Bitcoin Temporarily Falls Below $80,000, Ledger Tightens Sales Rules, MSCI Changes Criteria

In the past week, Bitcoin temporarily dropped below $80,000 but then recovered and ended the trading session above $82,000. On Thursday, the minimum price of Bitcoin was $79,805.99, after which it rose to approximately $82,035. According to this report, Bitcoin remained below the $84,000 level monitored by market analysts. Ledger announced the introduction of new rules for resellers on October 15 following an incident involving the modification of genuine wallets, where attackers installed hidden components. These implants captured users' recovery phrases, allowing criminals to access their funds. Ledger confirmed that the company's chips and operating system were not compromised. In response to the incident, the company demanded a halt to the sale of returned devices and restricted their distribution in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.

This week, MSCI also adopted new company evaluation rules affecting digital asset capabilities. The launch of the new criteria will take place on November 30, and the final list of companies eligible for participation will be published on November 11. MSCI's methodology includes assessing companies for significant operating assets and applying five financial ratios for further verification. By the end of 2027, Payward, which operates the Kraken platform, expects to complete the acquisition of the Finnish company Saldo Finance Oy, which owns the licensed Saldo Bank in Lithuania. The amount spent on election campaigns in Ohio, according to Fairshake, amounted to $46.67 million, while the total expenses of the two committees reached $52.61 million. Additionally, a U.S. district court judge upheld a $5 million fine against Gemini, dismissing the joint request to overturn this decision.

Visa has started using USDC in its services, launching a pre-funding service, while Mastercard announced the Global Money platform, combining fiat and stablecoin accounts. As part of the initiative, BNY and Citadel Securities completed a transaction with a tokenized treasury bond. On October 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported existing restrictions for businesses related to digital assets. On October 15, Standard Chartered launched direct cryptocurrency trading in the UAE for professional clients.