# Tokn Digest

> Tokn Digest is an independent publication covering Crypto & digital assets. Focus: Daily crypto market digest. Published by Independent Journal; sponsored by Adamson Brothers Corp. (see the About page). Articles are drafted from primary sources with AI assistance and reviewed under our editorial policy. Not investment advice.

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## Guides
- [Crypto Market Cap and Trading Volume Explained](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-market-cap-trading-volume-explained/): Crypto market cap and trading volume explained: how each is calculated, why circulating supply matters, where the figures can mislead, and how to read them.
- [Bitcoin Halving Explained: Supply, Miners and the Schedule](https://tokndigest.com/bitcoin-halving-explained/): Bitcoin halving explained: how the block subsidy is cut every 210,000 blocks, what it means for miners and supply, and why price effects are not guaranteed.
- [Stablecoins Explained: How They Work and Who Regulates Them](https://tokndigest.com/stablecoins-explained-how-they-work/): Stablecoins explained: how dollar-pegged tokens are backed, how redemption works, the risks of a lost peg, and what the 2025 GENIUS Act requires of issuers.
- [How Crypto Exchanges Work: A Plain-English Guide](https://tokndigest.com/how-crypto-exchanges-work-explained/): A plain-English guide to how crypto exchanges work: order books, custody, centralized versus decentralized venues, regulation, and what to check before trading.

## Recent articles
- [Crypto Market Today: Bitcoin Stuck Near $83K as Tech Slides](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-market-today-bitcoin-near-83k-tech-selloff/) (2026-10-13): Bitcoin trades in a tight range near $83,000 as Asian tech stocks slide. Also: South Korea blocks 27 exchanges, Sberbank gets crypto approval, and Federated Hermes tokenizes.
- [Crypto news digest: Palantir's Europe chief says region is late on AI](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-news-digest-palantir-europe-ai-miners/) (2026-10-12): Palantir's Louis Mosley says Europe is repeating its internet-era mistake on AI, a theme that also shapes bitcoin miners pivoting power sites to AI computing.
- [Ethereum news: Bitmine buys 12,532 ETH, nears 5% of supply](https://tokndigest.com/ethereum-news-bitmine-near-5-percent-supply/) (2026-10-12): Bitmine added 12,532 ETH last week, lifting holdings to 6,028,946 ETH or about 4.9% of supply, as chairman Tom Lee cites a wealth transfer behind crypto demand.
- [Bitcoin price news: SWI raises $894M to turn Genesis Digital to AI](https://tokndigest.com/bitcoin-price-news-swi-genesis-digital-ai/) (2026-10-12): SWI Group raised 800 million euros at a 6.1 billion euro valuation to turn former FTX-backed miner Genesis Digital to AI data centers and sell Kazakhstan sites.
- [Crypto market today: Tether freezes $10M tied to Ledger thefts](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-market-today-ledger-tether-freeze/) (2026-10-12): Analytics firms trace $93 million to $94.5 million stolen from wallets tied to CryptoBilis-sold Ledger devices; Tether has frozen $10 million in USDT linked to the theft.
- [Crypto news digest: FSB flags untested stablecoin crisis rules](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-news-digest-fsb-stablecoin-crisis-planning/) (2026-10-12): The Financial Stability Board warns global stablecoins are untested in a severe crisis and urges cross-border data sharing and planning for issuer failure.
- [Crypto news digest: Ledger confirms implant in CryptoBilis device](https://tokndigest.com/ledger-hardware-implant-crypto-news-digest/) (2026-10-12): Ledger says a device tied to a wallet-draining incident carried an unauthorized hardware implant, with all confirmed cases traced to reseller CryptoBilis.
- [Crypto News Digest: Bitcoin Under $84K, Second L2 Shuts](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-news-digest-bitcoin-below-84000-abstract-shutdown/) (2026-10-07): Bitcoin slips below $84,000 as oil jumps, US-linked wallets move BTC and BNB, Abstract becomes the second Ethereum L2 to close in a week, and more deals.
- [Crypto market today: Bitcoin stalls below $86K as signal nears](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-market-today-bitcoin-stalls-below-86k/) (2026-10-05): Bitcoin reverses near $87,000, Ethereum's staking queue shrinks, Zcash tests 25-second blocks and OKX-ICE files for tokenized stocks in today's crypto digest.
- [Crypto news digest: Clarity Act stalls, banks sue OCC, OpenPayd IPO](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-news-digest-clarity-act-occ-lawsuit-openpayd/) (2026-10-04): Today's crypto news digest: Clarity Act setback and record M&A, a bank group suing the OCC, OpenPayd's Nasdaq plan, a hiring surge and tokenized portfolios.
- [Crypto Market Today: Blast Shuts Down, Bank Group Sues OCC](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-market-today-blast-shutdown-occ-lawsuit/) (2026-10-03): Crypto market today: bitcoin near $87,000 after weak jobs data, Blast L2 sets an Oct. 26 withdrawal deadline, ICBA sues the OCC and BNY eyes Kraken's parent.
- [Crypto news digest: Strategy pauses bitcoin buys, repurchases STRC](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-news-digest-strategy-pauses-buying/) (2026-09-14): Strategy's September 14, 2026 8-K showed no bitcoin bought or sold Sept. 8-13, holdings of about 845,050 BTC, and $139.3 million spent buying back STRC.
- [Bitcoin price news: Strive buys near $59,850 and holds 19,882 BTC](https://tokndigest.com/bitcoin-price-news-strive-8k-july/) (2026-07-06): Strive's July 6, 2026 8-K reported buying 17.76 BTC near $59,850 each, lifting holdings to 19,882 BTC, after adding 6,236 BTC during the second quarter.
- [Crypto news digest: CME's first 24/7 crypto weekend trades 7,200 lots](https://tokndigest.com/crypto-news-digest-cme-24-7-trading/) (2026-06-01): CME Group said June 1, 2026 its first 24/7 crypto weekend from May 29 saw over 7,200 futures and options contracts and about $50 million notional trade.
- [Bitcoin price news: American Bitcoin's Q1 2026 results show strain](https://tokndigest.com/bitcoin-price-news-american-bitcoin-q1/) (2026-05-06): American Bitcoin's May 6, 2026 Q1 release: 817 BTC mined, about 7,021 BTC held, $62.1M revenue and an $81.8M net loss as the price of bitcoin fell by 22%.
- [Altcoin news: CME sets Avalanche and Sui futures for May 4 launch](https://tokndigest.com/altcoin-news-cme-avalanche-sui-futures/) (2026-04-07): CME Group said on April 7, 2026 it would list standard and micro Avalanche and Sui futures from May 4, pending review, as March crypto volume rose 19%.

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