Tuesday, October 20: BlackRock files a buffered bitcoin ETF. OpenAI's $30B sprint. BHP copper drops 19%.
The Triple Tape — Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Morning briefing across crypto, stocks, and metals.
Crypto: BlackRock files for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT), an options-on-IBIT fund that limits losses and caps gains (The Block, Cointelegraph); JPMorgan puts JPM Coin on Ethereum mainnet for institutional clients (CoinDesk, Bloomberg); CFTC tells court CME lacks standing to fight its perpetual-futures policy (CoinDesk); Strive buys 4,045 BTC (~$335M) to 36,818 BTC as its 15% SATS preferred settles, Strategy adds 267 BTC and buys back $193M of STRC (Decrypt, The Block); SkyAI…
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