The newly discovered Ledger exploit has stirred broad industry debate over the safety of hardware wallets compared to effectively custodying Bitcoin holdings through exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Bitcoin analyst Plan B said his then-controversial decision to move his Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to ETFs in 2025 was the right call in light of the recent Coldcard and Ledger exploits. “Zero regrets” about my ETF decision, wrote the analyst in a Monday X post.
Large holders have been converting self-custodied assets to ETFs for “enhanced security” for years, which is one of the main “selling points” for ETFs, 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder told Cointelegraph in an email on Monday, adding that the recent exploits made this phenomenon part of the “public discourse.”
The remarks follow the discovery of a compromised Ledger wallet that contained an unauthorized hardware implant. Some blockchain investigators estimated that losses from these implants could top $86 million, raising questions about the security of self-custodial cold wallets.
Hardware wallets are still safe, but providers need better threat modelling: Adam Back To be sure, hardware wallets can still be secure custodial options, but providers need a better understanding of the emerging threat landscape, according to Blockstream CEO and Hashcash inventor Adam Back.
“Surprisingly few manufacturers understood the generic attacks, or so it seemed from their marketing and design choices, for the last decade. Time to catch up with threat-modelling,” wrote Back in a Saturday X post.
Source: Adam Back
However, Snyder said the main issue with self-custodial wallets is that their security depends on investors’ technical expertise and individual setup. She said:
“Without taking the time and rigor to set up properly, self-custody will always be less secure than handing over the assets to a specialist firm whose job it is to manage those protocols for you.”Bitcoin security researcher and cypherpunk Jameson Lopp also said that self-custodial wallets can be a robust option, but urged investors to avoid mass migration to create new central points of failure during rushed transactions.
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Bitcoin traded near $84,000 on October 12, recovering from a recent decline as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs reported around $680 million in net withdrawals. The move comes after Bitcoin dropped toward $81,000 last week but has shown resilience despite heavy ETF outflows.
ETF Outflows Continue Despite Bitcoin’s RecoveryData from ETF flow trackers show that between October 5 and 9, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $680 million in net withdrawals. This string of outflows followed a particularly sharp selloff earlier in the month, when Bitcoin ETFs lost $244.1 million on October 8 alone.
The outflows have raised questions about institutional risk appetite in the short term. Even so, Bitcoin’s bounce back toward $84,000 indicates that spot market demand has helped absorb some of the selling pressure coming from these investment vehicles.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs faced $680 million in net withdrawals from October 5 to 9, but Bitcoin managed to recover from last week’s low near $81,000 as buyers stepped back into the market.
Derivatives markets underline a cautious stance among traders. Despite recent price improvement, data suggest many participants remain wary, positioning conservatively as new macroeconomic data approaches.
Key Levels: $85,000 Resistance and Short-Term OutlookBitcoin faces a technical barrier near $85,000, with subsequent resistance forecast between $87,000 and $90,000. A decisive breakout above $85,000, particularly if supported by higher trading volumes and renewed ETF inflows, could pave the way for a retest of the $90,000 zone.
QCP Capital, a digital asset trading firm, previously cited the $80,000–$82,000 band as an important buying zone and suggested Bitcoin could trade in a range extending toward $90,000 through the fourth quarter.
Market analysis from CryptoQuant indicated on October 12 that bottoming signals are gradually improving, but not yet decisive. The report highlighted the importance of improvements in spot buying interest and sustained ETF inflows to confirm a more bullish reversal. XWIN Japan, an analyst at the firm, emphasized that these additional signals are needed for confirmation of a longer-term uptrend.
In the absence of clear institutional accumulation and ETF inflow support, analysts warn that a failure to break above $85,000 could trigger another pullback. In this scenario, focus would likely shift back to the $82,000 and $80,000 levels.
The latest price action and ETF flow data arrive as traders await the upcoming U.S. inflation report, a key macroeconomic announcement that could influence Bitcoin’s direction in the coming days.
Mini dictionary: QCP Capital is a Singapore-based digital asset trading firm known for its research and active participation in cryptocurrency derivatives markets. CryptoQuant is a blockchain analytics company providing on-chain data and market intelligence for digital assets.
Russia’s largest stock exchange is about to let ordinary people buy actual Bitcoin. The Moscow Exchange, better known as MOEX, is set to launch spot trading in a short list of digital assets starting December 1, 2026.
There is a catch, naturally. Retail investors will face an annual purchase limit of 300,000 rubles, or approximately $3,600, and they will need to pass a knowledge test before they can buy anything.
What MOEX is actually launching The rollout covers three assets for everyday investors: Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether’s USDT stablecoin. That’s the whole menu for anyone who doesn’t hold qualified investor status.
The bigger shift is the product itself. Until now, MOEX offered crypto exposure through derivatives, contracts that track a price without handing over the underlying asset. Spot trading means investors will own the coins rather than a bet on where they’re headed.
Qualified investors play by looser rules. They face no purchase limits and get access to a wider range of digital assets beyond the three-coin starter pack.
The legal plumbing behind the launch The trading framework rests on Federal Law No. 282-FZ, which took effect on September 1, 2026. The exchange started testing the system with professional market participants on October 1, 2026, giving itself two months of dress rehearsals before opening day.
MOEX is also taking a practical route on infrastructure. Rather than spinning up a standalone crypto venue, it will run digital asset trading through its existing systems and licenses. The exchange won’t need any new licenses beyond its current authorization as a trading organizer.
Settlement is getting outside help. MOEX is partnering with digital depositories to handle the back-end work of moving assets between buyers and sellers.
Banks are lining up too MOEX isn’t making this move alone. Sberbank and VTB, two of Russia’s major banks, are preparing digital asset services for their clients ahead of the December launch.
What this means for Russian crypto investors The three-asset limit is telling. Bitcoin and Ether are the two largest and most established crypto assets, while USDT gives investors a dollar-linked stablecoin option. Anyone hoping to trade obscure altcoins through the national exchange will need qualified investor status first.
Market analysts predict that approximately 80% of digital asset trading volume will remain in unregulated channels, highlighting the challenges of repatriating offshore crypto activity. Russians who already trade crypto through unregulated platforms have no purchase limits, no tests, and access to thousands of tokens.
For regulators, the framework creates visibility into a market that has largely operated out of view. Every trade on MOEX will be tracked, settled through approved depositories, and subject to central bank oversight.
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The XRP Ledger has resolved a critical security vulnerability that posed a threat to its entire token supply, reassuring its community after concerns surfaced about the network’s stability. The flaw could have enabled attackers to generate vast amounts of unauthorized XRP, raising questions about the security mechanisms protecting the cryptocurrency’s fixed supply.
Technical details and scale of the vulnerabilityLevi, a financial expert and commentator, explained in a recent video that the vulnerability represented a significant risk to the integrity of the XRP Ledger. The issue stemmed from an integer overflow in the payment engine, which processes multiple trading offers via the network’s built-in decentralized exchange.
This flaw allowed for the possibility that, if exploited, an attacker could have created up to 18.45 trillion XRP in a single transaction. For context, the total capped supply of XRP stands at 100 billion tokens, meaning the exploit could have exceeded the maximum issuance more than 184 times over.
The vulnerability also affected a security mechanism designed to validate legitimate creation of XRP during transactions. Levi drew a parallel to the Federal Reserve printing trillions of dollars without checks or balance, illustrating the potential damage such an exploit could cause to user trust and market stability.
Mini dictionary: Integer overflow, a condition in computer science where an arithmetic operation attempts to create a numeric value outside the range that can be represented with a given number of digits, potentially leading to unpredictable behavior or vulnerabilities.
MetricMaximum IntendedPossible via ExploitXRP supply100 billion18.45 trillionHow the vulnerability was discovered and patchedAccording to Levi, developers responded quickly to the threat. The security issue was detected by Veria AI, a system developed by Veria Labs, on September 21, 2026. Researchers reported the finding through the XRP Ledger bug bounty program. An emergency update, xrpld version 3.4.1, was released on September 25 to address the flaw. The development team bypassed the usual amendment process to prevent potential exploits, as revealing details could have increased the risk of misuse.
The update also fixed a separate bug related to the ledger’s batch-processing system. Security engineers from RippleX verified that the exploit could create unauthorized XRP and confirmed that the fraudulent coins could be spent, further underscoring the seriousness of the vulnerability.
The XRPL Ripple team implemented a patch for the vulnerability and confirmed that there was no evidence the issue was ever exploited on public networks.
An official vulnerability disclosure report was published on October 9, offering a detailed account of the issue and the remediation process undertaken by the development team.
Community response and security outlookLevi addressed concerns from XRP holders regarding the safety of their investments. He stressed that discovering and promptly fixing such flaws does not indicate a failure of the system, but rather demonstrates the ongoing commitment of the developer community to maintaining and improving network security.
Levi noted that developers continually review the XRP Ledger code, identify weaknesses, and release improvements, reflecting how technology should evolve over time.
He emphasized that no evidence was found of any unauthorized XRP creation or exploitation of the identified vulnerability on any public ledger, reinforcing user confidence following the patch.
The episode highlights the importance of active security research, transparent disclosure, and rapid response within blockchain development teams.
For users and investors, the main takeaway remains that although the vulnerability could have been catastrophic if exploited, timely intervention preserved the integrity of the $XRP network and its token supply.
Standard Chartered, which has recently attracted attention with its analyses of various altcoins beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, has made a move regarding Ripple.
According to The Block, Standard Chartered has launched institutional custody services for Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch.
Institutional Custody Service for RLUSD Launched! At this point, Standard Chartered announced that it was expanding its XRP Ledger-based stablecoin infrastructure by launching institutional custody services for RLUSD.
According to the statement, the service is provided through the bank’s Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. DIFC allows eligible corporate clients to hold their digital assets in the bank’s custody infrastructure.
The bank also added that it is working with Ripple and LMAX Group to make RLUSD acceptable as collateral under its Collateral Mirroring model. According to the bank, another aspect of this work involves extending Standard Chartered’s existing Collateral Mirroring model to LMAX Group.
This model aims to allow assets to be held in a custodian institution while the corresponding balances can be used as collateral on the trading platform. This enables institutions to access liquidity and reduce counterparty risk without transferring their assets to trading platforms.
What Does This Mean for the Institutional Cryptocurrency Market? This development has the potential to expand RLUSD’s use in institutional custody, collateral, and transaction processes. The previously announced partnership between Ripple and LMAX Group also aims to increase the stablecoin’s use in institutional markets.
Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Stablecoins at Ripple, stated: “RLUSD was developed specifically for these types of institutional use cases. Our clients want the efficiency of a regulated stablecoin without sacrificing the custody standards they already trust. Combining RLUSD on the XRP Ledger with Standard Chartered’s custody capabilities and LMAX Group’s institutional transaction infrastructure creates a practical way for institutions to use stablecoins in global markets.”
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The XRP Ledger Foundation is facing strong criticism from the crypto community over the bounty paid for a critical security bug. Many users say the reward, reported at $250,000, is far too small for what was found. The bug allowed an attacker to create spendable XRP beyond the entire supply, according to the foundation's own disclosure report.
How it turnedo outThe fix, version 3.4.1, went out weeks ago. Public binaries were released on September 25. The foundation says no XRP was created. It points out that XRP's supply was fixed at one hundred billion at launch and that all ledger data is public. About 99.986 billion XRP exist today, because transaction fees are destroyed. It also says triggering the bug required hundreds of intentionally constructed operations, so ordinary payments should never encounter it.
XRP/USDT Chart by TradingViewCritics are not focused on the supply claim. They are angry about the payout. One person called the reward an absolute joke and warned that next time hackers will exploit first and ask for a bounty second. Another said the team deserves a bigger reward because the bug was catastrophic.
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A third said the foundation must pay bug finders well, or future hackers will consider the cheaper option instead. The sharpest comment said XRP is a scam if a decent bounty is not paid, and that the next flaw might not be disclosed responsibly.
Unsusual issuance pipelineNormally, changes to the ledger go through an amendment process, in which validators vote over a period of weeks. This time the team skipped that step and shipped an emergency fix, the first time in over ten years.
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The foundation says a public fix would have shown attackers where the bug was, and AI makes finding it fast. It says the network, RippleX, core developers, and validators agreed on the plan together.
Some users doubted the decentralization claims. One said a company they knew had trouble getting help to change a name within the ledger. Another asked why no safety stop exists if the supply goes above the cap. The foundation thanked Cayden Liao and Veria AI for reporting the bug responsibly. It also promised stronger testing and a larger bug bounty program. Whether this is enough to calm critics remains to be seen.
XRP treasury company Evernorth has tapped former Coinbase Asset Management co-chief investment officer Hugo Jeandesboz as its investment chief Monday ahead of its Nasdaq debut.
The announcement follows Friday's completion of Evernorth's SPAC merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II. At closing, Evernorth reported holding 473 million XRP (XRP) worth roughly $672 million alongside $300 million in cash before transaction expenses.
The value of its XRP holdings places it just outside the 20 largest publicly traded corporate crypto holders, based on Bitcoin Treasuries data.
Dollar value of crypto holdings of publicly traded firms. Source: Bitcoin Treasuries. Jeandesboz will lead treasury allocation, liquidity management and actively manage Evernorth's XRP holdings, under founder and CEO Asheesh Birla. During his time at Coinbase, Jeandesboz led investment strategies for the exchange's institutional clients and was Coinbase's lead derivatives trader before that.
Evernorth wants to move beyond the buy-and-hold model of many traditional crypto treasury companies. It plans to deploy XRP through lending, providing liquidity and other yield strategies to boost its XRP-per-share metric.
"Capturing them takes someone who has priced risk on institutional desks in both traditional and digital asset markets," Birla said of opportunities he sees emerging in XRP lending and DeFi.
"We would rather be a participant in this transformation than a spectator of it," he wrote.
The listing follows whipsaw trading action in Armada II shares in the lead-up to the closing of the merger. The stock rose from around $10.68 over the past two weeks to as high as $53 on Oct. 2, before closing Friday at $17.09. Shares then climbed to $18.57 in after-hours trading.
Armada Acquisition Corp. II (XRPN) stock price chart. Source: TradingView.
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A decade-old flaw in the Ripple XRP Ledger payment engine could theoretically have let attackers create spendable XRP beyond the network’s fixed 100 billion supply cap.
Ripple says the fix shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25, before public disclosure, and investigators found no evidence that the vulnerability was exploited on a public network or that unauthorized XRP was issued.
