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CoinucationDeutsche Bank plans to launch bitcoin and ether custody within weeks
The UK may keep £3.8 billion in bitcoin tied to Chinese fraud victims, and a UK court ruling backed the government's claim.
By Coinucation Research, reviewed by Coinucation Editorial · Published Oct 19, 2026, 07:01 UTC · Covers the week to
The 30-second version
- Deutsche Bank plans to launch custody for bitcoin and ether within the next few weeks.
- The UK may keep £3.8 billion in bitcoin linked to Chinese fraud victims after a UK ruling backed the government's claim.
- Bitcoin ended the week at $82,785, down 0.3%, while ether fell 3.2% to $2,429 and total market cap stood at $2.77 trillion.
- Stablecoin supply fell by about $1.66 billion over the week, and Starknet led top 100 losers with a 42.5% drop.
- Strive bought 3,311 BTC, taking its holdings past 30,000 BTC.
- VanEck withdrew its SEC registration for a Lido staked ether ETF.
Market snapshot
change vs the previous reviewWhat moved
top 100 by market cap · 7 daysGainers
- Quack AI Q$0.1615 +415.0%
- Bitway BTW$2.25 +30.8%
- Monero XMR$594.41 +11.0%
- Celestia TIA$0.6105 +1.5%
Losers
- Starknet STRK$0.0597 -42.5%
- Pump.fun PUMP$0.004476 -23.6%
- Raydium RAY$1.93 -19.9%
- Midnight NIGHT$0.0400 -19.9%
A reason appears only where our data or a primary source supports one; otherwise it is just the move.
The week's big stories
ranked by how many outlets covered them · 1623 headlines read1Bitcoin ETFs post seven-day inflows while ether funds see outflows
Coinucation's tracker shows spot bitcoin ETFs took in a net $44.6 million over seven days but lost $89.9 million on October 5, while ether ETFs lost $203.2 million over seven days. Another outlet reported a session with $175.6 million into bitcoin funds and $24.8 million into ether funds.
BTCETH Primary: Coinucation ETF tracker · Coinucation ETF tracker. Reporting: CryptoPotato · Crypto Briefing · CryptoSlate · Crypto Briefing.
2Standard Chartered offers bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy UAE clients
Standard Chartered has launched direct trading in bitcoin and ether for affluent clients in the United Arab Emirates.
BTCETHXRP Reporting: Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing · The Daily Hodl.
3Saylor dismisses risk of Strategy's removal from MSCI index
Strategy's Michael Saylor brushed off the possibility that the company could be dropped from an MSCI index. He also said he sees headwinds for bitcoin turning into tailwinds.
BTC Reporting: Crypto Briefing · AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing · Coinpedia.
4Vitalik Buterin compares bitcoin mining costs with AI inference
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined how the costs of bitcoin mining differ from those of running AI inference. Some coverage framed his comments as suggesting AI demand could push bitcoin miners out.
BTCETH Reporting: U.Today · Crypto Briefing · BeInCrypto · U.Today.
5Thieves take about $4.8 million in bitcoin from a scammer's Ledger wallets
Thieves drained Ledger wallets holding about $4.8 million in bitcoin that came from a task scam. Reports describe the attack as involving a Ledger implant.
BTC Reporting: Bitcoin Magazine · The Daily Hodl · CryptoPotato.
6Deutsche Bank plans Bitcoin and Ether custody launch within weeks
Deutsche Bank is set to begin offering custody for Bitcoin and Ethereum within weeks, according to reports.
BTCETH Reporting: Coinpedia · U.Today · Bitcoin Magazine.
7Ripple adds AI agent payments and Privy wallets to the XRP Ledger
Ripple introduced wallet-based payments by AI agents on the XRP Ledger and partnered with Privy, owned by Stripe, to expand XRP Ledger wallets. Separate coverage linked Standard Chartered to the RLUSD stablecoin launch.
XRPRLUSD Reporting: U.Today · Coinpedia · BeInCrypto · CryptoPotato.
8Solana's Shanghai event stalls as CZ denies role in ad removal
A Solana event in Shanghai stalled and a Solana advertisement there was removed. Binance founder CZ questioned whether Solana understood China's rules, then denied that his post caused the ad's removal.
