# SourcedBlock
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## Articles (each verified by an official source or 2+ outlets)
- [MSCI's new index rules could push Strategy and other crypto treasury firms out, with a final list due Nov. 11](https://sourcedblock.com/news/msci-finalizes-index-rules-that-put-strategy-crypto-treasury-firms-at--f57992) Sources: https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-15-msci-rules-could-exclude-strategy-mstr-from-indexes-418729 , https://cointelegraph.com/news/msci-adopts-index-exclusion-rules-that-could-oust-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
- [Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as hot U.S. inflation data revives Fed rate-hike bets](https://sourcedblock.com/news/bitcoin-tests-81-000-as-rate-hike-fears-linger-after-hot-inflation-dat-5eb3ac) Sources: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/14/u-s-september-cpi-comes-in-hot-sending-bitcoin-sharply-lower , https://decrypt.co/380950/bitcoin-falls-hot-inflation-fed-hike-odds , https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-14-bitcoin-falls-below-82000-core-inflation-fed-rate-hike-418582 , https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/15/nearly-usd1-billion-in-crypto-bets-liquidated-as-bitcoin-ether-and-xrp-slide , https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/15/live-updates-bitcoin-back-under-usd81-000-as-ai-selloff-worsens , https://decrypt.co/381008/bitcoin-tests-81000-as-rate-hike-fears-linger-after-hot-inflation-data , https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-price-breaks-under-80k-after-us-ppi-gains-most-in-over-4-years?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://decrypt.co/381044/bitcoin-whipsaws-crypto-liquidations-near-1-billion , https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-briefly-dips-below-80000
- [Starknet asks STRK holders whether to research leaving Ethereum for its own post-quantum chain](https://sourcedblock.com/news/starknet-opens-vote-on-potential-ethereum-l2-exit-over-quantum-risks-dc1331) Sources: https://cointelegraph.com/news/starknet-vote-ethereum-l2-exit-post-quantum-l1?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-10-15-starknet-opens-seven-day-vote-on-independent-layer-1-over-quantum-risks-418673
- [Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI knock 241 crypto scam sites offline in a case targeting Russian speakers](https://sourcedblock.com/news/brooklyn-prosecutors-take-down-112-servers-behind-crypto-scam-targetin-8e74a6) Sources: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fbi-brooklyn-crypto-scam-112-servers-241-websites?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://decrypt.co/381000/brooklyn-prosecutors-take-down-112-servers-behind-crypto-scam-targeting-russian-speakers , https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/15/how-brooklyn-prosecutors-and-the-fbi-took-down-a-massive-crypto-fraud-network-targeting-russian-speakers , https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/brooklyn-da-pulls-plug-on-crypto-scam
- [Patrick Witt leaves the White House crypto post, leaving the digital assets office vacant](https://sourcedblock.com/news/patrick-witt-exits-white-house-crypto-role-as-clarity-act-stalls-a58af3) Sources: https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-14-white-house-crypto-adviser-patrick-witt-departs-418611 , https://cointelegraph.com/news/white-house-crypto-council-director-steps-down?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/10/15/at-the-white-house-crypto-policy-vacancy-looms-large
- [HEX founder Richard Heart reportedly detained in Istanbul as HEX token falls 30%](https://sourcedblock.com/news/hex-founder-richard-heart-detained-in-istanbul-on-interpol-red-notice--32ba4a) Sources: https://decrypt.co/380948/hex-founder-richard-heart-detained-in-istanbul-on-interpol-red-notice-report , https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-14-hex-pulsechain-founder-richard-heart-detained-istanbul-turkish-media-reports-418574 , https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/15/hex-founder-richard-heart-arrested-in-istanbul-turkish-media-report , https://cointelegraph.com/news/hex-token-erases-160m-reports-founder-schuelers-arrest?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
- [Chainalysis: AI agents made 138 million crypto payments in a year, most of them tiny](https://sourcedblock.com/news/ai-agents-make-138-million-crypto-payments-as-u-s-dominates-spending-o-dd0005) Sources: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/ai-agents-make-138-million-crypto-payments-as-u-s-dominates-spending-on-ai-models , https://decrypt.co/380989/ai-agents-138-million-crypto-payments-one-year
