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Morning edition · October 19, 2026

Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $82,500 as Equities Rebound

Global risk assets rebounded ahead of major technology earnings, stabilizing digital asset markets after last week's technology-led sell-off.

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    Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $82,500 Amid Macro Rebound

    $BTC hovered near $82,500 after China reported third-quarter economic growth of 4.5% and lower oil prices spurred a broader market rally [9]. Traders are scaling back hedging, with an 85% probability that the Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes on Oct. 28 [1

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    Stablecoin Payment Volume Jumps 45% to $482 Billion

    Third-quarter stablecoin payment transactions reached $482 billion through September, according to Allium [5]. Overall supply remained flat at $305 billion, while the number of transactions climbed 71% to 1.04 billion [5].

  3. 3

    Missouri Attorney General Issues Cease-and-Desist to Prediction Markets

    Missouri ordered Polymarket, Kalshi, Robinhood, and three other platforms to stop offering unlicensed sports event contracts [6]. The state rejected arguments that the contracts qualify as federally regulated swaps [6].

  4. 4

    Crypto Traders Face $52 Million Liquidations on Weekend Equity Perpetuals

    Approximately $51.6 million in leveraged semiconductor contracts liquidated across Binance and Hyperliquid during a 10-minute window on Saturday [4]. The cascade occurred while traditional equity markets were closed [4].

  5. 5

    Qubic Pauses Network After $1.4 Million Wallet Exploit

    The Qubic layer-1 blockchain halted operations after an attacker drained $1.4 million worth of tokens across 1,400 user wallets [3]. The vulnerability was linked to weak pseudo-random seed generation on Apple devices [3].

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    CME Group Schedules Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures

    CME Group plans to introduce standard and micro futures contracts for $BCH and $UNI on Oct. 19, pending regulatory approval [8]. The exchange continues expanding its regulated derivatives suite for institutional traders [8].

Numbers

Bitcoin trades at $82,317 with total market capitalization at $2.73 trillion, as Ethereum gas fees remain at zero gwei.

Watch

Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Oct. 28. · Corporate earnings from Tesla on Oct. 21 and Meta on Wednesday. · Network restart tick announcement from Qubic validators following governance votes.

Full text

Global risk assets rebounded ahead of major technology earnings, stabilizing digital asset markets after last week's technology-led sell-off.

  1. Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $82,500 Amid Macro Rebound $BTC hovered near $82,500 after China reported third-quarter economic growth of 4.5% and lower oil prices spurred a broader market rally. Traders are scaling back hedging, with an 85% probability that the Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes on Oct. 28.

  2. Stablecoin Payment Volume Jumps 45% to $482 Billion Third-quarter stablecoin payment transactions reached $482 billion through September, according to Allium. Overall supply remained flat at $305 billion, while the number of transactions climbed 71% to 1.04 billion.

  3. Missouri Attorney General Issues Cease-and-Desist to Prediction Markets Missouri ordered Polymarket, Kalshi, Robinhood, and three other platforms to stop offering unlicensed sports event contracts. The state rejected arguments that the contracts qualify as federally regulated swaps.

  4. Crypto Traders Face $52 Million Liquidations on Weekend Equity Perpetuals Approximately $51.6 million in leveraged semiconductor contracts liquidated across Binance and Hyperliquid during a 10-minute window on Saturday. The cascade occurred while traditional equity markets were closed.

  5. Qubic Pauses Network After $1.4 Million Wallet Exploit The Qubic layer-1 blockchain halted operations after an attacker drained $1.4 million worth of tokens across 1,400 user wallets. The vulnerability was linked to weak pseudo-random seed generation on Apple devices.

  6. CME Group Schedules Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures CME Group plans to introduce standard and micro futures contracts for $BCH and $UNI on Oct. 19, pending regulatory approval. The exchange continues expanding its regulated derivatives suite for institutional traders.

Numbers Bitcoin trades at $82,317 with total market capitalization at $2.73 trillion, as Ethereum gas fees remain at zero gwei.

Watch

  • Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Oct. 28.
  • Corporate earnings from Tesla on Oct. 21 and Meta on Wednesday.
  • Network restart tick announcement from Qubic validators following governance votes.

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