The recent XRP Ledger security fix raised a lot of questions and some misconceptions. Let's clear them up.
1. Was any XRP created?
No. XRP's supply was fixed at 100 billion when the XRP Ledger launched, and no transaction is allowed to create more. This bug was a way around…
— XRP Ledger Foundation (@XRPLF) October 11, 2026
That distinction matters: the bug threatened the ledger’s supply rules, but the available evidence does not show that XRP’s cap was actually breached.
J. Ayo Akinyele, RippleX’s senior director of engineering, said, “The bug had existed in the codebase for over a decade and could have allowed XRP to be created beyond its fixed supply.”
How Could a Payment Bug Threaten the Ripple XRP Supply?
The flaw sat in the payment engine, which calculates amounts when a transaction trades through offers on the XRP Ledger’s built-in exchange. Under specially constructed conditions, arithmetic could overflow: instead of returning the true total owed across the offers, the calculation could wrap around and produce a much smaller number.
That mismatch created the potential for sellers to receive more XRP than the buyer paid. The ledger’s supply limit was set when all 100 billion XRP were created at inception; unlike proof-of-work networks, validators don’t mine new XRP as they process transactions. A flaw that could make extra XRP spendable therefore struck at a basic monetary rule, not simply at an individual account.
RippleX said developers tested the patch and coordinated upgrades with operators before publicly disclosing it. The fix was included in xrpld 3.4.1, the server software that processes transactions and maintains ledger records. The XRP Ledger Foundation’s vulnerability disclosure report details the payment-engine overflow and its remediation.
That rapid software rollout is distinct from the ledger’s amendment process, which validators use to activate changes to protocol rules. Earlier XRPL amendment activation illustrates how validator support can determine when a protocol change takes effect; the supply-flaw fix instead took effect as servers upgraded to the patched release.
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What Does the Incident Mean for XRP Holders?
Security remains our top priority for preserving trust in the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Sharing a few thoughts following yesterday's disclosure of the critical payments engine vulnerability reported by Veria AI.
First, this was a serious vulnerability, and we don't take that lightly.…
— J. Ayo Akinyele (@ja_akinyele) October 10, 2026
The documented risk was the possible creation of unauthorized, spendable XRP-not a confirmed loss of user funds. Investigators found no evidence of public-network exploitation, and the primary disclosure does not establish that funds were lost. The correct reading is a serious vulnerability that was patched, not a confirmed supply breach.
The bug’s age is still significant. A defect in a core payment path remained in the codebase for more than a decade, while a safety check intended to guard against XRP creation failed to catch the same arithmetic problem. In trading terms, the vulnerability exposed a blind spot in a rule that should have acted like a circuit breaker.
XRP-related security incidents can involve very different systems: a wallet or service compromise, for example, is not the same as a flaw in the ledger’s transaction rules, as the distinction around an XRP-related healthcare hack makes clear.
RippleX executive J. Ayo Akinyele outlined the response on X on October 10, after disclosure on Friday, October 9. Veria AI helped uncover the issue through the XRPL bug bounty program. Akinyele said, “AI is fundamentally changing how quickly vulnerabilities can be discovered.”
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Standard Chartered launched institutional custody of Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger on October 12, giving the bank’s eligible clients a regulated way to hold Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin. The custody service is live through Standard Chartered’s DIFC branch in Dubai, supervised by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). In parallel, the bank is working with Ripple and LMAX Group to let institutions use RLUSD as trading collateral without moving the tokens out of custody, according to the bank’s announcement. XRP, the XRP Ledger’s native asset, traded near $1.37 on the day of the news.
Standard Chartered’s RLUSD Custody Is Now Live The bank described the move as the next phase of a collaboration aimed at institutional adoption of RLUSD. Eligible clients can now access Standard Chartered’s digital asset custody infrastructure for RLUSD issued on the XRP Ledger, a public blockchain the bank said is built for fast, low-cost settlement. The service is offered through Standard Chartered Bank’s DIFC branch, which operates under DFSA supervision inside the Dubai International Financial Centre. Clients that already use the bank’s digital asset custody can hold RLUSD through the same infrastructure they use for other tokens.
Waqar Chaudry, Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets, framed the launch around how institutions manage risk. “Institutional clients want to participate in digital asset markets without compromising on how their assets are safeguarded or how risk is managed,” Chaudry said. Jack McDonald, Ripple’s senior vice president of stablecoins, added that RLUSD “was built for exactly this kind of institutional use case.”
The LMAX Collateral Plan Is Not Live Yet The second part of the announcement — letting institutions pledge RLUSD as collateral on LMAX Group’s trading venues — has not launched. Standard Chartered intends to extend its “collateral mirroring” model to LMAX, so the value of eligible RLUSD collateral is reflected on the trading venue without the underlying tokens being transferred. The bank said the design is meant to reduce transfer-related operational risk, optimize counterparty exposure and improve capital efficiency, but the integration remains subject to final documentation, testing, applicable laws and internal approvals, with no launch date disclosed.
Luke Dorney, LMAX Group’s head of custody for digital assets, said adopting the collateral mirroring model gives clients “greater flexibility in how they hold and deploy RLUSD” while maintaining the custody and risk standards institutions expect. The plan builds on a partnership Ripple and LMAX announced in January 2026 to expand institutional use of the stablecoin.
Why the Launch Matters for Ripple and XRP The announcement extends Standard Chartered’s digital asset footprint, which already includes institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading in the UAE. A systemically important bank adding custody for RLUSD marks another step toward bank-grade infrastructure for Ripple’s stablecoin, which crossed the $1 billion market-cap mark within its first year of launch.
RLUSD is issued by Standard Custody & Trust Company, a Ripple subsidiary supervised by the New York Department of Financial Services, and is backed one-to-one by US dollar deposits, short-term Treasury bills and cash equivalents. Ripple positions the stablecoin, alongside XRP, as the foundation of its payments, custody and treasury products for financial institutions. The custody launch therefore matters less for the token’s short-term price than for the on-ramps it opens to regulated institutional capital.
The launch also fits a broader contest among banks to win institutional stablecoin custody and settlement business as regulators clarify the rules. Standard Chartered’s move puts it among the first global banks to offer custody for a major stablecoin issued on a public ledger, a segment where digital-asset-native custodians have so far led.
What Happens Next Standard Chartered said further details on the LMAX collateral integration will be announced as implementation progresses, and that the agreed capabilities depend on final documentation, successful testing and regulatory and internal approvals. Until then, the live custody service is the concrete, available change, while the collateral arrangement remains a forward-looking plan. The earlier UAE spot-trading rollout gives a sense of how the bank has sequenced its crypto launches, starting with custody and execution before layering on collateral services.
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Ripple-backed Evernorth is set to begin trading on Nasdaq today under XRPN, holding approximately 473 million XRP. The company completed its merger with Armada on October 9, ahead of the planned stock market debut.
Evernorth Schedules XRPN Trading Following Armada Merger Today, October 12, the Evernorth shares are set to begin trading on its Global Market. Nasdaq’s official notice identified XRPN to the company’s Class A shares and XRPNW to its warrants.
Armada Acquisition Corp. II was the merger partner and was sponsored by Arrington XRP Capital Fund. The exchange will suspend trading in Armada’s former shares and warrants, while the combined entity’s securities will begin trading in their place. The transaction is not an initial public offering, but rather proceeds through a special purpose acquisition company merger.
Meanwhile, An October 6 SEC filing moved the intended listing date from October 8. However, Evernorth attributed the delay to administrative matters and said it did not expect any changes to affect the merger’s outcome.
Meanwhile, the company confirmed that the business combination closed on October 9, ahead of its scheduled share debut.
Evernorth Enters Public Markets Holding 473 Million XRP Evernorth reported an approximate 473 million XRP holdings and gross cash proceeds of approximately $300 million. The cash amount doesn’t factor in transaction costs and is not the same as the cryptocurrencies the company holds.
The company listed its investors as Ripple, SBI Group, Pantera Capital, Kraken, GSR and Arrington Capital. Evernorth describes itself as the largest publicly traded business devoted entirely to managing an XRP treasury.
The Board of Directors of Armada approved the transaction at its meeting held on September 30. Previously, the shareholder vote coverage reported around 94% support.
An October 9 SEC filing showed that investors redeemed 18.46 million Armada shares for approximately $195.39 million. The redemption represented 80.3% of the shares eligible for cash.
XRP Treasury Company Outlines Plans After Nasdaq Listing Asheesh Birla, CEO and founder of Evernorth, called the company’s business an “actively managed XRP treasury.” He plans to support XRP infrastructure and pursue strategies intended to increase XRP holdings per share.
The company’s plans cover institutional lending, decentralized finance yield strategies and investments in XRP-related services. The announcement named tokenized assets, on-chain credit markets and settlement infrastructure among its investment areas.
However, evernorth shares are shares of the business and not the underlying tokens of XRP. According to the SEC filing, the public warrants from the company have an $11.50 exercise price. Additionally, the notice from Nasdaq sets the expiration date of the warrants as Oct. 7, 2031.
As per the terms of the merger, the Evernorth shareholders will receive one share for every Armada share they currently hold. Furthermore, Evernorth is expecting to be present at the closing bell ceremony to welcome executives, investors and XRP community members at the Nasdaq on October 14.
Crypto holders remain vigilant against the persistent threat of hacks and scams. Dom Kwok, cofounder of EasyA, recently laid out several actionable steps to help users improve the security of their digital assets and limit incidents of wallet compromise.
Kwok’s Security Checklist for InvestorsKwok posted a comprehensive set of recommendations for cryptocurrency investors seeking to protect their funds. He highlighted the use of hardware wallets, emphasizing the need to buy such devices directly from the manufacturer and avoid unverified third-party sellers.
He also encouraged users to safeguard their wallet seed phrases by keeping them offline—preferably written on paper—rather than stored in any online or cloud-based environment. This approach, Kwok stated, greatly reduces the risk of remote theft.
In addition, he advised investors to conduct a test transaction before moving larger sums, ensuring the recipient address is double-checked on the hardware device before any approval. Verifying transaction details independently was described as an essential precaution.
For wallet access and transaction approval, Kwok warned against signing off on transactions that are not fully understood. He recommended refusing all unexplained signature requests and ignoring unsolicited offers of assistance, which may be attempts by bad actors to compromise security.
Kwok explained that “keeping your seed phrase offline, always verifying the recipient on a hardware device, and refusing to sign any transaction you can’t interpret significantly strengthens your defense against theft.”
Recognizing that victims may seek support, Kwok urged caution when contacting supposed recovery services; some may be fronts for scams targeting those who have already experienced losses.
Concerns from D’CENT Wallet UsersDespite Kwok’s focus on best practices, members of the crypto community expressed skepticism over whether these measures could fully eliminate the risk of asset loss. A user named WWJD highlighted that some investors claim to have followed these recommendations yet still suffered thefts involving D’CENT hardware wallets.
WWJD stressed the importance of protecting seed phrases but raised the unresolved issue of unauthorized activity on wallets believed to be secure. The commenter urged Kwok to help draw attention to these cases and questioned what investigations or accountability measures are being pursued.
This feedback reflected frustration among affected users who believe standard advice may not address every situation. There is no conclusive evidence linking D’CENT wallets to a specific vulnerability, but the concerns have prompted ongoing discussion within the community.
Mini dictionary: D’CENT is a brand of hardware wallets designed for securely storing cryptocurrencies through offline, device-based key management.
Xaman Wallet Discussed as an AlternativeThe conversation expanded as another user, theUpside, inquired about using Xaman to store XRP. Thomas Toisgros replied that Xaman operates as a self-custodial wallet built specifically for the XRP Ledger and Xahau network.
Toisgros clarified that Xaman allows users’ private keys to remain encrypted on their own devices. He underscored that XRPL Labs, the entity behind Xaman, does not have access to user keys, and all transaction signings occur locally, preserving user control.
This exchange highlighted the broader importance of understanding how each wallet manages private keys and transaction authorizations. For many investors, evaluating these technical features is central to making informed choices about where to store digital assets.
The response emphasized that Xaman “stores private keys only on your device and signs transactions locally, so no outside party—including the wallet provider—has access to your assets.”
Overall, Kwok continued to encourage users to follow proactive protection steps, while ongoing reports from the community reflect a broader debate over wallet security and accountability within the crypto sector.
Standard Chartered Dubai has launched custody services for Ripple’s USD stablecoin RLUSD for eligible institutional clients, supporting RLUSD issued on the XRP Ledger. The bank also plans to collaborate with Ripple and institutional trading platform LMAX Group, allowing clients to use RLUSD held with Standard Chartered as collateral for trades on LMAX’s platform, without transferring the stablecoin to the trading venue. Standard Chartered noted that the collateral arrangement has not yet gone live, as it still needs to complete document signing, testing, regulatory compliance, and internal approvals. This model separates asset custody from trade execution, enabling institutional clients to hold stablecoins with the bank while using them as trading collateral. In January this year, Ripple provided LMAX with $150 million in financing to integrate RLUSD into its institutional trading infrastructure. If the partnership is implemented, it will further expand RLUSD’s applications in institutional trading collateral scenarios. Additionally, Standard Chartered has been expanding its digital asset custody business, and last week announced plans to offer custody services for select cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenized real-world assets to institutional clients in Singapore.
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TL;DRBitcoin is at $83,340 after Friday’s dip to $81,000, and the market is consolidating. Shorts worth $149.84M were liquidated in the rebound.
Standard Chartered launched RLUSD custody in Dubai, and Evernorth (XRPN) debuts on Nasdaq with 473M XRP.
This week: US CPI is due Oct 14, PPI and jobless data Oct 15, and Fed Chair Warsh speaks Oct 16.
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Morning trading on Monday, October 12, 2026, opened with price consolidation for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin recovered to $83,340 after Friday's drop to $81,000, keeping the market capitalization in the range of $2.82–2.90 trillion. Trading volume during the European session was a moderate $52–58 billion ahead of the opening of the American trading venues.
The rebound from the lows triggered a wave of forced closures of short positions. According to Coinglass, the daily volume of liquidations on exchanges totaled $229.43 million, of which 65.3% ($149.84 million) fell on sellers.
While ETF inflows have paused, Strategy purchased another 250 Bitcoins, increasing its balance to 848,250 coins.
