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83 itemsOctober 5, 2026
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Joint venture of OKX and NYSE parent ICE files for 24/7 tokenized U.S. stock trading
OKXICE, the joint venture of OKX and ICE, plans to launch tokenized U.S. stocks under SEC's new innovation exemption.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers
The 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.
- DecryptScore: 90
CFTC Unveils Plan to Bring Crypto Exchanges Under Federal Oversight
The 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.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
US expands Hamas sanctions after tracing crypto transfers from France
The US sanctioned two French charities and three individuals after alleging they helped channel cryptocurrency and other funds to Hamas. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Association Baraka, Ensemble C Mieux, Faouzi Barika, Amel Oualid and Saleem Abdallah Saleem...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
OKX, NYSE parent file to launch tokenized US stock platform
The stock trading platform seeks to offer tokenized shares in more than 60 US-listed companies under the SEC’s recently introduced innovation exemption.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Bitcoin zooms toward $87,000, nearly setting an eight-month high, then reverses
Bitcoin came within about $500 of its late-September peak before sellers pushed it back under $86,000. It's the second rally in a week to stall.
- The BlockScore: 85
OKX, NYSE parent ICE joint venture seeks to launch tokenized US stock trading venue
OKXICE has notified the SEC that it intends to launch a tokenized securities trading venue under the innovation exemption.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
NYSE owner and OKX plan 24/7 tokenized stock trading using Uniswap
Intercontinental Exchange and OKX are preparing an always-open market where tokenized US stocks could keep repricing after Wall Street closes. On Oct. 4, OKXICE, the companies' 50-50 joint venture, notified the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to launch a Tokenized Securities...
- The BlockScore: 85
CFTC proposes new federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading
The CFTC launched rulemaking on leveraged and margined retail crypto trading, proposing Regulation CTX and CAM and a new "crypto asset market" exchange.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote
CFTC 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.
- DecryptScore: 85
SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for Trading
The 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.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT said he infiltrated a Chinese laundering syndicate by posing as a cryptocurrency client and funding repeated stablecoin trades. In an Oct. 5 disclosure, he alleges the network laundered more than $1 billion across exploits for Lazarus Group. He said he fronted 349,700...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
CFTC makes its biggest move yet to bring offshore crypto trading back to the US
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering US crypto exchanges a federal route to retail leverage as Congress remains stalled on market-structure legislation. On Oct. 5, the financial regulatory agency opened rulemaking for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation C...
- The BlockScore: 80
Treasury withdraws crypto mixing rule, citing concerns over ‘chilling effect on legitimate activity’
FinCEN is withdrawing a proposal that would've designated crypto mixing a "primary money laundering concern" under the PATRIOT Act.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Illinois backs delay to crypto tax rule after months of industry pushback
Illinois officials have joined crypto industry groups in seeking a six-month delay to the state’s controversial digital-asset tax. The agreed motion, filed Oct. 1 in Sangamon County, asks a judge to postpone the levy’s Jan. 1 start until July 1, 2027, while a constitutional challenge brought by The ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
El Salvador’s $666 million Bitcoin reserve survives IMF review
El Salvador secured access to $138 million from the IMF while recommitting to limits on further state Bitcoin accumulation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second and third reviews of the country’s $1.4 billion loan program on Oct. 1, allowing an immediate disbursement equivalent...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin is about to get a major bullish signal it hasn't had in over a year
Key price averages are on the verge of confirming a major bullish configuration for the first time in over a year.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin ETFs notch third inflow week as Ether ETFs shed $138M
Bitcoin ETF inflows reached a third straight week, while Ether ETFs swung to outflows and Zcash funds posted their first weekly outflow.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Circle and Tether find common ground against MiCA’s bank reserve rules
Circle is urging the European Union to open its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to foreign-regulated stablecoins and loosen reserve rules that constrain global issuers. The USDC issuer proposed a recognition regime that could let qualifying overseas stablecoin companies distribute tokens ...
- DecryptScore: 75
OKX and NYSE Owner ICE Plan 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading Under SEC Exemption
Filed under the SEC's new Innovation Exemption, the notice lists more than 60 stocks, including Nvidia and SpaceX, paired with stablecoins.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Circle can delay European USDC redemptions if reserves cannot cross borders
European USDC holders seeking dollars from Circle could have to wait if reserves cannot move between its French and U.S. issuers, even while retaining their claim to a dollar. Circle’s current European redemption policy allows temporary delays during failed reserve rebalancing, exposing a cash-acces...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year
The 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.
- DecryptScore: 75
Bitmine Buys $41M More Ethereum, Reaching 99% of Its 'Alchemy of 5%' Target
The 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.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin in a credit-rating bid, only to buy back 11,000 BTC at a higher price per coin
Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin and later bought back 11,000 BTC to strengthen its credit profile and expand beyond accumulation during the third quarter. The Tokyo-listed company said it converted enough Bitcoin into cash during the third quarter to exceed the outstanding principal of its bonds, bor...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns
The 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.”
