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44 articles and 3 daily INR price recaps published under this byline. Articles are written as a desk rather than under individual names.
Regulation
HSBC's Hong Kong dollar stablecoin went live on PayMe with HK$80.6 million issued and a HK$1 million reserve cushion. Our math on what that means, and how it compares with India's e₹.
DeFi
A month after Aave V4 opened a tokenized-stock lending market on Base, $11M of stock tokens back $4.97M of USDC loans. We worked out where liquidation starts and why Friday nights matter.
Markets
About 15.99 million USDT left wallets tagged to CoinDCX. We lay out the timeline in IST, put the sums in rupees and set out what Indian depositors should check.
Markets
Axios says Visa is in late talks to buy Fireblocks for about $2.5 billion; Fireblocks says it's not true. Our math on the 69% markdown from its $8 billion valuation, and how it compares with crypto's biggest deals.
Markets
Glassnode puts the US spot Bitcoin ETF cost basis near $81,000-$81,500. We convert every major holder cost line into rupees and show how far each sits from today's price.
Bitcoin
Wall Street miners moved to AI, yet hashrate rebounded about 45% since July. We work out what that does to revenue per unit of hash, in dollars and rupees.
Bitcoin
Heatbit's $899 Bitwater element mines bitcoin while heating your tank. We ran the numbers at today's difficulty: about 1,200 sats a day, a ~2.5-year payback, and why solo mode is a lottery ticket.
Regulation
The OCC finalised its GENIUS Act rule for US stablecoin issuers on 21 October 2026. We compare the February proposal with the final text, run the reserve math, and explain what changes for Indian USDT and USDC holders.
Regulation
Germany's savings banks started selling Bitcoin in their app on 19 October. We work out the true cost of a buy, and compare German and Indian tax on the same gain.
Markets
Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly renaming a16z crypto as a16z Frontier and widening its mandate. Our math on its five funds shows why the name change matters less than the shrinking cheque.
Markets
One wallet sold 1,917.7 BTC and bought 64,545 ETH over 11 days. We worked out the average prices, the ETH/BTC ratio it is betting on, and what the same trade would cost an Indian investor in tax.
Regulation
Trump's 'nearly $1 billion' scam-crypto freeze, checked against the DOJ's own number, and compared with what Indians lose every month to Southeast Asian scam centres.
Regulation
Bitget plans to buy GMO's licensed Thai crypto exchange, which lost about 8 baht for every baht of sales in 2025. Here's the math, the approval risk, and what it says about Bitget's unregistered status in India.
Markets
US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged their best day since September 22, but IBIT's $665.2 million inflow masked outflows at Fidelity and Grayscale. Here's what the flow data actually says.
Bitcoin
Glassnode puts corporate Bitcoin treasuries' average cost near $80.2K. We map how thin that cushion is, who is still underwater, and why buying has stalled.
Markets
Polymarket and Kalshi odds for bitcoin's year-end, turned into required moves, rupee prices and after-tax outcomes for Indian holders.
Bitcoin
Chamath Palihapitiya predicts AI or quantum will hack Bitcoin to zero. BtcMedia's math on the 6.04M exposed BTC shows two-thirds of that risk comes from wallet habits, not Bitcoin's design.
Regulation
The OCC finalised its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule on October 21, 2026. Here is the timeline, what the yield ban really says, and what it means for Indian USDT and USDC holders.
Markets
Germany's savings banks have started offering Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP and POL in the Sparkasse app. Here's what the €0.99 fee, the spread and Deka's withdrawal whitelist actually mean.
Markets
Strive sold 7 million 15% SATS preferred shares at $90 to raise $630 million. Here's what the dividend bill looks like in dollars and in bitcoin.
Regulation
FINMA approved BIT Asset Management's Bitcoin Fund ETF (BBIT), Switzerland's first retail fund holding bitcoin directly. Here's what changes versus Europe's ETPs and what it means for investors.
Bitcoin
BlackRock filed for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT), which uses IBIT options and bonds to soften losses and cap gains. Here's how it works and what the prospectus doesn't promise.
Bitcoin
Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin-focused perpetual preferred stock has funded 135,979 BTC in just over a year. Here's how the model works, how it compares to ETFs, and where it can break.
Regulation
France's National Assembly passed amendment I-3898 by 38 votes to 37, ending tax deferral on crypto-to-stablecoin swaps. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and how it compares with India's rules.