Cryptocurrency heat map capturing Bitcoin consolidation at $83,340 and market-wide recovery on October 12, 2026, Source: CoinMarketCapThis is consistent with the overall on-chain trend: over the last 12 months, investors moved more than 710,000 Bitcoins (about $59.5 billion) from exchanges to cold wallets.
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The main trigger of the morning was an infrastructure launch: Standard Chartered opened a custody service for the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin on the XRP Ledger network through its Dubai branch.
At the same time, trading in shares of Evernorth, which operates as a public XRP treasury, began on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN.
Custody worth billions and an ex-director of Coinbase at the helm. A new stage for the XRP ecosystemStandard Chartered's custody service, launched jointly with LMAX Group, uses a collateral mirroring model. Institutional clients can use the RLUSD stablecoin for margin trading without directly transferring the asset to an exchange, which eliminates the operational costs of cross-border transfers.
This launch completes the banking giant's multi-year transition from early blockchain experiments to full-fledged industrial infrastructure. The companies' relationship dates back to 2015, when Standard Chartered conducted its first distributed ledger tests in trade finance and entered Ripple's capital, investing $55 million in the Series B round.
Since then, the partnership has evolved from RippleNet's commercial cross-border corridors, where the XRP token was not yet used, to venture financing of the market maker Keyrock and the integration of the bank's custody arm Zodia with Metaco infrastructure.
Total distributed RWA value on XRP Ledger as of October 12, 2026, showing RLUSD supply at $1.1B, Source: RWA.xyzThe current step takes the XRP Ledger ecosystem to a new level of tokenization. According to current data from rwa.xyz:
The total value of represented assets on XRPL is $4.47 billion.
The RWA sector volume is recorded at $496.45 million.
Stablecoin capitalization on the network stands at $1.18 billion.
The thirty-day volume of tokenized asset transfers grew by 1,456.8%, reaching $7.03 billion. The largest product remains the Ondo Short-Term US Government Bond Fund with a balance of $185.11 million.
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In parallel, RippleX and the XRP Ledger Foundation closed a critical bug in the payment engine that had existed since 2015. The vulnerability, discovered by the Veria AI team, led to a 64-bit number overflow during the execution of an order chain, allowing XRP to be purchased for pennies through the automatic generation of the difference by the ledger code.
The fix was released in rippled 3.4.1; an on-chain audit confirmed that the vulnerability was never exploited on the public network.
Against this backdrop, Class A shares of Evernorth (XRPN) and its warrants (XRPNW) debuted on Nasdaq after the merger with the SPAC Armada. The treasury fund holds 473 million XRP (about $672 million) and $300 million in cash on its balance sheet.
Evernorth's new chief investment officer Hugo Zhandeboz (formerly co-CIO of Coinbase Asset Management) announced that XRP reserves will be directed into credit derivatives strategies and liquidity pools in DeFi to increase yield per share. The institutions SBI and Arrington control 39.9% and 19.9% of the shares, respectively. A 6-month lock-up has been set for Ripple.
Binance checks and farewell to mining. What else happened on the crypto market this morningWallets linked to the Ethereum Foundation resumed selling, transferring 4,393 ETH (about $11.13 million) to the Kraken exchange. The addresses received these funds 10 years ago in the genesis distribution and have gradually cashed out 49,751 ETH on Kraken at an average historical price of $658.
The US Department of Justice has launched a review of Binance for compliance with the terms of the 2023 global settlement, under which the exchange paid $4.3 billion. Investigators are examining transactions through Hong Kong companies that may be linked to sanctions evasion. The agency has not brought any new formal charges, and Binance stated that it fully complies with sanctions compliance requirements.
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The mining infrastructure of the previous cycle continues to be repurposed for artificial intelligence. The Dutch investment company SWI Group raised 800 million euros from institutional investors at a business valuation of 6.1 billion euros. The capital will go toward modernizing the data centers of the miner Genesis Digital Assets (formerly owned by Alameda Research).
SWI CEO Max-Hervé George told the WSJ that the holding is completely ceasing Bitcoin mining, shifting all capacity to serving AI computing.
In other news, as part of the regulatory track, the CFTC is preparing federal rules for retail margin trading of crypto products, and Dubai's VARA regulator has issued Kraken operational approval to launch trading in pairs with the dirham (AED).
At last but not least, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned in an interview with CNN about a rise in AI cyberattacks over the next 12 months due to hackers removing protective filters from commercial language models.
Bitcoin near the 60% mark. What the market should prepare for this weekThe technical picture points to market stabilization after the unloading of margin positions. Price movement is sideways, without pronounced speculative skews. The Bitcoin dominance index is near the 60% mark, concentrating capital in systemic assets ahead of the release of macroeconomic statistics from the US.
Key factors and triggers of the current week:
October 12–17: Annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington.
Wednesday, October 14 (15:30 UTC): US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September — the Fed's benchmark for the interest rate.
Wednesday, October 14 (21:00 UTC): Publication of the Fed's economic review, the "Beige Book."
Thursday, October 15 (15:30 UTC): Release of the Producer Price Index (PPI) and US unemployment data.
Friday, October 16 (06:30 UTC): Speech by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.
Strong Dollar, Higher Rates, Bitcoin Up 29% “Bitcoin is still up 29% since 12 June, a gain these three markets largely do not explain, which points to demand specific to Bitcoin.” – By @Crazzyblockk Complete breakdown ⤵️ https://t.co/v96zpISKKW https://t.co/LWVhsnERVw
— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) October 12, 2026 Bitcoin (BTC): trading at $83,340 (+0.31%) with dominance of 59.38%. Support has formed at $82,000, and MicroStrategy's purchases create a solid price floor for the current consolidation.
Ethereum (ETH): recovered to $2,544 (+1.58%) with dominance of 11.02%. The token holds above the $2,500 support, where spot pressure from the Ethereum Foundation was fully offset by the closing of $54.84 million in shorts. The nearest resistance is $2,620.
XRP and altcoins: XRP holds the $1.3980 level (+0.29%) with a market share of 3.13%. The Evernorth listing and the launch of Standard Chartered's custody fully neutralized the technological risks of the closed bug. Solana (SOL) recovered to $110.94 (+1.22%), and BNB holds the $749.37 mark (+0.08%), showing a neutral reaction to the Department of Justice review.
Ripple-backed Evernorth is making its Nasdaq debut today under the ticker XRPN, bringing 473 million XRP into a publicly traded company. Backed by more than $1 billion in funding, the listing gives investors a new way to gain exposure to XRP through the stock market.
Will this listing push XRP price higher as its trade near $1.40?
Evernorth XRPN Listing Goes Live TodayEvernorth has finalized its business combination with SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for its Nasdaq debut. The company also raised around $300 million in cash as part of the transaction.
1/4 Public markets, meet the XRP Ledger. Evernorth has completed its business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp. II. On Monday, our common stock is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker $XRPN.
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— evernorthxrp (@evernorthxrp) October 9, 2026 Shares are expected to begin trading under the ticker XRPN today, on 12 October 2026. Evernorth had initially planned to list on October 8, but administrative issues delayed the closing process.
With approximately 473 million XRP in its treasury, Evernorth aims to become the largest publicly traded XRP treasury company.
How Evernorth Plans to Use Its 473 Million XRPEvernorth said that 473 million XRP now sits inside a publicly traded company focused on putting that capital to work across the XRP economy.
The company plans to invest in use cases that expand XRP’s utility and pursue strategies intended to increase the amount of XRP held per share over time. It will also report its activities to shareholders under the governance and disclosure requirements that come with a Nasdaq listing.
Evernorth plans to ring the Nasdaq closing bell on October 14, two days after its scheduled debut.
How to Trade Evernorth (XRPN) on NasdaqXRPN trades like a regular stock, so you do not need a crypto exchange account or a digital wallet.
Step 1: Choose a Brokerage: Log in to a brokerage account that supports Nasdaq trading.
Step 2: Search for XRPN: Enter the ticker symbol XRPN in your broker’s trading platform.
Step 3: Choose an Order Type: A market order buys or sells at the best available price. A limit order lets you set the price you are willing to pay or accept. Limit orders can help you manage sudden price swings.
Step 4: Place Your Order: Review your order details and confirm the trade. Check the stock’s price and trading volume, especially when trading begins, as prices can change quickly.
Will Today’s XRPN Listing Push XRP Higher?Evernorth’s Nasdaq debut comes as XRP faces price pressure. The token has fallen around 7.3% over the past week and is trading near $1.40, while selling pressure remains around the $1.60 resistance level.
However, U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded $11.31 million in net inflows between October 5 and 9. Bitwise led the weekly inflows with $10.55 million.
Evernorth’s listing could increase institutional access to XRP-related investments. The impact will depend on investor demand and on how the company deploys its holdings.
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Ripple-backed XRP treasury company Evernorth is approaching a major milestone as its Class A common stock prepares to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN.
Hussein Zangana (Vet), director of community at the XRP Ledger Foundation, highlighted this milestone in a recent X post.
"Today is Evernorth day," Vet posted, noting that trading was expected to begin in about an hour at the time of the post. Vet pointed out that the listing concerns Evernorth itself, rather than the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) previously associated with the transaction.
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Today is Evernorth day.
In about an hour, the Evernorth company itself (not the SPAC) begins trading under XRPN.
Will be first time a major company focused on participating on the XRP Ledger (yield strategies, liquidity and XRPL infra) is trading on the stock market.
— Vet (@Vet_X0) October 12, 2026
"In about an hour, the Evernorth company itself (not the SPAC) begins trading under XRPN," Vet wrote. He added that this will be the first time a major company focused on participating in the XRP Ledger (yield strategies, liquidity, and XRPL infrastructure) is trading on the stock market.
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Evernorth was earlier expected to close on October 7, 2026, with trading on Nasdaq under the ticker "XRPN" expected to begin on October 8, 2026, but this was shifted due to an administrative delay.
On October 9, Evernorth announced it had completed its business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp, with XRPN expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on Monday, October 12, subject to Nasdaq listing requirements.
473 Million XRP Meets Public MarketsEvernorth's journey to going public began when Armada II shareholders approved the business combination at the extraordinary general meeting on September 30, 2026.
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Formed through a business combination between Evernorth and Armada II, Evernorth, following its closing, will be a publicly traded digital asset treasury that provides investors with exposure to XRP. The company also intends to pursue strategies aimed at growing its XRP per share over time through yield strategies, ecosystem participation, and capital markets activities.
With the recent milestone, Evernorth becomes the largest publicly traded pure-play XRP treasury company, with about 473 million XRP.
To celebrate its first week as a public company with the community that has been ringside since the first bell, the final chapter of Bear Champ XRPL and Evernorth will premiere in Times Square, New York, on October 14 at around 4 p.m. ET, according to an X post by the official Evernorth social media account.
The XRPL AI Hub has reported an unprecedented surge in activity from artificial intelligence agents operating on the XRP Ledger. In October, these AI agents processed a total of 13,909,096 transactions across 196 separate merchants on the XRP native chain, with settlements occurring in both XRP and RLUSD.
AI transaction volumes outpace value growthDespite this significant milestone in transaction count, the value of XRP AI agent-driven transactions remains on the lower end. While data shows rapid growth in the number of transactions, most are micro payments and do not represent large sums.
The spike in activity traces back to late September and the beginning of October, but overall transaction values have recently decreased for several reasons. One factor is the anticipation within the XRPL community for a mainnet upgrade scheduled for next week, leading to some node validators going offline temporarily.
Additionally, ongoing volatility in crypto markets has impacted activity. Over the past month, the global market capitalization fell by more than $130 billion, with market sentiment remaining fearful for three consecutive weeks, according to CoinGecko. The last instance of widespread investor optimism, described as “greed mode,” was observed on September 21, 2026.
x402 upgrade and AI agent functionalityThese market conditions tend to affect retail traders more than AI-driven agentic models working directly on-chain. The x402 upgrade, introduced earlier this year, paved the way for agentic payments, enabling autonomous software to purchase digital services without requiring human approval for every transaction.
AI agents can now pay for API access, computational resources, and inference processes using XRP or RLUSD as settlement currencies. The current market fear allows more developers to experiment with AI-driven micro transactions through decentralized applications, though these transactions represent only a fraction of trading volume.
The overall impact of AI agent transactions on trading volumes and XRP’s market capitalization is not immediate. Major change is anticipated if these agents begin regularly transacting for corporate clients through authorized, real-time payments.
RippleX, the development arm supporting the XRP Ledger, focuses on advancing these functionalities.
Mini dictionary: RLUSD, a stablecoin issued on the XRP Ledger, is designed to provide predictable pricing when using digital services and settling transactions in decentralized environments.
J. Ayo Akinyele, the head of engineering at RippleX, previously estimated that transactions conducted by AI agents have risen to constitute one quarter of total activity on the XRP Ledger.
XRP, the native coin for the ledger, facilitates value transfer, while RLUSD is used for pricing stability and settlement in services ranging from autonomous payments to wallet integrations. Ripple’s rollout of the XRPL AI Starter Kit in June 2026 aims to help developers access new tools for building dApps focused on automated transactions and crypto payment services.
RippleX’s engineering lead noted that AI agentic transactions now account for roughly a quarter of all activity on the XRP Ledger, highlighting the growing role of automated payments on the network.
Integration of AI agents and specialized protocols is expected to play an increasingly central role in the evolution of decentralized transaction processes on XRPL, with the market watching upcoming upgrades closely.
The XRP Foundation released version 3.4.1 to address a recently discovered bug, deploying the new code weeks ago and making public binaries available on September 25. Foundation representatives stated that the bug did not result in the creation of new XRP and reiterated that the total token supply has remained at one hundred billion since launch. All ledger data remains publicly accessible, and current figures show about 99.986 billion XRP exist due to systematic destruction of tokens through transaction fees.
Controversy over bug bounty payoutAlthough critics did not dispute supply data, many took issue with the size of the reward offered for reporting the bug. Some participants in the discussion described the payout as an inadequate response, with one community member warning that “next time hackers will exploit first and ask for a bounty second.” Others argued that the XRP Foundation should have provided a much larger reward, given the potential severity of the flaw.
One user claimed the bug was catastrophic in its implications, emphasizing the importance of incentivizing responsible disclosure. Another observer commented that by not adequately rewarding bug finders, the foundation risked making malicious alternatives more attractive to skilled hackers. Criticism intensified with one participant stating that “XRP is a scam if a decent bounty is not paid,” warning that undisclosed bugs could pose greater threats in the future.
