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2026-10-13

4 stories
  1. Is Blur Shutting Down? What Happens to Your NFTs, Blend Loans and BLUR Tokens After 12 November 2026

    Blur's website closes 12 November 2026 but the protocol stays on-chain. What happens to your NFTs, listings, bids, Blend loans and BLUR, and what to do before the deadline.

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  2. Crypto Fear and Greed Index Today: Why CoinMarketCap Says 55 and Alternative.me Says 69

    CoinMarketCap's crypto Fear and Greed Index reads 55 (neutral), Alternative.me 69 (greed). Why they differ, what each measures, and what liquidations and funding say.

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  3. Evernorth (XRPN) Stock Starts Trading on Nasdaq: Is Buying XRPN the Same as Buying XRP? (October 2026)

    Evernorth's XRPN closed its Nasdaq debut at $16.91, about twice the XRP behind each share. What you own, the float, lock-ups, warrants, and XRPN vs XRP.

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  4. Why Is Crypto Down Today? Bitcoin Slips Below $83,000 as Oil Jumps Before CPI, and Solana Longs Take the Hit (12 October 2026)

    12 Oct 2026: BTC slipped from $84,352 to $82,640 as oil jumped before Wednesday's CPI; SOL -3.4%, $6.8M liquidated in 4 hours, 93% longs, SOL nearly half.

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2026-10-12

12 stories
  1. Why Is STRK Down Today? Starknet Gives Back a Quarter of Its Layer-1 Rally While Dip Buyers Turn Long (12 October 2026)

    STRK fell 17% on 12 Oct 2026, from a $0.1265 peak to $0.093, with no new Starknet news; open interest down 22%, funding positive, and more accounts now long.

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  2. Why Are Altcoins Up While Bitcoin Stalls Near $83,500? NEAR, FIL and ZRO Rally on Thin Liquidity Before Wednesday's CPI (12 October 2026)

    Altcoins outran bitcoin on 12 October 2026: ZRO +18%, FIL +14%, NEAR +10% at an 11-month high, on thin liquidity as bitcoin ETFs lost $681M last week. Our liquidation and funding data, and what to watch before CPI.

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  3. Standard Chartered Now Holds Ripple's RLUSD for Institutions, and LMAX Plans to Accept It as Collateral: What It Means (12 October 2026)

    Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD on the XRP Ledger on 12 October 2026 and plans, with LMAX, to let it back trades as collateral. What is live, what is not, and why it matters.

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  4. Why Is RSR Up 46% Today? Upbit Listed Reserve Rights, and Shorts Now Pay Almost 2% Every Eight Hours (12 October 2026)

    Reserve Rights (RSR) rose about 46% on 12 October 2026 after Upbit listed it against the Korean won; Binance funding hit -1.96% and open interest grew 4.4x in eight hours.

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  5. France Wants Self-Custody Crypto Wallets Over €100,000 Declared: What Amendment CF821 Says, the €10,000 Fine and What Happens Next (2026)

    France's Finance Committee backed amendment CF821: declare self-custody crypto wallets worth €100,000+ on 31 December or face up to €10,000 in fines. Plus the stablecoin swap tax, crypto exit tax and why none of it is law yet.

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  6. Why Is Wormhole (W) Up 66% Today? Futures Did the Lifting, and Funding Now Points in Opposite Directions (12 October 2026)

    Wormhole's W token rose about 66% on 12 October 2026 without an official announcement; futures volume was 7.7x spot, open interest 2.7x, and funding split between Binance, OKX and Hyperliquid.

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  7. Why SUI Rose 57% in Four Weeks, and Why Samsung Wallet, Hashi and the $30 Million DATA Deal Have Not Pushed It Higher (October 2026)

    SUI rose about 57% in four weeks to 11 October 2026, but nearly all of it came before Sui's Samsung Wallet, Hashi and $30M DATA Network news; here are the numbers, why the token stalled and what to watch.

