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BlackRock filed with the SEC on Oct. 19 for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT), a fund that would hold options and fixed-income securities and gain Bitcoin exposure through derivatives.The preliminary prospectus excludes direct Bitcoin and spot Bitcoin ETP holdings. The securities cannot be sold until the registration statement becomes effective.Money that enters PBIT could reach Bitcoin through the dealers on the other side of its options.The filing registers the proposed fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the prospectus describes three overlapping long call-spread tranches with staggered monthly starts, with one tranche typically replaced each month.Each…

Key takeaways NEAR fell 7% on Tuesday to around $4.70, extending Monday’s decline. Bitwise’s NEAR ETF attracted $5.42 million on Monday after three consecutive weeks of inflows. Resistance near $5.02 must be reclaimed to strengthen the recovery outlook. NEAR retreats despite continued ETF buying NEAR Protocol declined by over 7% on Tuesday, following a similar loss the previous day, as weakening short-term momentum outweighed continued demand through its exchange-traded fund. The token traded around $4.70 at the time of this report, remaining below a closely grouped resistance area near $5.02. Bitwise’s NEAR-focused ETF, NRR, recorded $5.42 million in net inflows…

Kinexys by J.P. Morgan said on 19 October that JPM Coin (JPMD) is now live on the Ethereum mainnet for the bank’s institutional clients. The token launched on Base in November 2025 after B2C2, Coinbase and Mastercard tested issuance and redemption in a proof-of-concept. Kinexys says its platform has processed more than US$4 trillion (AU$5.72 trillion) since inception and averages US$7 billion (AU$10.01 billion) a day across all its services. JPMorgan has put its JPM Coin deposit token on the Ethereum mainnet, giving the bank’s institutional clients a second public blockchain on which to move US dollar deposits. Kinexys by…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $526.7 million on Oct. 19, reversing the previous week’s withdrawals as BlackRock led renewed demand.The inflow, the largest in nearly two weeks, more than doubled the $228.4 million investors withdrew during the five trading sessions ending Oct. 16, according to SoSoValue data.BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) drove the recovery, attracting $665.2 million in its strongest session since Oct. 7, 2025. The purchases offset $83.6 million in withdrawals from Fidelity’s FBTC and another $54.9 million from Grayscale’s GBTC, while nine other funds reported no net flows.The rebound coincided with Bitcoin recovering toward $82,800 on…

A hacker used autonomous AI agents to attempt more than 1,200 intrusions, compromising websites belonging to over 100 companies across several countries. The campaign reportedly cost as little as US$5K, with around 10% of observed attacks achieving their objectives. Australian businesses were among the targets, including an e-commerce website where an AI agent gained the ability to execute server commands. A separate group used AI agents to target cryptocurrencies and payment information, highlighting growing financial risks from automated cybercrime. Concerns around AI agents and our data security don’t seem to be going away. After OpenAI revealed several instances where AI…

BlackRock filed for its iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT), using options and fixed-income assets to offer Bitcoin exposure with limited downside protection. PBIT aims to cushion substantial Bitcoin losses while capping potential gains, although investors could still lose their entire investment. US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted US$526.7 million in net inflows on Monday, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with US$665.2 million. Strategy increased its holdings to 848,517 BTC, while Strive acquired another 4,045 BTC, lifting its treasury to 36,818 BTC. BlackRock is ramping up its Bitcoin ETF lineup. Following the launch of the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA), it…

BNB Chain’s Jenner testnet release advances a native-asset design that would give a governance-appointed administrator control over when new stablecoins and tokenized assets can be created.Issuers could have the code available on the network and still need a separate feature switch opened before launching a CAS20 token.The Oct. 16 v1.8.1 release schedules Jenner for BNB Smart Chain’s Chapel testnet on Oct. 29 at 02:30 UTC. An earlier announcement gives late-November mainnet guidance, with the exact time still unannounced.The proposed BEP-702 standard remains labeled Draft and covers the new CAS20 token family, while existing BEP-20 tokens would remain unaffected. Its architecture…

SkyAI said on 19 October that it held about US$223.8 million (AU$320.03 million) in cash as of 16 October and had completed the sale of all its SOL. Its cash tender offer at US$3.00 (AU$4.29) a share or warrant opened on 16 October and expires on 29 October, with a full take-up costing about US$201.3 million (AU$287.86 million). Holder Bastion Trading, with about 9.99% of the stock, says it will not tender and wants at least US$3.50 (AU$5.01) plus disclosure of the SOL sale prices. SkyAI has sold its entire Solana treasury and opened a US$3.00 (AU$4.29) a share tender…

JPMorgan made its JPM Coin deposit token available on Ethereum on Oct. 19, giving its institutional clients another public-blockchain route to send and receive dollar deposits. The launch adds Ethereum’s main network alongside the token’s existing availability on Base.JPMorgan says the expansion puts native cash on the network where institutions already transact with tokenized assets, collateral and counterparties. That includes its own tokenized money-market funds, bringing the bank’s payment and investment offerings onto the same public blockchain.JPM Coin, which uses the ticker JPMD, digitally represents a bank deposit. The bank’s Ethereum announcement says it supports peer-to-peer transfers between institutional clients…

French MPs backed a proposal to tax gains on swaps into certain stablecoins on Oct. 16, while rejecting a separate ten-year crypto-loss carryforward. The paired decisions would bring tax recognition forward for covered swaps without adding relief for net losses from earlier years.The National Assembly adopted amendment I-3898 by a vote of 38 to 37, with 25 abstentions, during the first reading of the 2027 finance bill. MPs then rejected I-3653 by a vote of 75 to 18, with three abstentions.France’s Assembly backed taxing swaps into MiCA e-money tokens and rejected a 10-year crypto loss carryforward.The budget remains in first reading,…