Daily Brief ยท October 20, 2026
Heavy inflows into BlackRock's spot bitcoin fund contrasted with broader market selling pressure, while international authorities executed an Interpol red notice against Richard Heart.
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US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Net $526.6M as Asset Retreats to $81,400
BlackRock's IBIT absorbed $665.2 million on Monday, offsetting net redemptions across rival funds . Broader risk-off sentiment in Asian semiconductor equities and demand for downside put options pushed $BTC to $81,400 .
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Turkish Police Arrest Hex Founder Richard Heart
Authorities detained Richard Heart and seized $7 million across 15 locations in Istanbul under an Interpol Red Notice . Finland requested the notice in December 2024 concerning alleged aggravated tax fraud .
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Bitmine Accumulates 6.04 Million ETH Valued at $15.1 Billion
The publicly traded company added 12,535 $ETH over the past week, bringing its treasury to 4.9% of the circulating supply . Bitmine currently stakes 5.06 million tokens to generate annualized validator rewards .
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JPMorgan Deploys JPM Coin Deposit Token on Ethereum
The bank selected the public blockchain to facilitate institutional dollar settlements, citing deep liquidity and client demand .
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Bitget Moves to Acquire Licensed Thai Crypto Exchange
Bitget plans to purchase the operator of Z.com EX by Oct. 31 to secure a regulatory foothold in Southeast Asia . The expansion follows a Sept. 24 security breach that cost the platform $388 million .
The numbers
Bitcoin trades at $81,435, ether stands at $2,384, and the total market capitalization sits at $2.69 trillion with a 60.6% bitcoin dominance.
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