Monday · October 19, 2026 Vol. I · No. 291
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Crypto

Business / Finance · Crypto

Stocks rebound into key tech earnings: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week

Analysts expect Bitcoin to retest $80,000 support again as stock markets attempt to recover last week’s losses.

Business / Finance · Crypto

BingX, YouHodler added to ESMA MiCA register in latest update

ESMA’s latest MiCA register update includes BingX, YouHodler and Banco Santander’s Openbank, bringing the total to 375 unique CASPs.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps

Zakura says a single published Zcash address could let a future quantum attacker link every payment a wallet has ever received.

Business / Finance · Crypto

JPMorgan's JPM Coin, representing dollar deposits, is coming to Ethereum: Bloomberg

JPMorgan's dollar deposit token is heading to Ethereum as the lender looks to offer it to wider selection of institutional clients.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny

Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s

The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not be ready until the 2030s.

Business / Finance · Crypto

CME’s bitcoin cash, uniswap futures, global PMIs: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 19.

Business / Finance · Crypto

JPMorgan takes JPM Coin to Ethereum for institutional clients: Report

JPMorgan is reportedly expanding its JPM Coin deposit token to Ethereum, allowing institutional clients to make payments and settle tokenized asset transactions.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs shed $549M as October ETH outflows near $1B

US spot Ether ETFs recorded around $955 million in October net outflows so far, while Bitcoin funds extended their weekly withdrawal streak to two weeks.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131

A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Zoom adds ‘proof of human’ badges to show you’re not a deepfake

Sam Altman-backed World has rolled out biometric verification badges for Zoom enterprise users, aiming to combat AI deepfake impersonation and fraud.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers

The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.

Business / Finance · Crypto

South Korea to meet crypto exchanges amid calls for tax delay

Finance officials are reportedly set to meet major crypto exchanges on Tuesday, days after a lawmaker introduced legislation that could push the tax’s start date back two years.

Business / Finance · Crypto

XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it

Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Bitcoin, Korea’s Kospi and Nasdaq futures rally as China GDP beats estimates

Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Deutsche Bank targets Asia crypto custody expansion in 2027 as German launch nears

The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains 1.4K wallets with weak seeds

Qubic says 87.1% of the stolen funds remain onchain and the rest were frozen at crypto exchange MEXC, as network validators prepare to vote on a recovery plan.

Business / Finance · Crypto

SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing

Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Richard Heart caught ‘off-guard,’ QDay gets even closer: Hodler’s Digest

HEX founder Richard Heart detained in early morning raid in Istanbul, Starknet plunges almost 50% as it votes to become an L1, and Bitwise says all signs point to Crypto Spring.

Business / Finance · Crypto

The White House's crypto chief departs: State of Crypto

Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Wall Street freaked out Friday. VIX and bitcoin say the fear may fade Monday.

Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin suggest the same.

Business / Finance · Crypto

MapQuest Now Shows Drivers Where Flock Cameras Are Watching

MapQuest’s app now offers an optional map layer that plots known license plate readers from Flock Safety and other vendors, as backlash against the cameras grows.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Latvia eyes crypto tax payments in 2027 as parliament overhauls crypto taxation

Parliament passed a law taxing crypto withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, featuring a one-time declaration mechanism.

Business / Finance · Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays Red

Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week, following a $681.1 million drain the week before and pushing October deep into the red.