Another observer argued that a failure to offer a reasonable reward for critical bug discovery could push skilled researchers toward malicious alternatives rather than responsible disclosure.
Emergency response and decentralization debateOrdinarily, major changes to the XRP ledger follow an amendment process that requires validator votes over multiple weeks. In response to this issue, however, the technical team bypassed standard protocol and delivered an emergency fix, marking the first such instance in over a decade.
Foundation officials explained that a publicly disclosed fix would have provided attackers with clues, especially given the speed at which AI tools can analyze code. They further stated that the emergency process was agreed upon jointly with RippleX, core developers, and network validators to protect the ecosystem.
Amid continued debate, some community members questioned the foundation’s claims of decentralization. One user cited a situation in which a company struggled to initiate a simple ledger update, while others asked why no safeguard exists to prevent accidental increases in supply beyond the cap.
Commitment to transparency and stronger securityThe foundation formally thanked researchers Cayden Liao and Veria AI for their responsible disclosure. As part of its response, the organization pledged to increase its bug bounty program and strengthen testing protocols to address vulnerabilities more proactively.
Foundation representatives stated that triggering the bug demanded hundreds of intentionally constructed operations, making it unlikely that normal transactions would encounter it.
In rapidly evolving crypto markets, robust monitoring of trends and timely responses to vulnerabilities are essential for maintaining trust. Within the meme token segment, even a modest initial outlay can generate significant returns if timed correctly. In one example, data from Fomo App highlighted that a $99 trade in “Niu Lai” quickly turned into approximately $370,000. Tracking not only price action but also timing and token selection is increasingly critical. Fomo App’s integrated platform, which features token discovery, investor rankings, and trade notifications, aims to support users in this high-volatility sector.
Whether these reassurances will satisfy critics of the XRP Foundation’s current approach to security and governance remains to be seen, as community discussion continues.
James Rule XRP, a prominent cryptocurrency educator, has raised the alarm regarding the risks of losing wallet recovery phrases, warning that many digital asset holders underestimate the threat these phrases pose when exposed to scammers.
Recovery phrase: Your direct access to crypto fundsA recovery phrase, consisting of 12 or 24 unique words created during wallet setup, acts as the master key to all assets linked to that wallet. Unlike a standard password, it enables wallet restoration on any compatible device and cannot be changed or reset if compromised.
James Rule XRP emphasized that anyone with access to this recovery phrase can assume full control over the funds, regardless of the wallet owner’s location. Digital asset holders often secure their passwords but may neglect the higher risk associated with their recovery phrases.
Your wallet’s recovery phrase, whether it contains 12 or 24 words, represents your crypto. If someone obtains these words, they can instantly transfer every coin you have, from anywhere in the world.
He outlined that protecting the recovery phrase is more critical than safeguarding any single password or pin code used in crypto platforms.
Mini dictionary: James Rule XRP — An independent cryptocurrency educator widely known for raising awareness of blockchain security and providing guidance to new crypto users on social media platforms.
Popular tactics used by scammersScammers deploy a wide range of tactics to obtain recovery phrases from unsuspecting users. According to James Rule XRP, fraudsters often contact individuals who publicly mention wallet issues, posing as customer support representatives or exchange employees. They commonly send messages instructing users to “migrate” or “verify” their wallets, often linking to counterfeit websites or pop-up forms.
Other methods include fake airdrop offers, direct phone calls that impersonate legitimate exchanges, and distributing physical hardware wallets with pre-entered recovery phrases. These schemes aim to convince victims to disclose their recovery phrase directly or through deceptive prompts.
Once scammers secure a victim’s phrase, they can quickly reconstruct the wallet and transfer all cryptocurrency to their own addresses within minutes.
Blockchain transactions are finalBlockchain’s irreversible transaction structure makes fund recovery nearly impossible after phrase theft. There is no central authority or financial institution to reverse fraudulent transfers, and stolen assets are usually dispersed to multiple wallet addresses rapidly.
Victims who lose their funds are often approached again by criminals offering to “help recover” their assets, but these so-called recovery services are typically further attempts to exploit those already affected.
Prevention and safe storage practicesJames Rule XRP urged users never to share a recovery phrase under any circumstances. Official support staff from legitimate cryptocurrency platforms never ask for such information. He strongly advised against typing the phrase into websites, online forms, or chats and warned that storing recovery phrases digitally—via email, cloud storage, or photographs—significantly increases the risk of theft.
For optimum security, Rule recommended writing the phrase on paper or engraving it on a metal plaque, storing it entirely offline in a secure location.
Anyone requesting your recovery phrase is attempting to steal your funds. You should only keep your phrase offline and never share it, regardless of the circumstances presented.
Early holders of Ethereum have continued to realize gains from their holdings, as two wallets linked to the Ethereum Foundation transferred 4,393 ETH, valued at approximately $11.1 million, to the Kraken exchange. These wallets are among the original participants in the Ethereum ecosystem, and such transactions draw attention to how founders and early stakeholders manage large ETH reserves accumulated over the network’s formative years.
Ongoing strategy: Ten years of unloadingThe recent transfer is not an isolated event, but part of a long-term approach. Over the past decade, the same addresses have moved a total of 49,751 ETH to exchanges. Historical records show the average sale price was $658 per ETH, reflecting the substantial growth Ethereum has experienced since its early days when the token was valued at less than a dollar.
The sustained distribution strategy highlights that Ethereum’s earliest adopters continue to capitalize on the project’s evolution and the liquidity provided by major exchanges.
The foundation has stressed that legacy wallets used for early ETH distributions are unrelated to its current operational finances, while the frequency and timing of such large-volume transactions tend to align with periods when the market can absorb them most effectively.
Market dynamics: Technical levels and ETF outflowsThe transfer occurred as Ethereum’s price finds itself at a key technical junction. ETH/USD has stabilized near $2,550, positioned just above its 50-day moving average. This level is widely regarded by traders as the main support in the short term. If this price point holds, analysts see potential for a further test of resistance near $2,651.
The broader market structure remains bullish, supported by the 200-day moving average positioned well below at around $2,136. However, this positive outlook faces pressure from multiple fronts. Institutional interest in U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs has waned since mid-October, with a nine-day run of outflows totaling $542 million. The lack of traditional investment capital has weakened market liquidity, making it more challenging for the market to absorb large sales from veteran ETH holders without price volatility.
As more ETH enters the market from these early wallets, traders are watching for potential downward pressure, especially given current liquidity conditions and fragile investor sentiment.
The foundation’s statements aside, market timing for such sizable moves implies a deliberate attempt to take advantage of periods when there is enough buying interest to mitigate negative price impact. Approximately 10,000 ETH still remain in these key addresses. Should additional transfers occur, analysts caution that the psychological $2,500 support level could fail, potentially accelerating a slide toward $2,400 and emboldening bearish traders.
MetricCurrent ValueReferenceETH transferred (latest)4,393 ETHTo KrakenETH transferred (10 years)49,751 ETHFrom same addressesAverage sale price$658Last 10 yearsETH price (event)$2,550Current marketKey support$2,550 (50-day MA)Short-termMajor resistance$2,651Short-termFund outflows$542 million9-day ETF exodusETH remaining in walletsApprox. 10,000 ETHFoundation-linked walletsMini dictionary: Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind the ongoing development and ecosystem growth of the Ethereum blockchain, provides funding and research initiatives to support the platform.
Ethereum (ETH) fiyatı 2.500 dolar seviyesinin üzerinde tutunmaya çalışırken Fundstrat kurucu ortağı ve BitMine Başkanı Tom Lee’den dikkat çekici bir tahmin geldi. Ünlü analist, Ethereum’un 2026 yılı sona ermeden 5.000 dolar seviyesini aşabileceğini öngördü. Kurumsal yatırımcı ilgisi, spot Ethereum ETF girişleri ve ağ güncellemeleri yükseliş beklentilerini destekleyebilecek gelişmeler arasında gösterilirken yatırımcıların gözü kritik direnç seviyelerine çevrildi.
Tom Lee’den Ethereum İçin 5.000 Dolar Tahmini
Fundstrat kurucu ortağı ve BitMine Başkanı Tom Lee, Ethereum fiyatının 2026 yılının sonuna kadar 5.000 dolar seviyesini aşabileceğini belirtti. Coinage’e verdiği röportajda Ethereum’un uzun süredir devam eden fiyat konsolidasyonuna dikkat çeken Lee, bu sürecin güçlü bir yükseliş hareketine zemin hazırlayabileceğini ifade etti. Mevcut fiyat seviyelerinden 5.000 dolara ulaşılması, Ethereum’un yaklaşık yüzde 99,3 değer kazanması anlamına geliyor. CoinMarketCap verilerine göre Ethereum, Ağustos 2025’te yaklaşık 4.954 dolar ile tarihi zirvesini kaydetmişti.
Ethereum’un yıl sonuna kadar güçlü bir yükseliş gerçekleştirebilmesi için hem kurumsal talebin hem de kripto para piyasasındaki genel görünümün destekleyici olması gerekiyor.
Öne çıkan dört önemli gelişme şöyle:
Spot Ethereum ETF girişleri: ABD’de işlem gören Ethereum ETF’lerine yeniden güçlü sermaye girişlerinin yaşanması, kurumsal talebi artırabilir.
Kurumsal ETH alımları: Büyük şirketlerin Ethereum biriktirmesi, piyasadaki alım ilgisini destekleyebilir.
Ethereum ağ güncellemeleri: Glamsterdam yükseltmesi kapsamında planlanan ölçeklenebilirlik ve verimlilik iyileştirmeleri, ağın kullanımını artırabilir.
Staking ve düzenleyici gelişmeler: ETH staking miktarının artması, likit arzı sınırlayabilir. ABD’deki CLARITY Yasası gibi düzenleyici girişimler ise kurumsal katılımı teşvik edebilir.
Bununla birlikte Bitcoin’in güçlü bir yükseliş trendine girmesi de Ethereum’a yönelik yatırımcı ilgisini artırabilecek faktörler arasında bulunuyor.
Ethereum İçin Kritik Seviye 2.520 Dolar!
Kripto para analisti Ali Charts, Ethereum’un kısa vadeli teknik görünümüne ilişkin dikkat çekici bir değerlendirme paylaştı. Analiste göre ETH fiyatının 2.520 dolar seviyesinin üzerinde kalıcılık sağlaması durumunda 2.640 dolara doğru yeni bir yükseliş hareketi başlayabilir. Ali Charts, Ethereum’un 10 dakikalık fiyat grafiğinde Adam ve Havva dip formasyonuna benzer bir yapı oluştuğunu belirtti. Bu teknik formasyonda 2.520 dolar seviyesi, yükselişin doğrulanması açısından kritik direnç noktası olarak öne çıkıyor. Söz konusu seviyenin güçlü şekilde aşılması durumunda 2.640 dolar hedefi gündeme gelebilir.
Ethereum fiyatının önümüzdeki dönemdeki yönü yalnızca teknik göstergelere değil, küresel ekonomik gelişmelere de bağlı olacak. Yatırımcılar, ABD’den açıklanacak ADP istihdam verileri, tüketici enflasyonu, üretici enflasyonu ve haftalık işsizlik başvurularını yakından takip ediyor. Özellikle ABD Merkez Bankası’nın (Fed) faiz politikasına ilişkin beklentiler, Bitcoin ve Ethereum gibi riskli varlıkların fiyat hareketlerinde önemli rol oynayabilir. Enflasyon verilerinin beklentilerin altında kalması ve daha gevşek para politikası beklentilerinin güçlenmesi, kripto para piyasasındaki alım iştahını destekleyebilir.
Değerlendirme
Ethereum (ETH), Tom Lee’nin 2026 yıl sonu için açıkladığı 5.000 dolar tahminiyle yeniden yatırımcıların gündemine geldi. Kurumsal alımlar, spot Ethereum ETF girişleri ve ağ güncellemeleri uzun vadeli yükseliş beklentilerini destekleyebilecek gelişmeler arasında yer alıyor. Kısa vadede ise analist Ali Charts’ın işaret ettiği 2.520 dolar direnci ve 2.640 dolar hedefi önem taşıyor. Ancak Ethereum’un 5.000 dolara ulaşması, piyasa koşullarına ve yatırımcı talebine bağlı olduğundan kesinlik taşımıyor.
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Pi Network price hovered near $0.0819 on Monday, ahead of this week’s scheduled Protocol 28 Mainnet upgrade.
Bitcoin price trades around $83,400, while Ethereum holds near $2,556 and XRP fluctuates around $1.40.
The crypto market is up 0.85% to $2.83T in 24h. Attention now turns to the upgrade, with traders watching whether renewed market momentum can push PI decisively above $0.10.
Protocol 28 Node Upgrade Deadline Is October 13
Pi Network has moved its Testnet to Protocol 28 after completing the Protocol 27 upgrade on Mainnet. The Pi Core Team confirmed the transition as part of its continuing protocol updates throughout 2026.
All node operators must install the required software upgrade by October 13, 2026, the team said. Mainnet activation is scheduled for October 16, giving operators three days between the deadline and the network transition. If the deadline is missed, old nodes may not be able to communicate with the upgraded network.
Following the successful completion of the Protocol 27 upgrade on Pi Mainnet, Pi Testnet has upgraded to Protocol 28.
Protocol 28 improves how the network handles delays in transaction data and enables developers to upgrade groups of smart contracts at once and change stored data more safely as their applications develop.
All Node operators must upgrade their nodes to Protocol 28 by October 13, 2026, in preparation for the Mainnet Protocol 28 network upgrade on October 16, 2026.
— Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) September 25, 2026
It will be followed by a few weeks of testnet testing and a Mainnet switch, as was the practice with the previous upgrades. This process enables changes to be assessed prior to the live network.
Regular PI holders do not need to take action for this protocol upgrade. Protocol 28 improves handling of delayed transaction data and supports coordinated upgrades across groups of smart contracts. It also gives developers safer methods for changing stored application data as their products evolve.
Pi Network Explores Stablecoins Through Open Standard Partnership
On October 8, Pi Network outlined its approach to stablecoins and explained its partnership with Open Standard. The company powers Open USD, or OUSD, which Pi plans to explore for rewards and broader ecosystem utility.
The team said stablecoins could help businesses manage payments, accounting, and settlement when predictable values are necessary. PI would retain its role as the network’s primary cryptocurrency, while stablecoins would support specific uses.