SOL Reporting: BeInCrypto · Crypto Briefing · Bitcoinist.
9Chainalysis says US accumulates Bitcoin while world buys its digital dollars
A Chainalysis report says the US is accumulating Bitcoin while the rest of the world buys US digital dollars. Separately, Fidelity Digital Assets found that Bitcoin now moves in line with US Treasury real rates. The latest US spot Bitcoin ETF data, for October 5, show $89.9 million of net outflows that day and $97.6 million of net inflows over seven days.
BTC Primary: Coinucation ETF tracker · Coinucation ETF tracker. Reporting: Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing · BeInCrypto.
10Evernorth picks Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo for its XRP treasury
Evernorth has named Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo as institutional partners to put its XRP treasury to use. The treasury holds 473 million XRP, valued at $648 million.
XRP Reporting: Crypto Briefing · U.Today · CryptoPotato.
Flows
ETF figures are the latest published by issuers; the most recent trading day on file is 2026-10-05.
Leverage
OKX perpetual swaps| Market | Liquidated | Longs / shorts | Funding (8h) | Open interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | $14.82M | $8.80M / $6.02M | 0.0038% | $2.52B +1.4% |
| ETH | $33.04M | $22.99M / $10.05M | 0.0085% | $1.45B +1.3% |
| SOL | $11.41M | $8.91M / $2.50M | 0.0024% | $317.21M +1.0% |
| XRP | $3.04M | $2.79M / $249.1K | 0.0064% | $88.70M +2.6% |
| DOGE | $3.23M | $2.87M / $358.6K | 0.0062% | $95.93M -0.9% |
| BNB | $166.8K | $164.5K / $2.3K | 0.0100% | $54.16M -1.3% |
Leverage is steady: open interest moved +1.3% and liquidations were modest. Total liquidated $65.71M on OKX perpetual swaps; one venue, so the market-wide total is larger. Liquidation calculator.
Treasuries
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Network
Ethereum gas is well below its 168-hour average.
Regulation and policy
UK may keep £3.8 billion in bitcoin tied to Chinese fraud victims
A UK judge ruled that Chinese law applies to claims over bitcoin reported at £3.8 billion to £4 billion, bought with funds from Chinese fraud victims, which may let the UK keep it. Separately, Tesla reported holding nearly $1 billion in bitcoin.
BTC Reporting: BeInCrypto · U.Today · CryptoPotato · CryptoSlate.
Bitcoin holds near $82,000 as Warsh avoids signaling another hike
Fed Chair Warsh did not signal another interest rate hike in a speech in Bangkok. Bitcoin held steady near $82,000 as he spoke.
BTC Reporting: CryptoPotato · Crypto Briefing.
Strive buys 3,311 BTC and passes 30,000 BTC in holdings
Strive purchased 3,311 BTC, bringing its total above 30,000 BTC. Separate reporting said US government bitcoin holdings fell to 328,372 BTC in 2026.
BTC Reporting: CryptoPotato · Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing.
White House crypto bill negotiator Patrick Witt leaves
Patrick Witt has left the White House Crypto Council, where he served as the administration's negotiator on the CLARITY Act crypto bill. Separately, Nvidia, Apple and Google are among the top donors to the White House ballroom project.
Reporting: AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing · CryptoSlate.
VanEck withdraws SEC registration for Lido staked ether ETF
VanEck withdrew its SEC registration for a Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. Separately, Ethereum leads the tokenized ETF market with a $303 million market cap.
ETHOPCAP Reporting: Crypto Briefing · Coinpedia.
UK ruling backs government claim and South Korea allows bitcoin seizures
A UK court ruling strengthened the government's claim to about $5 billion in seized bitcoin. South Korea will allow courts to seize and sell bitcoin for unpaid debts under rules that take effect in November.
BTC Reporting: Crypto Briefing · CryptoSlate.
Learn: term of the day
Mining is the process by which computers compete to add new blocks to a proof-of-work blockchain and earn newly created coins plus fees.
It comes up in today's story: Vitalik Buterin compares bitcoin mining costs with AI inference. Full definition · Explainer