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- by Shaurya MalwaFinCEN withdrew two proposals that had hung over self-custody and crypto mixers for years without ever taking effect.
- by Shaurya MalwaOne of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million gas.
- by Shaurya MalwaBTC fell back to about $85,600 after sellers turned it away from $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23, while Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields kept climbing.
- by Omkar GodboleSolana Foundation launched an open-source program that lets institutions settle trades in seconds, not days. JPMorgan provided key inputs.
- by Jesse HamiltonThe super PAC shared a list of more than 30 incumbent candidates it's backing, with about a million dollars going to three names from each party.
- by Helene BraunThe planned 24/7 venue will offer dozens of tokenized U.S. stocks, with trades conducted against stablecoins through blockchain-based liquidity pools rather than a traditional order book.
- by Jesse HamiltonThe derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading.
- by Krisztian SandorThe payments giant is planning a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, and is exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases, new crypto head Henri Stern said.
- by Shaurya MalwaArmada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 270% last week, leaving the thinly traded shell at nearly four times its roughly $10.50 trust value before merging with Evernorth, an XPR treasury company.
- by Omkar GodboleYour day-ahead look for Oct. 5, 2026
- by Olivier AcunaThe Treasury Department said the network raised more than $2 million through purported humanitarian charities, including hundreds of thousands of dollars sent in crypto.
- by James Van StratenThe Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
- by James Van StratenA stronger dollar and rising bond yields could be headwinds as fiscal concerns in France and political uncertainty in Spain weigh on the euro.
- by Shaurya MalwaFriday's soft employment report alone isn't likely to push the Fed off its rate-hike cycle.
- by Omkar GodboleIn traditional markets, the U.S. Dollar Index jumped to 102.53 early today, the highest since April 2025, extending its rise from the Sept. 9 low of 98.60.
- by Jamie CrawleyYour look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 5.
- by Olivier AcunaThe two firms will initially roll out the digital assets settlement service to select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region with around-the-clock U.S. dollar settlement.
- by Omkar GodboleKey price averages are on the verge of confirming a major bullish configuration for the first time in over a year.
- by Shaurya MalwaEther waiting to enter staking has fallen by more than a quarter since early September, while the exit queue hit its longest of 2026.
- by Omkar GodboleOKXICE, the joint venture of OKX and ICE, plans to launch tokenized U.S. stocks under SEC's new innovation exemption.
- by Cointelegraph by Felix NgNeed 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.
- by Cointelegraph by Ezra ReguerraBetter Markets said the CFTC’s proposed framework to bring certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges under its oversight will leave investors less protected than under the SEC.
- by Cointelegraph by Felix NgRain joins a growing queue of crypto firms seeking federal trust charters, while community banks have just asked a court to overturn the OCC rules underpinning them.
- by Cointelegraph by Ezra ReguerraOKX Money lets users hold, send and spend dollar-backed stablecoins, with qualifying USDG balances earning up to 10% APY.
- by Cointelegraph by Felix NgZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
- by Cointelegraph by Turner WrightFairshake said it would financially back 32 House candidates who all voted in favor of the CLARITY market structure bill in 2025, as the legislation remains in limbo in the Senate.
- by Cointelegraph by Turner WrightThe bureau under the US Treasury said it was withdrawing two proposed rules on unhosted wallets and crypto mixers ”as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda.”
- by Cointelegraph by Nate KostarThe payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank.
- by Cointelegraph by Turner WrightCCI CEO Ji Hun Kim said that the organization “remains confident“ in the OCC’s approval of charters for crypto companies, despite a recent lawsuit and pushback from some lawmakers.
- by Cointelegraph by Nate KostarS&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion.
- by Cointelegraph by Turner WrightCFTC Chair Michael Selig claimed that the agency was using its “existing statutory authorities“ to address crypto regulation after Congress failed to advance a market structure bill.
- by Cointelegraph by Sam BourgiWeak US jobs data has narrowed expectations for another Fed hike in October, offering Bitcoin some relief as investors continue to embrace the debasement trade.
- by Cointelegraph by William SubergBitcoin’s highest weekly close in eight months formed low-timeframe resistance at the start of Monday’s US trading session.
