🇪🇺 Breaking: ECB President Christine Lagarde to Resign Early in February 2027 • Lagarde will leave eight months before her term expires in October 2027, as Europe faces mounting debt concerns and renewed inflation risks. • The former French finance minister has discussed taking over as chair of the World Economic Forum and potentially playing a role in France’s 2027 presidential election. #Macro

🇦🇪 UAE FIRM ANNOUNCES $1.5 BILLION BITCOIN AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT STRATEGY WITH COINBASE Standard Asset Company has opened its Abu Dhabi headquarters, with plans to acquire income-producing UAE real estate while building a Bitcoin reserve managed exclusively by Coinbase Asset Management. The strategy aims to generate real estate income alongside additional returns from managed Bitcoin holdings.

JASON CALACANIS SAYS BITCOIN WILL NEVER BREAK ITS ALL-TIME HIGH AGAIN. THREE BITCOINERS HAVE OFFERED HIM $1 MILLION BETS Fred Krueger gave him until Oct. 28, 2036, for Bitcoin to top its October 2025 record of $126,210.50. Grant Cardone offered two years, to Oct. 28, 2028. Producer Terence Michael put up a third $1 million. Calacanis hasn't taken any of them. He has replied to Krueger by saying, "Propose next 12 month bet." He has said Bitcoin could revisit $57,000 within 12 months, citing ETF outflows and competition from AI investments.

🇺🇸 FED’S LISA COOK AND BETH HAMMACK OUTVOTED 10-2 IN BID TO RAISE INTEREST RATES The Federal Reserve voted to hold rates steady at 3.75%–4% today. Cook and Hammack pushed for a 25-basis-point hike, but the other 10 officials voted to keep rates unchanged as inflation remains elevated.

Strategy Shareholders Approve Daily Dividends for Four Preferred Stocks • Strategy shareholders approved amendments allowing $STRF, $STRC, $STRK and $STRD to pay dividends daily instead of monthly or quarterly. • Daily dividends begin November 1 for $STRC and January 1, 2027, for the other three securities. • Each calendar day, including weekends and holidays, will have a dividend record date, though payments may be consolidated based on trading and settlement rules.

A security flaw in Electrum allowed hackers to steal Bitcoin without accessing private keys. • One user lost funds simply by trying to increase a transaction fee. • Here's what went wrong and why Electrum users should update their wallets. #Bitcoin

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🇺🇸 US Treasury Buys Back $6 Billion in Long-Term Government Debt • The Treasury reportedly purchased the full $6 billion of 20- to 30-year bonds it targeted, with investors offering $10.75 billion. • The move comes one day before the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. • The buyback is part of a regular program designed to improve liquidity in the Treasury market, not a new stimulus program. #Macro

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Fresh Newsletter | JPMORGAN SEES 10% A YEAR FOR BITCOIN • For the first time, JPM includes it in its long-term annual return forecast. • Bitcoin's worst 10-year hold since 2012 is 42% a year. • Why their projection is too low #Bitcoin

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JPMorgan predicts Bitcoin will outperform every major asset class, but its 10% annual return forecast may be far too low.

🇺🇸 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON'S BITCOIN-ACCUMULATING ETFs EXPECTED TO LAUNCH SOON ETF analyst Nate Geraci says Franklin Templeton's two new Bitcoin DRIP ETFs, $FBEQ and $FIBT, are nearing launch, with SEC filings listing an October 27 effective date. The funds introduce a new approach to Bitcoin accumulation by automatically reinvesting dividends from US stocks into Bitcoin exposure rather than distributing that income to investors. Both target roughly 95% exposure to U.S. equities and 5% to Bitcoin: - $FBEQ: Tracks a large-cap U.S. stock index covering approximately 500 companies, with a 0.09% annual management fee. - $FIBT: Tracks an innovation-focused index of 100 U.S. companies, with a 0.19% annual management fee. The strategy systematically converts stock dividends into additional Bitcoin exposure while maintaining Bitcoin as a secondary portfolio allocation. Rather than requiring investors to sell stocks or contribute new capital to accumulate Bitcoin, the ETFs effectively turn corporate dividends into a recurring source of Bitcoin demand. The October 27 date marks the planned effectiveness of the registration, not necessarily the first day of trading.

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Strategy Spends $204.9 Million Repurchasing Strc Shares, Buys No Bitcoin for the Week • Saylor’s Strategy repurchased 2.07 million STRC preferred shares between October 19–25, according to its latest SEC filing. • The company made no Bitcoin purchases or sales, leaving its holdings unchanged at 848,517 BTC. • Strategy now holds $4.83 billion in USD reserves and $242.4 million in additional cash. #Bitcoin

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🚨🇯🇵 JAPANESE INTERNET GIANT WARNS THE INTERNET IS ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE AS AI-POWERED CYBERATTACKS ESCALATE GMO Internet has confirmed that hackers breached its Onamae Desktop Cloud service, stole customer information, and potentially compromised trading accounts. Some customers have reported unauthorized financial transactions, while attackers are threatening further attacks involving accounts at more than 70 securities and FX firms. The company is now seeking government intervention and promising compensation for verified trading losses. Separately, GMO’s cybersecurity division identified the misuse of ARTEX, an autonomous AI penetration-testing tool, in attacks targeting approximately 20 Japanese companies. GMO warns that AI has dramatically lowered the cost of cyberattacks, allowing attackers to discover vulnerabilities and launch intrusions with minimal human involvement. The company describes the emerging threat as “AI cyber saturation attacks,” where automated attacks overwhelm defenders’ ability to respond.

LIGHTNING LABS LAUNCHES WAVELENGTH ON BITCOIN MAINNET, ENABLING AI AGENTS TO MAKE AUTONOMOUS PAYMENTS Lightning Labs has opened Wavelength to everyone, allowing AI agents to send and receive Bitcoin payments over Lightning without human approval for each transaction. Agents can autonomously pay for API calls, purchase data, and transact with other agents for fractions of a cent using Lightning and L402, without credit cards, accounts, or API keys. Developers can integrate payments into apps without running Lightning nodes, managing channels, or sourcing liquidity. The self-custodial toolkit supports independent on-chain exits, with initial limits of 300,000 sats per wallet and a 0.25% service fee on Lightning payments. Wavelength remains in alpha, with stablecoin support planned.

Grant Cardone: "The Biggest Loophole Left in America Is Real Estate" • Cardone says he's buying a 350-unit Fort Lauderdale property worth $210 million for $160 million, and expects "probably a $40 million tax write off." • Then he stacks Bitcoin on top: "I get the Bitcoin and I get the real estate." #Bitcoin

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🇸🇻 CMCC GLOBAL LAUNCHES TOKENIZED FUND TARGETING 8%–12% ANNUAL RETURNS IN BITCOIN CMCC Global is tokenizing its Liberty Bitcoin Accumulation Fund under El Salvador’s digital asset framework, using Tether’s Hadron platform and Bitfinex Securities. The fund targets 8%–12% annual returns denominated in BTC, not dollars, allowing investors to potentially grow their Bitcoin holdings without relying on BTC price appreciation. Returns would come from market-neutral strategies, including funding-rate arbitrage and market making. Minimum token denominations start at 0.0001 BTC, with subscriptions closing October 29. The returns are targets, not guarantees, and investors remain exposed to fund risks and Bitcoin’s dollar price volatility.

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