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CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling

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Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet

Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report

Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds

US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent

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Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks

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Gate & Visa partner to launch crypto card across 40+ regions

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RAFA to launch agentic fund management on Base for transparent on-chain funds

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Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant, says losses may exceed $86M

12 hours ago

Michael Millard

France is world’s most dangerous place for Bitcoiners: 90 attacks in 7 months

Oct 9, 2026

Christina Comben

Crypto Biz: Wealthy investors are buying crypto, but their advisers aren’t sold

Oct 9, 2026

Sam Bourgi

Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account

11 hours ago

Michael Millard

Markets

Bitcoin consolidates near $82.5K as crypto weathers Ledger theft reports

William SubergOct 9, 2026

Bitcoin speculators move 55K BTC to exchanges amid $1.1B liquidations

Oct 9, 2026

William Suberg

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs’ October outflows swell toward $1B

Oct 9, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

Bitcoin nears 3-week low as oil heads higher on Iran strike woes

Oct 8, 2026

William Suberg

Bitcoin monthly ‘new money’ inflows near $5B as BTC price rally stalls

Oct 8, 2026

William Suberg

Magazine

France is world’s most dangerous place for Bitcoiners: 90 attacks in 7 months

Christina CombenOct 9, 2026

China’s P2P stablecoin wallets surge 43x, Korea’s $450B crypto economy: Asia Express

Oct 8, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Crypto lending rises again… but have they solved the risks?

Oct 8, 2026

Christina Comben

Capital starting to rotate back to crypto from AI: Raoul Pal

Oct 6, 2026

Yohan Yun

Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?

Oct 5, 2026

Adrian Zmudzinski

Bitcoin

Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds

Michael MillardOct 10, 2026

Thailand finalizes rules paving way for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

Oct 9, 2026

Felix Ng

Sui’s Hashi to launch with $500M in Bitcoin finance commitments

Oct 8, 2026

Yohan Yun

US Bitcoin ETFs shed $485M in biggest daily outflow since June

Oct 8, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

Bitcoin price drops to $82.7K October low as bond sell-off resumes on Iran nerves

Oct 7, 2026

William Suberg

Ethereum

Bitmine sets 5% Ether supply ‘hard cap’ as accumulation target nears

Ezra ReguerraOct 7, 2026

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade launches on Sepolia testnet

Oct 6, 2026

Zoltan Vardai

EEZ tests atomic L1-to-L2 transaction in push to unify Ethereum

Oct 6, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet

Oct 2, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

Ethereum schedules Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia for Oct. 6

Sep 29, 2026

Yohan Yun

Altcoins

NEAR enters crypto’s top 20 after 140% surge in 30 days

Ezra ReguerraOct 8, 2026

Zcash gets a Washington lobbyist to push crypto policy

Oct 5, 2026

Felix Ng

Blast to wind down Ethereum L2 after costs outpace revenue

Oct 2, 2026

Nate Kostar

LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says

Oct 1, 2026

Felix Ng

Standard Chartered sees Ethena’s USDe reaching $40B, ENA hitting $2

Sep 30, 2026

Nate Kostar

Blockchain

Dragonfly partner rejects ‘bunker mode’ doomerism, calls for proactive blockchain measures

Zoltan VardaiOct 9, 2026

Trump administration outlines quantum, AI initiatives in $6B science push

Oct 9, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

‘No going back’ for institutions moving toward tokenized onchain future, says Fidelity

Oct 8, 2026

Zoltan Vardai

Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in October

Oct 8, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

Sui tunnels hit 40.6M TPS in live AI agent test

Oct 7, 2026

Nate Kostar

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Regulation

CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling

Michael Millard13 hours ago

US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent

Oct 9, 2026

Turner Wright

Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC

Oct 9, 2026

Turner Wright

ESMA seeks evidence tokenized collateral can be cashed out in crisis

Oct 9, 2026

Ezra Reguerra

UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds

Oct 9, 2026

Zoltan Vardai

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling

Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet

Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report

Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds

US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent

Top crypto news today

Gate & Visa partner to launch crypto card across 40+ regions

RAFA to launch agentic fund management on Base for transparent on-chain funds

Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant, says losses may exceed $86M

France is world’s most dangerous place for Bitcoiners: 90 attacks in 7 months

Crypto Biz: Wealthy investors are buying crypto, but their advisers aren’t sold

Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds

CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling

Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet

‘No going back’ for institutions moving toward tokenized onchain future, says Fidelity

Markets

Bitcoin speculators move 55K BTC to exchanges amid $1.1B liquidations

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs’ October outflows swell toward $1B

Bitcoin nears 3-week low as oil heads higher on Iran strike woes

Bitcoin monthly ‘new money’ inflows near $5B as BTC price rally stalls

Magazine

China’s P2P stablecoin wallets surge 43x, Korea’s $450B crypto economy: Asia Express

Crypto lending rises again… but have they solved the risks?

Capital starting to rotate back to crypto from AI: Raoul Pal

Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?

Bitcoin

Thailand finalizes rules paving way for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

Sui’s Hashi to launch with $500M in Bitcoin finance commitments

US Bitcoin ETFs shed $485M in biggest daily outflow since June

Bitcoin price drops to $82.7K October low as bond sell-off resumes on Iran nerves

Ethereum

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade launches on Sepolia testnet

EEZ tests atomic L1-to-L2 transaction in push to unify Ethereum

Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet

Ethereum schedules Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia for Oct. 6

Altcoins

Zcash gets a Washington lobbyist to push crypto policy

Blast to wind down Ethereum L2 after costs outpace revenue

LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says

Standard Chartered sees Ethena’s USDe reaching $40B, ENA hitting $2

Blockchain

Trump administration outlines quantum, AI initiatives in $6B science push

‘No going back’ for institutions moving toward tokenized onchain future, says Fidelity

Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in October

Sui tunnels hit 40.6M TPS in live AI agent test

Daily byte-sized crypto news for those on the move

Regulation

US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent

Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC

ESMA seeks evidence tokenized collateral can be cashed out in crisis

UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds