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The Basis Ledger

Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  1. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Hits Weekly High as Crypto Market Rebounds

    BTCZECXRP

  2. CryptoSlate
    XRP flashes a potential bottom signal, but $15.7 billion in exchange supply threatens recovery

    XRP

  3. CoinDesk
    Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin

    XRP

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    XRP Ledger’s booming activity faces scrutiny as 110 bot wallets dominate RLUSD payments

    XRP

  2. The Block
    Blockchain.com rolls out crypto options as it pursues US derivatives licenses

    AVAXHYPEBTCETH

  3. CointelegraphNotable
    XRP 30-day exchange inflows pass 6B tokens as whales move to the sidelines

    XRP

  4. CointelegraphNotable
    BlackRock files for third Bitcoin ETF, still no Solana or XRP

    BTCSOLXRPETH

Monday, October 19, 2026

  1. Bitcoinist
    XRPL Cleanup Fix Gains Validator Support While Lending Amendment Waits

    XRP

  2. CryptoSlate
    XRP holders can now earn fees from Kraken’s DeFi customers, but there is a catch

    XRP

  3. CoinDesk+1 desk
    XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it

    XRP

Sunday, October 18, 2026

  1. Bitcoinist
    Cross River Bank Adds Ripple’s RLUSD To Its Payment Infrastructure

    XRP

  2. NewsBTC+1 deskNotable
    XRP ETFs End 13-Week Inflow Run With $1.84 Million In Withdrawals

    XRPETHBTC

Saturday, October 17, 2026

  1. Bitcoinist
    Ripple Opens Wall Street Trading To Hyperliquid With New 24/7 Market Access

    HYPEXRP

Friday, October 16, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Ripple opens Wall Street’s door to Hyperliquid’s $59 billion trading market

    HYPEXRP

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

    BTCETHXRP

Thursday, October 15, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    84 million XRP added to exchange wallets as price slipped toward $1.30

    XRP

  2. The Block
    Ripple Prime adds RWA swaps referencing perpetual futures listed on Hyperliquid

    HYPEXRP

  3. Decrypt
    Ethereum, Altcoins See 'Outsized Drawdowns' Due to Macro Pressures

    ETHSOLXRP

  4. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs shed $261M as XRP funds buck weekly outflow trend

    BTCXRP

  5. CoinDeskNotable
    Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide

    BTCETHXRP

  6. CryptoSlate
    Firelight forces XRP-linked tokens lockup as withdrawal delay queue grows

    XRP

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Ripple targets trillion-dollar securities markets with new US brokerage and South Korean deals

    XRP

  2. The Block
    DriveWealth to use Ripple’s RLUSD for stablecoin settlement, cross-border payments

    XRP

  3. The Block
    Evernorth taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to put $648 million XRP treasury to work

    XRP

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. The Block+1 desk
    Ripple, Stripe-owned Privy partner to bring embedded wallets to XRP Ledger

    XRP

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

    XRP

Monday, October 12, 2026

  1. Decrypt
    Standard Chartered Will Hold Ripple's Stablecoin in Dubai—And Let Clients Trade With It Without Moving It

    XRP

  2. CryptoSlate
    Standard Chartered brings Ripple’s RLUSD into banking custody after $765 million quarterly surge

    XRP

  3. Decrypt
    Ripple-Backed Evernorth Hits Nasdaq Holding 473 Million XRP Worth Far Less Than It Paid

    XRP

  4. Decrypt
    XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015

    XRP

  5. Cointelegraph
    XRP treasury Evernorth’s shares rise 5% at Nasdaq opening print

    XRP

  6. CoinDesk
    Standard Chartered offers RLUSD custody in Dubai and plans LMAX collateral link

    XRP

  7. The Block+1 desk
    Evernorth names former Coinbase investment exec to steer 473 million XRP treasury ahead of Nasdaq debut

    XRP

  8. The Block
    Standard Chartered launches custody for Ripple’s RLUSD on XRP Ledger

    XRP

  9. Cointelegraph
    Standard Chartered adds Ripple USD custody, eyes LMAX collateral deal

    XRP

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

    XRP

  11. CryptoSlate
    XRP rebounded as Binance spot turnover fell nearly 80%

    XRP

Sunday, October 11, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digest

    XRP

  2. CryptoSlate
    XRP’s next Wall Street expansion comes with an unexpected complication from Ripple

    XRP

  3. CryptoSlateNotable
    XRP ETFs extend a 13-week inflow streak as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds shed $1.25 billion

    ETHBTCSOLXRP

  4. CryptoSlate+2 desks
    AI discovers XRP Ledger flaw that could mint 18 trillion tokens and put $94 billion market at risk

    XRP

Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. The Block+1 deskNotable
    Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds snap record 14-week inflow run

    SOLETHBTCXRP

  2. CoinDesk
    XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

    XRP

Friday, October 9, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    XRP Ledger lets institutions share account duties without sharing their keys

    XRP

  2. CoinDesk
    Live updates: XRP ETFs the only ones in green as BTC, ETH, ZEC funds post outflows

    BTCETHXRPZEC

  3. CoinDesk
    XRP Ledger adds new controls for banks, stablecoins and tokenized funds

    XRP

  4. CryptoSlate
    XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need

    XRP

Thursday, October 8, 2026

  1. BitcoinistNotable
    XRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Nears Activation After Validator Vote Reset

    XRP

  2. CryptoSlate
    Why XRP’s 63 billion circulating tokens don’t tell buyers what’s for sale

    XRP

  3. CoinDesk
    Ripple is earning fees financing leveraged stock bets, a business long run by banks

    XRP

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

  1. CryptoSlateNotable
    XRP ETFs now hold $1.7 billion but took in just $4M last week

    XRP

  2. CryptoSlate
    XRP treasury SPAC drops 50% in a day ahead of Evernorth’s Nasdaq debut

    XRP

  3. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: OKX Raises at $25B From Circle, Ripple, and StanChart

    XRP

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Ripple and Circle backs OKX as it targets the next wave of stablecoin users

    XRP

  2. CoinDesk
    OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots

    XRP

  3. The Block+2 desks
    Brevan Howard to use Ripple Prime for multi-asset brokerage, clearing and financing

    XRP

  4. Decrypt+2 desksNotable
    Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation

    XRP

Monday, October 5, 2026

  1. CoinDesk
    An XRP treasury SPAC surges nearly 300% ahead of Evernorth merger

    XRP

Sunday, October 4, 2026

  1. CointelegraphNotable
    Former SEC boss made AI Czar, Bitcoin may hit $600K this cycle: Hodler’s Digest

    BTCXRP

  2. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence Force

    XRP