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Amendment I-3898 removes tax deferral for MiCA-compliant stablecoins starting January 2027.

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 20, 2026

The report marks the first time JPMorgan has put a range on bitcoin returns in its research, though the bank remains cautious about BTC's role in portfolios.

Bitcoin slipped 0.5% to around $81,400 even after the biggest daily spot ETF inflow in nearly a month as South Korea's Kospi index fell 3.7% on AI worries.

Oil quickly plunged, but then reversed higher, on conflicting reports about the state of the war in Iran.

Elice’s debut slump added to concerns over AI infrastructure valuations, while rising oil prices compounded market uncertainty.

Fidelity's FBTC and Grayscale's GBTC saw outflows of $83.6 million and $54.9 million, respectively.

The stablecoin issuer's CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has been defending against accusations that the firm's stablecoins have fueled financial activity in Iran.

The future of perps in the U.S. may be at stake as the CFTC argues that CME hasn't shown the new policy is hurting it after the agency OK'd its first bitcoin perp.

The launch comes as Zerohash bids for a federal trust charter.

Hoskinson said on X the language will bundle transaction requests with cryptographic proofs. He hasn’t shared a name, specs or a release date.

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 19, 2026

Bitcoin treasury company Strive continued to add large numbers of BTC to its balance sheet, while far larger peer Strategy acquired only a small amount.

Bitcoin rose 0.8% to around $82,700 as China’s GDP beat estimates and Nasdaq futures rebounded, while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.3% and DeFi led gains.

JPMorgan's dollar deposit token is heading to Ethereum as the lender looks to offer it to wider selection of institutional clients.

Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.

The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not be ready until the 2030s.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 19.

A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.

The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.