Crypto digest — October 10, 2026

Key points

1. ·Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds snap record 14-week inflow runThe Block
2. ·Shiba Inu's Shibarium Activity Up 151%: What's Fueling the Surge?U.Today
3. ·Over $51 Million in Solana Returned to Coinbase: Who's Selling?U.Today
4. ·Bitcoin Breaks Three-Week ETF Inflow Streak With Over $680 Million WithdrawnU.Today
5. ·One year after 10/10, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but other altcoins still face risksCoinDesk

SOL1

• Over $51 Million in Solana Returned to Coinbase: Who's Selling?

  A large amount of Solana tokens exit major cryptocurrency exchanges as sellers appear to be dominating the market following its price downturn.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

BNB1

• Ledger's $93 Million Exploit: Here's What Really Happened

  Here's everything you need to know about the Ledger-related $92.9 million wallet drain across Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, BNB Chain and Polygon.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

ETH9

• Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds snap record 14-week inflow run

  Spot bitcoin, solana, and ether ETFs all logged weekly outflows following last week's trading, a notable shift for some of the funds.

  2026-10-10via The Block

• Shiba Inu's Shibarium Activity Up 151%: What's Fueling the Surge?

  The surge puts Shiba Inu layer 2 Shibarium’s transaction activity back in focus.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• 'Almost Like Satoshi Knew Something': Adam Back Throws Shade at Ethereum

  BTC Pioneer Adam Back Takes Aim at Ethereum in favor of Bitcoin’s UTXO Model.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• One year after 10/10, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but other altcoins still face risks

  Bitcoin and ether order books are deeper than before the crash, while altcoin liquidity keeps eroding and spot trading remains well below its October 2025 peak.

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• ‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto

  Bitcoin Magazine ‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the American…

  2026-10-10via Bitcoin Magazine

• Here’s How Not To Screw up Your Bitcoin Privacy

  Bitcoin Magazine Here’s How Not To Screw up Your Bitcoin Privacy Just one transaction can compromise years of discreet Bitcoin activity, Cake Wallet’s chief ope…

  2026-10-10via Bitcoin Magazine

• THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults

  Chad Barraford, technical co-founder of the network, said that the funds were frozen and then unfrozen without explanation.

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits

  Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Cantor Fitzgerald to open its records on Tether and on how much Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family has earned from its bus…

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Ethereum L2 Starknet Jumps 20% After Saying It Wants to Become an L1

  Starknet is "actively considering" becoming its own blockchain, a move it says would make it the first fully quantum-resistant network by 2027.

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

More41

• Here’s a Way to Predict When AI Chatbots Will Turn Bad

  Physicists at George Washington University say a formula can estimate when an AI chatbot will flip from good answers to bad ones, and early tests on small model…

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Ex-Ripple Exec on What's Next for XRP: Agentic Payments, RLUSD Surge Onchain

  Ex-Ripple Exec highlights XRP Ledger’s next growth chapter amid AI payments surge.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Ripple-Backed Evernorth Secures Major Deal Ahead of Nasdaq Listing: Why Is XRP Price Still Down?

  Evernorth has completed its SPAC merger, preparing to list on Nasdaq with approximately 473 million XRP and $300 million in cash proceeds. Yet XRP continues to…

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget

  A National Assembly committee adopted amendments taxing stablecoin swaps and crypto exits by wealthy holders, then rejected the 2027 budget's revenue section.

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Cardano Midnight Scores Key Japan Exchange Listing

  The listing marks key step in Midnight’s expansion into the Japanese market.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Bitcoin Breaks Three-Week ETF Inflow Streak With Over $680 Million Withdrawn

  Bitcoin has closed the last ETF weekly trading session on a weak note as netflow provides a negative balance amid rising sell activity.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Tokenized commodities look beyond gold as lending and oil open new markets

  Paxos Labs, Theo and Energy Substantiation execs see growth coming from putting physical assets to work, with precious metals leading and energy presenting a to…

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet

  “We’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,” Sun said in a post on X.

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year later, has crypto learned anything?

  One year after a flash crash wiped out billions in leveraged crypto bets, traders have better tools to spot risks. But the forces behind the selloff remain.

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• How Critical XRP Ledger Bug Nearly Unleashed Unlimited XRP Mint

  XRPL developers remediate critical flaw that could have let attackers create XRP.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• "Prime Broker of the Year": Ripple Prime Wins Major US Award

  Ripple Prime gains top honor as it becomes an award-winning brokerage firm for institutional market services.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report

  There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI ‌and Anthropic, and fears have arisen that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control.

