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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.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    Underdog taps zerohash to bring crypto deposits to prediction markets
  2. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition

    BTC

  3. DecryptNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs Erase October Losses With $1 Billion in Three Days

    BTCETH

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    Utexo Opens Utexo Mint Early Access for USDT on Bitcoin Ahead of November 28 Launch

    BTCUSDT

  5. CryptoSlate
    Solana bot turns just $12,000 into $1.4 billion in trading volume as fake liquidity floods Raydium

    SOLUSDC

  6. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin circles $81.5K ETF cost basis as Trump Iran comments send stocks lower

    BTC

  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Slides Towards $81,000 as Oil Above $110 Revives Rate-Hike Bets

    BTC

  8. NewsBTC
    Bitcoin Faces $85,000–$87,500 Supply Test After $80,000 Rebound

    BTC

  9. Decrypt
    What Is a Neocloud? The GPU Clouds Powering the AI Boom
  10. Bitcoin Magazine
    Robinhood Wins Dubai License to Bring Bitcoin and Stock Trading to the Middle East in 2027

    BTC

  11. NewsBTCNotable
    Ethereum ETFs Break Five-Day Outflow Run With $14.9 Million Inflows

    ETH

  12. CryptoSlate
    Robinhood generates $51 million in blockchain fees while Ethereum settlement costs total just $69,000

    ETHARB

  13. CoinDesk
    Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins are ready for prime time
  14. NewsBTCNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs Draw $524.8 Million As BlackRock And Fidelity Lead

    BTC

  15. Decrypt
    Trade Where You Read: Decrypt Brings Jupiter-Powered Trading to The Information Exchange

    JUP

  16. The Block+3 desks
    Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million over customer fund segregation, oversight failures
  17. CryptoSlate
    A Midnight privacy-vault demo needs outside signers to release Ethereum tokens

    ETH

  18. The Block
    Uniswap’s aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain

    ETHUNI

  19. Cointelegraph
    CryptoQuant CEO calls rising Bitcoin hashrate ‘indirect bullish signal’ from institutions

    BTC

  20. Bitcoin Magazine
    Arkham CEO on $1 Billion of U.S. Government Bitcoin Moved to “Unknown” Wallet

    BTC

  21. Bitcoin Magazine
    SpaceX-Tesla Merger: Passive Flows ‘Hack’, Could Bring More BTC Exposure to S&P 500

    BTC

  22. Bitcoin Magazine
    Retail Money is “Dead” – Wall Street is how Bitcoin Actually Wins

    BTC

  23. The Block+3 desks
    Visa in talks to acquire crypto custody firm Fireblocks for around $2.5 billion: Axios

    BTC

  24. Bitcoin Magazine
    Matt Crosby: Bitcoin Is “Primed for a Big Move Higher”

    BTC

  25. CointelegraphNotable
    Thailand SEC says several companies eye crypto ETFs, none has applied
  26. Cointelegraph
    SoFi unveils bank-issued tokenized deposit for yield-bearing crypto funds
  27. Bitcoin Magazine+2 desks
    Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Customer Fund Safeguarding Failures

    BTC

  28. CryptoSlate
    Binance moves to exclude disrupted overnight data from stock-futures funding
  29. CoinDesk
    Crypto is making a splash in U.S. elections — but chiefly in jabs about industry influence
  30. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin ETF buyers are trend followers, not setters, DWF Labs says

    BTC

  31. CoinDesk
    Ethereum’s four-minute settlement plan could lower the cost of moving crypto

    ETH

  32. Decrypt
    SoFi Launches Tokenized Deposit That Earns 4.4% and Converts to a Stablecoin
  33. CryptoSlate
    Qubic’s recovery rules require ownership checks even for unstolen funds in vulnerable wallets
  34. The Block
    SoFi launches interest-bearing, FDIC-insured tokenized deposit for crypto users
  35. The Block+1 desk
    Dune launches onchain trading data feeds as tokenized markets expand
  36. Cointelegraph
    The UK needs a workable route to regulated DeFi access
  37. CoinDesk
    Crypto traders seek shelter in bitcoin as altcoins slide and ETF flows wobble

    BTC

  38. CryptoSlate
    Solana targets faster finality, while Wall Street cuts the cash that must move

    SOL

  39. Cointelegraph
    CoinDCX pledges no user losses after $16M transfers draw scrutiny
  40. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declines

    BTC

  41. Decrypt
    Italy Busts Mafia 'Secret Bank' That Laundered Money Through Crypto, Seizes $24M
  42. NewsBTC
    U.S. Earnings Season Heats Up as MEXC TSLA Stock Futures Weekly Volume Jumps 101%

    USDT

  43. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin corrects below $82K after Tesla Q3 results, KOSPI falls

    BTC

  44. NewsBTC
    MEXC’s New-Token Trading Volume Rises 77% in September as Stock-Related Trading Expands Into On-Chain New-Token Markets
  45. CoinDeskNotable
    Crypto traders price India telecoms company Reliance Jio's IPO at about $110 billion
  46. DecryptMajor
    Chinese Prosecutors Seek to Confiscate $5.1B in Bitcoin Seized by UK in Qian Case

    BTC

  47. CryptoSlate
    US quietly eases stablecoin reserve rules as banks warn billions could shift away from lending
  48. The BlockNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs draw $528 million as ether funds snap five-day outflow streak

    BTCETH

  49. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin’s round trip to $85,000 burns traders on both sides

    BTCXMR

  50. Cointelegraph
    Starknet voters back research into life beyond Ethereum

    ETH

  51. The Block
    Layer 2 Scaling Solutions

    ETH

  52. The Block
    South Korea’s crypto bill nears completion while tax debate intensifies: reports
  53. CoinDesk
    Asian stocks tumble, bitcoin retreats as China enters bear market

    BTC

  54. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin’s $80,000 floor faces Friday inflation test as ETF inflows lose momentum

    BTC

  55. NewsBTC
    GRVT Burns 1.1 Million Tokens as Countdown to Grvt 2.0 Begins
  56. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs bag another $528M, taking 3-day haul past $1B

    BTC

  57. CryptoSlate
    SideSwap reopens Bitcoin swaps while Liquid reserves stay locked

    BTC

  58. CoinDesk
    China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud scheme

    BTC

  59. Cointelegraph
    Move over memecoins: Crypto ‘meme games’ coming, bagholders and all
  60. CoinDesk
    Solana completes Alpenglow upgrade. Here’s what it means for users

    SOL