# Trenches Today — November 3, 2026

Canonical edition: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03
Published: 2026-11-03T05:04:01.498Z
Updated: 2026-11-03T05:04:01.498Z
Edition: 20261103
Revision: 1
Content hash: 7569a5cc857d458436d88fe80ba6249026209d01440196f7f1f92a496cca9cdc

> Strategy resumed its bitcoin purchases with a $66M purchase while also buying back STRC preferred stock.

## Lead story: Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Purchases with $66 Million Outlay

Strategy resumed its bitcoin purchases with a $66M purchase while also buying back STRC preferred stock.

- Strategy resumed bitcoin purchases with a $66M purchase.

Original source: [decrypt](https://decrypt.co/382333/strategy-resumes-bitcoin-buys-with-66m-purchase)

## Complete edition

### Bitcoin

#### Strive Adds 124 Bitcoin to Corporate Treasury Holdings

Topic: Bitcoin · Signal: rails

Strive added 124 Bitcoin for about $10 million to expand its treasury.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_8d7d4e244124cf3cb835
Original source: [decrypt](https://decrypt.co/382385/bitcoin-firm-strive-treasury-ranks-another-big-buy)

### Ethereum & L2

#### Designing for Sovereignty: Ethereum for Digital Public Infrastructure

Topic: Ethereum & L2 · Signal: rails

Ethereum can serve as a foundational digital public infrastructure to enable cross-border and cross-organizational institutional collaboration.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_39334f59544a0c15aa0b
Original source: [ethereum-foundation](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/11/03/digital-pub-infra)

### Security

#### Texas Brothers Sentenced to 15 Years for Armed Crypto Robbery

Topic: Security · Signal: rails

Texas brothers were sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed crypto robbery and kidnapping, according to the feed report.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_85b12198eb23ca9941a8
Original source: [cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-brothers-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-armed-crypto-robbery-kidnapping)

### Markets & Macro

#### Bitcoin's Volatility Curve Shows Midterm Bump

Topic: Markets & Macro · Signal: rails

CoinDesk published a day-ahead look titled Bitcoin's volatility curve has a midterm bump on November 2, 2026.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_2b1cbe1ea5189029e34b
Original source: [coindesk](https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/11/02/bitcoin-s-volatility-curve-has-a-midterm-bump)

#### Bitcoin Risks Drop Below $76K Amid Oil Price Decline

Topic: Markets & Macro · Signal: rails

Bitcoin fell around 1.7% on Monday as stocks pared early gains fueled by hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran war, according to Cointelegraph.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_f03b63f30bb0c1ce8cfd
Original source: [cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-risks-sub-76k-drop-as-7-fall-in-oil-fails-to-spark-btc-price-rally)

### Industry & Other

#### Nvidia and Nike Join Wave of Tokenized Stock Objections

Topic: Industry & Other · Signal: rails

Nvidia, Costco, Nike and nine other companies objected to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 50, according to Decrypt.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_b6b8c94f61cf00fc4a44
Original source: [decrypt](https://decrypt.co/382348/nvidia-nike-biggest-wave-yet-tokenized-stock-objections)

#### Musk Mocks Altman Over PC RAM Usage Statement

Topic: Industry & Other · Signal: rails

Elon Musk mocked Sam Altman over a claim that home PCs are wasting RAM, according to the feed report.

Edition link: https://trenchestoday.xyz/editions/2026-11-03#story-story_ba1f69634187c2be3d6e
Original source: [decrypt](https://decrypt.co/382345/elon-musk-mocks-sam-altman-over-claim-home-pcs-are-wasting-ram)

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