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20 stories that broke on 4 October 2026 (UTC), the best-sourced first.
Michael Saylor claims that since Strategy adopted the Bitcoin Standard in 2020, Digital Equity ($MSTR) and Digital Capital ($BTC) delivered 52% and 38% annualized returns, and that $NVDA delivered 65%, outperforming benchmarks and the rest of the Magnificent Seven.
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Farside Investors (onchain) posted that a Bitcoin chain split was detected, with multiple blocks found at height 969888, pointing to forkmonitor.info for more information.
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Several posts report Bitcoin ETF outflows in October, including a $484.9 million single-day withdrawal and $244 million lost on Thursday, while Ether funds extended outflow streaks. One post notes XRP ETFs were the only ones in green.
Cointelegraph reports that Russia's Finance Ministry has paid wages in digital rubles for the first time, with work on introducing the digital ruble to the budget process carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance.
Cointelegraph reports that Japan added Garantex to its list of Russia sanctions over the Ukraine war, noting the exchange was previously sanctioned by the US, the EU and other jurisdictions.
CoinDesk reports that crypto M&A has hit record levels while the Clarity Act's Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory uncertainty still matters.
President Donald Trump said US intel chief Jay Clayton will lead the new Super Intelligence Force (SIF), reporting to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
CoinDesk reports that crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains, and that getting people to use them and keep using them is becoming the next challenge.
CoinDesk reports that Congress has left Washington for its final pre-election recess and that it is taking stock of developments ahead of November.
Cointelegraph's Hodler's Digest reports that former SEC boss Jay Clayton is Trump's new AI czar, drawing criticism from Roman Storm and the XRP army, and that Peter Brandt flipped bullish, saying Bitcoin may reach as high as $600K by 2029.
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CertiK Alert reports suspicious fund movement on Base, where a newly deployed proxy borrowed about 1,783 aBaswstETH from a vault and later redeemed it via Aave for about 1,783 wstETH (~$6M).
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Axios's Mike Allen that he thinks Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is "doing well," describing his own role as keeping the Fed chair informed about the wider world.
A Reddit user on r/CryptoCurrency claims Coinbase closed their account while it held over $900,000 and that the exchange keeps requesting documentation they cannot provide.
A Reddit user on r/stocks says they started building positions in rare earth stocks UUUU and MP a few weeks ago and plan to keep accumulating, citing Western efforts to reduce dependence on China's rare earth supply chain and expected demand growth from AI, defense and robotics.
A Reddit r/investing post reports Micron's Q4 results, including revenue of $54.23B, Q1 guidance of $61.5B at an 86.25% gross margin, and growth driven almost entirely by price. It also notes HBM contract repricing from January and over 75% of fiscal 2027 output already committed.
A Reddit user on r/Bitcoin reports that all bitcoin in their Phantom wallet was drained in an unauthorized transaction and asks for recovery advice. The user states they did not share information or visit suspicious sites.
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A Reddit post on r/Bitcoin credits Steak and Shake with going all in on Bitcoin. No further details are provided.
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A Reddit user on r/Bitcoin claims their bank blocked their digital card while they tried to make an advance mortgage payment through the bank's own app, and says this is the second such incident in two months.
A Reddit post on r/Bitcoin states that Trump said he is going to inflate away the US national debt, and adds that no one owns enough BTC.
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A post reports that after a $388 million security breach, Bitget's protection fund reached $309 million and withdrawals for major assets were reportedly restored.