- DecryptScore: 75
Treasury Kills Crypto 'Unhosted Wallet' and Mixer Surveillance Rules
FinCEN 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.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Zcash’s 25-second blocks go live on public testnet ahead of schedule
NU7 cuts the target block time from 75 seconds to 25, giving exchanges, wallets and developers a live rehearsal before a planned November mainnet launch.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Ethereum has a 25-day wait to start staking, with nearly 1.5 million ETH in line
Ether waiting to enter staking has fallen by more than a quarter since early September, while the exit queue hit its longest of 2026.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike
A weak September jobs report took a rate hike off the table, but bitcoin is still stuck below $87,000, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Treasury crackdown exposes crypto's role in $2 million Hamas fundraising network
The Treasury Department said the network raised more than $2 million through purported humanitarian charities, including hundreds of thousands of dollars sent in crypto.
- DecryptScore: 70
Strategy Posts $21B Q3 Gain, Buys $29M in BTC, Repurchases $176M in STRC
The 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.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
China P2P stablecoin wallets grew 43x despite crypto restrictions: Chainalysis
Unique 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.
- The BlockScore: 70
Strive adds 2,000 bitcoin in biggest buy since June, closes in on MARA
Strive’s bitcoin holdings near 30,000 BTC as the race among the largest public treasuries heats up.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
More than 60 U.S. stocks including Nvidia and Tesla are headed onchain. Here’s how it works
The 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.
- DecryptScore: 70
Strive Adds $169M Bitcoin in Its Biggest Buy in Four Months
The 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.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
U.S. dollar climbs to 18-month high as bitcoin holds firm around $86,000
A stronger dollar and rising bond yields are testing bitcoin’s resilience as fiscal concerns in France and political uncertainty in Spain weigh on the euro.
- The BlockScore: 65
‘More orange than ever’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 334 bitcoin for $28.7 million as total holdings top 848,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $73 billion.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Bitcoin gets a 20-day window to see whether energy relief can move the Fed
The G7’s emergency diesel plan has created a near-term test of whether cheaper energy can ease pressure on Bitcoin. Leaders on Oct. 2 agreed to accelerate releases from emergency fuel reserves, including a substantial amount of diesel within 20 days, as governments try to contain shortages and eleva...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Advocacy group pushes back on banks’ lawsuit against OCC over charters
CCI 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.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Zcash gets a Washington lobbyist to push crypto policy
The newly registered lobbying operation lists the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals among the issues it plans to lobby on in Washington.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Zcash activates NU7 on testnet ahead of November mainnet target
Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is now live on testnet, giving developers several weeks to assess 25-second blocks and other protocol changes before a planned November mainnet activation.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Kraken parent adds 24/7 dollar settlement with Singapore Gulf Bank
The partnership will enable select institutions in Asia and the Gulf region to instantly settle US dollar transactions through the bank’s SGB Net
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Kraken operator Payward and Singapore Gulf Bank platform for 24/7 institutional crypto settlement
The 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.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Metaplanet added 1,000 bitcoin net in the third quarter bringing holdings to 44,000 BTC
The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
- The BlockScore: 60
Visa, CoinShares find growing crypto appetite among consumers and affluent investors
Visa and CoinShares surveys show rising stablecoin interest in Asia Pacific alongside strong digital-asset ownership among affluent investors.
- The BlockScore: 60
Tom Lee says ether ‘dwarfing other macro assets’ as Bitmine adds 15,112 ETH
Bitmine added 15,112 ETH as Chairman Tom Lee said Ethereum outperformed the S&P 500 by 6,832 basis points in Q3.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Coinbase says it cut a 90-case AI support test from 1–2 weeks to 30–45 minutes
Coinbase says it can now complete a support-testing cycle of roughly 90 cases in 30–45 minutes, work that previously took one to two weeks of manual setup and execution. The figure, disclosed by its engineers on Sept. 21, gives Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s push for an AI-native company a concrete ...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin price fails to break higher after best weekly close in eight months
Bitcoin’s highest weekly close in eight months formed low-timeframe resistance at the start of Monday’s US trading session.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017
Weak US jobs data has narrowed expectations for another Fed hike in October, offering Bitcoin some relief as investors continue to embrace the debasement trade.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody
The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms
Fairshake said it would financially back 32 House candidates who all voted in favor of the CLARITY market structure bill in 2025, as the bill remains in limbo in the Senate.
- CryptoSlateScore: 55
Ten tokens held 62% of altcoin futures exposure, but shared collateral can put other positions at risk
Ten tokens accounted for 62% of outstanding altcoin futures exposure, known as open interest, in Talos’s weekly market report covering September 24–30, 2026. That concentrated exposure came with different financing burdens: the report put SOL funding below zero while PUMP funding reached +21.8% annu...
- DecryptScore: 55
Greek Soldiers Among Alleged Leaders of $8M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
An association for AI enthusiasts was allegedly the recruiting vehicle, and two anonymous tips to a government portal started the case.
