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October 12, 2026

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Bitcoin Meets Banking: Jeonbuk Bank Launches South Korea's First Won Loan Backed by Bitcoin

News · 2026-10-12
Jeonbuk Bank now lets businesses pledge Bitcoin for Korean won loans, a first for the country's banks. Pricing details are still unknown, but the…

More Bitcoin for Strategy? Saylor Hints at a Purchase With a Sunday Chart, but Confirmation Is Pending

News · 2026-10-12
Michael Saylor posted his familiar Sunday chart with 117 purchase markers and "room for more orange." No buy has been confirmed, and a holiday may…

Ledger Confirms Hidden Implant in Reseller-Sold Wallet as CryptoBilis Halts Sales During Probe

News · 2026-10-12
Ledger says one user's device carried an unauthorized hardware implant. The units came through a Southeast Asian reseller, and losses remain…

Tokenized Stocks Are 1.5 Times as Volatile as the Real Thing, IMF Warns as Off-Hours Trading Booms

News · 2026-10-12
The IMF says tokenized equities have found real users, many trading fractions of a share after hours, but thin liquidity makes them about 1.5 times…

XRP Ledger Bug That Could Have Minted XRP Past Its Supply Cap Was Patched Quietly, Then Disclosed

News · 2026-10-12
A decade-old overflow flaw in XRPL's payment engine could have created XRP from nothing. It was fixed on Sept. 25, and RippleX says there's no sign…

CANDY Weekly: The Week in Crypto and the CANDY Ecosystem (Oct 5–11, 2026)

News · 2026-10-11
Your seven-day catch-up: 22 stories from Oct 5–11, 2026, from Bitcoin and regulation to security and the CANDY ecosystem, in one five-minute read.

Candy RWA Is Coming: Rewards Tokenized in Phase 1, With Real Estate to Follow

News · 2026-10-09
Candy RWA (rwa.candychain.io) will turn gift card value into branded tokens backed 1:1, plus CANDY rewards. Phase 1, rewards tokenization, is coming…

Bitcoin Falls Below $83K as Oil and Yields Rise and Crypto Retreats

News · 2026-10-08
Bitcoin slid to about $82,783 as Brent crude moved towards $102, the 10-year Treasury yield held above 5.3% and more than $550 million in crypto bets…

Cointelegraph Denies Sale Report, Says CoinDesk Story Contains Factual Errors

News · 2026-10-08
CoinDesk reported that Cointelegraph is looking for a buyer after a Google penalty hit its traffic. Cointelegraph says it is not for sale and has…

Ethereum Tests a Bigger Block Budget as Sepolia Gas Limit Approaches 200 Million

News · 2026-10-08
Ethereum developers are pushing the Sepolia testnet's gas limit towards 200 million, more than triple its old level, to stress-test the Glamsterdam…

Orca and Loopscale Merge to Become Formation, Uniting Trading, Credit and Vaults

News · 2026-10-08
Solana DEX Orca and lender Loopscale have merged into Formation, led by CEO Luke Truitt, with plans to support assets from issuance and financing…

Tether and Kazakhstan Explore a Tenge-Linked Stablecoin and Asset Tokenization

News · 2026-10-08
Tether has signed an MoU with Kazakhstan's central bank and the Alatau City Authority to study a tenge-backed stablecoin pilot and tokenization. It's…

Bitcoin Slips Below $84K as Oil and the Dollar Rise and Crypto Retreats

News · 2026-10-07
Bitcoin fell below $84,000, dropping about $2,000 in minutes, as oil jumped above $101 after reported tanker attacks and a firmer dollar and higher…

Cardano Builds for Regulated Assets as CIP-0113 Brings Issuer Controls to Supported Tokens

News · 2026-10-07
The Cardano Foundation has launched CIP-0113, a token standard that lets issuers of stablecoins, funds and bonds restrict recipients and freeze or…

Abstract Announces December 15 Shutdown, Urging Users to Move Assets Before Closure

News · 2026-10-07
Abstract, the Ethereum Layer 2 built by Pudgy Penguins parent Igloo, will shut down on Dec. 15. Funds left on the chain after that date will be lost.

Bitcoin.de Seeks a New Way Forward as MiCA Rejection Prompts Plans for Regulated Partners

News · 2026-10-07
BaFin has rejected a MiCA licence for futurum bank, the bank behind Bitcoin.de. Parent Bitcoin Group plans to restart trading within weeks with…

Tokenized Stocks Round the Clock? OKX and ICE File for a 24/7 U.S. Stock Venue

News · 2026-10-05
OKXICE, a joint venture of OKX and NYSE owner ICE, has filed with the SEC to launch 24/7 trading of tokenized shares in 63 U.S. companies, with…

1.5 Million ETH Waiting to Stake as Ethereum's Entry Queue Stretches to Roughly 25 Days

News · 2026-10-05
Nearly 1.5 million ETH is lined up to become staked on Ethereum, with a wait of about 25 days. Meanwhile the exit queue has jumped after MetaMask…

Zcash Shifts Into Fast Mode as 25-Second Blocks Reach the NU7 Testnet

News · 2026-10-05
Zcash's NU7 upgrade has gone live on testnet, cutting block times from 75 to 25 seconds. Developers will decide on mainnet activation on Oct. 20,…

Bitcoin Tests $87K, Sellers Push Back as BTC Retreats After Approaching $86,950

News · 2026-10-05
Bitcoin pushed towards $87,000 again but ran into selling, retreating from near $86,950 as ETF inflows cooled and traders took profits.
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