Bitcoin climbed back above $82,000 on Friday, a day after a brief drop under $80,000, as ZEC led a broad crypto bounce with an 11% jump to about $1,230 — even as investors pulled money from the token’s only U.S. ETF. SOL and ether each gained more than 3%, to about $106 and $2,450, and […]
Archives for October 16, 2026
U.S. judge rejects Gemini’s appeal to void $5 million settlement despite CFTC backing
A U.S. federal judge rejected an unusual joint request from crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to overturn a $5 million settlement, even though the regulator said the case should not have been brought. Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled Thursday that the CFTC’s decision to reverse its position on the case […]
MSCI approves rules that could eject Strategy, Metaplanet from equity indexes
Strategy’s founder, Michael Saylor, has described the company as an operating business with a software arm, and its bitcoin treasury as a distinct business segment. He has rejected comparisons with investment funds. Strategy, originally MicroStrategy, sells business intelligence software to companies including Coca-Cola and Porsche. How MSCI decides who is out MSCI already excludes investment […]
