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Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds

A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth from 15% to 12%. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/banks-could-slow-stablecoin-growth-by-paying-savers-more-bis-paper-finds

‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery

Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. Bitcoin was never on that list, and its quantum problem hasn’t gone anywhere. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/17/wow-it-s-a-real-discovery-claude-cracks-a-25-year-nsa-number-mystery

Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough

Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one of the hardware bottlenecks behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/16/satoshi-era-bitcoin-faces-a-bigger-quantum-threat-after-google-s-new-willow-breakthrough

MSCI approves rules that could eject Strategy, Metaplanet from equity indexes

The rules proposed in August would see companies that exist mainly to hold investments as no longer eligible for index inclusion. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/16/msci-approves-rules-that-could-eject-strategy-metaplanet-from-equity-indexes

XRP has failed to make holders rich like bitcoin and ether. Here’s why

XRP remains below its 2017-cycle high while bitcoin, ether and other major tokens have surged, enriching their holders. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/16/xrp-has-failed-to-make-holders-rich-like-bitcoin-and-ether-here-s-why

Bitcoin buyers snap up a brief drop below $80,000 as Asian stocks rebound

Bitcoin tore back to $82,500 within two hours of dipping under $80,000, and chipmakers in Seoul recovered from their worst close since April. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/16/bitcoin-buyers-snap-up-a-brief-drop-below-usd80-000-as-asian-stocks-rebound

BlackRock's Fink names a U.S. recession trigger, sounds alarm over $40 trillion national debt

BlackRock's CEO says "a moratorium of some sort" on data center buildouts would put the U.S. in a recession. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/15/blackrock-s-larry-fink-names-a-u-s-recession-trigger-and-its-tied-to-ai

Bitcoin mining pool once handling 2.3% of network shuts after hashrate falls 65%

Computing power directed at Binance Pool has fallen from 26 EH/s in December to about 9 EH/s. Its remaining miners must choose another provider before a Nov. 10 cutoff. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/15/bitcoin-mining-pool-once-handling-2-3-of-network-shuts-after-hashrate-falls-65

Bitcoin is back below $81,000 as Fed rate uncertainty weighs

Bets on an October Fed rate hike briefly spiked to nearly 50% after Wednesday’s inflation report, but have since cooled. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/15/bitcoin-is-back-below-usd81-000-as-fed-rate-uncertainty-weighs

Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million

The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real economic activity the transactions represent. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/14/ripple-adds-stripe-owned-wallets-to-xrp-ledger-as-ai-payments-pass-14-million

Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality

The switch will replace Solana’s existing validator voting system, remove vote transactions from blocks and could sharply change headline transaction counts even if user activity stays flat. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/14/solana-sets-oct-21-for-alpenglow-upgrade-targeting-150-millisecond-finality

Bitcoin climbs toward $84,000 after Fed’s Williams sees no rate hikes in 2027

ZEC led a broad bounce among major tokens, and Korean chipmakers snapped a five-day losing streak ahead of Thursday’s U.S. inflation data. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/14/bitcoin-climbs-toward-usd84-000-after-fed-s-williams-sees-no-rate-hikes-in-2027

Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million

About $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out over 24 hours, 86% of them bullish. Chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the damage. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/13/tokenized-sandisk-bets-saw-more-liquidations-than-xrp-as-asia-s-chip-rout-wipes-out-usd800-million

Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000 as it decouples from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures

Bitcoin climbed back above $83,000 after an early dip, decoupling from a sharp slide in Korean chip stocks and weakness in Nasdaq futures ahead of Thursday’s US CPI report. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/13/bitcoin-rebounds-above-usd83-000-as-it-decouples-from-tumbling-korean-stocks-and-nasdaq-futures

Why a bug that could have threatened XRP's 100 billion supply cap stayed hidden for years

The XRP Ledger Foundation said normal parameters never triggered the bug that could have broken XRP's supply cap, which is why it was undetected for years. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/12/why-a-bug-that-could-have-threatened-xrp-s-100-billion-supply-cap-stayed-hidden-for-years

Ledger says unauthorized implant found in at least one device sold by CryptoBilis

Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in a device linked to crypto losses at CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian reseller. The company says confirmed cases are limited and its internal systems remain unaffected. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/12/ledger-says-unauthorized-implant-found-in-at-least-one-device-sold-by-cryptobilis

Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls

Bitcoin is holding on to its weekend gains as oil trades lower. ETFs lost over $600 million in outflows last week. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/12/bitcoin-shrugs-off-etf-outflows-to-trade-above-usd84-000-as-oil-falls

Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto

The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't yet indicated whether it will take up cases surrounding prediction markets, but there are now several amicus briefs, an interim final rule and a rule proposal. source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/11/everyone-wants-scotus-to-take-up-prediction-markets-state-of-crypto

President Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine

"[It's] news for me," said Ukrainian President Zelensky, "but if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree." source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/11/president-trump-declares-energy-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine