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- FTX’s crypto mining venture is now used to advance AIby Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on October 12, 2026 at 9:24 pm
The defunct exchange acquired a 20% stake in Genesis Digital Assets before FTX declared bankruptcy in November 2022.
- Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digestby Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton on October 12, 2026 at 9:18 pm
An user reports buying a tampered Ledger from a big retailer in Europe. Security researchers use AI to uncover a “$94 billion” XRP bug — but receive just a $250K bounty.
- Here’s what happened in crypto todayby Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi on October 12, 2026 at 7:31 pm
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 regulation.
- US accounting overhaul could make stablecoins more attractive to corporations: Tempoby Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi on October 12, 2026 at 7:23 pm
A Tempo report examines how proposed US accounting rules could change corporate stablecoin holdings, with direct redemption rights determining which tokens qualify as cash.
- Crypto PACs report $2.7M spending blitz on House races as midterms loomby Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on October 12, 2026 at 7:01 pm
With just 22 days until the US midterm elections, a crypto-aligned committee has announced another major ad expenditure to support “pro-crypto” candidates in 2026.
- Bitcoin miners face widening AI financing costs as lenders scrutinize dealsby Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi on October 12, 2026 at 4:55 pm
The Bitcoin mining industry needs roughly $50 billion to complete planned AI infrastructure projects, with IREN, Riot Platforms and HIVE Digital facing major funding gaps.
- Bitcoin drops 2.2% as Ukraine, Iran strikes send oil toward one-month highby Cointelegraph by William Suberg on October 12, 2026 at 4:41 pm
Bitcoin price action stayed rangebound after failing to sustain above $84,000 into the Wall Street open on rising oil prices.
- XRP treasury Evernorth’s shares rise 5% at Nasdaq opening printby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on October 12, 2026 at 2:21 pm
Evernorth’s share price rose by 5% as investors welcomed the Nasdaq debut of the first pure-play XRP digital asset treasury.
- Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware walletsby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on October 12, 2026 at 2:12 pm
The discovery of an unauthorized Ledger hardware implant reignited debate on whether Bitcoin ETFs are safer than self-custodying Bitcoin via hardware wallet devices.
- Strategy adds 250 Bitcoin as holdings reach 848,250 BTCby Cointelegraph by Helen Partz on October 12, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Michael Saylor’s Strategy said Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC after its latest purchase, while maintaining a $4.88 billion cash reserve.
| # | Coin | Price | Marketcap | Volume (24h) | Supply | Change | Last 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bitcoin BTC | $ 82,892.00 | $ 1.67 T | $ 25.90 B | 20.10 M | 0.76% | |
| 2 |  Ethereum ETH | $ 2,510.66 | $ 306.62 B | $ 12.40 B | 122.13 M | 0.85% | |
| 3 |  Tether USDT | $ 0.999163 | $ 184.10 B | $ 51.12 B | 184.25 B | 0.01% | |
| 4 |  BNB BNB | $ 745.42 | $ 99.26 B | $ 726.97 M | 133.16 M | 0.91% | |
| 5 |  XRP XRP | $ 1.36 | $ 86.10 B | $ 1.63 B | 63.13 B | 3.13% | |
| 6 |  USDC USDC | $ 0.999728 | $ 72.74 B | $ 15.77 B | 72.76 B | 0.01% | |
| 7 |  Solana SOL | $ 108.04 | $ 63.65 B | $ 2.95 B | 589.11 M | 2.64% | |
| 8 |  TRON TRX | $ 0.329832 | $ 31.33 B | $ 312.61 M | 94.99 B | 0.03% | |
| 9 |  Lido Staked Ether STETH | $ 2,265.05 | $ 21.70 B | $ 73.00 M | 9.58 M | 3.46% | |
| 9 |  Figure Heloc FIGR_HELOC | $ 1.06 | $ 25.29 B | $ 30.13 M | 23.77 B | 0.00% |
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