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Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round

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What happened

Meanwhile has signed 15 brokers serving high-net worth clients across markets iSwitzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

Key facts

  • Meanwhile has signed 15 brokers serving high-net worth clients across markets iSwitzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.
  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:06:00 UTC.

Why it matters

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  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

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  1. New tech to power bitcoin lending is set to debut with $500 million in commitments

  2. Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round

  3. MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as strategy pivots to AI

  4. Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

  5. Strategy’s $150 million-a-day STRC market has a hidden dependency on its own buybacks

  6. Bitcoin speculators move 55K BTC to exchanges amid $1.1B liquidations

  7. Thailand opens door to locally listed bitcoin and ether ETFs

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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CoinDesk