Crypto Daily Brief, October 16, 2026: White House Outlines Crypto Policy Roadmap

The White House is pushing to restructure digital asset oversight, while corporate treasuries and attackers continue draining bitcoin supply.

The 5 crypto stories that matter this morning — each one links to the full, sourced report on Basis Desk.

1. White House Group Recommends CFTC Spot Market Authority
   A presidential task force advised Congress to grant the CFTC oversight of non-security digital asset spot markets.

2. Strategy Acquires 24,869 Bitcoin for $2.01 Billion
   The firm purchased the BTC between May 11 and May 17, 2026, at an average price of $80,985.

3. Coldcard Firmware Defect Results in $116 Million Theft
   Attackers drained roughly 1,816 bitcoin from over 5,200 addresses starting July 30, 2026.

4. Visa Launches Institutional Stablecoin Platform in Beta
   The payment network debuted a wallet-as-a-service platform with minting, burning, and custody support for Open USD.

5. Securitize Deploys Tokenized US Equities on Solana
   The issuer launched USDC settled tokens backed one-to-one by Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla shares on the Solana network.

Numbers:
Bitcoin trades at $82,142 with total market capitalization reaching $2.74 trillion, while Injective leads top gainers up 30.3 percent.

Watch:

• Congressional movement on spot market legislation based on the CLARITY framework.
• On-chain monitoring of remaining pooled balances across Coldcard attacker addresses.
• Future SEC filings detailing Strategy's remaining equity program capacity.

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