Current Issues
Selected recent IT announcements and security advisories with practical operational context. Each article records its announcement reference date and verification date. Also covers Bitcoin markets, ETFs, corporate disclosures, mining and custody.
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Bitcoin this week: the October FOMC schedule and signals
The October 26 Bitcoin watch point is this week’s FOMC meeting. Check the statement and press conference times in ET, UTC and Korea time, and distinguish the rate decision from signals about…
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Crypto briefing, October 25, 2026: seven stories on Korea’s crypto tax, Bitcoin and wallet security
Seven crypto stories for October 25, 2026: Korea leans toward another crypto tax delay, Bitcoin dips below $80,000, Initia halts its chain and Electrum fixes a wallet flaw.
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IT briefing, October 25, 2026: seven stories on security, AI and Windows
Seven IT developments to read on October 25, including the LiteLLM compromise, Brotli fixes and Kimi K3.1 Pro. Each story explains its announcement date, practical impact and availability.
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Bitcoin falls below $81,500 as the technology-stock selloff spreads
Place Bitcoin’s decline alongside technology weakness using aligned timestamps, leveraged-return arithmetic and distinctions between rolling returns and crypto-wide liquidations.
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CFTC and CME dispute the US treatment of Bitcoin perpetual futures
Read the CFTC–CME perpetual-futures dispute across contract design, policy and litigation, with funding-cost illustrations and context on the standing arguments.
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SpaceX–Tesla merger talks put existing Bitcoin holdings in focus
Put the reported SpaceX–Tesla merger exploration and 30,221 BTC in context, separating existing balances from new demand and coin proportions from corporate ownership terms.
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A Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moves 411 BTC
Examine the 411.45 BTC dormant-wallet transfer, using address attribution, transaction outputs and valuation examples to separate movement from ownership changes and sales.
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Bitcoin put trading rises: hedging demand is not a certain price forecast
Understand activity in Bitcoin’s $80,000 puts through hypothetical premium-inclusive payoffs and a combined hedge, alongside the distinction between volume and open interest.
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Bitcoin volatility approaches Nvidia’s: comparing 90-day realized swings
Compare Bitcoin’s 90-day realized volatility with Nvidia, gold, equities and FX, and learn how annualization, daily-scale illustrations and correlation affect interpretation.