Pi Network is partnering with @openstandard, the company powering Open USD (OUSD), a partner-governed stablecoin designed as open infrastructure!
Open Standard brings together more than 200+ partners across payments, finance, technology, and crypto, including Visa, Google, and Stripe.
OUSD is designed with an incentive model focused on supporting ecosystem growth, and Pi will explore rewards programs for Pioneers and broader utility across the Pi ecosystem.
Look forward to more details about this partnership.
— Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) September 30, 2026
The update provides principles for future integration, the specific details of which are still being developed throughout the ecosystem. The design of future stablecoin services will also be affected by compliance concerns.
Pi Network Price Prediction This Week: Will Pi Reclaim $0.10?
The 4-hour chart indicates that RSI is at 40 which is less than the neutral level of 50. Indicating weak momentum in that reading; however, PI is still above the 30 level that usually signals to traders that it’s oversold.
The MACD is below its -0.001479 signal line at -0.002121, suggesting upward momentum still has yet to turn.
Pi Network price has support at $0.0807, which is still significant, with $0.0784 as a potential risk zone based on these readings.
On the upside, resistance sits near $0.0877, followed by $0.0900 and $0.0930 for the future Pi coin outlook.
Source: PI/USDT 4-hour chart: TradingView
A breakout above those levels would represent a $0.10 test and is needed for about a 22% gain from today’s price. A breakout could subsequently find $0.1098, and higher volumes would be required to support this move. The upgrade might be noticed, but the momentum indicators are still providing weak signs of recovery.
According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, a mysterious whale address has sold 229 Bitcoin (BTC) worth approximately $19.1 million, then purchased 7,469.8 Ethereum (ETH).
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As Q4 kicks off, price forecasts for cryptocurrencies are growing more optimistic. The CEO of BitMine Research, Tom Lee, expects to see $5000 ETH by the end of the year.
Bitmine has passed the threshold of 6 million ETH in terms of total treasury reserves, demonstrating the importance of the company’s Ethereum bet. Adding to the optimism, BMNR stock grew by more than 70% quarterly.
Given this context, bullish speculation on ETH is intensifying. As AMBCrypto recently reported, ETH’s long positions on Bitfinex have reached their highest level in four years, while the Long/Short Ratio hit a weekly peak of 1.12, suggesting a clear bullish bias.
Adding to the momentum, another trader has now opened a $43.4 million ETH long with 25x leverage, entering at around $2,500.
Source: X
Technically, with ETH rising from the trader’s entry price of $2,543 to $2,560, the $43.4 million leveraged long position is sitting on an estimated $289,800 in unrealized profit. This equates to roughly a 16.7% return on the estimated margin at 25x leverage, before fees and funding costs.
From a position perspective, that’s a 17% return from merely a 0.67% ETH price move.
In essence, this demonstrates the leverage’s potential to magnify gains. So, with Tom Lee eyeing $5,000 ETH by year-end, the bullish outlook could only fuel more long-position momentum as traders bet on further upside.
The key question, however, is whether this bullish momentum in the derivatives helps Ethereum [ETH] push toward $5,000.
Ethereum’s $5k narrative faces a reality check
Tom Lee’s $5k prediction is getting challenged by the bearish market dynamics.
To start with, Spot ETH ETFs reported more than $542 million in net outflows over the past week, marking their worst weekly performance since January, when outflows hit $611 million across five trading days.
It is worth mentioning that the bullish scenario for Ethereum may struggle in the face of institutional selling pressure, thereby challenging Tom Lee’s 5,000 ETH target.
One thing that could be contributing to the selling pressure is the Ethereum Foundation itself. As the post below shows, two wallets associated with the Foundation deposited 4,393 ETH worth $11.13 million into Kraken around five hours ago.
The key takeaway? These wallets received 59,751 ETH from the Foundation about 10 years ago, when ETH was trading at just $0.90.
Source: X
In essence, concerns about ETH ETFs losing bullish momentum don’t seem far-fetched.
With increased market volatility, growing bearish pressure on Bitcoin, and the potential for selling pressure from the Ethereum Foundation, reaching Tom Lee’s $5,000 ETH target seems increasingly unlikely in the present market environment.
In this context, the increasing FOMO in the Ethereum derivatives market is another risk factor to consider. As traders continue to open leveraged long positions, ETH becomes increasingly susceptible to a long squeeze down, creating additional downward pressure on the price and making it harder to achieve bullish targets.
Final Summary
Traders remain optimistic about Ethereum reaching $5,000.
ETF outflows and leveraged longs could put pressure on ETH’s price.
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Öne Çıkan Özellikler Uygulama geniş bir Web3 araç seti sunar:
Yapay Zeka Asistanı: Kripto ve Web3 işlemlerinde rehberlik sağlar. KYT (Know Your Transaction): Adres risk analizi ve PDF rapor üretimi yapar. Swap ve Trading: Çoklu zincirlerde yüzlerce işlem çiftiyle takas imkanı sunar. Loyalty Programı: Uygulama içi aktiviteler üzerinden ödül sistemi çalışır. Perpetual Futures: Türev işlemlerle fiyat hareketlerine erişim sağlar. Stake ve Getiri: Desteklenen ağlarda pasif gelir imkanı sunar. NFT ve WalletConnect: NFT yönetimi ve dApp bağlantısı sağlar. Alışveriş Entegrasyonu: Kripto ile 4.000+ ürün ve hizmete erişim sunar. Mesajlaşma ve Topluluk: Şifreli iletişim ve sosyal ağ özellikleri içerir. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana ve diğer desteklenen ağlardaki varlıklarını tek uygulamadan yönetmek isteyen kullanıcılar, UnityWallet uygulamasına erişerek mevcut özellikleri ve desteklenen kripto para birimlerini inceleyebilir.
Yol Haritası Litepaper’da üç aşamalı bir gelişim planı tanımlanır (bağlayıcı olmayan, yüksek seviyeli bir çerçeve):
Layer 1 – Everyday Finance: Günlük kullanım kolaylıkları (düşük ücretli transferler, yerel fiat giriş-çıkışı, AI otomasyonları ve KYT). 2026’nın 2. çeyreğinden itibaren UNT utility’lerinin önemli kısmının devreye alınması planlanmaktadır. Layer 2 – Advanced Features: Gelişmiş işlem araçları ve ek güvenlik katmanları. Layer 3 – UnityWallet Universe: Kripto kartlar, genişletilmiş getiri ürünleri ve yeni proje lansman araçları gibi ekosistem genişletmeleri. Planlar piyasa koşulları ve ürün geliştirme sürecine bağlı olarak değişebilir.
UNT Token Yapısı UNT, UnityWallet ekosisteminin temel varlığıdır. Kullanıcı etkileşimini teşvik eden, ödül mekanizmalarını yöneten ve ekosistem büyümesini destekleyen utility odaklı bir tokendir.
Solana SPL standardı üzerine inşa edilen UNT, yüksek işlem hızı, düşük maliyet ve ölçeklenebilirlik avantajı ile milyonlarca kullanıcıya uygun bir altyapı sunar.
Geleneksel platform token’larının aksine UNT, spekülasyon yerine gerçek kullanım verisine, likidite akışına ve ürün kullanımına dayalı bir değer modeli benimser.
Kullanım Alanları 1. Cashback ve Sadakat Ödülleri
Kullanıcılar işlem yaptıkça UNT kazanır. Uzun vadeli aktivite ve sadakat seviyeleri ödül oranlarını artırır.
2. Ekosistem Kullanımı
Premium özellikler, işlem ücreti indirimleri ve gelişmiş getiri stratejilerine erişim sağlar.
3. Sadakat Katmanları
UNT kullanımı ile farklı seviyeler açılır:
Daha düşük işlem ücretleri Cashback artışları Gelişmiş güvenlik araçları KYT doğrulama sistemleri Alt hesap yönetimi 4. Güvenlik ve Akıllı Sistemler
UNT aynı zamanda güvenlik ve analiz altyapısında kullanılır:
Risk bildirim sistemleri Gelişmiş koruma araçları AI destekli cüzdan analizleri Veri odaklı dashboard sistemleri 5. Ekosistem Büyümesi
UNT, yeni projeler için ekonomik bir altyapı sağlar:
UnityWallet içinde listeleme modeli Tanıtım ve görünürlük mekanizmaları ICM (Internet Capital Markets) üzerinden yeni proje lansmanları 6. Topluluk Katılımı
Kullanıcılar görevler, kampanyalar ve ekosistem aktivitelerine katılarak ödül kazanabilir.
Token Bilgileri Token Adı: UnityWallet Token Kısaltma: UNT Blockchain: Solana (SPL) Toplam Arz: 1.000.000.000 UNT Dolaşımdaki Arz (Nisan 2026): ~657 milyon UNT Fiyat Aralığı: 0.058 – 0.064 USD Token Dağılımı Airdrop — 200 milyon UNT (%20) → Lansmanda tamamen serbest Likidite ve Piyasa Yapıcılık — 125 milyon UNT (%12,5) → Lansmanda tamamen serbest Cashback Havuzu — 120 milyon UNT (%12) → Lansmanda tamamen serbest Takım — 150 milyon UNT (%15) → 24 ay vesting, 9 ay cliff Özel Tur Yatırımcıları — 150 milyon UNT (%15) → 24 ay vesting, 9 ay cliff Erken Destekçiler — 30 milyon UNT (%3) → 12 ay vesting, 6 ay cliff Hazine — 225 milyon UNT (%22,5) → 12 ay vesting, 3 ay cliff ile %30 açılış Bu yapı, erken satış baskısını sınırlamayı ve uzun vadeli uyumu destekler.
Ekosistem ve Öne Çıkan Yönler UnityWallet, birden fazla blockchain’i destekleyen ve çeşitli araçları tek uygulamada toplayan bir yapı sunar. 2018’den beri devam eden geçmişi (Savl dönemi dahil), KYT gibi risk değerlendirme aracı ve Sui gibi hızlı ağ entegrasyonları öne çıkan teknik yönler arasındadır. Çok zincirli destek kullanıcı esnekliğini artırır.
Değerlendirme UnityWallet, self-custodial cüzdanlar arasında günlük kullanım odaklı özellikleriyle dikkat çeker. UNT token’ı, ekosistem içindeki aktiviteyi teşvik etmek için tasarlanmıştır. 2026’da Layer 1 utility’lerinin rollout’u ile kullanıcı tabanını genişletmesi beklenir. Proje, güvenlik ve kullanım kolaylığı arasında denge kurar; kripto sektöründeki riskler ise (volatilite, regülasyon, rekabet) geçerliliğini korur.
UnityWallet’in çoklu blockchain desteğini, Web3 entegrasyonlarını ve cüzdan özelliklerini yakından incelemek isteyenler, UnityWallet uygulamasını buradan keşfedebilir.
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In brief
Bitmine acquired 12,532 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 6,028,946 ETH, or 4.9% of Ethereum's supply.
Chairman Tom Lee said the firm needs about 100,000 more ETH to reach its 5% target, after which it will be "done stacking."
Lee predicted the largest crypto bull market ever, citing tokenization, a generational wealth transfer and supply held by treasury firms.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 12,532 ETH over the past week, worth about $31.9 million at the $2,544 price the company used to value its holdings and lifting its holdings to 6,028,946 ETH, the company said Monday.
The stash represents 4.9% of the total 122.1 million Ethereum token supply, leaving the firm 99% of the way to its goal of owning 5%, a target it calls the "Alchemy of 5%."
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BitMine provided its latest holdings update for October 12, 2026
$16.2 billion in total crypto + "moonshots":
- 6,028,946 ETH at $2,544 per ETH (per @coinbase)
- 214 Bitcoin (BTC)
- $180 million stake in Beast Industries @MrBeast
- $85 million stake in Eightco Holdings…
— Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH $BMNP (@BitMNR) October 12, 2026
Bitmine bought $41 million more ETH the week before. In a press release, the firm's Chairman Tom Lee claimed that its “track record of consistent buying of crypto is unmatched by any public company in the world.”
The company valued its ETH at $2,544 per token, and put its total crypto, cash and investment holdings at $16.2 billion. That includes 214 BTC, $612 million in cash and marketable securities, and stakes worth $180 million in Beast Industries and $85 million in Eightco Holdings.
The firm has staked 5,067,309 ETH, which Lee said generates annualized staking revenue of about $336 million.
Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.'Done stacking'In his monthly Chairman's message last week, Lee said Bitmine needs "about 100,000 more ETH, and that's about it." He has said the firm's Ethereum buying will stop once it reaches its target.
"Now we're done stacking while a bull market is starting," Lee said in the video. "So if we're done stacking, but ETH goes up a lot, you can imagine that we'll outperform Ethereum."
Lee predicted the crypto bull market would be "the biggest bull market we've ever seen," driven by tokenization, a wealth transfer to younger investors, supply absorbed by digital asset treasury firms, and AI agents using crypto wallets.
He said Bitmine shares, then around $26, are 90% correlated with ETH, and projected that ETH at $22,000 would put the stock at $300 to $500.
Lee also pointed to Bitmine's 9.5% perpetual preferred stock, BMNP, which was issued at $80 in June and last closed at $99.53, according to the release.
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In brief
Bitmine acquired 12,532 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 6,028,946 ETH, or 4.9% of Ethereum's supply.
Chairman Tom Lee said the firm needs about 100,000 more ETH to reach its 5% target, after which it will be "done stacking."
Lee predicted the largest crypto bull market ever, citing tokenization, a generational wealth transfer and supply held by treasury firms.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 12,532 ETH over the past week, worth about $31.9 million at the $2,544 price the company used to value its holdings and lifting its holdings to 6,028,946 ETH, the company said Monday.
The stash represents 4.9% of the total 122.1 million Ethereum token supply, leaving the firm 99% of the way to its goal of owning 5%, a target it calls the "Alchemy of 5%."
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BitMine provided its latest holdings update for October 12, 2026
$16.2 billion in total crypto + "moonshots":
- 6,028,946 ETH at $2,544 per ETH (per @coinbase)
- 214 Bitcoin (BTC)
- $180 million stake in Beast Industries @MrBeast
- $85 million stake in Eightco Holdings…
— Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH $BMNP (@BitMNR) October 12, 2026
Bitmine bought $41 million more ETH the week before. In a press release, the firm's Chairman Tom Lee claimed that its “track record of consistent buying of crypto is unmatched by any public company in the world.”
