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The robot says: THREE BITCOIN FUNDS. STILL ONLY TWO COINS.

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OMG: BlackRock Files Third Bitcoin ETF, Still Has Just Two Coins

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Moves

  1. Kristin Smith returns to Blockchain Association as interim CEO

    Kristin Smith to Blockchain Association, Interim Chief Executive Officer, from Solana Policy Institute

    hireconfirmedOct 17, 2026Crypto Briefing: Blockchain Association CEO departure signals shift in crypto influence

  2. Patrick Witt leaves White House Crypto Council

    Patrick Witt to White House Crypto Council, Executive Director

    departureconfirmedOct 14, 2026The Block: Patrick Witt exits White House crypto role as Clarity Act stalls

  3. Marc Vanlerberghe leaves Algorand Foundation

    Marc Vanlerberghe to Algorand Foundation, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

    departurereportedOct 14, 2026Crypto Briefing: Algorand Foundation's marketing chief resigns as new CEO reshapes leadership

  4. Anne Giviskos joins MoonPay as Chief Financial Officer

    Anne Giviskos to MoonPay, Chief Financial Officer, from Navan

    hireconfirmedOct 13, 2026MoonPay: MoonPay Names Anne Giviskos as Chief Financial Officer

  5. Jennifer Jones leaves Coinbase

    Jennifer Jones to Coinbase, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer

    departureconfirmedOct 2, 2026SEC EDGAR: Coinbase Global, Inc. Form 8-K, Item 5.02 (date of report Sept. 29, 2026)

  6. Richard Nash leaves CoinShares

    Richard Nash to CoinShares, Chief Financial Officer

    departureconfirmedOct 1, 2026CoinShares PLC (SEC Form 6-K exhibit): CoinShares Appoints Matt Morris as Chief Financial Officer as Company Enters Next Phase as a U.S.-Listed Company

  7. Matt Morris joins CoinShares as Chief Financial Officer

    Matt Morris to CoinShares, Chief Financial Officer

    hireconfirmedOct 1, 2026CoinShares PLC: CoinShares Appoints Matt Morris as Chief Financial Officer as Company Enters Next Phase as a U.S.-Listed Company

  8. Thomas Chen joins BNB Chain as Chief Business Officer

    Thomas Chen to BNB Chain, Chief Business Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 28, 2026BNB Chain: Thomas Chen Joins BNB Chain as Chief Business Officer

  9. Kristin Smith joins Blockchain Association as Interim Chief Executive Officer

    Kristin Smith to Blockchain Association, Interim Chief Executive Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 25, 2026Blockchain Association: Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to Step Down; Kristin Smith, the Association's Founding Leader, to Return as Interim CEO

  10. Summer Mersinger leaves Blockchain Association

    Summer Mersinger to Blockchain Association, Chief Executive Officer

    departureconfirmedSep 25, 2026Blockchain Association: Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to Step Down; Kristin Smith, the Association's Founding Leader, to Return as Interim CEO

  11. Jay Elms joins Core Scientific as Chief Commercial Officer

    Jay Elms to Core Scientific, Chief Commercial Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 25, 2026Core Scientific, Inc.: Core Scientific Appoints Jay Elms as Chief Commercial Officer

  12. Jeremy Fox-Geen leaves Circle

    Jeremy Fox-Geen to Circle, Chief Financial Officer

    departureconfirmedSep 25, 2026Circle: Circle Announces CFO Transition Plan

  13. Rachel Conlan joins Solana Foundation as Chief Strategy Officer

    Rachel Conlan to Solana Foundation, Chief Strategy Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 24, 2026Solana Foundation: Solana Foundation Appoints Rachel Conlan as Chief Strategy Officer and Jamal Raees as General Manager of Payments

  14. Zach Abrams leaves Bridge

    Zach Abrams to Bridge, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

    departureconfirmedSep 24, 2026X (@zcabrams): Zach Abrams on X

  15. Alex Rozman joins BitGo as Chief Compliance Officer

    Alex Rozman to BitGo, Chief Compliance Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 17, 2026Business Wire: BitGo Appoints Alex Rozman as Chief Compliance Officer

