Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover MSCI's new index rules that could exclude Strategy, Microsoft's canceled AI data center deal with Bitcoin mining spinoff Nscale, and World's new identity verification tools for banks. I also look at a BIS study on stablecoin adoption, a scammer who lost nearly $5 million in Bitcoin to Ledger wallet thieves, Strategy's latest Bitcoin purchases and STRC buybacks, Strive's growing Bitcoin treasury, and a Dutch server seizure raising questions about privacy and government power.Topics for today:MSCI Rules Could Exclude Strategy From IndexesMicrosoft Drops Nscale AI Deal Over Power DelaysWorld ID Launches Banking and Zoom Verification ToolsBIS Study Links Bank Deposit Rates to Stablecoin GrowthScammer Loses 60 BTC in Ledger Wallet TheftStrategy Buys 267 BTC and Repurchases $193M in STRCStrive Adds 1,223 BTC, Reaching 36,818 BTCDutch Server Seizure Raises Privacy and Surveillance ConcernsCircle P Sponsor:SoapMinerTallow Soaphttps://soapminer.com/Discount code: Use "BITCOINAND" in the Cart's Coupon Code box for 10% off total purchaseToday's Articles:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/msci-could-exclude-strategy-from-indexhttps://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/19/bitcoin-mining-offshoot-nscale-loses-microsoft-ai-deal-as-power-delay-stretches-into-2030shttps://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-10-18-world-launches-world-id-suite-banks-418869https://decrypt.co/381253/banks-hold-a-lever-over-stablecoin-adoption-bis-economists-sayhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/scammer-lost-bitcoin-to-ledger-thieveshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-btc-22-million-buy-strc-buyback-193-millionhttps://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-19-strive-scoops-1223-bitcoin-100-million-total-holdings-reach-36818-btc-421020https://decrypt.co/381296/terrifying-precedent-dutch-hand-us-data-from-seized-anti-fascist-server  Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/