- by Cointelegraph by Zoltan VardaiMetaplanet revealed a revised capital allocation framework proposing to allocate as much as 15% of total assets to strategic investments to fund its Bitcoin accumulation.
- by Cointelegraph by Helen PartzStrategy bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million last week while spending $176.3 million to repurchase about 1.77 million shares of STRC.
- by Cointelegraph by Ezra ReguerraUnique wallets sending P2P stablecoin transactions in China grew 43-fold between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026 as crypto activity increasingly shifted toward direct wallet-to-wallet transfers.
- by Cointelegraph by Adrian ZmudzinskiCalls to slow down development of the most powerful AI models are colliding with an $800 billion investment boom. Could an AI slowdown tank the US economy?
- by Cointelegraph by Turner WrightThe Ohio Republican candidate holds a stake in a digital asset manager and received donations from many in the industry, but has avoided making crypto a central campaign issue.
- by Cointelegraph by William SubergBitcoin bulls renewed pressure on range highs with the 2026 yearly open forming the next key resistance to break through.
- by Cointelegraph by Zoltan VardaiThe partnership will enable select institutions in Asia and the Gulf region to instantly settle US dollar transactions through the bank’s SGB Net
- by Decrypt StaffBuilt with input from J.P. Morgan, the open-source "DvP" program lets institutions settle trades atomically on Solana with finality in seconds instead of days.
- by Jose Antonio LanzThe Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, paid roughly $169 million for 2,000 coins last week and now holds 29,462 BTC.
- by Jose Antonio LanzNasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace.
- by Jose Antonio LanzInvestigators say a Bonita Springs woman's Claude "diary" tripped Anthropic's safety filters. A human review team sent it to police, and Anthropic's own terms allow exactly that.
- by Jose Antonio LanzAn anonymous 4chan user called Bitcoin's October 2025 peak to the day way back in 2023. Could they be right again?
- by Decrypt StaffFinCEN withdrew a 2020 proposal to track transactions with self-custodial crypto wallets and a 2023 plan to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern.
- by Jose Antonio LanzThe on-chain sleuth says he posed as a customer of a Chinese crime syndicate, fronting $349,700 and eating 5% on every order, to track Lazarus Group's Bybit loot in real time.
- by Jose Antonio LanzThe agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple the daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil, and natural gas list on a U.S. exchange.
- by Decrypt StaffThe CFTC is seeking public comment on a framework that would create a new federal license for crypto exchanges, with leverage offers as the trigger for oversight.
- by Jose Antonio LanzThe Bitcoin rally keeps bumping into the same wall, but a classic bullish signal suggests the trend is built to last.
- by Decrypt StaffReporters from CNBC and CNN are on the program beside the exchanges, two weeks before the midterms put the sector on air.
- by Decrypt AgentThe purchase lifts Bitmine's stash past 6 million ETH—4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to its "Alchemy of 5%" goal—as chairman Tom Lee says Ethereum is "dwarfing" other macro assets.
- by Decrypt AgentThe firm's Bitcoin holdings hit a record 848,000 BTC, while the quarterly gain is a fair-value mark carrying $1.88 billion in deferred tax.
- by Decrypt AgentRating agencies ask if a Bitcoin company will actually sell when obligations fall due. "We answered by doing it," said CEO Simon Gerovich.
- by Tyler WarnerCrypto majors and alts are rallying to start October. What’s driving the early action and will it continue?
- by Decrypt AgentAn association for AI enthusiasts was allegedly the recruiting vehicle, and two anonymous tips to a government portal started the case.
- by Decrypt AgentFiled under the SEC's new Innovation Exemption, the notice lists more than 60 stocks, including Nvidia and SpaceX, paired with stablecoins.
- by Decrypt StaffPresident Trump named a new "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm. As SEC chair, Clayton launched crypto lawsuits including the agency's case against Ripple.
- by Decrypt AgentThe Independent Community Bankers of America argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a "side door into the banking system" without the safeguards that bind traditional banks.
- by Decrypt AgentSpot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million over the first two trading days of October, rebounding from a Sept. 30 outflow as a weak jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets.