billion ($340 million) of zero-coupon unsecured convertible bonds maturing October 29, 2031, with the issue date set for October 29 and net proceeds of about ¥51.9 billion. Roughly ¥23.6 billion will repay part of a bitcoin-backed credit line drawn to about $650 million of an $800 million facility as of September 30, while up to ¥28.3 billion funds buybacks from October to December, including an off-auction repurchase of up to ¥25.3 billion via ToSTNeT-3 on October 14. The initial conversion price is undetermined.

TREE NEWS update: Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 00:17, worth about $250 million, with the transaction confirmed on Solscan. The mint follows a separate 250 million USDC issuance by Circle on Solana on October 13 at 05:49. Whale Alert flagged the latest mint in a post on X.

TREE NEWS update: Trezor is ending reseller authorizations on January 1, 2027, after Ledger confirmed that wallets sold by a Southeast Asian retailer carried a hidden implant that sent out users’ recovery phrases. The hardware wallet maker will stop authorizing third-party resellers, cutting off devices sold through retail channels.

TREE NEWS update: Ripple has partnered with Stripe-owned Privy to let developers build embedded wallets directly into apps on the XRP Ledger. The integration supports XRP, the RLUSD stablecoin, AI agent payments and the x402 payments protocol. Developers can now offer in-app XRPL wallets without building custody infrastructure themselves.

TREE NEWS reports: Strive said it raised $208 million through warrant exercises, lifting its Bitcoin holdings by 11% to 32,773 BTC. The company now ranks as the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder, and said it continues to expand its treasury through equity financing.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin kept pressure on the $84,000 level, holding onto gains made overnight. US stocks rebounded quickly after opening lower, following a sell-off in Korean technology shares. The crypto market’s resilience came as equities recovered from the early weakness tied to the Korea tech rout.

TREE NEWS update: Interactive Brokers has expanded its crypto services to let eligible clients stake ETH through its Client Portal, with zerohash providing the staking service. The brokerage’s clients can now stake ether directly alongside existing crypto offerings, with eligibility determined by the firm.

TREE NEWS update: Lending protocol Zest has set an Oct. 23 deadline for users to exit the aeUSDC position on its Stacks Market V1, saying bridge provider Allbridge will shut its aeUSDC bridge to Stacks on Nov. 3. The protocol’s one-transaction migration path to V2 does not include aeUSDC, so holders must act before the deadline.

TREE NEWS update: Anza has scheduled Solana’s Alpenglow mainnet upgrade for Oct. 21. The upgrade targets 150-millisecond finality, and validators and block-data providers face software changes before the switch.

TREE NEWS update: Ledger confirmed that devices sold through reseller CryptoBilis contain a hardware implant that steals recovery phrases. MediaMarkt has suspended sales of the affected Ledger units in Europe in response. The implant compromises seed phrase security for buyers of the tampered hardware.

TREE NEWS update: Hardware wallet maker Trezor said Tuesday it is reducing the number of resellers authorized to sell its devices, calling the move a preventive step after “recent supply-chain incidents.” The company did not disclose how many resellers it is dropping or which ones. The change follows a breach at a Ledger reseller that exposed customer data.

TREE NEWS update: Shenzhen-listed Xiechuang Data pushed back on investor-platform questions over three related-party transactions, saying its RMB 32.2 billion server procurement is front-loaded infrastructure spending for cloud computing services and need not match sales contracts one-for-one. The company said dealings with Metabytes and Qishuo Technology were based on genuine business needs and market pricing, with related-party review and disclosure procedures followed. As of June 30, 2026, cumulative sales to Metabytes reached RMB 134.12 million and purchases from Qishuo RMB 93.77 million, both within approved limits.

TREE NEWS update: Strive purchased 3,311 bitcoin for $280 million between Oct. 5 and Oct. 9, its largest acquisition since January. The purchase lifts the company’s holdings to 32,773 BTC, narrowing the gap with MARA.

TREE NEWS update: Strive purchased 3,311 bitcoin as warrants covering 15.3 million shares approach their Tuesday 5 p.m. ET expiry, CEO Matt Cole said, putting the exercises at $208 million. The company also made its $100 minimum sale price for SATA preferred shares a binding charter rule.