  16. Satoshi Hasuo joins Coincheck Group as Temporary Replacement Executive Director

    Satoshi Hasuo to Coincheck Group, Temporary Replacement Executive Director

    boardconfirmedSep 17, 2026Coincheck Group N.V.: Coincheck Group N.V. Announces Mr. Oyagi's Resignation as Executive Chairperson

  17. Pascal St-Jean joins Coincheck Group as Executive Chairperson

    Pascal St-Jean to Coincheck Group, Executive Chairperson

    boardconfirmedSep 17, 2026Coincheck Group N.V.: Coincheck Group N.V. Announces Mr. Oyagi's Resignation as Executive Chairperson

  18. Takashi Oyagi leaves Coincheck Group's board

    Takashi Oyagi to Coincheck Group, Executive Chairperson

    boardconfirmedSep 17, 2026Coincheck Group N.V.: Coincheck Group N.V. Announces Mr. Oyagi's Resignation as Executive Chairperson

  19. Christian Trummer joins Bitpanda as Co-CEO

    Christian Trummer to Bitpanda, Co-CEO

    hireconfirmedSep 15, 2026Bitpanda: Christian Trummer becomes Co-CEO of Bitpanda; CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad to step down in Q1/2027

  20. Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad leaves Bitpanda

    Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad to Bitpanda, CEO

    departureconfirmedSep 15, 2026Bitpanda: Christian Trummer becomes Co-CEO of Bitpanda; CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad to step down in Q1/2027

  21. Warren Jenson joins Polymarket as Chief Financial Officer

    Warren Jenson to Polymarket, Chief Financial Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 10, 2026PR Newswire: Polymarket Appoints Warren Jenson as Chief Financial Officer

  22. Oded Blatman joins Ledger as Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer

    Oded Blatman to Ledger, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer

    hireconfirmedSep 9, 2026Ledger: Oded Blatman Joins Ledger as CIO and CSO

  23. Kyle Samani joins Backpack as Board of Directors

    Kyle Samani to Backpack, Board of Directors

    boardconfirmedSep 2, 2026GlobeNewswire (Backpack): Backpack US Appoints Multicoin Capital Co-Founder Kyle Samani to Board

  24. Lydia Chiu joins Ava Labs as Chief Financial Officer

    Lydia Chiu to Ava Labs, Chief Financial Officer

    hireconfirmedAug 18, 2026Avalanche (Ava Labs): A Leadership Announcement from Ava Labs

  25. John Wu leaves Ava Labs

    John Wu to Ava Labs, President

    departureconfirmedAug 18, 2026Avalanche (Ava Labs): A Leadership Announcement from Ava Labs

  26. Charley Cooper joins Ava Labs as President

    Charley Cooper to Ava Labs, President

    hireconfirmedAug 18, 2026John Wu (X): John Wu announces Charley Cooper as President of Ava Labs

  27. Elad Roisman joins Fireblocks

    Elad Roisman to Fireblocks, Chief Regulatory and Policy Officer and General Counsel, Regulatory

    hireconfirmedAug 17, 2026PR Newswire (Fireblocks): Fireblocks Appoints Former SEC Acting Chairman and Commissioner Elad Roisman as Chief Regulatory and Policy Officer

  28. Karen Alexander leaves Bakkt

    Karen Alexander to Bakkt, Chief Financial Officer

    departureconfirmedAug 17, 2026Bakkt, Inc. (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Bakkt Appoints Matt White as Chief Financial Officer for Next Phase of Global Growth

  29. Matt White joins Bakkt as Chief Financial Officer

    Matt White to Bakkt, Chief Financial Officer

    hireconfirmedAug 17, 2026Bakkt, Inc. (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Bakkt Appoints Matt White as Chief Financial Officer for Next Phase of Global Growth

  30. Bo Shen leaves Amber International's board

    Bo Shen to Amber International, Director

    boardconfirmedAug 10, 2026Amber International Holding Limited (SEC exhibit): Amber International Holding Ltd - Form 6-K

