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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.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    More than half of Ethena’s USDe backing is allocated to lending

    ENA

  2. CoinDesk
    Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares
  3. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: Bitcoin Gets Spooked as ‘Uptober’ Lets Down

    BTC

  4. CoinDesk
    Stacks' STX, a Bitcoin layer-2 token, has surged by 50% in four weeks

    BTCSTX

  5. Cointelegraph
    ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system

    ETH

  6. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin, ether slip and rebound as South Korean stocks slide on AI-related concerns

    BTCETH

  7. CoinDesk
    Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto

    USDTBTCETH

  8. CryptoSlate
    Strategy spent nearly nine times as much on STRC buybacks as Bitcoin last week

    BTC

  9. Bitcoin Magazine
    Now Accepting Bitcoin: Moonflower Coffee and 300+ Colorado Bitcoin Merchants

    BTC

  10. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin whipsaws between $81,000 and $84,000 as altcoins slide

    BTCHYPESOLZEC

  11. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin diverges from South Korean stocks as AI concerns deepen the Kospi selloff

    BTC

  12. Cointelegraph
    Metaplanet to issue $329M convertible bonds to pay debt, fund share buybacks

    BTC

  13. Cointelegraph
    MediaMarktSaturn pulls Ledger products amid tampering reports
  14. CryptoSlate
    South Korea clears way for courts to seize and sell Bitcoin for unpaid debts under new November rules

    BTC

  15. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Bitcoin hits $84K resistance as Korean tech rout deepens KOSPI losses

    BTC

  16. CoinDesk
    Ledger says 'spy' chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network
  17. CoinDesk+2 desksMajor
    UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin

    BTC

  18. Cointelegraph
    Chinese fraud victims lose key court battle over 61,000 Bitcoin

    BTC

  19. CryptoSlate
    IMF finds over half of tokenized US stock trading happens after Wall Street closes
  20. Cointelegraph
    Ledger details LTE-enabled spy implants in wallets sold by CryptoBilis
  21. The Block
    Binance VIP head says hedge funds are actively exploring arbitrage opportunities on crypto venues
  22. CoinDeskNotable
    Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million

    XRP

  23. Cointelegraph+1 deskNotable
    Binance to shut down crypto mining pool services in November
  24. CoinDesk+1 deskMajor
    Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%

    ETH

  25. The Block+1 deskNotable
    Bitcoin whale moves $378 million in BTC after six years of dormancy: onchain data

    BTC

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

    BTC

  27. Cointelegraph+2 desks
    South Korea moves to block 27 crypto websites, including KuCoin, MEXC
  28. The BlockNotable
    Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as crypto liquidations surge past $770 million

    BTC

  29. Cointelegraph
    Aptos rolls out Encrypted Mempool to curb frontrunning, sandwich attacks

    APT

Monday, October 12, 2026

  1. Bitcoin Magazine
    Moscow Exchange to Launch Bitcoin Trading, Testing Underway

    BTC

  2. CryptoSlate
    Global watchdog warns the $300 billion stablecoin market could face bank runs even with full reserves
  3. The Block+1 deskNotable
    Blur to shut down frontend next month as NFT trading volume dwindles
  4. Decrypt
    Standard Chartered Will Hold Ripple's Stablecoin in Dubai—And Let Clients Trade With It Without Moving It

    XRP

  5. Cointelegraph
    FTX’s crypto mining venture is now used to advance AI
  6. The Block
    CFTC’s new crypto framework could face 2028 election deadline, says TD Cowen
  7. CryptoSlateNotable
    FTX’s former Bitcoin mining bet gets new life as parent raises €800 million for AI

    BTC

  8. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Extends Slide — Can ‘Uptober’ 2026 Beat Last Year’s?

    BTC

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

    XRP

  10. Cointelegraph
    Crypto PACs report $2.7M spending blitz on House races as midterms loom
  11. The Block
    Binance launches AI trading tool after 150,000-user beta
  12. Cointelegraph
    US accounting overhaul could make stablecoins more attractive to corporations: Tempo
  13. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin options price a quiet CPI week while shorts cluster at $76,000–$80,000

    BTC

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

    XRP

  15. CryptoSlate
    Solana’s offline-signing proposal would keep approvals valid after failed transactions

    SOL

  16. Bitcoin Magazine
    Ledger Investigates Fund Losses Tied to Southeast Asian Reseller After Implant Found in Device

    BTC

  17. NewsBTC
    State of TRON Q3 2026 Report Highlights $2.21 Trillion in Stablecoin Settlement Amid Network Activity Growth

    TRX

  18. The Block
    StoneX raises Securitize price target 50% as tokenized stock platform opens new revenue stream

    SOL

  19. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin miners face widening AI financing costs as lenders scrutinize deals

    BTC

  20. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Spooked? Crypto Fear and Greed Index Drops to Pre-Rally August Lows

    BTC

  21. DecryptNotable
    Ledger Says All Confirmed Cases in Suspected $87M Drain Tied to Reseller CryptoBilis
  22. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin drops 2.2% as Ukraine, Iran strikes send oil toward one-month high

    BTC

  23. CryptoSlate
    Eclair merges fixes for Lightning flaws that could burn Bitcoin in fees

    BTC

  24. Decrypt
    NEXTPredict Paid $12,000 to Hedge Its Conference on a Prediction Market
  25. Decrypt
    XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015

    XRP

  26. CoinDeskNotable
    Tom Lee sees $2 trillion wealth transfer fueling crypto demand as Bitmine buys more ether

    ETH

  27. Bitcoin Magazine
    Congressman Warren Davidson: The Future of Money Will Decide Western Civilization

    BTC

  28. CryptoSlate
    France’s tax proposal would tax Bitcoin-to-USDC swaps before investors cash out

    BTCUSDC

  29. Bitcoin Magazine
    Ark Invest’s Lorenzo Valente: Bitcoin’s 5-Year Forecast – Stablecoin & Gold Impacts

    BTC

  30. Bitcoin Magazine
    Willem Middelkoop: Bitcoin is the Fastest Horse – Why the Debasement Trade Takes it to $1M

    BTC

  31. CoinDesk
    Tokenized catastrophe bonds target the disaster-insurance gap