Bitcoin Falls Below $82,000 as $770M in Crypto Liquidations Hit Traders
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 as $771 million in crypto positions were liquidated over 24 hours. Long traders took most of the losses as ETF outflows and a sharp decline in South Korean stocks added to market pressure.
Aptos Turns On Encrypted Mempool, Doubling the Minimum Gas Price
Aptos put encrypted transactions on mainnet on October 12. The feature hides your order from frontrunners, and it doubles the minimum gas price.
Canton Network Records $155 Million in Q3 Fees
Canton Network recorded $155.36 million in third-quarter fees, topping CertiK’s comparison. Its average daily fee pace was lower than the rate reported in June.
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves 4,582 BTC, Worth $377.58 Million
A wallet idle for years moved all 4,582 BTC on October 13, worth $377.58 million. No on-chain evidence yet of a sale or an exchange deposit.
NEAR Intents Says Exploit Refund Came Back in Bitcoin and Monero
NEAR Intents' GM says only part of the $3.8 million exploit refund came back in Bitcoin, with the rest in Monero the team still must convert.
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BTC+1 more Anmol BillaSolana Fix Could Let Failed Transactions Be Retried Without Re-Signing
Solana plans to retire durable nonces for an onchain signer program. Both designs roll back a failed transaction's nonce, so a signature can be resubmitted.
Ontology Restarts Mainnet as Second Security Halt in Six Weeks Ends
Ontology resumed block production on Oct. 12 after a two-day security halt tied to an unnamed ecosystem project, its second shutdown in about six weeks.
Cardano (ADA) Records Its Highest Transaction Count Since 2021
Cardano processed 1,780,896 transactions in Epoch 660, its busiest five-day stretch in about five years, while two governance votes expired short of quorum.
SWI Raises $894 Million to Repurpose an FTX-Era Bitcoin Miner for AI
SWI Group raised €800 million ($894 million) on Oct. 12 to fund AI data centers, and it controls the former FTX-owned bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets.
Morgan Stanley Pushes Tokenized Equities to Q1 2027
Morgan Stanley now expects to support tokenized equities on its Trajectory Cross trading system in Q1 2027, moving past its earlier second-half 2026 target.
Bybit Adds 1,000+ US Stocks and ETFs, Settled in USDC
Bybit opened trading in over 1,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs on Oct. 12, 2026, funded in USDC and executed through Alpaca. No volume or fee data was disclosed.
OneKey Offers Free Replacements After Cutting CryptoBilis
OneKey cut off CryptoBilis as a reseller and is offering free hardware wallet replacements to anyone who bought a device there since March 1, 2026.
US Dollar Index Hits 18-Month High as Bitcoin and Stocks Slip
The US Dollar Index reached an 18-month high near 102.56 as Bitcoin traded around $83,000. Futures price an 87% chance of a December Fed hike.
Ripple-backed Evernorth debuts on Nasdaq holding 473 million XRP
Ripple-backed Evernorth began trading on Nasdaq as XRPN after completing its SPAC merger, entering public markets with approximately 473 million XRP and $300 million in gross cash proceeds.
Internet Computer (ICP) jumps as traders weigh new token-burning plans
ICP rallied sharply as trading activity increased and investors assessed DFINITY’s Cloud Engines plan, which would direct 20% of enterprise revenue toward ICP purchases and burns.
Derive Proposes a US-Regulated Derivatives Push With No Spending Cap
Derive's governance forum carries a proposal to fund a US-regulated derivatives venue. The document sets no spending figure, no launch date or named regulator.
NEXTPredict Paid $12,000 to Hedge Its Conference on Kalshi
NEXTPredict paid $12,000 for 3 million Kalshi contracts at $0.004 that pay $3 million if JFK cancels over half its flights on October 21.
Ledger Confirms Hidden Implant in a Device Sold by CryptoBilis
Ledger confirmed that a device linked to recent losses carried an unauthorized hardware implant, and all confirmed cases trace back to reseller CryptoBilis.
Strategy Buys 250 Bitcoin and Retires $192.4M of STRC
Strategy bought 250 Bitcoin for $21.5 million and repurchased $192.4 million of STRC in the same week, spending nearly nine times more on the buyback.
BTCMSTR+1 more Anmol BillaFake Addresses Dusted 4.5 Million Solana Wallets in 11 Months
Bitquery counted 4.5 million Solana wallets dusted by lookalike addresses over 11 months. Here's how the trick works and what to check before you send.
STRK jumps 322% in four weeks as Starknet weighs Layer 1 shift
Starknet’s STRK token climbed 322% in roughly four weeks, far outpacing Bitcoin and Ether, as StarkWare advocates for an independent Layer 1 and a quantum-resistant roadmap.
Sui Foundation Invests $30M as DATA Network Retires Its Chain
The Sui Foundation is investing $30 million in DATA Network. The AI data protocol's Trace registry will run natively on Sui, and its own chain will be retired.
Ethereum ETFs Lose $542M as Solana Funds End 14-Week Inflow Streak
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs lost $542.1 million in the week ended October 9, while Solana funds ended a 14-week inflow streak and Bitcoin ETFs shed $681.1 million.
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SOL+1 more Bikash DekaPapertrade Says It Is Restricting Exposure After Manipulation Claims
Papertrade says it is restricting exposure onchain and through relayers after manipulation allegations, but the specific limits are not yet public.