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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.

Monday, October 19, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Strategy’s discretionary cash falls 72% as buyback authorization rises to $3 billion

    BTC

  2. NewsBTC
    German Savings Banks Begin Crypto Trading Rollout Inside Sparkassen App
  3. Decrypt
    Why Some of America’s Biggest Companies Are Objecting to Tokenized Shares
  4. CryptoSlate
    Wall Street’s Bitcoin bears quietly retreated despite recent plunge toward $80,000

    BTC

  5. Decrypt
    JPMorgan's JPM Coin Arrives on Ethereum, Putting Bank Dollars on a Public Blockchain

    ETH

  6. NewsBTCNotable
    Ethereum Sets October 26 Hoodi Test For Glamsterdam Upgrade As 200M Gas Limit Nears

    ETH

  7. CoinDeskNotable
    U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures

    BTC

  8. DecryptMajor
    Abandoned Bitcoin? Wallet Targeted by Noah Doe Lawsuit Moves $33 Million

    BTC

  9. Cointelegraph+3 desks
    Metaplanet to take 93.7% stake in Super League through 2,100 BTC deal

    BTC

  10. CryptoSlate
    Tether loses nearly $5 billion across crypto exchanges as USDC and RLUSD rivals pay to win liquidity

    USDTUSDC

  11. Bitcoin Magazine
    No ‘Uptober’ Yet: Bitcoin Slips 2% in a Month That’s Historically Bullish

    BTC

  12. Bitcoin Magazine
    Strategy Keeps Buying: Third Purchase This Month Brings October Spending to $73 Million

    BTC

  13. Bitcoin Magazine
    El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office Hosts Five November Events Led by Herbert and Keiser

    BTC

  14. The Block
    Mesh taps Visa to let users spend crypto without a separate card
  15. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin is rejected at $83K as US bond yields reverse higher with equities

    BTC

  16. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Tests Key Support as Oil and AI Fears Squeeze Markets

    BTC

  17. The Block+2 desksNotable
    Mastercard unveils Stablecoin Security tool to screen payments for fraud and sanctions risks
  18. NewsBTC
    European Banking Authority Puts USDC Under Significant-Token Supervision

    USDC

  19. The Block+1 deskNotable
    SkyAI sells off entire Solana treasury as it launches $201 million buyback

    SOL

  20. CryptoSlate
    Aave’s proposed USAT gateway could cut off the return swap after a deposit

    AAVE

  21. Decrypt
    Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds $30 Million in Ethereum as Buying Nears Its Finish Line

    ETH

  22. NewsBTC
    Stablecoin Payments Reach $482 Billion As Token Supply Barely Grows
  23. The Block+1 deskNotable
    AnchorWatch Trust Company launches bitcoin custody service with up to $370 million in insurance per client

    BTC

  24. CoinDesk
    Zerohash rolls out a new tool to move crypto without copying wallet addresses
  25. CryptoSlate
    Binance’s SOXL mark fell 5.9% despite a 3% price band. Here’s why
  26. Bitcoinist
    Ledger Reseller Attack Raises Questions About Hardware Wallet Supply Chains
  27. The Block+3 desksNotable
    Strive scoops up another 1,223 bitcoin for $100 million as total holdings reach 36,818 BTC

    BTC

  28. Bitcoinist
    MARA-Linked Wallets Send 1,000 Bitcoin To Exchanges, But A Sale Is Unconfirmed

    BTC

  29. The Block
    Bitmine adds 12,535 ETH as treasury reaches 6.04 million tokens

    ETH

  30. Cointelegraph
    Made an ‘honest’ mistake with crypto taxes? New bill offers way out
  31. CryptoSlate
    Ethereum’s faster proofs face Vitalik’s next test: a hard cost limit

    ETH

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

    XRP

  33. NewsBTC
    Latvia Changes Crypto Tax Treatment And Opens A 2027 Declaration Window
  34. Bitcoin Magazine
    Financial Repression in the Age of AI

    BTC

  35. Bitcoin Magazine
    Richard Byworth: Bitcoin’s Next Run “Just a Mater of Time” thanks to Seller Exhaustion

    BTC

  36. Bitcoin Magazine
    $20B AUM Siebert Analyst: Bitcoin to $175K in 2027

    BTC

  37. Bitcoin Magazine
    Jeff Park: What The AI Pain Trade Means For Bitcoin

    BTC

  38. Bitcoin Magazine
    Fundstrat Analyst Sean Farrell: Bitcoin to $100k by Year End + MSTR MSCI Exclusion

    BTC

  39. Cointelegraph+1 deskNotable
    Strategy buys $22M in Bitcoin, repurchases $193M in STRC

    BTC

  40. CryptoSlate
    Circle removes USDC redemption surcharges as Express keeps its 0.05% fee

    USDC

  41. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: Crypto Rebounds as 'Black Monday' Looms
  42. CoinDesk
    Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is building a new programming language for the network

    ADA

  43. BitcoinistNotable
    Qubic Halts Blockchain After Weak Wallet Seeds Leave 1,400 Accounts Exposed
  44. The Block
    ‘We found room for more orange’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 267 bitcoin for $22 million

    BTC

  45. NewsBTC
    JPMorgan Takes JPM Coin To Ethereum As Banks Test Public-Chain Settlement

    ETH

  46. Cointelegraph
    World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin sheds $400M in market cap in two weeks

    WLFIBNBETH

  47. Bitcoinist
    Crypto.com And Novig Take Missouri Prediction-Market Fight To Federal Court
  48. CryptoSlate
    XRP holders can now earn fees from Kraken’s DeFi customers, but there is a catch

    XRP

  49. CoinDesk
    Strategy on verge of golden cross, just weeks after bitcoin flashed same bullish signal

    BTC

  50. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin tags $83,000 and slips back as chip stocks lead a rebound

    BTC

  51. The Block+1 desk
    Revolut secures Gibraltar crypto licence to support international expansion plans
  52. Decrypt
    UK Trio Jailed Over Home Invasion in Failed Crypto Theft Attempt
  53. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin extends bounce above $82,000 as stocks rebound, DeFi tokens lead altcoin gains

    BTC

  54. Cointelegraph
    France advances stablecoin tax, eyes self-custodial wallets and exit tax proposals
  55. Cointelegraph
    Stocks rebound into key tech earnings: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week

    BTC

  56. CryptoSlate
    Cipher’s $850 million AI bet deepens investor scrutiny as Bitcoin miner’s stock plunges 52%

    BTC

  57. CoinDesk
    Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny
  58. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s

    BTC

  59. CoinDesk+1 desk
    CME’s bitcoin cash, uniswap futures, global PMIs: Crypto Week Ahead

    BCHUNI

  60. CryptoSlate+2 desks
    Mt. Gox creditors face another year of waiting as repayment deadline slips to 2027

    BTC