Daily digest: Anthropic files for IPO, Strive buys $511M in BTC, CFTC weighs exchange rules
- —Anthropic posted $16.29B in revenue and an $80.75B net loss for H1 2026
- —Strive bought 6,182 BTC on Oct 17-23 and launched a $1B preferred stock program
- —Strategy halted bitcoin purchases to fund preferred share buybacks
- —CFTC is weighing federal registration for exchanges offering margin trading
Why it matters: Anthropic's IPO and the CFTC's rulemaking shape institutional demand, while the split between Strive's buying and Strategy's pause tests the limits of corporate BTC accumulation.
Source: DiarioBitcoin