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Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers

The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/19/zcash-developers-plan-a-fix-to-keep-zec-swaps-private-from-future-quantum-computers

XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it

Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/19/xrp-ledger-is-set-to-fix-its-lending-code-before-anyone-can-use-it

Bitcoin, Korea’s Kospi and Nasdaq futures rally as China GDP beats estimates

Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/19/bitcoin-korea-s-kospi-and-nasdaq-futures-rally-as-china-gdp-beats-estimates

Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says

The security firm found that 77% of third-quarter losses involved compromised suppliers, delayed fixes or systems outside the latest security reviews. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/18/crypto-audits-give-investors-false-sense-of-security-as-q3-hacks-cost-usd1-18-billion-hacken-says

Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million

Private-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could be frozen, while officials reported cryptocurrency seizures without disclosing their value. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/crypto-exchanges-binance-coinbase-join-west-africa-scam-sweep-that-flagged-usd11-million

Chip-stock bets lost $52 million in 10 minutes with Wall Street shut

A 10-minute flush hit round-the-clock chip-stock contracts while U.S. markets were shut, leaving traders with no real share price to lean on. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/18/chip-stock-bets-lost-usd52-million-in-10-minutes-with-wall-street-shut

Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe

CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to payment intermediaries. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/17/polygon-sees-coinme-acquisition-as-entry-to-payments-sector-dominated-by-visa-stripe

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