The company valued its ETH at $2,544 per token, and put its total crypto, cash and investment holdings at $16.2 billion. That includes 214 BTC, $612 million in cash and marketable securities, and stakes worth $180 million in Beast Industries and $85 million in Eightco Holdings.
The firm has staked 5,067,309 ETH, which Lee said generates annualized staking revenue of about $336 million.
Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.'Done stacking'In his monthly Chairman's message last week, Lee said Bitmine needs "about 100,000 more ETH, and that's about it." He has said the firm's Ethereum buying will stop once it reaches its target.
"Now we're done stacking while a bull market is starting," Lee said in the video. "So if we're done stacking, but ETH goes up a lot, you can imagine that we'll outperform Ethereum."
Lee predicted the crypto bull market would be "the biggest bull market we've ever seen," driven by tokenization, a wealth transfer to younger investors, supply absorbed by digital asset treasury firms, and AI agents using crypto wallets.
He said Bitmine shares, then around $26, are 90% correlated with ETH, and projected that ETH at $22,000 would put the stock at $300 to $500.
Lee also pointed to Bitmine's 9.5% perpetual preferred stock, BMNP, which was issued at $80 in June and last closed at $99.53, according to the release.
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Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine bought more ETH last week, extending its streak of consecutive weekly purchases. This comes as the company’s Chairman Tom Lee predicted that the BMNR stock will outperform the crypto bull market.
Bitmine Buys 12,532 ETH As Holdings Approach 6.03 Million Ethereum
According to a press release, the Ethereum treasury firm announced that it acquired 12,532 ETH over the past week. The company has notably bought ETH every week since it adopted the Treasury strategy last year.
Bitmine now holds 6,028,946 ETH, representing over 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply, while its total staked ETH stands at 5,067,309, worth nearly $13 billion. This follows the company’s $41 million Ethereum purchase last week, acquiring 15,112 ETH two weeks ago.
The company is now 99% of the way to reaching its target of holding 5% of the total Ethereum supply. Last week, Tom Lee said Bitmine will halt Ethereum purchases once it reaches its goal of holding 5% of the supply.
The treasury firm needs to buy only about 100,000 ETH to reach this 5% supply target. It is worth noting that the firm currently holds an unrealized loss of $4.8 billion on its Ethereum position, according to DropsTab data. Its average cost price is $3,324 on its holdings.
BMNR To Outperform The Crypto Market
Tom Lee said that they believe that the BMNR stock will outperform the imminent crypto bull market. He noted that they have strengthened their competitive position over the past year in the midst of the bear market.
“The accumulation of a majority of our 6 million ETH took place in the midst of a crypto bear market and with the Company nearing our 5% ETH accumulation target, we believe the company is attractively positioned ahead of the coming crypto bull,” the Bitmine chairman said. He also highlighted how the ETH price outperformed the stock market in Q3.
Lee noted that Ethereum outperformed the S&P 500 despite macro headwinds such as the Fed rate hike, rising oil prices and global bond yields. Meanwhile, he mentioned wealth transfer, tokenization, DATs absorbing crypto supply and crypto being an AI downstream story as factors that will drive the “largest ever crypto bull market.”
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US crypto-related concept stocks reversed earlier losses to trade higher, with MSTR rising 2.04%.
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It offers two primary configurations: The first is a CPU-only rack powered by 6th Gen AMD EPYC processors, supporting up to 32,768 CPU cores, designed for hyperscale deployments, providing dedicated computing power for agent tasks and connecting to separate model inference infrastructure. The second is an integrated rack combining AMD EPYC CPUs, AMD Instinct MI350P GPUs, and general-purpose compute nodes, targeted at enterprise-grade agent AI applications.
AMD states that Helion supports both liquid and air cooling configurations, allowing customers to adjust CPU and GPU resources based on their workload, performance, power consumption, and cost needs. The solution also integrates open-source software and hardware plus a built-in token router, enabling the distribution of agent model calls to both frontier and open-source models.
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Is ETH ready to rebound after its recent price pullback?
The second-largest cryptocurrency has retraced 6% over the past week, yet an important development suggests the bullish setup remains intact.
Many market observers believe ETH could soon reach a new all-time high, while one mysterious trader spent millions to open an extremely risky long position in the asset.
The Bullish Perspective
Popular X user Ash Crypto revealed that ETH closed its fourth consecutive week above the 50-week moving average (MA) after bouncing off multi-month support at $2,405. This is considered a major long-term trend indicator and suggests momentum remains on the bulls’ side (despite recent volatility).
“Four consecutive weekly closes above the 50-week MA is an encouraging signal for ETH. Holding this level could strengthen the bullish outlook, but confirmation on the next few candles will be key,” one X user commented on the post.
Many analysts think the asset could be on the verge of an imminent surge. Ali Martinez recently noted that ETH has formed an “Adam and Eve” bottoming pattern, outlining the neckline at $2,520 as the key zone.
“A sustained close above this level could confirm a bullish breakout and open the door for ETH to rally toward $2,640.”
For his part, Ted said ETH is currently facing resistance around the $2,560-$2,570 range. He believes that reclaiming this zone could set the stage for a pump to $2,700. X user BLADE noted the recent price correction but reminded that the asset has historically rallied after such dips.
“It’s a simple dynamic that keeps repeating. Same base as the 2025 bottom, so naturally I’d expect the same run over the months ahead. My target: $5K,” they said.
Meanwhile, investors have become increasingly aggressive on ETH. X user Gerla disclosed that Ethereum longs on Bitfinex have spiked by 266% in just a few weeks, reaching their highest level since 2022. Ash Crypto revealed that an anonymous whale opened a $50 million long position on ETH with 25x leverage and is currently less than $50 away from liquidation.
The Bearish Signals
Despite analysts’ predominant optimism, two key developments suggest the asset could underperform in the near future. The first is the recent performance of the spot ETH ETFs.
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Next is the rising amount of coins stored on crypto exchanges. According to CryptoQuant, the figure has risen to a one-month high of about 14.9 million units, which doesn’t guarantee a price collapse but increases immediate selling pressure.
Midnight's NIGHT token will list on OKCoinJapan on October 13, following its August debut on Sony-backed S.BLOX, as Cardano's mainnet passes 125 million transactions.
Midnight's NIGHT token is set to list on OKCoinJapan (@OKCoinJapan) on October 13, giving Japanese investors a second domestic venue to trade the asset. The Cardano (@Cardano) linked privacy network (@MidnightNtwrk) announced the move as it builds its presence in the country.
Second Japanese listing for $NIGHTThe OKCoinJapan listing follows NIGHT's August debut on S.BLOX (@sblox_official), a Sony Group company. S.BLOX said it was the first domestic crypto asset exchange operator in Japan to handle NIGHT as of August 24, 2026. OKJ is operated by OKCoin Japan K.K. and is registered in Japan as a crypto-asset exchange under registration No. 00020.
OKCoinJapan is part of a larger group. It is the Japan branch of OK Group, a global cryptocurrency exchange conglomerate that includes OKX and OKCoin. Midnight said OKJ expands access to NIGHT in one of the world's most established digital asset markets.
The token has reacted to the news. NIGHT rebounded from a dip to $0.0407, rising 11% to around $0.049 after the OKCoin Japan announcement , according to Pluang. Prices can move quickly around listing announcements, and gains are not guaranteed to hold once trading begins.
Mainnet progress and Cardano activityMidnight has also made progress on the technical side. Its mainnet recently enabled permissionless smart contract deployment. Midnight is linked to the Cardano ecosystem and separates NIGHT's utility and governance functions from DUST, the resource used to process transactions on the network.
The developments come as activity on Cardano picks up. Cardano has roughly 27,500 daily active ADA addresses, over 540,000 transactions settled in a single day, and cumulative mainnet transactions above 125 million. ADA rose 6.47% to $0.244 in 24 hours, while Midnight climbed 9% to $0.049 , based on figures cited by Bitbase.
The S.BLOX listing was seen as significant because of Japan's regulatory environment. CoinMarketCap noted that Japan's Financial Services Agency maintains strict token listing standards, especially for privacy related assets. A second registered venue adds to the regulated access points available to local users.
One detail remains unclear. The launch hour for the OKJ listing was not confirmed. Traders should check OKCoinJapan's official channels for exact trading times.
Sources:
TokenPost: Midnight's NIGHT Token Set for Second Japanese Exchange ListingBitbase: Cardano's Midnight Lands Major Listing on Japanese ExchangeCoinMarketCap: Midnight (NIGHT) Surges on Sony S.BLOX Listing
According to HTX market data, Gitcoin (GTC) has surged an additional 57% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.2871, with its market capitalization climbing to $28.9 million. The token has rallied 136% over the past seven days and 272% over the past 30 days. Upbit officially announced today that it has listed Gitcoin (GTC), supporting trading pairs for the South Korean won (KRW) and Tether (USDT).
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Beating AI News (from Dongcha) – AMD today announced the launch of the AMD Helion Agent AI Rack Solution. Built on an open infrastructure design compliant with Open Compute Project (OCP) specifications, the solution is engineered to meet the computing power demands of large-scale AI agent tasks, supporting flexible combinations of CPUs and GPUs.
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TRON founder Justin Sun says post-quantum cryptography is live on testnet and could reach mainnet at any time, as Bitcoin and Ethereum also work on quantum resistance.
TRON (@trondao) has deployed its post-quantum cryptography technology to testnet, according to founder Justin Sun (@justinsuntron). $TRX is the network's native token.
What TRON has deployed so far
Sun also framed the work around so-called Q-Day.
There is no mainnet date yet.
The stakes are significant given the network's role in stablecoin settlement.
Other networks are working on the same problemTRON is not alone. Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) are also exploring quantum-resistant security.
BIP-360 itself is still a work in progress.
For TRON, the testnet deployment is an early technical step rather than a finished upgrade. The next milestone to watch is whether the team sets a timeline for mainnet activation.
SourcesCryptometer: Justin Sun Says TRON's Quantum-Resistant Cryptography Is Live on Testnet
Yellow: Can TRON Shield $95B In Stablecoins From Quantum Attacks?
Polygon, 100 milyon POL tokenını kalıcı olarak dolaşımdan çıkardı. Buna rağmen token fiyatı yükselmek yerine geriledi: POL, eylül sonundaki yaklaşık 0,12 dolardan 12 Ekim’de 0,103 dolara indi. Üstelik 22 milyon POL daha yakım sırasını bekliyor. Arzı azaltan bu hamleler neden fiyatı desteklemiyor?
Polygon’un kurucu ortağı Sandeep Nailwal, 11 Ekim’de yaptığı açıklamada 100 milyon POL’ün yaklaşık iki hafta önce yakıldığını belirtti. Bu miktar, ağın başlangıçtaki 10 milyar tokenlık arzının yaklaşık yüzde 1’ine denk geliyor. Yakım, Polygon Vakfı’nın hazinesinden değil, ağ ücretlerinden finanse edildi. Ayrıca 22 milyon POL daha yakılmak üzere sırada; ancak bunun için kesin bir tarih açıklanmadı.
Yakım dolaşımdaki arzı azaltabilir, fakat tek başına yeni alım talebi yaratmaz. POL hem işlem ücretlerinde hem de staking’de kullanılıyor. Fiyat üzerindeki etki, yakılan miktarın yanı sıra yeni token ihracına ve piyasadaki talebe de bağlı.
POL Arzı Neden Artıyor? Polygon’un token ekonomisi, yıllık yüzde 2 emisyon öngörüyor. Başlangıçtaki 10 milyar POL arzı üzerinden bu oran yılda yaklaşık 200 milyon yeni token anlamına geliyor; hesaplama, bileşik etkiler ve olası yönetişim değişiklikleri hesaba katılmadan yapılıyor. Emisyonun bir bölümü doğrulayıcı ödüllerine, kalanı topluluk hazinesine ayrılıyor.
POLTRACK verileri, 11 Ekim’de sona eren 30 günlük dönemde arz baskısının sürdüğünü gösteriyor. Bu süreçte ağa yaklaşık 17,45 milyon yeni POL girerken, yakım için biriken miktar 13,23 milyon POL’de kaldı. Böylece ayrı yakımların zamanlaması hesaba katılmadan önce yaklaşık 4,22 milyon POL’lük net artış oluştu. Bu fark, büyük bir yakımın neden sürekli arz artışını tek başına tersine çeviremeyebileceğini açıklıyor.
Polygon’un 1 Milyar Dolarlık Ödeme Hamlesi Polygon’un ödeme altyapısı tarafında büyüme sinyalleri var. Open Money Stack (OMS) platformundaki işlem temposu ivme kazandı. Sandeep Nailwal, sistemin haftalık işlem hacminin iki hafta üst üste yıllık 1 milyar dolarlık tempolu eşiği aştığını duyurdu. Sistem, işletmelerin stablecoin işlemlerini kolaylaştırmayı hedefliyor:
USDT yatırma ve cüzdan hizmetleri: İşletmelerin stablecoin işlemlerini yönetmesini sağlıyor. Zincirler arası transferler: TRON entegrasyonuyla farklı ağlar arasında işlem yapılmasını destekliyor. İtibari para ödemeleri: Stablecoin işlemlerinden gelen fonların itibari para olarak ödenmesine yönelik altyapı sunuyor. Özel transferler: Polygon, mayısta uyumluluk ve denetim imkânlarını koruyan sıfır bilgi kanıtlarıyla özel stablecoin transferlerini duyurdu. Ancak 1 milyar doları aşan işlem hacmi, doğrudan Polygon geliri veya POL talebi anlamına gelmiyor. OMS işlemlerinin tamamı Polygon ağından geçmeyebilir ya da aynı ölçüde POL kullanılmasını gerektirmeyebilir. Polygon’da ocak ayında ağ etkinliği ve yakımlar hızlanırken yükselen POL, ödeme altyapısındaki gelişmelere rağmen kazançlarının önemli bölümünü daha sonra geri verdi. OMS’nin ekonomik değerinin POL’a nasıl yansıyacağına ilişkin daha ayrıntılı açıklama ise henüz paylaşılmadı.
Sonuç olarak, 100 milyon POL yakımı arzı azaltırken yıllık yüzde 2 emisyon yeni token üretimini sürdürüyor. Polygon’un ödeme hacmindeki büyümenin fiyatı destekleyip desteklemeyeceği ise bu faaliyetin POL için ne ölçüde gerçek ve sürekli bir talep yaratacağına bağlı.
