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Your day-ahead look for Oct. 21, 2026 This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here, if you haven't already. Bitcoin BTC$83,311.03 options are taking a bigger share of the largest cryptocurrency’s derivatives market in a sign that trading is becoming more sophisticated. According to Volmex, the issuer of the bitcoin volatility index BVIV, options accounted for just under 60% of open interest among all bitcoin derivatives last.

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Bitcoin rose to a one-week high as Asian tech stocks rebounded and SpaceX and Tesla formed committees to explore a merger. Bitcoin BTC$82,687.80 reached its highest level in a week on Wednesday, trading around $83,500 and adding 0.6% since midnight UTC, as an earnings-led rebound in Asian technology stocks lifted risk assets. SpaceX SPCX and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) set the tone with strong results on Tuesday in the U.S.

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SpaceX’s blowout quarter revived the AI trade, but oil topped $110 again. XS.com warns that losing $82,500 opens a path toward $70,000. SpaceX’s blowout quarter revived the AI trade, but oil topped $110 again. XS.com warns that losing $82,500 opens a path toward $70,000. Bitcoin is hanging just above $82,500 on Wednesday, the level XS.com’s Simon-Peter Massabni calls its most important support, as stock futures climbed on SpaceX’s blowout results.

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Independent committees are assessing a potential tie-up, while strong SpaceX earnings lift shares ahead of Tesla’s results. SpaceX SPCX and Tesla TSLA are exploring a potential merger, Elon Musk, the CEO and a shareholder of both companies, said on Tuesday, raising the prospect of combining two of his biggest companies and more than 30,000 bitcoin BTC$82,687.80. Musk owns about 36% of space and AI-focused SpaceX outright, rising to 48.4% including.

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Open interest has topped $300 million and price is back above $600. A similar setup was seen before January's crash. Leveraged bets are building up in monero (XMR) futures, raising the odds of a sharp, sudden move in the price. Monero (XMR) is a cryptocurrency built for privacy. Its transactions are hard to trace and at the market cap of $10.9 billion, it is the second-largest privacy coin in the.

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The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural's total funding to $28 million. Tether led a $15 million funding round in Mural, expanding the stablecoin issuer’s investments in technology that enables AI agents to handle payments. The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural's total funding to $28 million, according.