  31. Georges Antoun leaves MARA Holdings's board

    Georges Antoun to MARA Holdings, Director

    boardconfirmedAug 4, 2026MARA Holdings: MARA Appoints Two New Independent Directors to Board

  32. Barbara Humpton leaves MARA Holdings's board

    Barbara Humpton to MARA Holdings, Director

    boardconfirmedAug 4, 2026MARA Holdings: MARA Appoints Two New Independent Directors to Board

  33. Nancy Novak joins MARA Holdings as Independent Director

    Nancy Novak to MARA Holdings, Independent Director

    boardconfirmedAug 4, 2026MARA Holdings: MARA Appoints Two New Independent Directors to Board

  34. Craig Hart joins MARA Holdings as Independent Director

    Craig Hart to MARA Holdings, Independent Director

    boardconfirmedAug 4, 2026MARA Holdings: MARA Appoints Two New Independent Directors to Board

  35. Peter Loo joins Bybit as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

    Peter Loo to Bybit, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

    hireconfirmedAug 3, 2026Bybit (PR Newswire): Bybit Appoints Peter Loo as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer to Advance Global Regulatory Strategy

  36. Matt Prusak leaves American Bitcoin

    Matt Prusak to American Bitcoin, President and Interim Chief Financial Officer

    departureconfirmedAug 3, 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: American Bitcoin Corp. - Form 8-K

Drops

  1. Solana sets October 21 for Alpenglow mainnet upgrade

    Solana · Alpenglow

    The upgrade targets a nearly 99 percent cut in transaction finality time, from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds.

    DatedcodeOct 21, 2026CryptoSlate: Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalize

  2. Cardano's Leios testnet hits a record 26.8 TxkB per second

    Cardano · Leios

    The testnet milestone shows Leios scaling toward a mainnet upgrade Hoskinson calls Cardano's final major release.

    Small ringcodeOct 17, 2026Blockonomi: Cardano Leios Testnet Logs 26.8 TxkB/s Ahead of Mainnet Push

  3. Pi Network activates Protocol 28 on mainnet

    Pi Network · Protocol 28

    The mandatory upgrade lets Pi developers batch smart contract changes ahead of planned DEX and DeFi features.

    WidecodeOct 16, 2026CoinGabbar: Pi Network News: Pi Protocol 28 Live on Mainnet, Ecosystem Summit Next

  4. Schwab opens Bitcoin and Ether trading to all clients

    Charles Schwab · Schwab Crypto

    Every eligible Schwab client can now trade Bitcoin and Ether directly, pairing crypto access with mainstream brokerage scale.

    WidemoneyOct 15, 2026GN Crypto News: Schwab Opens Bitcoin, Ether Trading to All Eligible Clients

Events

  1. Judge upholds Gemini's $5 million CFTC settlement

    Gemini

    The ruling shows a court judgment stands even when the regulator that brought the case now opposes it.

    LawsuitconfirmedOct 16, 2026CoinDesk: U.S. judge rejects Gemini's appeal to void $5 million settlement despite CFTC backing

  2. Fission raises $10 million Series A for fund exits

    Fission

    Pantera Capital leads the round as Fission builds faster settlement for investors exiting tokenized fund stakes.

    CapitalreportedOct 15, 2026crypto.news: Crypto VC funding: DATA draws $30m as Fission lands $10m Series A

  3. Meow raises $31.6 million Series B led by Stifel

    Stifel will white label Meow's banking platform for its venture clients starting in 2027.

    CapitalconfirmedOct 15, 2026Meow: Meow Series B Announcement

  4. Polygon Labs completes Coinme acquisition for payments reach

    Polygon · Coinme

    The deal gives Polygon money transmitter licenses across 48 states to move funds between banks and its blockchain.

    DealconfirmedOct 14, 2026Cryptonomist: Polygon's Coinme acquisition extends regulated payments reach to 48 states

  5. Gamdom loses over $3 million in hot wallet breach

    Gamdom

    The crypto casino's founder confirms the hot wallet breach and says other funds moved safely to cold storage.

    IncidentconfirmedOct 13, 2026CryptoTimes: Gamdom Founder Confirms Hot Wallet Breach Resulting in Over $3 Million Loss

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