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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.

Friday, October 16, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Only 18% of Uniswap v3 positions under $1,000 beat holding after gas, study finds

    UNI

  2. Bitcoin Magazine
    Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody Within Weeks: Report

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    MSCI To Move Forward With Proposal That Could Exclude Strategy From Index

    BTC

  4. CryptoSlate
    MSCI’s new rules could squeeze Strategy’s Bitcoin buying machine

    BTC

  5. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Bounces, But Where Does It Go Next? Here’s What the Charts Say

    BTC

  6. Cointelegraph
    Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep trading

    BTC

  7. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin price steadies around $82K after Fed’s Warsh avoids rate-hike hints

    BTC

  8. Decrypt
    Three Canadian Armed Forces Members Charged in Kidnapping of Crypto Exchange Owner
  9. CryptoSlate
    Microsoft exposes how USDT-funded phishing network targeted 75,000 organizations

    USDT

  10. The Block
    Circle details USDC revenue split, says $819 million went to partners and costs in H1 2026

    USDC

  11. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Strategy conditionally declares daily dividends as STRC hovers below $100

    BTC

  12. CryptoSlate
    Fortitude sold $8.3 million in borrowed Zcash to fund its mining expansion

    ZEC

  13. Cointelegraph
    Ledger’s early implant warnings deserved more action, Karpelès says
  14. Bitcoin Magazine
    Crypto Analyst Lark Davis: The Bitcoin Bull Run has Begun

    BTC

  15. Cointelegraph
    Deutsche Bank prepares German crypto custody launch, eyes Asia: Report
  16. The Block
    How Ethereum Works

    ETH

  17. Bitcoin Magazine
    Math Professor Warns of Threat to Bitcoin from AI Pivot

    BTC

  18. Bitcoin Magazine
    Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg: The Digital Gold Investment Case for Bitcoin

    BTC

  19. CryptoSlate
    Institutions managing €800 billion ask what crypto tokens actually earn

    ARB

  20. CryptoSlate
    Oil stocks on land are near a decade low, complicating Bitcoin’s inflation relief hopes

    BTC

  21. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: Google Clears a Major Quantum Hurdle, Bitcoin Still Safe

    BTC

  22. The Block
    Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding into commercial production with Inyo Global

    USDC

  23. Cointelegraph
    Solana’s Liu says Shanghai event postponed over registration surge

    SOL

  24. CoinDesk
    Traders will soon be able to bet on whether Coinbase, Robinhood and Marathon will hit their targets
  25. CryptoSlate
    Ripple opens Wall Street’s door to Hyperliquid’s $59 billion trading market

    HYPEXRP

  26. CoinDesk+2 desks
    Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

    USDC

  27. CoinDesk
    Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threat

    BTC

  28. CoinDesk
    Tokenized Tesla surges as Elon Musk unveils SpaceX-powered flying Roadster prototype

    HYPE

  29. CoinDesk
    Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%, Warsh silent on interest-rate plans

    TIABTCINJ

  30. Decrypt+1 desk
    OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Task

    ETH

  31. NewsBTC
    MEXC Releases October 2026 Proof of Reserves, Reinforcing User Trust Through Verifiable Transparency
  32. NewsBTC
    MEXC AI Trading Report Reveals 85% of Crypto Traders Use AI, But Most Limit Its Control Over Funds
  33. Cointelegraph
    CONNECT recap: Liquidity is tokenization’s next challenge, everyday stablecoins
  34. CoinDeskNotable
    Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin

    BTC

  35. Decrypt
    GTA 6 Trailer Features Meme Coin—And Solana Copycat Soars 2,900%

    SOL

  36. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin back above $82,000, ZEC jumps 11% as ETF outflows continue

    BTCZECETHSOL

  37. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin faces an $8,000 trading trap as US midterms approach

    BTC

  38. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin may seek 20-month trend line reclaim before new record highs: CryptoQuant

    BTC

  39. Decrypt
    What Is a Hardware Wallet? Crypto Cold Storage Explained

    ETHBTC

  40. CryptoSlate
    Native Bitcoin collateral on Aave triggers WBTC pool deficit

    BTCAAVE

  41. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Capital B reports $78M H1 loss driven by Bitcoin impairment charge

    BTC

  42. CryptoSlate
    Binance stock put options lock full USDC reserves for sellers

    USDC

  43. Cointelegraph
    OpenAI model helped itself to testnet crypto, then kept quiet about it
  44. CoinDesk
    XRP has failed to make holders rich like bitcoin and ether. Here’s why

    BTCETHXRP

  45. The Block+3 desks
    US federal judge denies joint Gemini-CFTC bid to undo $5 million settlement
  46. CryptoSlate
    Crypto market cap leaps $800B in Q3, but spot volume drops 14%
  47. CoinDesk
    An OpenAI agent ran out of Ethereum funds, and took from a wallet it did not own

    ETH

  48. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin buyers snap up a brief drop below $80,000 as Asian stocks rebound

    BTC

  49. CryptoSlate
    82 criminal charges follow armed crypto abduction in Toronto
  50. CryptoSlate
    Ledger wants customers to trust its new $849 device as criminals compromise existing wallets

Thursday, October 15, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    Australia releases draft bill to adopt OECD crypto tax reporting framework
  2. Bitcoin Magazine
    Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network

    BTC

  3. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express

    BTCETH

  4. CryptoSlate
    Quantum fixes protect Bitcoin, but legit owners risk lockout

    BTC

  5. The Block+3 desks
    MSCI finalizes index rules that put Strategy, crypto treasury firms at risk of exclusion

    BTC

  6. CryptoSlate
    Two firms control corporate Bitcoin buys, even as business adoption broadens

    BTC

  7. Decrypt
    Russia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading, Central Bank Confirms

    BTC

  8. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin’s Volatility Has Fallen Within S&P 500 Ranks, Study Shows

    BTC

  9. CointelegraphNotable
    Binance.US seeks $1B valuation in potential $100M funding round: Report
  10. CryptoSlate
    84 million XRP added to exchange wallets as price slipped toward $1.30

    XRP