Crypto weekly recap — Week 42 of 2026 (October 12, 2026 – October 18, 2026)

495 stories from 8 sources this week, grouped by coin.

Key points

  1. ·Just 659? Shiba Inu L2 Transaction Hits Monthly Low as Activity DropsU.Today
  2. ·Saylor Teases More Bitcoin Purchases to Expand Strategy's 848,250 BTC HoardU.Today
  3. ·Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays RedDecrypt
  4. ·Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cashCoinDesk
  5. ·Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlookCoinDesk
  6. ·Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken saysCoinDesk
  7. ·Shiba Inu (SHIB) Spot Flows Skyrocket 215% in 8 Hours: 3 Key Price Signals to WatchU.Today
  8. ·Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 millionCoinDesk

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Sources

U.Today 119Cointelegraph 106CoinDesk 87Decrypt 77The Block 62Bitcoin Magazine 42Ethereum Blog 1Solana Blog 1