Crypto Daily Brief — October 12, 2026

BTC $84,187 (+1.3%) · ETH $2,572 (+2.7%) · Total mcap $2.84T (-2.2%)

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Ledger confirmed that hardware wallet devices from Malaysian manufacturing contained physical implants, with affected units reaching European markets. The supply-chain breach raises questions about the scope of the compromise and which other devices may be affected.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs posted their heaviest weekly outflows in three months, with Ethereum funds extending losses since late September. The simultaneous outflows from both asset classes signal weakening institutional demand.

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The XRP Ledger disclosed and patched a critical overflow bug in token-minting logic that existed for roughly a decade and could have created 18 trillion XRP. Researchers earned a $250K bounty; no public exploitation has been found.

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COLDCARD discovered a phishing post on its compromised X account directing users to a fake wallet migration page designed to steal recovery phrases. The company removed the post and found no matching login record for the account compromise.

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Coinbase completed its integration of Deribit's derivatives platform, giving eligible US institutions regulated access to options and margin trading. The integration connects clients to markets representing roughly 80% of global crypto derivatives volume.

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