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• XRP's 4-Year Pattern Returns: Why Another 2-Year Grind Is Likely Ahead

  As once every four years in September, XRP price stalls inside a narrow range, threatening to repeat its notorious multi-year grind.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds

  The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018

  CoinDesk analysis finds 10 unusually large trading days in 2026, raising questions about how investors measure risk in an increasingly institutional crypto mark…

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%

  Daily activity has dropped from 10.8 million transactions to 6.2 million since mid-September even as Robinhood keeps paying network fees on customer swaps.

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

  Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031

  Visa’s survey of 14,250 people found interest in stablecoin payments is growing, though only 6% of respondents correctly understood how they work.

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• +1.34 Billion Shiba Inu (SHIB) in 24 Hours: What's Behind the Fresh Volume?

  Shiba Inu added a substantial volume to exchange balances which raises a possibility of a rapid market reversal.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC

  Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC Meanwhile , the first life insurer licensed to opera…

  2026-10-10via Bitcoin Magazine

• Near Protocol (NEAR), XRP, Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for October 10: Crypto Goes Downhill

  Crypto majors and large-cap altcoins are consolidating after sharp pullbacks, with traders watching key moving averages for the next directional move.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages

  The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that require the agency's oversight…

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• Terrifying iPhone Exploit Threatens Crypto Holders

  A dangerous iPhone exploit continues to threaten crypto holders, with hackers targeting popular wallets such as Coinbase, MetaMask and Trust Wallet to steal sen…

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent

  The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions.

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• New York permanently bars Celsius founder Mashinsky in $35M fraud settlement

  The agreement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit against the Celsius founder and permanently bars him from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities indus…

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe

  Executives are war-gaming the political fallout of a major AI-driven cyberattack and preparing to brief Congress fast if and when necessary.

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Former FTX COO says Netflix’s ‘Altruists’ trailer ‘made me physically throw up’

  Former FTX COO Constance Wang says Netflix's "The Altruists" misrepresents FTX's collapse and turns it into a love story.

  2026-10-10via The Block

• XRP Ledger Might Be Vulnerable to AI, Avalanche Founder Warns

  Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer has warned that AI could uncover critical vulnerabilities in the XRP Ledger.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• Here’s what happened in crypto today

  Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regula…

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• Robinhood Chain considers technology that gives paying traders priority

  Arbitrum recently replaced its Timeboost transaction-ordering system with a new model called Priority Gas Auctions.

  2026-10-10via CoinDesk

• Blockchain.com Seeks Approval for US Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives

  The crypto platform filed for designated contract market and futures commission merchant licenses, which would let it run its own regulated event-contract venue…

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Bitcoin Rebounds After Rough Week, But Traders Are Pricing In More Downside

  Bitcoin bounced after dipping to around $80,000. Traders are placing increasingly high odds BTC slips further before October is over.

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Binance Founder CZ Urges Wallet 'Quarantine' After $86 Million Ledger Reseller Hack

  Binance founder Changpeng Zhao advises a two-week freeze on new devices after an $86 million exploit hits Ledger.

  2026-10-10via U.Today

• HSBC, Ant Digital test AI-agent payments using tokenized deposits

  The technical trial showed how AI agents could discover services and make micropayments using HSBC’s tokenized deposits, with real-time settlement and risk chec…

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• Bitcoin ETFs Shed $729M in Two Days as Investors Reverse Course

  Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Shed $729M in Two Days as Investors Reverse Course U. S. investors this week reversed course, cashing out $729 million from spot b…

  2026-10-10via Bitcoin Magazine

• Ledger investigates fund losses linked to Southeast Asian reseller, warns users

  Hardware wallet maker Ledger probes losses tied to reseller CryptoBilis, as researchers separately estimate more than $72 million to $86 million in suspected cr…

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• Ledger Warns Buyers Not to Set Up Wallets From Reseller After Users Report Losses

  Bitcoin Magazine Ledger Warns Buyers Not to Set Up Wallets From Reseller After Users Report Losses Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has said that it is inves…

  2026-10-10via Bitcoin Magazine

• Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC

  The crypto company has reportedly applied for two licenses with the US commodities regulatory as the courts weigh prediction markets cases.

  2026-10-10via Cointelegraph

• DWF Labs Subsidiaries Sue BitGo for $141 Million Over Early Token Sales

  The DWF Labs-linked firms allege in London’s High Court that BitGo sold discounted Falcon Finance and ESPORTS tokens roughly two months before their lock-up exp…

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• New York AG Secures Up to $35M and Industry Ban From Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky

  Mashinsky owes New York $25 million if he fails to forfeit another $10 million, and $10 million more if he doesn't serve his full sentence.

  2026-10-10via Decrypt

• Blockchain.com seeks CFTC greenlight for US prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading: CNBC

  Blockchain. com has applied for DCM and FCM licenses to offer ahead of a planned $500 million IPO.

  2026-10-10via The Block