- [Strive adds to its bitcoin stash, with reports citing $280 million and $235 million purchases](https://sourcedblock.com/news/strive-buys-280-million-in-bitcoin-its-largest-purchase-in-months-a50fed) Sources: https://decrypt.co/380858/strive-buys-280-million-bitcoin-largest-purchase-months , https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-14-strive-buys-235-million-in-bitcoin-warrant-yield-369-million-418556
- [Tampered Ledger wallets sold through resellers leaked recovery phrases, and Ledger and Trezor are tightening sales](https://sourcedblock.com/news/tampered-ledger-wallets-sold-by-resellers-leaked-recovery-phrases-a5cdf3) Sources: https://decrypt.co/380848/trezor-cuts-resellers-ledger-finds-spy-implant-crypto-wallets , https://decrypt.co/380940/ledger-asks-resellers-in-seven-asian-markets-to-pull-devices-after-suspected-86m-drain , https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/ledger-says-crime-group-spent-millions , https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/scammer-loses-48m-stored-on-tampered-ledgers-asia-express?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
- [Russia will ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trading from July 2027](https://sourcedblock.com/news/russia-to-ban-peer-to-peer-crypto-trading-from-july-2027-97c2fd) Sources: https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-ban-p2p-crypto-trades-july-2027?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://decrypt.co/381079/russia-ban-peer-to-peer-bitcoin-trading
- [Mastercard and BVNK launch a platform to hold and spend fiat and stablecoins in one place](https://sourcedblock.com/news/mastercard-and-bvnk-launch-global-money-platform-for-fiat-and-stablecoins-45d8bb) Sources: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-bvnk-global-money-platform-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://decrypt.co/381057/mastercard-bvnk-global-money-platform-fiat-stablecoins
- [Ledger unveils Atom, an $849 Android device with a protected crypto mode, due in 2027](https://sourcedblock.com/news/ledger-unveils-atom-android-device-with-protected-crypto-mode-66dfff) Sources: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/15/under-pressure-ledger-unveils-plan-to-turn-its-crypto-hardware-wallet-into-a-smartphone , https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-15-ledger-atom-solana-mobile-418644 , https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-new-hardware-device-asia-wallet-tampering?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://decrypt.co/381023/ledger-announces-atom-touchscreen-android-device
- [EU regulators label Circle's USDC the first 'significant' e-money token under MiCA](https://sourcedblock.com/news/eu-labels-circles-usdc-first-significant-e-money-token-under-mica-4c192d) Sources: https://cointelegraph.com/news/eba-circle-usdc-stablecoin-significant-token-mica?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-15-eba-designates-circles-usdc-as-the-eus-first-significant-e-money-token-418637
- [Australia's ASIC proposes capital, custody and trading rules for crypto platforms ahead of licensing](https://sourcedblock.com/news/australias-asic-proposes-rules-for-crypto-platforms-ahead-of-2027-4ecbb2) Sources: https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-seeks-feedback-on-crypto-platform-rules-ahead-of-2027-rollout?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound , https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/15/australia-s-financial-watchdog-seeks-stiffer-rules-for-crypto-exchanges-ahead-of-licensing-deadline
- [Binance shuts down its bitcoin mining pool after six years, and miners must move by Nov. 10](https://sourcedblock.com/news/binance-shuts-down-its-bitcoin-mining-pool-after-six-years-4c649c) Sources: https://decrypt.co/380870/binance-shutting-down-bitcoin-mining-pool , https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/15/bitcoin-mining-pool-once-handling-2-3-of-network-shuts-after-hashrate-falls-65
- [Bank of Russia clears Sberbank to exchange and hold crypto, with products due in December](https://sourcedblock.com/news/bank-of-russia-clears-sberbank-to-exchange-and-custody-crypto-3fb187) Sources: https://decrypt.co/380981/sberbank-russia-bank-trade-crypto-bitcoin , https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/russia-central-bank-gives-sberbank-license
- [Kraken owner Payward agrees to buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank to offer deposits and lending in the EU](https://sourcedblock.com/news/kraken-owner-payward-agrees-to-buy-lithuanias-saldo-bank-9f0a87) Sources: https://decrypt.co/380912/kraken-owner-payward-to-buy-lithuanias-saldo-bank-in-eu-push , https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/kraken-parent-payward-to-become-first-crypto-firm-to-buy-a-eu-bank-as-it-expands-into-deposits-lending

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