Bitcoin has crashed 70–80% multiple times. In 2018, it fell about 84%. In 2022, nearly 78%. Yet many long-term investors still see it as one of the strongest assets. Fear, hype and headlines move it short term, while scarcity, adoption and recovery shape its long-term story.

6/6 US bank regulator OCC finalizes GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, which take effect January 18, 2027. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is the first regulator to finalize its GENIUS Act rule, covering stablecoin issuers, reserve backing, redemption and custody

5/6 Switzerland’s regulator approves the country’s first Bitcoin ETF, open to retail investors. The fund invests directly in Bitcoin, and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) exempted it from risk diversification rules.

4/6 Visa takes USDC stablecoin funding live on Visa Direct for cross-border payouts. Eligible businesses can now prefund Visa Direct payouts with USDC in near real time, as the service moves from pilot to commercial use.

3/6 Russia’s Moscow Exchange plans to launch Bitcoin trading for its clients from December 1. Testing with professional market participants is already underway, and the exchange says it needs no additional licenses to launch.

2/6 Mastercard opens Agent Pay for Machines to developers, letting AI agents pay within set budgets. Built on the open x402 protocol, its pilot used Coinbase for agent wallets and Base for on-chain settlement, with sellers paid in fiat or stablecoins.

THIS WEEK IN BITCOIN & CRYPTO ▶️ 1/6 Bitcoin carries the highest projected return and volatility in J.P. Morgan’s 2027 capital market assumptions. The 10% compound return covers 10 to 15 years, with 55% volatility, and J.P. Morgan has not included Bitcoin as an allocation.

Happy Dussehra from all of us at BitSave. Wishing you and your family a festive season of progress and prosperity.

Gold has been a store of value for 5,000 years. Bitcoin has been around for just 17. So why do so many people call it “Digital Gold”? Like gold, Bitcoin is scarce and hard to fake. But unlike gold, it is digital, portable, divisible and available 24/7 across the world.

5/5 Samsung Wallet to offer USDC to US users from late October, powered by Coinbase. USDC will be the default dollar stablecoin in Samsung Wallet, with balances held through Coinbase Prime’s custody services.