📰 Crypto Daily · 23 Oct 2026

Bitcoin slipped to about $81.8K as a tech sell-off hit Asian stocks, while Ethereum delayed a key testnet and Switzerland approved a retail Bitcoin ETF.

▪️ Developers postponed the Hoodi testnet launch of Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade after researchers warned new gas rules could affect existing smart contracts. (CoinDesk)
▪️ Switzerland cleared its first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors, with trading on SIX Swiss Exchange expected to start in November. (Cointelegraph)
▪️ Bitcoin dipped below $81,500 as a tech-led stock sell-off spread to Asia, with South Korea's Kospi down 2.3% and Japan's Nikkei down 1.6%. (The Block)
▪️ The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase's Irish arm about $3.6M over safeguarding failures, the second penalty on its European unit within a year. (Decrypt)
▪️ Bitcoin's hashrate reached a seven-month high and mining difficulty keeps rising, even as some miners shift toward AI work. (Cointelegraph)

📊 BTC $81,765 (−1.2%) · ETH $2,402 (−1.4%) · Fear & Greed 50

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