- The BlockScore: 55
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC in Q3 before buying back 11,000 BTC to ‘demonstrate liquidity’
Metaplanet added a net 1,000 BTC during the third quarter as its total bitcoin holdings reached 44,000 BTC.
- DecryptScore: 55
Metaplanet Sold 10,000 Bitcoin and Bought Back 11,000 to Prove a Point
Rating agencies ask if a Bitcoin company will actually sell when obligations fall due. "We answered by doing it," said CEO Simon Gerovich.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector
S&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Ether's bitcoin-beating Q3 rally came with a catch. Liquidity thinned.
Ether beat bitcoin in the third quarter, but its market liquidity got thinner, according to Coingecko.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Metaplanet reveals net income strategy to fuel Bitcoin accumulation
Metaplanet revealed a revised capital allocation framework proposing to allocate as much as 15% of total assets to strategic investments to fund its Bitcoin accumulation.
- DecryptScore: 50
Bitcoin Just Flashed a Second, Stronger Golden Cross: Here's What That Means
The Bitcoin rally keeps bumping into the same wall, but a classic bullish signal suggests the trend is built to last.
- DecryptScore: 50
Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as a Client of Lazarus' Chinese Launderers
The 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.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Crypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U.S. House favorites it'll spend on
The 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.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
An XRP treasury SPAC surges nearly 300% ahead of Evernorth merger
Armada 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.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Safe investor asks Swiss watchdog to intervene in governance dispute
Greenfield Capital said it sought changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board for months before turning to the Swiss regulator.
- The BlockScore: 40
Injective CEO Eric Chen expects US INJ ETFs to launch sooner than 2027
There are currently two ETF applications tied to INJ — the 21Shares Injective ETF and the Canary Staked INJ ETF.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
BTC price fights to reclaim 2026 open: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin bulls renewed pressure on range highs with the 2026 yearly open forming the next key resistance to break through.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Cardano's ADA leads gains in narrow range-bound market
In 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.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
US jobs revision turns July’s 21,000 gain into a 10,000 loss
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revised July and August payroll gains down by 60,000 on Oct. 2, weakening the labor-based case for another Federal Reserve hike and potentially easing one policy pressure on Bitcoin. The September employment report put payroll growth at 29,000. July’s estimate...
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Strategy opts for bigger spending on STRC buybacks over BTC purchases
Strategy bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million last week while spending $176.3 million to repurchase about 1.77 million shares of STRC.
- The BlockScore: 40
DeFi Development sees NAV per share more than doubling, holds 2.56 million SOL
DFDV says preliminary Q3 estimates show NAV per share more than doubled as its Solana treasury grew to 2.56 million SOL.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Strategy buys just 334 Bitcoin as preferred-share buybacks reach $1.45 billion
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its smallest positive Bitcoin purchase of 2026 even as a 43% quarterly rally in the cryptocurrency helped generate a $20.9 billion gain on its digital-asset holdings. In an Oct. 5 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Michael Saylor-f...
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools
Aave’s Ethereum Core market lists a 4.5% borrowing rate for GHO, aligning the stablecoin’s borrowing cost with the savings rate TokenLogic reported on Oct. 2. The next test is whether the change brings USDC or USDT into the reserves available to savers who choose to convert withdrawn GHO into USDC o...
- DecryptScore: 40
DeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow
Nasdaq-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.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Technicals signal bitcoin shift, Ethereum gears up for Glamsterdam: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 5.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Vivek Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial run lacks the crypto rhetoric of his presidential bid
The 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.
- DecryptScore: 30
Morning Minute: Uptober Off to a Green Start
Crypto majors and alts are rallying to start October. What’s driving the early action and will it continue?
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?
Calls 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?
- The BlockScore: 30
Umia raises $6.1 million at $18 million FDV to help crypto projects launch tokens
Umia raised $6.11 million through a seven-day auction of its UMIA token, with ten funds and nearly 700 individual bidders taking part.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
US credit spreads eased on October 2 after widening beyond the weakest borrowers
US corporate credit spreads widened beyond the weakest borrowers from September 25 to October 1, creating a broader test of whether tighter financing and reduced institutional risk-taking could pressure Bitcoin. The largest increase remained concentrated in CCC-and-lower debt, while investment-grade...
- DecryptScore: 30
A Florida Woman Used Claude as a Diary. An Anthropic Employee Read It and Reported It to Police
Investigators 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.
- DecryptScore: 20
NEXTPredict Founder: 'Nobody Was Serving' Prediction Markets' Enormous Audience
Reporters from CNBC and CNN are on the program beside the exchanges, two weeks before the midterms put the sector on air.
- DecryptScore: 20
Why a 4chan Bitcoin Prophecy Says Today Is the End of Crypto Winter
An anonymous 4chan user called Bitcoin's October 2025 peak to the day way back in 2023. Could they be right again?
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?
Calls 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?
- CoinDeskScore: 10
SEC approves a 3x fix for bitcoin and ether traders who miss the wild swings
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 5, 2026