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  8. Crypto Whipsaw Overnight: $4.1 Million of Longs Liquidated on a Half-Percent Bitcoin Dip, Then Shorts Squeezed Again at Monday's Asia Open (12 October 2026)

    Overnight on 11-12 October 2026 a 0.5% bitcoin dip liquidated $4.1 million of longs in one hour, then Monday's Asia open squeezed $1.6 million of shorts; here are the numbers, funding and what to watch.

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  9. XRP Ledger Bug Could Have Minted XRP From Nothing: What Was Fixed, Was Anyone Hurt, and What XRP Holders Should Do (October 2026)

    A 2015 overflow bug in the XRP Ledger could have minted XRP beyond the 100 billion cap; it was fixed in xrpld 3.4.1 without a validator vote and never exploited, so holders need not act.

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  10. Liquid Network Peg-Outs Still Suspended: Why L-BTC Cannot Be Redeemed for Bitcoin Yet, and the 602 BTC Gap (October 2026)

    Liquid Network peg-outs remain suspended in October 2026 after the September exploit left the L-BTC reserve about 602 BTC short; here is what happened, where recovery stands and what L-BTC holders can do.

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  11. The CLARITY Act Failed in the Senate: What Happens to US Crypto Rules Now, and What It Means for Your Accounts (2026)

    The CLARITY Act failed a 49-50 Senate vote on 15 September 2026. Here is what the SEC and CFTC have done since, what gap remains for spot crypto, and what it means for your accounts.

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  12. Bitcoin Short Squeeze After Trump's "Energy Ceasefire" Post: $12.5 Million Liquidated in Four Hours, 99.7% of It Shorts (October 2026)

    A short squeeze on 11 October 2026 liquidated $12.5 million in four hours, 99.7% of it shorts, led by ETH on OKX, on the day Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire.

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2026-10-11

7 stories
  1. One Year After the $19 Billion October 10 Crash: Bitcoin Liquidity Has Rebuilt, Altcoins Have Not — and What Leverage Looks Like Now (2026)

    A year after $19 billion was liquidated on 10 October 2025, bitcoin and ether order books are deeper but altcoin liquidity is thinner. Our liquidation and funding data show where leverage stands now.

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  2. Coldcard's Official X Account Posted a Phishing Link: What Happened and What Bitcoin Holders Should Do Now (2026)

    A phishing link was posted from COLDCARD's official X account on 11 October 2026. What the company said, why it suspects platform-level access at X, and what to do if you clicked or still need to migrate a seed.

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  3. Trump Memecoin Dinner on 22 November 2026: How the $TRUMP Leaderboard Works, Who Gets a Seat and Why the Price Has Not Moved

    The $TRUMP Coin Club's second dinner is on 22 November 2026 for the top 185 holders.

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  4. Ether ETFs Lose Money Nine Days in a Row: $542 Million Left Last Week, Solana Funds' Streak Ends and Bitcoin ETFs Shed $680 Million (October 2026)

    US spot Ether ETFs had nine straight days of outflows worth about $697M, losing $542M in the week to 9 October 2026 as ETHA led redemptions, Solana ETFs ended a 14-week streak and Bitcoin ETFs shed about $680M.

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  5. Crypto Liquidations Today: Shorts Took 85% of $11.9 Million as Funding Turned Negative With Bitcoin at $83,000 (11 October 2026)

    NexuAlpha tracked $11.87 million of crypto liquidations in 24 hours to 11 October 2026, 85% shorts, with a $1.45 million SOL short the largest, as ETH funding turned negative and Bitcoin held $83,000.

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  6. Starknet (STRK) Jumps 54% in a Day After Its Layer-1 Plan: Open Interest Tripled While Most Traders Bet Against It (2026)

    STRK rose about 54% in a day after Starknet said it is considering becoming a quantum-resistant layer 1. Binance data shows open interest tripling while long accounts fell to 43% and funding turned negative.

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  7. Ledger Confirms a Hidden Hardware Implant in a CryptoBilis Device: What the Finding Changes (2026)

    Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in one device tied to the CryptoBilis wallet drains, estimated above $86 million. What the finding changes, what is still unknown and what buyers should do now.

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