Crypto news, week of October 5, 2026

Reported by Globe Newswire and The Manila Times.

• AssureChain
• BlockAssure Inc.

The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

Reported by Investing Us and hackernoon.com.

• ASICID Inc.
• Chainwire

Machine summary A draft bill put out for public consultation in Greece proposes a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, Decrypt reported, citing Reuters.

Reported by Decrypt and cointelegraph.com.

• Greece
• Cryptocurrencies

Reports ran between 11:30 and 18:46 UTC on Oct 8.

The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

Reported by CoinDesk and Decrypt.

• Bitcoin

Machine summary According to Ledger, it is looking into possible tampering with wallets following reports that $86 million in cryptocurrency was stolen.

1. Ledger is investigating potential wallet tampering, according to CoinDesk.
2. Reports cited by CoinDesk say $86 million in crypto was stolen.

Reported by CoinDesk.

• Ledger

Machine summary Remittix's PayFi platform is now live for 1,000 RTX holders, enabling crypto-to-fiat and fiat-to-crypto testing with USDT and USDC across Ethereum, Celo, Base, and Polygon. Remittix opened PayFi testing to 1,000 holders, and the beta precedes a November 24 token launch.

1. Remittix opened its PayFi platform to 1,000 invited RTX holders for hands-on testing, per a GlobeNewswire press release dated October 9, 2026.
2. The testing supports EUR and USD payment routes with USDT and USDC across Ethereum, Celo, Base, and Polygon networks.
3. The RTX token launch is scheduled for November 24, 2026, according to the project's announcement.
4. Remittix claims its iOS wallet has surpassed 10,000 downloads, with an Android release awaiting approval.
5. The press release references Bitcoin price prediction models and Dogecoin bulls.

Reported by Crypto Reporter and The Manila Times.

• Bitcoin
• Dogecoin
• RTX
• USDT
• USDC
• PayFi

Machine summary Solana's network switched to 200-millisecond block times on October 9, 2026, according to a 24/7 Wall St. report.

1. Bitcoin produces a block approximately every 10 minutes, according to the report.

Reported by 24/7 Wall St. and (gh).

• Bitcoin
• Solana

Machine summary Bitcoin is down 5.3% year to date, XRP has dropped 23.9%, and all-time-high drawdowns range from 34% to 63%. Solana is down in 2026 and needs a 168% rally to recover.

1. XRP fell 23.9% to $1.39 in 2026.
2. All four major cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana—remain 34% to 63% below their all-time highs, with Solana ranking worst.
3. Solana needs a 168% rally from its current price just to reclaim its prior peak.
4. The analysis appeared in a syndicated AOL article by Sam Daodu and includes sponsored retirement-income content from Fisher Investments.

Reported by aol.com.

• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• XRP
• Solana