Ripple’s RLUSD gains institutional backing as Standard Chartered debuts Dubai custody Skip to main content Finance Ripple previously gave LMAX $150 million in financing to integrate RLUSD into its institutional infrastructure. By Olivier Acuna|Edited by Jamie Crawley Oct 12, 2026, 8:09 a.m. EDT 2min read Share this article Summary Global bank giant Standard Chartered now

Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls Skip to main content Markets Bitcoin is holding on to its weekend gains as oil trades lower. ETFs lost over $600 million in outflows last week. By Omkar Godbole Oct 12, 2026, 12:49 a.m. EDT 2min read Share this article Summary Bitcoin BTC$84,155.39

Bitcoin (BTC) price steadies near Sunday’s high as smaller tokens do the heavy lifting Skip to main content Markets The CoinDesk 80 has risen around 3% in 24 hours, more than double the CoinDesk 5, while spot bitcoin ETFs lost $681 million last week. By Oliver Knight, Omkar Godbole|Edited by Sheldon Reback Oct 12, 2026,

SWI Group raises 800 million euros to convert FTX-backed miner into AI data centers Skip to main content Finance SWI Group said it would use the proceeds from an 800 million-euro ($894 million) fundraise to transform Genesis Digital Assets, acquired from the FTX bankruptcy, from a bitcoin miner to an AI-focused data center. By Olivier

South Korea just got its first traditional bank loans backed by bitcoin Skip to main content Finance Loans use third-party custodians for bitcoin holdings and rely on court-ordered sales if borrowers default. By Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Jamie Crawley Oct 12, 2026, 6:57 a.m. EDT 2min read Share this article Summary Jeonbuk Bank has started offering