Bu içerik genel piyasa verilerine dayanır ve yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. Kendi araştırmanızı yapmanızı öneririz.
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TRON and Ethereum are accelerating efforts to prepare their blockchains against potential threats from quantum computing, a technology that, while still in early stages, could eventually compromise traditional cryptographic standards. TRON has become one of the first public blockchains to introduce post-quantum cryptography on its testnet and claims its solution is ready for full deployment on the mainnet.
TRON’s fast-track quantum defenseFounded by Justin Sun, TRON is a decentralized blockchain platform known for its high throughput and support for assets like Tether (USDT). Sun recently announced that post-quantum cryptography measures are now live on the TRON testnet, awaiting only a final governance vote and mainnet approval.
In July 2026, TRON introduced Committee Proposal No. 20628 with its GreatVoyage-v4.8.2-PQ1-build1 update on the Nile testnet. This upgrade implements two signature schemes standardized by NIST: FN-DSA-512 (based on Falcon-512) and ML-DSA-44 (based on Dilithium). The technical designs are outlined in TIP-899, which remains in draft and keeps these features optional by default, allowing wallet developers to begin testing without forcing mandatory adoption.
These new post-quantum signatures will support key blockchain functions, including transaction signing, block production, peer-to-peer handshakes, and TRON Virtual Machine verification. Code for these upgrades was released open source in June, giving ecosystem participants time to experiment with quantum-safe tools ahead of any potential technological breakthrough, sometimes referred to as “Q-Day.”
TRON is willing to accept a major increase in bandwidth and file sizes in exchange for greater preparedness: public keys for Falcon-512 will be 896 bytes and its signatures up to 667 bytes, while Dilithium keys and signatures reach 1,312 and 2,420 bytes, respectively—roughly ten times the size of Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) equivalents.
Mini dictionary: NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), a US agency, endorses security and cryptography standards, including the Falcon and Dilithium signature schemes designed to counter future quantum computing threats.
While this approach significantly increases bandwidth and storage costs, as well as reducing potential throughput from about 2,000 transactions per second (TPS) to nearly 400 TPS for Falcon-512 and to approximately 173 TPS for Dilithium, TRON’s architecture lets stakeholders test these defenses without full activation on mainnet. The platform requires further audits and Super Representative consensus, pushing a possible launch date beyond Q3 2026.
Signature SchemePublic Key SizeSignature SizeEstimated TPSECDSA33 bytes65 bytes~2,000Falcon-512896 bytesUp to 667 bytes~400Dilithium-21,312 bytes2,420 bytes~173Ethereum’s long-term quantum resistance planEthereum, the largest programmable blockchain, is relying on a more gradual response, aiming for full protocol-level quantum resistance by December 2029. A dedicated team, including researcher Justin Drake, is leading this initiative, supported by $2 million in funding. The team’s approach centers on overhauling core cryptographic primitives and phasing in new standards across multiple layers of the protocol.
Their roadmap includes replacing BLS signatures for proof-of-stake validators and KZG commitments for data storage, while applying zero-knowledge techniques for performance. Incremental migration using account abstraction (EIP-8141) will allow Ethereum users to rotate cryptographic keys and further isolate transaction authorization from gas payment, a move expected to preserve network continuity.
Ethereum client developers have less than three years to test and validate these so-called “lattice”-based signature schemes before a planned hard fork introduces post-quantum features. The scale of Ethereum’s DeFi, restaking, and layer-2 economy means that the protocol’s quantum migration will require extensive engineering, vetting, and cross-client collaboration.
Mini dictionary: Lattice-based cryptography forms the basis for many post-quantum digital signatures, using hard mathematical problems believed to withstand attacks from quantum computers.
Regulatory attention and industry impactRegulators, including Europol, have issued warnings about quantum risks, prompting asset managers and blockchain developers alike to treat quantum security as a critical infrastructure need. Both TRON and Ethereum see future-proofing core infrastructure as vital to maintaining their roles as settlement layers for tokenized assets amid ongoing regulatory and competitive pressures.
TRON’s more rapid and flexible, governance-driven process could accelerate readiness, while Ethereum’s layered and community-driven model is expected to deliver solutions at a slower pace. Mainnet deployment across both chains will depend on further audits and stakeholder approvals.
Kripto para piyasası yeni haftaya alıcılı bir başlangıç yaptı. Toplam piyasa değeri yüzde 1,41 artarak 2,84 trilyon dolara yükselirken Bitcoin, TSİ 09.30 itibarıyla yüzde 1,19 değer kazanıp 83.958 dolara ulaştı. Ethereum da yüzde 2,46 yükselişle 2.562 dolardan işlem gördü. Fiyatlardaki toparlanmaya rağmen spot ETF’lerdeki para çıkışları ve yaklaşan ABD ekonomik verileri, piyasanın yönü açısından yakından izlenmesi gereken başlıklar arasında yer alıyor.
Bitcoin Ve Altcoin Fiyatlarında Son Durum Ne? Kripto Verileri Haftanın ilk işlem gününde yükseliş, büyük kripto para birimlerinin çoğuna yayıldı. XRP yüzde 1,43 artışla 1,41 dolara çıkarken Solana yüzde 3,12 yükselerek 112,78 dolara ulaştı. Böylece Bitcoin ve Ethereum’un yanı sıra önde gelen altcoin’lerde de pozitif fiyat hareketleri görüldü.
Son 24 saatin en güçlü performansını LayerZero (ZRO) sergiledi. ZRO yüzde 16,19 değer kazanarak günün en fazla yükselen altcoini oldu. MemeCore (M) ise yüzde 4,10 gerileyerek aynı dönemde en fazla değer kaybeden varlık olarak öne çıktı.
Bu tablo, piyasa genelindeki yükselişe rağmen bütün dijital varlıkların aynı yönde hareket etmediğini gösteriyor. Yatırımcıların yalnızca toplam piyasa değerine değil, varlıklar arasındaki performans farklarına da dikkat etmesi gerekiyor.
Rusya-Ukrayna Ateşkesi Piyasaları Nasıl Etkiliyor? ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, pazar günü Rusya ile Ukrayna arasında enerji sektörünü kapsayan ateşkesin derhal yürürlüğe girdiğini duyurdu. Ancak Ukrayna Devlet Başkanı Volodimir Zelenskiy, anlaşmanın ayrıntılarını beklediğini açıkladı ve enerji altyapısına yönelik saldırıların duyurunun ardından da devam ettiğini bildirdi. Bu gelişmeler, ateşkesin kapsamı ve uygulamasına ilişkin belirsizliğin sürdüğünü gösteriyor.
Anlaşma haberiyle birlikte Rusya’nın petrol arzının artabileceği beklentisi güçlendi ve petrol fiyatları geriledi. Enerji maliyetlerindeki düşüş ihtimali, enflasyon baskılarının hafifleyebileceği düşüncesini destekliyor. Bununla birlikte doların hareketleri ve jeopolitik gelişmeler, küresel piyasalardaki risk iştahını etkilemeye devam ediyor.
Kripto para piyasasının bu gelişmelere vereceği tepki, yalnızca ateşkes haberine değil, petrol fiyatlarının ve enflasyon beklentilerinin nasıl değişeceğine de bağlı olacak.
ABD Enflasyon Verileri Bitcoin Fiyatını Etkiler Mi? Bu hafta yatırımcıların gündeminde ABD’den gelecek ekonomik göstergeler bulunuyor. Çarşamba günü tüketici fiyat endeksi (TÜFE), perşembe günü ise üretici fiyat endeksi (ÜFE) ve perakende satış verileri açıklanacak. Rakamlar, ABD Merkez Bankasının (FED) faiz politikasına ilişkin beklentileri yeniden şekillendirebilir.
Enflasyonun yüksek kalması, FED’in faizleri daha uzun süre yüksek seviyelerde tutacağı beklentisini güçlendirebilir. Böyle bir görünüm, riskli varlıklar üzerinde baskı oluşturabilir. Buna karşılık fiyat baskılarının hafiflediğini gösteren veriler, yatırımcıların risk alma isteğini destekleyebilir.
Bu nedenle açıklamaların ardından doların, tahvil getirilerinin ve kripto varlıkların tepkisini birlikte değerlendirmek önem taşıyor.
Kripto ETF’lerinde Ne Kadar Para Çıktı? Fiyatların yükseldiği haftaya rağmen spot Bitcoin ve Ethereum ETF’leri önceki hafta önemli miktarda net çıkış kaydetti. Bitcoin ETF’lerinden 681,10 milyon dolar, Ethereum ETF’lerinden ise 542,07 milyon dolar ayrıldı.
Altcoin ETF’lerinde ise farklı yönlerde fon hareketleri yaşandı. BNB ETF’leri 1,43 milyon dolar, XRP ETF’leri 11,31 milyon dolar, LINK ETF’leri 9,48 milyon dolar, NEAR ETF’leri 13,05 milyon dolar, LTC ETF’leri 482,14 bin dolar ve AVAX ETF’leri 2,52 milyon dolar net giriş aldı.
Buna karşılık SOL ETF’lerinden 24,81 milyon dolar, ZEC ETF’lerinden 30,72 milyon dolar ve HYPE ETF’lerinden 9,43 milyon dolar net çıkış gerçekleşti. TRX, DOGE, HBAR ve DOT ETF’lerinde ise herhangi bir fon akışı kaydedilmedi.
Fiyatların yükselmesiyle büyük ETF’lerde para çıkışlarının aynı anda görülmesi, piyasanın farklı göstergeler üzerinden değerlendirilmesi gerektiğini ortaya koyuyor. Bu gelişmeleri takip ederek ekonomik verileri, ETF akışlarını ve altcoin performanslarını birlikte inceleyin.
Bu içerik kesinlikle yatırım tavsiyesi niteliği taşımamaktadır. Piyasalar yüksek risk içermektedir ve yatırım kararlarınızı almadan önce kendi araştırmanızı yapmanız önemlidir.
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Bitcoin, hafta sonundaki toparlanmayı 84 bin doların üzerine taşıyamadı. Satış baskısı BTC’nin yükselişini sınırlarken altcoin piyasasında farklı bir tablo ortaya çıktı. NEAR, FIL ve ICP çift haneli kazançlar elde etti; Ethereum 2.550 doların üzerine çıkarken XRP de 1,40 doları geri aldı.
Bitcoin 84 Bin Dolar Direncini Aşamıyor Bitcoin, önceki haftanın başında 87 bin doları aşmayı denedi ancak satışlarla karşılaştı. İlk geri çekilmenin ardından 86.600 dolara kadar yükselen BTC, daha düşük bir zirve oluşturdu. Bu seviyeden gelen satışlar düşüşü hızlandırdı.
85 bin dolarlık desteğin kaybedilmesiyle Bitcoin 83.500 dolara geriledi. Ardından gelen toparlanma da kalıcı olmadı ve fiyat 80.400 dolara kadar düştü. Böylece BTC, birkaç gün içinde yaklaşık 7 bin dolar kaybetti.
Cuma günü 83.500 dolara yükselen Bitcoin, hafta sonunu ağırlıklı olarak 83 bin dolar civarında yatay geçirdi. 12 Ekim’de 84 bin doların üzerine çıkan fiyat, burada yeniden satıcılarla karşılaştı ve bu seviyenin hemen altında işlem görmeye başladı.
CoinMarketCap verilerine göre Bitcoin’in piyasa değeri 1,680 trilyon dolara toparlandı. BTC‘nin kripto piyasasındaki dominansı ise yüzde 59,35’e geriledi.
NEAR, FIL ve ICP Çift Haneli Yükseldi Bitcoin 84 bin dolar seviyesinde zorlanırken birçok altcoin günü yükselişle geçirdi. Ethereum, spot ETH ETF’lerinde geçen hafta görülen önemli net çıkışlara rağmen günlük bazda yüzde 2’den fazla yükseldi ve 2.550 doların üzerinde işlem gördü. XRP de günlerdir mücadele ettiği 1,40 dolar seviyesini aştı. Binance borsa verilerine göre ise Wormhole (W) %72, RSR %47, PLUME ise %23 yükselmiş durumda.
Günün öne çıkan altcoin hareketleri şöyle:
NEAR: Çift haneli yükselişini sürdürerek 5,80 dolara ulaştı. FIL ve ICP: Çift haneli kazanç elde eden altcoinler arasında yer aldı. ZRO, ALGO ve VVV: Günlük yükselişleriyle dikkat çekti. ZEC: Yüzde 6,3 yükselerek 1.300 dolar seviyesini geri kazandı. SOL, DOGE, LINK, HYPE, TRX, BNB, XMR ve ADA: Günlük bazda yükseliş kaydetti. HYPE da 90 dolar seviyesine yeniden yaklaşmayı hedeflerken altcoinlerdeki pozitif görünüm genişledi.
Kripto Piyasasının Toplam Değeri Yükseldi Altcoinlerdeki kazanımlar, toplam kripto para piyasasının değerine de yansıdı. CoinMarketCap verilerine göre tüm kripto varlıkların toplam piyasa değeri yüzde 1 artarak 2,830 trilyon dolara ulaştı.
Piyasadaki tablo, Bitcoin’in toparlanmasının henüz 84 bin doların üzerinde kalıcılık sağlayamadığını gösteriyor. Buna karşılık NEAR, FIL ve ICP gibi altcoinlerin çift haneli yükselişleri, günlük performansın yalnızca Bitcoin’e bağlı kalmadığını ortaya koyuyor. Ancak bu yükselişlerin kalıcı bir trende dönüşüp dönüşmeyeceğini mevcut veriler tek başına göstermiyor.
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Financial institutions and corporations continue to face costly and slow international payment systems. Global policymakers have now established concrete targets and deadlines to accelerate improvements in cross-border transfers.
G20 steps up commitment to cross-border payment reformsA participant in a SibosTV panel highlighted ongoing challenges in cross-border payments, including high transaction costs, limited access, sluggish processing, and a lack of transparency. She emphasized that pinpointing root causes has been key to developing solutions.
She indicated that G20 involvement has strengthened political support and driven progress among institutions working to modernize international payment systems. The G20, a group representing major economies worldwide, is leading initiatives to set measurable improvement goals for the financial industry.
“Sending money between countries is still too slow. The issues being discussed are problems that have persisted for years in cross-border payments,” wrote analyst X Finance Bull, pointing to the relevance of Ripple and Stellar networks.
FSB establishes deadlines to lower costs and speed up transfersThe Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international organization overseeing global financial systems, has set milestone deadlines for cross-border payment reform. By the end of 2027, at least 75% of international payments must reach recipients in under one hour. In addition, the average retail payment cost should drop to at most 1% by the same year.
By 2030, the FSB targets a further reduction in remittance expenses, expecting the average global cost to send a $200 remittance to fall to 3% or less. These benchmarks require banks and payment firms to expedite improvements in speed, affordability, and accessibility.
ObjectiveTargetDeadline75% of cross-border payments delivered within 1 hourDeadlineEnd of 2027Average retail payment cost ≤ 1%DeadlineEnd of 2027Remittance cost for $200 ≤ 3%TargetBy 2030XRP Ledger and Stellar as established solutions for global paymentsAnalyst X Finance Bull has linked these international goals to the current capabilities of XRP Ledger and the Stellar network. Both networks support rapid and low-cost asset transfers, making them suitable for addressing inefficiencies in cross-border payments. Several companies are already leveraging these technologies for instant settlement and remittance.
Ripple, a US-based blockchain firm specializing in enterprise payments, and Bitso, a major crypto exchange in Latin America, have expanded their partnership for stablecoin settlements across the US-Mexico payment corridor. Ripple’s Bitso case study highlights the use of XRP as a settlement asset in cross-border flows.
In South Korea, Jeonbuk Bank pioneered the deployment of Ripple Payments for outbound remittances. Meanwhile, Ripple has secured regulatory approvals in countries such as the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, and Australia.
Stellar, an open-source payments network, has expanded its cross-border presence with projects like MoneyGram Ramps, which links USDC stablecoin transfers on Stellar to cash-out points in over 170 countries. Financial platform BVNK integrated Stellar into its payments platform in September 2026 and reported an annualized processing volume of $39 billion.
Mini dictionary: Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system to ensure stability and coordination across jurisdictions.
Liquidity and adoption rates remain crucial for successX Finance Bull observed that as payment platforms expand into more global corridors, access to liquidity will become increasingly vital to efficiently facilitate transactions across currencies. This demand is expected to create additional opportunities for digital assets that serve as bridges between payment systems.
X Finance Bull noted, increased adoption and transaction levels in XRP and XLM networks may lead to greater liquidity requirements, but asset performance will depend on real usage and market demand, not volume alone.
In particular, Stellar’s path payments feature allows senders to pay in one currency while recipients get another, with seamless conversion handled by the network. With the proliferation of stablecoins and tokenized assets, this interoperability could significantly improve user experience and drive growth in cross-border payments.
The G20’s reform agenda will run through at least 2030. The extent to which XRP Ledger and Stellar can attract institutional partners and foster payment-related liquidity will determine their impact on making global payments faster, more affordable, and broadly accessible.
Chainlink price rose 4% to $13.36 over the last 24 hours, outperforming Bitcoin’s modest 0.49% gain.
The token held above $13.30 after gaining 15% over the past month, supported by renewed institutional accumulation. Bitcoin price, ETH, and XRP are seeing a slight surge, eyeing more recovery ahead
Chainlink’s ETF attracted $9.48 million, marking the fund’s second-largest inflow and adding support to the latest advance. Those inflows have brought a potential 10% rally into focus.
Chainlink ETFs Record Second-Biggest Daily Inflow at $9.48M The U.S. spot Chainlink ETF market attracted $9.48 million on October 9, its reported second-largest daily inflow since launch. SoSoValue data showed total net inflows reached $178.44 million after five consecutive sessions of zero net flows.
The additional amount was about 5.3% of the net inflows, which is a significant portion of the inflows that occurred in a single trading day. The products had been operating for 311 calendar days when the inflow was recorded.
LINK ETF Grayscale’s GLNK accounted for the entire daily inflow, while Bitwise’s CLNK reported no net inflows. Combined net assets totaled $225.35 million and daily trading volume for both funds was $7.80 million.
Chainlink Price Prediction Eyes 10% as Recovery Momentum Builds The LINK price rallied to $13.32 during its recent price rally, bringing the $14 support level back on the map.
The RSI was at 49, which is around the normal level of 50. Modest positive momentum is suggested in these readings.
The MACD line measured 0.028 while the signal line was at negative 0.045. It had been backed by a positive 0.073 histogram, but the most recent ones had been tight.
The last major level of support is at $14, and Chainlink price needs to find a way to breach that high point in order to extend its rebound. A sustained four-hour close above that barrier could shift attention toward the next resistance at $14.60.
LINK/USDT 4-hour chart: TradingView The Long-term LINK projection move toward $14.60 represents approximately 10% upside from the area. A clearing of $14.60 could open a path toward $15.
Support remains at $12.80, where a sustained breakdown would weaken the near-term recovery scenario. A break below that support could leave the psychological $12 level exposed.
Chainlink Volume Climbs to $420M as Open Interest Expands The Chainlink derivatives market recorded stronger activity, with trading volume increasing 55.80% to $420.15 million, according to derivatives market data. The volume of outstanding LINK derivatives contracts, or open interest, rose 3.76% to $639.62 million.
Source: Coinglass data The growth in turnover indicates that trading has increased at a faster rate than the increase in vacancies. Both measure do not depict overall trading direction and both are ambiguous as to bullish/bearish trading from the data available.
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A crypto whale reallocated its UBTC holdings into 16,700 ETH, worth $42.46 million.
According to monitoring by AI Aunt, a crypto whale address swapped its UBTC holdings for 16,704.47 ETH over the past 22 hours, worth approximately $42.46 million, at an average purchase price of around $2,541.89.
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Microsoft's stock price has hit a nearly one-year high, and the company announced plans to massively deploy its in-house developed AI chips.
According to BIT (Bit.com) market data, Microsoft’s stock price hit a near one-year high, rising 0.8% intraday. On the news front, Microsoft plans to gradually increase the use of its self-developed AI chips in data centers to reduce reliance on NVIDIA GPUs. Microsoft stated that it will mainly rely on its self-developed Maia chip architecture to handle AI model requests in the future, and plans to deploy several gigawatts of computing power on the Maia series chips. Microsoft unveiled its third-generation AI accelerator chip, the Maia 300, on Monday, which is expected to enter production in 2027. Each data center rack can hold 96 Maia 300 chips, double the number of the previous-generation Maia 200; compared with GPUs, its AI token processing capacity per rack can reach up to 7 times higher, and the number of tokens processed per megawatt increases by approximately 40%. Microsoft said the Maia 300 is expected to boost AI service performance and lower data center operating costs. Evercore ISI analysts forecast that by the first quarter of 2027, Maia chips will account for around 10% of Microsoft’s AI chip spending.
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GTC has surged 272% over the past 30 days, lifting its market cap to $28.9 million.
According to HTX market data, Gitcoin (GTC) has surged an additional 57% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.2871, with its market capitalization climbing to $28.9 million. The token has rallied 136% over the past seven days and 272% over the past 30 days. Upbit officially announced today that it has listed Gitcoin (GTC), supporting trading pairs for the South Korean won (KRW) and Tether (USDT).
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Goldman Sachs upgrades its short-term global equity rating to "Overweight", forecasting the S&P 500’s third-quarter earnings growth rate will reach 27%.
Goldman Sachs has upgraded its global stock rating from "neutral" to "overweight" for the next three months, while retaining its bullish stance over the coming 12 months. The bank noted that sustained corporate earnings growth, stock valuations pulling back from summer highs, and reduced investor positioning have improved stocks’ risk-reward ratio. FactSet data shows the S&P 500’s 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 21.1x in early June to 19.1x, compared to roughly 22x at the start of the year. Goldman Sachs projects S&P 500 constituents will post 27% year-over-year earnings growth in the third quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter of earnings gains exceeding 25%, with AI infrastructure investment remaining a key driver. On regional allocation, the bank maintained "overweight" ratings for U.S. and Asian stocks, and an "underweight" rating for European equities. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs upgraded its 12-month government bond rating to "overweight", recommending a "barbell strategy": allocate to tech stocks on one end, and stocks with bond-like characteristics on the other, while favoring shorter-duration bonds and cash assets. The bank also warned that rising U.S. Treasury yields, higher energy prices, and uncertainty around the U.S. midterm elections could still exacerbate market volatility. Its bullish outlook remains contingent on sustained delivery of corporate earnings and no further deterioration in financial conditions.
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Bitcoin ETFs see $10.49M inflow, but Ethereum ETFs suffer $64.22M outflow in latest trading
Analysis: Bitcoin may trade sideways within the range of $81,300 to $84,500 this week, with Wednesday's CPI data determining its subsequent direction.
Bitfinex Alpha released a report stating that Bitcoin’s price movement this week will be influenced by Wednesday’s U.S. CPI data release and the strength of spot buying. The report predicts that before the CPI announcement, BTC will likely trade in a range of $81,300 to $84,500. It notes that BTC has fallen 7.9% from its October 2 high of $87,197, hitting a low of $80,347 on October 8 before reclaiming the previous range high of $81,300. During the same period, around $1.18 billion in crypto positions were liquidated, and open interest has not yet recovered significantly, meaning the next market move will rely more on spot market demand, which remains the weakest link in the market. The overall cost basis for Bitcoin ETF investors is approximately $84,340, slightly above the current price, so some investors may sell near their cost basis if the price rebounds. On the macro front, the U.S. core PCE inflation rate stands at 3%, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury real yield is 2.91%. The report argues that if core CPI’s month-over-month increase does not exceed 0.2%, interest rate expectations may be lowered, providing upward momentum for BTC; if it hits 0.3% or higher, spot buying will face greater pressure. The report adds that if BTC successfully breaks above $84,500 supported by ETF inflows, its next target could be the year-to-date opening price of $87,722; if it consistently falls below $81,300 and ETF outflows resume, attention should be paid to the real market average of around $77,400.
A crypto whale reallocated its UBTC holdings into 16,700 ETH, worth $42.46 million.
According to monitoring by AI Aunt, a crypto whale address swapped its UBTC holdings for 16,704.47 ETH over the past 22 hours, worth approximately $42.46 million, at an average purchase price of around $2,541.89.
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Microsoft's stock price has hit a nearly one-year high, and the company announced plans to massively deploy its in-house developed AI chips.
According to BIT (Bit.com) market data, Microsoft’s stock price hit a near one-year high, rising 0.8% intraday. On the news front, Microsoft plans to gradually increase the use of its self-developed AI chips in data centers to reduce reliance on NVIDIA GPUs. Microsoft stated that it will mainly rely on its self-developed Maia chip architecture to handle AI model requests in the future, and plans to deploy several gigawatts of computing power on the Maia series chips. Microsoft unveiled its third-generation AI accelerator chip, the Maia 300, on Monday, which is expected to enter production in 2027. Each data center rack can hold 96 Maia 300 chips, double the number of the previous-generation Maia 200; compared with GPUs, its AI token processing capacity per rack can reach up to 7 times higher, and the number of tokens processed per megawatt increases by approximately 40%. Microsoft said the Maia 300 is expected to boost AI service performance and lower data center operating costs. Evercore ISI analysts forecast that by the first quarter of 2027, Maia chips will account for around 10% of Microsoft’s AI chip spending.
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GTC has surged 272% over the past 30 days, lifting its market cap to $28.9 million.
According to HTX market data, Gitcoin (GTC) has surged an additional 57% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.2871, with its market capitalization climbing to $28.9 million. The token has rallied 136% over the past seven days and 272% over the past 30 days. Upbit officially announced today that it has listed Gitcoin (GTC), supporting trading pairs for the South Korean won (KRW) and Tether (USDT).
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Goldman Sachs upgrades its short-term global equity rating to "Overweight", forecasting the S&P 500’s third-quarter earnings growth rate will reach 27%.
Goldman Sachs has upgraded its global stock rating from "neutral" to "overweight" for the next three months, while retaining its bullish stance over the coming 12 months. The bank noted that sustained corporate earnings growth, stock valuations pulling back from summer highs, and reduced investor positioning have improved stocks’ risk-reward ratio. FactSet data shows the S&P 500’s 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 21.1x in early June to 19.1x, compared to roughly 22x at the start of the year. Goldman Sachs projects S&P 500 constituents will post 27% year-over-year earnings growth in the third quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter of earnings gains exceeding 25%, with AI infrastructure investment remaining a key driver. On regional allocation, the bank maintained "overweight" ratings for U.S. and Asian stocks, and an "underweight" rating for European equities. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs upgraded its 12-month government bond rating to "overweight", recommending a "barbell strategy": allocate to tech stocks on one end, and stocks with bond-like characteristics on the other, while favoring shorter-duration bonds and cash assets. The bank also warned that rising U.S. Treasury yields, higher energy prices, and uncertainty around the U.S. midterm elections could still exacerbate market volatility. Its bullish outlook remains contingent on sustained delivery of corporate earnings and no further deterioration in financial conditions.
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Bitcoin ETFs see $10.49M inflow, but Ethereum ETFs suffer $64.22M outflow in latest trading
Analysis: Bitcoin may trade sideways within the range of $81,300 to $84,500 this week, with Wednesday's CPI data determining its subsequent direction.
Bitfinex Alpha released a report stating that Bitcoin’s price movement this week will be influenced by Wednesday’s U.S. CPI data release and the strength of spot buying. The report predicts that before the CPI announcement, BTC will likely trade in a range of $81,300 to $84,500. It notes that BTC has fallen 7.9% from its October 2 high of $87,197, hitting a low of $80,347 on October 8 before reclaiming the previous range high of $81,300. During the same period, around $1.18 billion in crypto positions were liquidated, and open interest has not yet recovered significantly, meaning the next market move will rely more on spot market demand, which remains the weakest link in the market. The overall cost basis for Bitcoin ETF investors is approximately $84,340, slightly above the current price, so some investors may sell near their cost basis if the price rebounds. On the macro front, the U.S. core PCE inflation rate stands at 3%, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury real yield is 2.91%. The report argues that if core CPI’s month-over-month increase does not exceed 0.2%, interest rate expectations may be lowered, providing upward momentum for BTC; if it hits 0.3% or higher, spot buying will face greater pressure. The report adds that if BTC successfully breaks above $84,500 supported by ETF inflows, its next target could be the year-to-date opening price of $87,722; if it consistently falls below $81,300 and ETF outflows resume, attention should be paid to the real market average of around $77,400.
