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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 7, 2026

  1. The Block+2 desks
    Ethereum researcher Justin Drake calls for ‘bunker mode’ planning over private key recovery risk

    ETHBTC

  2. Bitcoinist
    OKX And NYSE Owner ICE Move Toward 24/7 Tokenized US Stock Trading
  3. Decrypt
    US Government Moves $103 Million in Seized Bitcoin and BNB, But Hasn't Said Why

    BTCBNB

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    Jack Dorsey’s Block Gifts One Bitcoin to Lucky ComplexCon Attendee

    BTC

  5. Bitcoin Magazine
    The Quantum Issue: Bitcoin Quantum Exposure at Block 950,000

    BTC

  6. The Block+1 desk
    Hunter Biden says LAPTOP market maker should ‘buy it all back and burn it’
  7. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin price has risen 84% since January 2024 while Treasury yields climbed

    BTC

  8. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Polygon taps TRON’s $94 billion stablecoin supply for seamless cross-border transfers

    POLTRXUSDT

  9. Bitcoin Magazine
    Russia’s Sberbank Given Green Light to Custody Bitcoin

    BTC

  10. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Falls Under $83,000 on Oil Spike, Rising US Borrowing Costs

    BTC

  11. Cointelegraph
    House Finance panel chair says regulator actions on crypto ‘fall short’ of CLARITY bill
  12. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Dips Below $83K as Oil Shock Rattles Markets: What Happens Next?

    BTC

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

    XRP

  14. CoinDesk
    Gate bets all-in-one money app is crypto’s biggest consumer trend this year and next
  15. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin price drops to $82.7K October low as bond sell-off resumes on Iran nerves

    BTC

  16. CoinDesk
    Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI

    ZEC

  17. Decrypt
    Bitmine's Relentless Ethereum Buying Is About to End, Tom Lee Says

    ETH

  18. CoinDesk+2 desks
    Tether tapped by Kazakhstan’s central bank to explore stablecoin and tokenization

    USDT

  19. The Block
    Moody’s gives Sky Protocol B3 rating as institutional interest in USDS grows
  20. CryptoSlate
    Polymarket’s upgrade won’t automatically move existing bets to new contracts
  21. CoinDesk
    Quantum computers threaten exposed private keys rather than blockchains, Europol warns
  22. CoinDesk
    Ether is about to lose a steady buyer as Tom Lee says Bitmine will stop token purchases

    ETH

  23. Decrypt
    Engineer Gets 32 Months for Bitcoin Extortion Plot Against His Own Employer

    BTC

  24. CoinDesk
    Crypto trading giant GSR's new vault business is a $100M bet on onchain credit
  25. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin drops to $84k sees $143 million in liquidations as ETF inflows turn positive

    BTC

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

    XRP

  27. Bitcoin Magazine
    Robinhood Adds Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet: A Strategic Signal from a $100B Fintech

    BTC

  28. CoinDesk
    Swift blockchain ledger requires key internal layers, Taurus co-founder warns
  29. CryptoSlate
    S&P brings ratings-style scrutiny to $10 billion crypto vault market as $6 million Base incident exposes risks
  30. Cointelegraph
    Crypto card access doesn’t match global demand, Tangem says
  31. CoinDesk
    Here’s what bitcoin needs to break above $87,000

    BTC

  32. The Block
    NEAR’s Polosukhin sees shrinking need for centralized exchanges as onchain tools expand

    NEAR

  33. CoinDeskNotable
    Live updates: Bitcoin slides under $84,000 as $550 million in bets get liquidated

    BTCETH

  34. Decrypt
    Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks
  35. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin’s recovery stalls just short of rescuing its last underwater cohort

    BTC

  36. CoinDeskNotable
    Liquidations jump to $547 million as oil rally hits crypto market

    BTC

  37. Cointelegraph
    Trump-backed WLFI plans USD1 payments for online businesses

    WLFI

  38. CryptoSlate
    Why Abstract is killing its Ethereum L2 instead of launching a token to save it

    ETH

  39. Cointelegraph
    Wall Street wealth creation model is unsustainable for most participants: Hyperliquid CEO

    HYPE

  40. Decrypt
    Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling Against Roman Storm's Venue Challenge

    BTC

  41. Cointelegraph
    ‘Old money’ has stronger Bitcoin ‘diamond hands,’ says BingX exec

    BTC

  42. The Block
    Jito’s JTX plans mobile app this fall, eyes perps integration later this winter

    SOL

  43. CointelegraphNotable
    Crypto liquidations hit $550M as Bitcoin price dips below $84K

    BTCHYPE

  44. CoinDesk
    Rain is seeking a national trust bank charter to bypass third-party banks
  45. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs rebound with $119M inflow as Ether extends losses

    BTCETH

  46. Decrypt
    Ledger Launches Bitcoin Loans, Letting Holders Borrow Without Selling

    BTC

  47. CryptoSlate
    Cardano’s price breakout could trigger the next ADA squeeze or trap leveraged bulls

    ADA

  48. Cointelegraph
    BitMine sets 5% Ether supply ‘hard cap’ as accumulation target nears

    ETH

  49. The Block
    ‘Every single exchange’ will have to adopt public blockchain infrastructure to compete, Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO says

    HYPE

  50. Cointelegraph
    Russia clears first crypto exchanges, custodians under new law
  51. CoinDesk
    Down but not out. Bitcoin's stair-step bullish trajectory is still intact

    BTC

  52. CointelegraphNotable
    DOJ invokes Bitcoin Fog ruling in potential blow to Roman Storm acquittal bid

    BTC

  53. The Block+3 desks
    Robinhood adds $25 million worth of bitcoin to balance sheet as it deepens crypto push

    BTC

  54. CoinDesk
    U.S. government moves over $100 million in BTC and BNB. A sale hasn't been confirmed

    BTCBNB

  55. Cointelegraph
    Kalshi’s 15-min gold markets overtake Ether just weeks after launch

    ETHBTC

  56. CryptoSlate
    Solana DvP settlement requires 100% upfront cash for every trade

    SOL

  57. CoinDesk
    Cardano gives token issuers power to freeze, seize and restrict assets

    ADA

  58. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin dips below $84,000 as oil jumps on Iranian tanker attacks

    BTC

  59. The BlockNotable
    Bitcoin briefly slides below $84,000 as crypto long liquidations reach $487 million

    BTC

  60. The Block+1 desk
    Coinbase Pro to return; Deribit integration creates Coinbase Global Exchange