Chip-stock bets lost $52 million in 10 minutes with Wall Street shut

A 10-minute flush hit round-the-clock chip-stock contracts while U.S. markets were shut, leaving traders with no real share price to lean on.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/18/chip-stock-bets-lost-usd52-million-in-10-minutes-with-wall-street-shut

Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut

Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/17/circle-defends-usdc-economics-as-stablecoin-rivals-court-its-partners-with-bigger-cut

Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe

CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to payment intermediaries.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/17/polygon-sees-coinme-acquisition-as-entry-to-payments-sector-dominated-by-visa-stripe

Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds

A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth from 15% to 12%.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/banks-could-slow-stablecoin-growth-by-paying-savers-more-bis-paper-finds

‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery

Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. Bitcoin was never on that list, and its quantum problem hasn’t gone anywhere.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/17/wow-it-s-a-real-discovery-claude-cracks-a-25-year-nsa-number-mystery

Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough

Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one of the hardware bottlenecks behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/16/satoshi-era-bitcoin-faces-a-bigger-quantum-threat-after-google-s-new-willow-breakthrough

XRP has failed to make holders rich like bitcoin and ether. Here’s why

XRP remains below its 2017-cycle high while bitcoin, ether and other major tokens have surged, enriching their holders.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/16/xrp-has-failed-to-make-holders-rich-like-bitcoin-and-ether-here-s-why